Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition (2018)

“Given than blue is my favourite colour, I tentatively steered towards the supposedly calmer lakes and rivers version, trusting Efka but not quite accepting that they were in fact the same core game.”

“Railroad Ink is a very good roll-and-write (RAW) game. This game hits my sweet spot on a number of levels.”

The reviewers consider "Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition" a fast, simple, and easy-to-learn game with engaging strategic depth. They especially appreciate this edition over its counterpart for its more forgiving expansions.

The reviewer highly recommends Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition, praising its tranquil gameplay, portability, and the enjoyable experience of drawing routes. They find the game to be a compact and pleasant roll-and-write that is easy to play solo or with others.

“Ben takes a look at ten games and expansions that he's interested in checking out at Essen SPIEL '18.”

The reviewer highly recommends "Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition," scoring it 9 out of 10, particularly praising its accessible River and Lake modules which make it an ideal introductory roll-and-write game for new players.

The reviewer highly recommends Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition, praising its fun dice, easy setup, portability, and enjoyable solo mode, finding it a very fun and tranquil network-building game.

“I found it really difficult to find criticisms of the game past its solitaire nature. I think it’s great in that I’ve pulled it out with friends and family of all ‘gaming levels’ and they’ve enjoyed it.”

The reviewer highly regards Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition, praising its quality components and artwork. They highlight the game's surprising depth and the numerous strategic choices it offers, leading to excellent replayability and scalability.

The reviewer highly recommends Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition, praising its enjoyable, tranquil, compact, and portable gameplay, especially for fans of roll-and-write and network-building games.

The reviewer expresses strong enjoyment for 'Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition,' describing it as a fun, quick, and easy roll-and-write game.

The reviewer highly recommends "Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition" for its pleasant and whimsical roll-and-write gameplay, praising its attractive art, quality dice, ease of setup, portability, and enjoyable solo mode, making it a great pick-up-and-play experience.