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1998 Ranked #18,713

Pacific Northwest Rails

This rail and stock market game has investors collect railroad shares, run routes, and reach a cash-and-stock target first. A ten-year limit rewards cash leadership, so route timing and market manipulation both matter.

Economic Trains Pick-up and Deliver Stock Holding

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

13+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

6.33

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

This is a rail and stock market manipulation game. You collect stock in various rail lines and run cards on an outside track then complete the runs using the inside tracks. Be the first to get $1,500 in stocks and cash or have the most cash when 10 years have passed and you win.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–5
Play time
180 min
Age
13+
Complexity
3.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Bob Carlsen

Publishers

1
Gandy Dancer Games

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