Mayfair Games Announces Six 2004 Releases

Mayfair Games has announced six of its releases for 2004: Station Master, Russian Rails, Valley of the Kings, Anno 1503, La Strada (The Road), and Dos Rios (Two Rivers). According to the company, exact delivery dates are not yet established, but these games are all nearing completion.

Following are descriptions of the game supplied by Mayfair:

Station Master

A quick and highly interactive 3 to 6 player card game within which the players attempt to influence the value of departing trains by assigning passengers and carriages, in an effort to get the trains to depart on time and accumulate the most points. For conductors and engineers with 8 years or more life experience.

Russian Rails

An Empire Builder system game featuring a unique timeline orchestrated by event cards and a distance warp to accommodate the vast distances of the Soviet Union region. The game begins in the post-WWII era, with players drawing rail lines and delivering loads wary of the inevitable fall of the Soviet Union. Build an empire from the Black Sea to the Baltic. For 2 to 6 comrades, ages 10 and older.

Valley of the Kings

Ancient Egypt, the Nile, Horus, Anubis... Place tiles representing river, desert, swamp, hills and cultivated land as regions to be controlled by your people. The greater the region controlled the greater the reward. A game for 2 to 4 prospective pharaohs, who have seen 10 floods or more.

Anno 1503

Journey forth from the homeland, which produces wood, stone, tools and cloth, from which to build ships used in the acquisition of resources. Resources enable you to increase your population and develop your settlement into a city. Be prepared for pirates as you strive to aquire wealth and power. A game for 2 to 4 players, ages 10 and older. This game design is based upon the popular electronic game title, artfully executed by the master of Catan, Klaus Teuber. Co-produced with Kosmos.

La Strada (The Road)

As the new owner of a Northern Italian trading company, you must build a network of roads establishing trade routes from your homeland to cities and villages throughout the land. Careful placement of your roads will thwart your opponents efforts and reap for you great rewards. A game for 2 to 4 brave traders aged 10 years or more. Co-produced with Kosmos.

Dos Rios (Two Rivers)

Caballero, harvest fields with your campostinos, producing profits which will allow you to own property, build homes in the rich valley of the two rivers. But, beware the rivers are the life blood of the land and dams will alter the course of the river... The one who controls the dams, controls the valley. For two to four players aged 10 years or more. Co-produced with Kosmos.