Welcome to the Golden Age of Builders!

The world is racing forward on steel tracks, and you are one of the most brilliant engineers of this generation. The Grand Innovation Exhibition in Rivet City is your chance to make history. Build the most revolutionary locomotive prototype, secure contracts from leading manufacturers, and prove that you are the ultimate Master Railwright!

Railwrights is a fast-paced, strategic card game for 2–4 players where you draft parts and actively sabotage your competition's blueprints to create the most valuable and efficient train.

The Heart of This Machine

In Railwrights, merely owning the best parts isn't enough. Your strategy must be perfectly synchronized with the dynamic flow of the game.

• Risky Drafting: Each turn, you select one card to add to your Train and pass the rest of your hand. What you discard might just become your rival's salvation, every decision is critical.
• The Action Race: Cards are more than just points! Each component (Engine, Boiler, Cab, Wheels) grants a unique Action. Only the card with the lowest value in its color across all Trains activates! Will you risk a low-scoring component to gain a powerful, disruptive Action?
• Careful Optimization: Score points for complete trains, substantial bonuses for matching manufacturer sets or extra points for perfectly ordered value sequences. An incomplete train? That's a "Design Error" and costs you points, unless you activate Bribery and slip your flawed prototype through without penalty. Building is an art, but scoring is a science!
• Continuous Interaction: Use abilities to block crucial parts in opponent's Trains, swap parts to ruin their sequences, or even copy a rival's best move. The race for fame is unforgiving.

Who is this game for?

Railwrights is  perfect for game nights with friends, draft tournaments, and anyone who loves mechanics where every single card creates interaction across the entire table. Easy to learn (one game teaches you everything), yet packed with strategic depth, ideal for both casual players and veteran card gamers. The quick playtime (approx. 20-30 minutes) makes it ideal for repeated, strategic showdowns.

Play now and become the Master Railwright.

What you get:

• 24 cards (4 parts × 6 manufacturers)
• 4 Lock and 4 Copy tokens
• Complete rulebook with variants for 2-3 players
• A game ready to print and play in 10 minutes

Game Time: 20-30 minutes
Player Count: 2-4
Mechanics: Card drafting, conditional actions, set collection, engine building
For fans of: 7 Wonders, Sushi Go!, Among the Stars

Credits:

• Krzysztof Tomaszek - Game Design/Cards/Tokens/Instruction
• Dawid Pijanowski - Playtests/Proofreading
• Agata  Krawczykowska - Cards Design

Used assets:

Wheel icons created by Freepik on Flaticon
Padlock icons created by Freepik on Flaticon
Swap icons created by Freepik on Flaticon
Copy icons created by Catalin Fertu on Flaticon
Overhaul icons created by VectorPortal on Flaticon
Vault icons created by Freepik on Flaticon
Money icons created by Freepik on Flaticon
Boiler icons created by Prosymbols Premium on Flaticon
Piston icons created by wanicon on Flaticon
Train icons created by Freepik on Flaticon
Vintage train logo by sentavio on Freepik