U.S. Telegraph

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U.S. Telegraph

470.2Networks & Routes

Players
2–4
Time
60 min
Complexity
Rating

Competing 19th-century entrepreneurs expand frontier cities and race to help complete the first transcontinental telegraph across the United States.

Gameplay

Build the most successful enterprise by placing land and building tiles, expanding from your city, and linking locations to extend the telegraph line. The pressure is grabbing the best spaces and connections before rivals cut off your routes or force you into costly detours.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateHeavy
TempoLightThoughtfulIntense
BoardGameGeek Ratings:6.91.73BoardGameGeek

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