Board game · industry, strategy

Coal Baron

Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling

2013 · 2⁠–⁠4 players, best with 3 · 60⁠–⁠75 min · ages 10+

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How many players

For 2 to 4 players, best with 3.

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Weight and time

Medium-light: 2.6 on BoardGameGeek’s five-point scale. A game takes 60–75 minutes, for ages 10 and up.

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BoardGameGeek7.3/104,448 ratings
BGG rank647thamong all games

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How to play Coal Baron

Coal Baron has players place workers to claim mine tasks, gather coal of different types, and load it onto trains to meet delivery demands. It feels like a focused planning game with competition for useful spaces, and it suits players who enjoy managing limited actions and timing their moves carefully. It plays with 2 to 4 players in 60 to 75 minutes and is for ages 10 and up.