The Great American Railroad Game – Cancelled; Other RGG News
Jay Tummelson of Rio Grande Games has confirmed that The Great American Railroad Game – which was to be a new version of Reiner Knizia’s Stephensons Rocket, with game play set in the U.S. – has been cancelled due to production issues.
As for upcoming Rio Grande titles, Tummelson says that Chicago Express, The Princes of Machu Picchu, Alhambra: The Power of the Sultans and the Alhambra: Limited Gold Edition – with wooden bits – are due to be released in December 2008 or January 2009.
These games have been updated on Gone Cardboard.
Posted by W. Eric Martin on Dec 9, 2008 at 04:00 PM in Game News, Gone Cardboard News / 1379
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I don’t see how there can be production issues for one game that doesn’t have anything special in it, when every other game is on as normal. Posted by Jim Cote on Dec 9, 2008 at 05:24 PM | #
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Production issues = We just did a train game and we don’t want to produce another one so soon? Posted by Brett Myers on Dec 9, 2008 at 06:07 PM | #
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It was supposed to be a new map (US I believe). So perhaps it’s that they spent so much time trying to make a good map, and it wasn’t working out, so they just gave up. Posted by Dave Kudzma on Dec 9, 2008 at 06:39 PM | #
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I like the creativity that you guys are putting forth. I propose that the German and Chinese printers that Jay approached objected to having “The Great American” on anything that left their presses. Eric Posted by W. Eric Martin on Dec 9, 2008 at 06:45 PM | #
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I’m sure this was a real project from beginning to end, but given the great mystery around it, that there were few, if any, details released, and now that it’s been cancelled, it almost has the feel of vaporware. I guess Dorothy just woke up with a bad headache and everything’s black and white again. Posted by Larry Levy on Dec 9, 2008 at 08:46 PM | #
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ding ding ding! we have a winner… good one. Posted by Robert Ramirez on Dec 9, 2008 at 09:12 PM | #
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Glad I was recently able to pick up a copy of Stephenson’s Rocket then… Posted by Matt Fullenwider on Dec 9, 2008 at 09:32 PM | #
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It’s a Knizia game - I’m sure someone, somewhere, will publish it. Posted by Brett Myers on Dec 9, 2008 at 09:39 PM | #
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Coming 2009, the Great Cthulhuian Railroad Game from Twilight Creations. :) Posted by Matt Fullenwider on Dec 9, 2008 at 09:42 PM | #
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(I meant Eric’s post) Posted by Robert Ramirez on Dec 9, 2008 at 09:56 PM | #
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This is a real shame. We should all ask Zev to publish it. Posted by Tim Harrison on Dec 10, 2008 at 01:14 AM | #
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I vote for December 2008 for Chicago Express please :) Posted by Tom Rosen on Dec 10, 2008 at 10:56 AM | #
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Far from being mythical, I have actually played it. Posted by Christopher Dearlove on Dec 10, 2008 at 05:19 PM | #
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Oh no, Christopher, I feel you fading away! You were just there, now it’s all misty, I can’t tell… Does anyone remember a fellow named Dearlove? Posted by Larry Levy on Dec 10, 2008 at 05:25 PM | #
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Dave Kudzma wrote It was supposed to be a new map (US I believe). So perhaps it’s that they spent so much time trying to make a good map, and it wasn’t working out, so they just gave up. because maps of America, especially maps of America with train routes on them are so rare ;-) Posted by Fraser McHarg on Dec 14, 2008 at 10:41 PM | #
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