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Penny Rails

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

8+

Weight

2

Rating

5.77

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

Penny Rails has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their tactics over time. The player interaction score is average. It scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While the game is not the easiest to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Penny Rails has a strong replayability score of 7.75 out of 10.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Penny Rails is 5.33, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

In Penny Rails, you are a potention shareholder in three Train Lines – the Lincoln Line, the Jefferson Line, and the Roosevelt Line – all expanding westward across the United States. Through trading shares, increasing the Income of the Train Lines, and encouraging Expansion in the areas around them, you attempt to make it from New York to St. Louis with the most money. Expansion and money, they go hand in hand. The great railways are expanding west which means there are fortunes to be made! Get ready to ride the rails as we wheel and deal shares of the Lincoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt lines. If we play our cards right all the way from New York to St. Louis, we'll become rail barons overnight. Rest assured folks, this is the real McCoy! In Penny Rails, players are stock holders in expanding rail lines reaching across the US. Using only 18 cards and some loose change, you can relive the excitement of westward expansion right on your tabletop. Every turn you’ll get a chance to gain stocks or lay cards to build routes and increase your stock value! Each move counts as players vie for shares of the most profitable lines. When the first train pulls into the rail yard of St. Louis the player with the most profits wins. Will it be you?

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Credits

Designers

1
Travis D. Hill

Artists

1
George Tagmire

Publishers

1
Button Shy

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