As someone who enjoys the core gameplay of these games, I strongly suggest that you avoid Steam. Go for Age of Steam if you want an ultra tense fight against the machine. Go for Raiload Tycoon if you prefer a game that better supports 5-6 players and is more loose (due to the wide open choice of actions each turn).
Steam is ok if you play the "base" ruleset. It at least has some significant change to the game. The "standard" rules of Steam are essentially Age of Steam, but with broken urbanization/production rules. Don't fall for the "but Steam is compatible with Age of Steam maps". This is 100% pure bullshit. The two games are completely different simply due to the changes to the way cubes are put on the board. The Age of Steam maps were made with Age of Steam cube distribution in mind. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
