Terrain Build Costs
Plains, Towns: 1 (basic build cost)
Mountain: +2 per half-hex
River: +2 per hex-side

Actual Build Costs
1: Plains - Plains
3: Plains - River - Plains; Plains - Mountain
5: Mountain - Mountain; Plains - River - Mountain

Start Positions
Syinagawa (33), Ueno (34) or Tokyo (35). More than one player may start at each location.

Specials
1. NORTH. Any of the 7 hexes marked 'N'.
2. NORTHWEST. Any of the 4 hexes marked 'NW'.
3. WEST. Either of the 2 hexes marked 'W'.
4. AIRPORT. Narita or Hanada, marked 'A'.
5. PORT. Yokohama or any of the 3 hexes marked 'P'.
    Postal Games:
      Rounds 7-9: Yokohama or any of the 3 hexes marked 'P'.
      Rounds 10-12: Yokohama, Kisarazu or any coastal hex between them.
6. TOKYO SUBURBS. Any of the 11 hexes marked 'S'.
    Postal Games:
      Rounds 7-9: Any of the 11 hexes marked 'S'. All players must use a different hex.
      Rounds 10-12: Any of the 22 hexes marked 'S' or 's'. All players must use a different hex.
6. OPTIONAL SPECIAL RUN 6. Mountain Resorts: Nikko(51), Fujiyoshida(I27) or Hakone(L3).

Special Rules

• FERRIES: Each ferry can be bought by one player. Cost: $6 from cash in hand. Rivals can use a ferry for $6 rent. Movement: 1 die pip to load, 1 per hex to move, 1 to unload (i.e. 5 total for Kawasaki ferry, 4 for Yokosuka ferry)
• BULLET TRAINS: Each player may, once per game, declare when he enters a race that he will use a bullet train. Bullet trains move with a speed of 1d6+3 (i.e. 4,5,6,7,8,9 on a normal die; 5,6,6,7,7,8 on an average die). To use a bullet train for a Joint Run, at least one player must use his bullet train, but not all involved players need to do so. This is a subject for negotiation when the players decide to enter as a Joint Run. In an XRP, each player may choose to use his bullet train or not at his own discretion.
• Half cities pay $3 each when connected.
• Minumum race length is 4.

Credits
Designed by Brendan Whyte
Railway Rivals c David Watts;