This is the first game in the Tetsudou Ou series. For other games in the series see the Tetsudou Ou category.
| Tetsudou Ou | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | dB-Soft |
| Publisher(s) | dB-Soft |
| Year released | 1987 |
| System(s) | NES |
| Followed by | Tetsudou Ou '96: Ikuze Okuban Chouja!! |
| Series | Tetsudou Ou |
| Japanese title | 鉄道王 |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Board game |
| Players | 1-2 |
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
Tetsudou Ou (鉄道王? lit. Railroad Baron) is a railroad themed board game developed by dB-Soft for the Famicom and published at the end of 1987. It was only published in Japan, and it has never been translated from Japanese. It was followed by two sequels, Tetsudou Ou '96: Ikuze Okuban Chouja!! and Tetsudou Ou 2: Sekai Seifuku no Yabou!!, both released for the PlayStation. A remake of the original game was released for the mobile phone platform as Tetsudou Ou NEO.
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Title screen
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Game screen
Gameplay[edit]
The board is laid out like a complicated arrangement of railroad tracks. Players take turns, advancing a number of space as determined by a spinning wheel, attempting to collect money to expand their operations. Similar to the game Monopoly, players attempt to buy as many stations as possible, in and effort to be named the "Railroad Baron." Unlike Monopoly, possession of certain stations allowed trains to take alternate routes to different sections of land.