Railroad Dice 2 from Wasser Tal
Posted by Martin on Oct 14, 2005 in Spiel 05
Two longish games and lunch was drawing near. Time for a Brotwurst in a bun (crusty roll would be a better description) or was it a Bratwurst. While the sausage was digesting we wandered around taking in some of the show and checking out the prices. There seem to be more market stalls here this year and prices seem to be staying low.
During this meandering we came to the Wasser Tal stand. As luck would have it there was an empty table so we thought we might as well find out whether Railroad Dice 2 had addressed the well discussed flaws in the original.
What we discovered was a slimmed down, tighter game that plays in 45 minutes. The basic build track with Railroads on dice is still there, but the board is predetermined, the playing space compact and the pace aggressive. It's nice to play a game that doesn't outstay its welcome yet at the same time doesn't leave you thinking that you needed more time to evolve your masterplan. I liked this game a lot. For a 30-45minute game it had plenty of decisions and it felt like everyone of them mattered.