{"id":10,"date":"2019-03-19T12:19:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T16:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:41:12","slug":"railway-travelers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/railway-travelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway Travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>c. 1860, E. &amp; M. A. Ogilvy, London, England.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Games like this one not only celebrated modern technology, but also the longer distances that could be covered in less time. <em>Railway Travellers<\/em> is a penalty matching game. Players are given charge of various British rail lines, including Great Northern and London and North Western, and must pay a fee to the owner when they draw that card. When all of the cards have been played, the player that has the most money wins the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gift of Ellen Liman \u201857<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Railway-Travellers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1560\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Railway-Travellers.jpg\" alt=\"Railway Travellers game poster\" class=\"wp-image-428\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1237\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Railway-Travelers_019md.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Railway Travellers&quot; card: North Western\" class=\"wp-image-656\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Railway-Travelers_017md.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Railway Travellers&quot; card: Great Western\" class=\"wp-image-655\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1246\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Railway-Travelers_009md.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Railway Travellers&quot; card: Great Northern\" class=\"wp-image-650\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1253\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Railway-Travelers_011md.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Railway Travellers&quot; card: London, Chatham, and Dover\" class=\"wp-image-651\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1241\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Railway-Travelers_007md.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Railway Travellers&quot; card: London, South Western\" class=\"wp-image-649\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Railway-Travelers_003md.jpg\" alt=\"Blue sheet titled Railway Travellers: Directions for Playing\" class=\"wp-image-646\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>c. 1860, E. &amp; M. A. Ogilvy, London, England. Games like this one not only celebrated modern technology, but also the longer distances that could be covered in less time. Railway Travellers is a penalty matching game. 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