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C&o/b&o box art
1969 Ranked #21,455

C&o/b&o

A railroad dispatching game has players operate a rail system to earn more passenger and freight revenue than opponents. Floods, derailments, collisions, and mountain slides disrupt efficient schedules, forcing players to compete against both rivals and events.

Strategy Games Trains Transportation Pick-up and Deliver Simulation

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.1/5

Rating

5.61

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Is this any way to run a railroad? It is if you can pick up more passenger and freight revenues than your opponent!

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Pick Up and Deliver

Collect goods at one location and transport them to another for rewards.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Track Movement

Advance pieces along a defined linear or branching track.
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Is this any way to run a railroad? It is if you can pick up more passenger and freight revenues than your opponent! An authentic railroad dispatching game based on the actual C&O/B&O railroad. Players compete against each other as well as the elements (floods, derailments, collisions, mountain slides) to operate the most efficient railroad system. Contents: Dispatcher's Manual containing colorful history, photos and memorabilia of C&O/B&O railroading plus diagrams and examples of play. 97 train counters instructions for 1.2 or more players time table departure cards situation cards freight load counters 2 part game board

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Type

1
Strategy Games

Category

2
Trains Transportation

Mechanism

3
Pick-up and Deliver Simulation Track Movement

Family

3
Admin: Better Description Needed! Country: USA Players: Games with Solitaire Rules

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
1–2
Play time
360 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Thomas N. Shaw

Artists

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

1
The Avalon Hill Game Co

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