Steam

Martin Wallace's new train game is published by Mayfair. The game is of the same family of rail games as Age of Steam and Railroad Tycoon, both previous games designed by Wallace.

The game plays very similarly to Age of Steam but with modifications to some of its mechanics and artwork. Tracks for income, train level, etc. are all printed on the board around the map such that alternate maps can be overlaid on the board and the necessary tracks will still be able to be used.

Similar to:

• Railways of the World

Expanded by:

Official expansions:

• Steam Barons (Wallace)
• Steam: Map Expansion #1 (Dontanville)
• Steam: Map Expansion #2 (Dontanville)
• Steam: Map Expansion #3 (Dontanville)

Unofficial expansions:

• Age of Steam Expansion: 1867 Georgia Reconstruction, South Carolina & Oklahoma Land Rush (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Alabama Railways, Antebellum Louisiana & Four Corners (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Beer & Pretzels (Alspach)
• Steam Expansion: Sicily & Malta (Wegner)
• Steam Expansion: Sardinia (Wegner)
• Steam Expansion: Isle of Wight (Scrivins)
• Steam Expansion: Andalusia (Wegner)

Maps originally created for Age of Steam:

• Age of Steam Expansion: Scotland (Web published)
• Age of Steam Expansion: 1830's Pennsylvania / Northern California (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Bay Area (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Disco Inferno / Soul Train (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Mississippi Steamboats / Golden Spike (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: America / Europe (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Barbados / St. Lucia (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Jamaica / Puerto Rico (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Vermont, New Hampshire & Central New England (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Secret Blueprints of Steam Plans 1 & 2 (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Special 2008 Spiel Limited Edition; Essen Spiel & Secret Blueprints of Steam Plan #3 (Alspach)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Portugal (Vital)

Awards

2010: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Game of the Year - Runner Up

Microbadges

Steam: Rails to Riches fan
Steam: Rails to Riches fan
Steam: Rails to Riches fan
Martin Wallace's Totally Renamed Train Game fan
Martin Wallace's Totally Renamed Train Game fan
Martin Wallace's Totally Renamed Train Game fan

Age of Steam map conversion notes

Reviewed in "Counter - Boardgames Reviewed & Discussed" by Greg Schloesser*, Issue 46, September 2009, pp. 50-53. *gschloesser

FAQ
Official Steam FAQ