This is a two map release for Age of Steam 2024. Maps are printed on high quality poster stock front and back. Both expansion maps are designed to be played in a shorter time, about 60 minutes, with fewer rules than typical expansions. Rust Belt Express is for 3 to 4 players. The beginning of Age of Steam is the original "Rust Belt" map, a true classic....
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...
A magazine insert map published by TraXX for Mainline magazine Issue No. 3 - Spring 2024. This is an expansion map for Age of Steam that is set in the region of the New York Central railroad and the Erie Canal. This is an express map with fewer turns and less rules for a shorter play length. This expansion has a new phase, Water Movement, that allows...
Two maps released for, and given out to all attendees of the inaugural Age of Steam UK weekend. Powerhouses of the North takes inspiration from the city delivery and growth idea in the famous Splotter game Indonesia and interprets it onto the Age of Steam system. Cities start off with no set colour but as deliveries occur the colours are set for the game....
The year is 1931, and the Soviet Union is forging ahead with its grand experiment: Stalin’s Five-Year Plan. The Party has declared that industry must expand, infrastructure must modernize, and the nation must surge toward self-sufficiency—no matter the cost. Across the vast Soviet landscape, railway planners work tirelessly to construct a transport network...
This map pair was released at Age of Steam Con 2025 in Kansas City. Wisconsin Cheeseheads by Justin Szczepanski - This map is set in Wisconsin known for the Green Bay Packers. That's it. Actually cheese too. And beer consumption. And lots of water. This map features cheese cubes, which are actually not great because everyone has cheese. It also features...
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...