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2009 Ranked #16,076

Coast-to-coast Rails

A railroad investing game has players buy company shares and fund track construction toward coast-to-coast routes. Shared rail development creates profits, balancing cooperation in building networks against competition for the best investments.

Economic Negotiation Auction/Bidding Stock Holding

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.25/5

Rating

6.57

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Coast-to-Coast Rails is a railroad investing and route building game for 3-6 players. Players buy shares in railroad companies and fund track building with the hopes of large profits as the railroads complete coast-to-coast routes.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Auction/Bidding

Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Stock Holding

Acquire shares whose value depends on companies, assets, or player actions.
Network and Route Building

Create connected routes that improve reach, delivery, control, or scoring.
Read the full game description

Coast-to-Coast Rails is a railroad investing and route building game for 3-6 players. Players buy shares in railroad companies and fund track building with the hopes of large profits as the railroads complete coast-to-coast routes. While the cube railroad mechanic is similar to Winsome Games' Historic Railroads System, the concepts for this game are simpler and less cutthroat. A great introduction to cooperation and competition in a railroad game.

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Category

4
Economic Negotiation Trains Transportation

Mechanism

3
Auction/Bidding Network and Route Building Stock Holding

Family

1
Series: Cube Rails

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
2
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Scott Petersen

Publishers

1
(Self-Published)

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