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Canal Mania

Board Games > Strategy

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‘Canal Mania’ celebrates the construction of the English canal system during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Players employ one of five great engineers and build locks, aqueducts and tunnels to complete canal contracts granted by parliament. As their networks expand, so players are able to transport goods more profitably between the industrial towns.

  • ‘Canal Mania’ is a family game for three to five players,
  • Approx two hours playing time.
  • High quality, full colour components, including;
    • map board,
    • 175 hex tiles,
    • 112 playing cards,
    • 30 playing pieces,
    • rules booklet.
Monthly Prize Draw August 2006 - Canal Mania[Inifnity Games UK]
Monthly Prize Draw August 2006 - Canal Mania[Inifnity Games UK]
Monthly Prize Draw August 2006 - Canal Mania[Inifnity Games UK]
Ideal Game Library - Canal Mania[Bruno Faidutti]
Canal Mania - A Brief Look at Canal Mania[BGG Reviews]

An excellent strategy game with the twist of using a totally new scenario, being canal building. Initially you make think how can building a canal be strategic, but with the use of various cards, having to think in advance of where you can place certain objects like viaducts, locks tunnels etc. and of course beating your opponents, this turns into a very strategic competition.

Each turn consists of several phases, within each phase you decide how that phase should be made up from several options. Should I pick up build cards to enable me to build next turn or should I start building now and only move it forward a small bit, should I change engineers to one that has better advantages for my next move. Your chances of winning depends on the strategy you select on every turn of play.
Rating: 8.5
Reviewed by: russ5
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