Age of Steam Expansion: African Diamond Mines & Taiwan Cube Factories
2011
Expand your railroad into African diamond mines and Taiwan’s cube factories, using depth and resource-combination mechanics to drive development.
120
minutes
3 - 6
player(s)
13+
Medium Heavy
About this expansion
Age of Steam Expansion: African Diamond Mines & Taiwan Cube Factories is a railroad expansion for 3–6 players, with games lasting approximately 120 minutes.
This 2011 expansion presents two distinct settings for building and developing rail infrastructure. In African Diamond Mines, players establish a mining railroad deep underground to reach valuable diamonds.
A new depth counter adds an additional level of strategy to the African mines. As the railroad reaches farther underground, this feature becomes a central part of the challenge presented by the map.
Taiwan Cube Factories focuses on production and the growth of new infrastructure. Players combine resources to produce new ones, helping keep Taiwan’s booming development supplied with the materials it needs.
- African Diamond Mines: Build a mining railroad and use a new depth counter to access diamonds underground.
- Taiwan Cube Factories: Combine resources to produce new resources and support expanding infrastructure.
- Player count: 3–6 players.
- Playing time: Approximately 120 minutes.
Part of the 2011 Steam/Age of Steam map pack from Bézier Games, Age of Steam Expansion: African Diamond Mines & Taiwan Cube Factories adds new railroad environments built around mining and production. It offers a focused way to explore how different resources and infrastructure systems shape an Age of Steam experience.
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