''Auf Achse'' (, "on the road", "on the axle") is a logistics-themed
board game designed by
Wolfgang Kramer and published in 1987 by
FX Schmid
For over a century until 1996, F.X. Schmid was an important German manufacturer of playing cards (traditional card games and quartets), board games and puzzles. It was considered one of the major European manufacturers. In 1995, its turnover was 67 ...
. The game won the
Spiel des Jahres award.
In 1992, a junior edition was released; and in 1994 a
rummy-like
card game spinoff was released. In 2007 a revised edition was published by
Schmidt Spiele.
In a 1990 interview, Kramer revealed that "Although it has sold very well, ''Auf Achse'' is not really one of my favourites."
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English rules translation
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Board games introduced in 1987
German games
Racing board games
Spiel des Jahres winners
Wolfgang Kramer games