# Village Rails

Village Rails is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 20 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $18.10 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Transportation, Economic, Card Game, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Network and Route Building, Tile Placement, Open Drafting, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 20 reviews
- **Owned by:** 52 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 110
- **Unique players:** 149

**Designers:** Brett J. Gilbert, Matthew Dunstan

**Artists:** Joanna Rosa

**Publishers:** Osprey Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 18.1 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/village-rails |
| Cardhaus Games | 21.49 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/village-rails/ |
| Zatu Games | 13.39 £ | https://zatu.com/products/village-rails |
| Gamers@Hart | 16.31 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/village-rails/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 22.1 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_237544 |
| Games Empire | 39.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/village-rails |
| Spelexperten | 299 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/village-rails.html |
| TLAMA games | 649 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/village-rails-en/ |
| Alphaspel | 315 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/172899-village-rails |
| Nexus | 4495 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/village-rails/ |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/village-rails)
- [Village Rails in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/village-rails)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358085)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._