Cover art for American Rails

American Rails

2009 · BGG
Avg rating
7.39
Bayes rating
6.14
Weight
2.85 (Medium)
Players
3-5
Playtime
1 hr 30 min
Ratings count
1,075

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Description

In American Rails, each player assumes the role of a wealthy capitalist managing a portfolio of stocks and bonds in six fictional railroad companies. Through ruthless negotiation and rigorous planning, players struggle to increase the value of their holdings and reap the profits. The player with the most money at the end of the game will become the nation's first railroad baron and win the game.

This luckless game was inspired by John Bohrer's development of Chicago Express and the Historic Railroads System from Winsome Games. Set in the United States east of the Mississippi, American Rails features player-controlled variable turn order, "city dilution", and variable set-ups, giving this cutthroat train game an unprecedented level of replayability.



Mechanics

Action Drafting Auction / Bidding Income Investment Negotiation Network and Route Building Stock Holding Turn Order: Claim Action Victory Points as a Resource

Themes

Economic Trains Transportation

Publishers

Games on the Brain Quined Games

Designers

Tim Harrison