Age of Steam
Can my very first track tile of the game be a complex tile?
A later designer statement and publisher confirmation overturned the rulebook's wording and an earlier reply.
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- CortexBomb · Designer · 2025-05-16superseded
- yoyot1 · Community · 2025-05-16disagrees
- Age of Steam rulebook · Rulebook · Building Track
Yes. The designer's updated rules allow starting with a complex tile, and the publisher confirmed it. The rulebook's 'simple tile' wording for the first placement is an example and a leftover, not a restriction. An earlier designer reply that said to follow the simple-track wording was overturned.