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Prairie Railroads

470.4Networks & Routes

Players
3–5
Time
60 min
Complexity

Investors back rival railroads pushing west across the Great Plains to profit from booming new towns and the flow of cattle and crops to the East.

Gameplay

Build track links between growing towns, expand rail companies, and buy and sell shares to finish richest in cash and stock value. The pressure is timing expansions and investments before opponents seize the best routes and the market shifts away from you.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateHeavy
TempoLightThoughtfulIntense
BoardGameGeek Ratings:7.03.00BoardGameGeek

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