Auf Achse is a logistics-themed board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and published in 1987 by FX Schmid. Players plan delivery routes and use auction bidding to win contracts, balancing route-planning against probability assessment as they haul cargo across the board. The game won the Spiel des Jahres award and was later republished by Ravensburger in 1996 and Schmidt Spiele in 2007. A round takes roughly 45 to 80 minutes to play.
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Playing Time Band Playing Time Skill or Luck PublisherGrow Jogos e Brinquedos 3 Game Category Game CategoryMovies / TV / Radio theme 3 Game Category Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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1. Wikipedia (German): Auf Achse (Spiel)
Wikipedia (German)Article text (player count)Quote, Article text (player count)
für zwei bis sechs Spieler
2. Auf Achse (Wikipedia)
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Auf Achse ... is a logistics-themed board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and published in 1987 by FX Schmid.
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published in 1987 by FX Schmid
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45-80 minutes
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View the Source3. Auf Achse (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: Wolfgang Kramer
- Publisher: Dino Toys s. r. o.
- Publisher: Disk Říčany
- Publisher: F.X. Schmid
- Publisher: Grow Jogos e Brinquedos
- Publisher: Ravensburger AG
- Publisher: REGIO Játék
- Publisher: Rhenania Gruppe
- Publisher: Schmidt Spiele
- Publisher: Vini-Spil
- Game Category: Economic
- Game Category: Movies / TV / Radio theme
- Game Category: Transportation
- Game Mechanic: Auction / Bidding
- Game Mechanic: Pick-up and Deliver
- Game Mechanic: Roll / Spin and Move
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 6
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