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Continental Rails
Other namesContinental Rails II
DesignersJohn Van De Graaf, Laurie Van De Graaf
PublishersGraaf Simulations (US), AustWiz (AUS), Sloth Enterprises (UK)
Publication1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Genresplay-by-mail
LanguagesEnglish
Systemscomputer-moderated
Players15
Playing time25 turns
Materials requiredInstructions, order sheets, turn results, paper, pencil
Media typePlay-by-mail or email
Websitehttps://epistoludisme.com/en/cr/index.php

Continental Rails is a closed-end, computer moderated, play-by-mail (PBM) railroad game. Published in 1987 by Graaf Simulations, it was eventually licensed overseas in the United Kingdom and Australia. As of 2023, Epistoludisme & Cie publishes the game as the revised Continental Rails II.

15 players per game vie as rail moguls in the United States between the years 1840 and 1890. The game comprises two periods separated by the American Civil War, with focus on the east coast and then the west coast in respective periods.

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