Stephenson's Rocket

1999 · BGG

Avg rating

6.93

Bayes rating

6.35

Weight

3.05 (Medium Heavy)

Players

2-4

Playtime

1 hr

Ratings count

3,101

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Description

Reiner Knizia expands his fleet of tile laying games with this game about colliding railroads in early 1800's England. There are seven different rail companies that players can expand. Each time you extend a rail, the other stockholders can veto your action, but it might cost them their shares. When two companies' rail touch, the railways merge to become one. The game is over when only one company remains or there are no rail tiles remaining, and the winner is the player who earned the most money over the course of the game.



Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence Auction: Once Around Chaining End Game Bonuses Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Investment Network and Route Building Set Collection Stock Holding Tile Placement

Themes

Trains Transportation

Publishers

999 Games Grail Games Group SNE Pegasus Spiele Rio Grande Games

Designers

Reiner Knizia