Railroad Ink Challenge

Railroad Ink Challenge is Horrible Guild's adaptation of the roll-and-write game by Hjalmar Hach and Lorenzo Silva, with Marta Tranquilli's art. It came out in June 2021 on Steam, iOS and Android. Each game lasts seven rounds. In each round the dice show road, rail and station pieces, and you draw them onto your board, building a network that links as many exits around the edge as you can.

Scoring rewards connected exits, your longest highway and longest railway, and squares filled in the centre, and you lose points for every route left open at the end. Optional goals pay extra if you reach them before they expire, and special structures on the map can copy routes or unlock powerful special pieces. The Forest and Desert expansions add their own dice and rules.

The Daily Challenge is the same challenge for every player that day. It changes the usual game with special rules, map changes and sometimes dice that do not exist in the board game, and your score goes on the daily leaderboard, beside monthly and all-time ones that cover every platform. The online service went down in late 2022 while the publisher rebuilt it; it came back and players report it working since.

You can also play solo for your best score or send a full game to friends so they play the same dice and goals. It suits board game players and anyone who likes a short planning puzzle with some luck.