Part of Alban Viard's Age of Steam Map Set 2023. Venice: for 2 players. A Ghost player bids (once) and takes Locomotive or Urbanization if you let her! Use the canals to move goods, and don't ignore San Marco -- which could get up to 3 goods per Turn, or none! Tokyo: for 3-4 players. The main feature of this map: citizens (cubes) move back and forth...
The 23 wards of Tokyo—a bustling metropolis in constant need of energy. Players work to electrify the wards by expanding their web of power lines and distributing energy throughout the city. However, this demands a significant reserve of power, and financial strength alone won’t be enough. Will you manage your reserves wisely and keep the city alight, or...
Nestled in the heart of Japan, Oita Prefecture boasts the highest concentration of hot springs in the country. In this map, you’ll explore and develop these unique thermal springs, transforming them into thriving hot spring resorts. Your mission is to create the most lucrative onsen enterprise, attracting tourists from far and wide to your retreats. Can...
The year is 1988. Inspired by the groundbreaking discoveries of S.R. Rao and his team, India’s National Institute of Oceanography dispatches elite diving teams to explore the submerged ruins of an ancient civilization beneath the Arabian Sea. Players lead these teams in a race to recover the most valuable and diverse artifacts from Dwarka, the legendary...
This map was put together to commemorate the 1 year anniversary of Heavy Cardboard podcast, a podcast about heavy boardgames. The city and town names used on this map are boardgames featured or discussed in Heavy Cardboard podcasts. This map is intended to be fairly open with plenty of space for route building and goods availability. The Heavy Cardboard...
This expansion puts players as the presidents of comedian training schools in Osaka. Each color of cubes represents a different type of comedy, and the black cubes represent the staff. If cubes are delivered and there is not staff present to support the show, less income is received. Additionally, extra money can be received if the performer can enjoy the...
In this expansion map, the players are researchers in a chemical laboratory, creating Benzene-based aromatic compounds. A research phase is added before cube production in which players can exchange cubes they have delivered to move up on a research track. The track includes spaces for gaining additional cubes, cash, points, or unlocking certain locomotive...
Age of Steam: Fukuoka is an expansion map for Age of Steam which introduces an area majority mechanic. The board is divided into four areas, and when a player delivers a cube, they take a track ownership disc from that route and move it to one of the special boxes tracking the majorities for any of the regions the route passes through. A neutral player...
Manhattan 1929 is a fan-made Print & Play Age of Steam expansion map for 3-5 players, designed by Clef Haworth. To simulate the stock-market crash of 1929, the game features "crashing" cities, which effectively become colorless Cities devoid of cubes once its empty column is rolled during the Goods Growth phase. Each time this occurs, all players...
A global warming inspired semi-modular expansion map for Age of Steam. Due to the climatic impact, the island undergoes changes. As the game progresses, the glaciers in the northern part of the island melt and grassy fields with small ponds take their place. Forests start to spread in the southern parts of the island, which need to be cleared for tracks or...
This semi-modular expansion map has a Ski Resort theme. The main cities (chair lifts) appear on the base map. The board grows organically outward by using the Urbanization Action which adds map tiles. The map tiles have new cities (gondolas) on them as well as a variety of features such as towns (warming huts) and grass (non-skiable terrain) which provide...