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Railroad Switch

  • Description

    An enjoyable dice game for the whole family.

    Little wooden locos try to find the fastest way from the station of "Hinterstein" to the destination station of "Moosbach".

    In order to achieve this the players throw two dice.
    6 crossings on the board are covered with special switch tiles, each one fixed to a roll of doubles.
    A seventh card is also provided.
    If a player rolls a double, he can exchange the switch card with the seventh card, turning it as he likes.
    Some places and cards have a stop bar printed on them.
    If a loco rams a bar, it is turned 180 degrees, now proceeding in the opposite direction. The player also now has the right to turn any of the 6 switches on the board as he chooses to do.
    Play can become tricky, as it is possible to be captured in an endless loop where relief only comes with the roll of a double.

    Fun for gamers of every age, superb artwork of the board add to the flair of the game.

    The game was also released in England by the company of Berwick with the name of "Railroad Switch".
    Not certain which edition was the first one, as there are no informations on the Berwick box and rules sheet.

    From the Ravensburger version exists a 2nd edition with different locos.
    They also were made of wood, but in one part in contrary to the three-part locos from the 1st ed.

  • Details
    Ages:  
    Category: Dice, Trains
    Designer: (Uncredited)
    Time: 45 minutes
    Year: 1953
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