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Rediscover a modern American classic that celebrates one of America's greatest loves: railroads. Use your initial investment to build track, pick up commodities where they are grown, mined, or manufactured and deliver them where there's a demand. When you complete a delivery, you make the money you need to buy larger, faster trains and expand your railroad empire. Win the game by building the most effective railroad empire! There are disasters and you can be locked out of a profitable hub if you're not quick. With over a million variations, Empire Builder never grows old.

This railroad game is based on the award-winning Empire Builder game. Build a rail system so that your trains can transport commodities from where they are made and to where they are needed, and amass a fortune at the same time. Use the erasable crayons to lay track between major European cities and use the European currency to purchase your routes. The coated game board lets you draw routes between cities and then wipe the board clean after every game. Also available: EuroRails 2nd Edition.

Each of the players fancies himself an engineer of the HellRail, conducting the souls of sinners to their torturous abodes in the great Inferno. But, only one of them will triumph and be spared eternal atrocity. Why not enliven your own gathering? One could argue that HellRail is both a card game and a board game. The cards contain sinners (loads), brimstone (fuel), and track, allowing the cards to be played any of three ways. Each player has a wooden train marker which he uses to mark his progress on the board. The cards form the track connecting the different levels of hell to the front gate and each other. The player's train is formed of sinners which require the expenditure of brimstone to move.

In Freight Train, each player must run his own freight yard and put together the longest freight trains possible. All players use the same main freight yard which always has cars available, although not every type of car is always available. Players must switch cars from the main freight yard directly to their trains or into their own freight yards. The game lasts three days, but each day is comprised of a different number of turns. Late in each day, the tension mounts as players try to insure their trains will be one of the two longest. The locomotives are waiting to roll. Are you ready?

The Union Pacific is one of the largest railroad companies in America with rails connecting many of the largest cities. To further enhance its range, it has arrangements with smaller companies to use their rails. This allows the Union Pacific to serve even more cities. The map shows the ten smaller companies with their starting cities and possible track sections they may build. Each track section connects two cities and has spaces for one or more trains. The number of spaces indicates how many companies may build track along the section. The players are shareholders of the railway companies and fight for the stock majorities in the companies. They also develop the railway systems by building track for the companies. By building track for the companies they have large holdings in, the players attempt to earn large dividends and end the game as the richest player.

America in the 19th century: railroads are booming! Pioneer spirit and vision are everywhere. Everyone wants to be the first to build a railroad network across the country. Each player gets a set of five cities and must build a network (with the help of the other players) to connect all five cities. The first player to connect his five cities wins the round. The others lose points based on how far their unconnected cities are from the network. Who will be the first to connect his cities? Is it Casey, who was the first to build through the mountains to the west? Or Annie, who was the one who best made use of the others' tracks?

Stephenson's Rocket gives you the chance to become an early railway baron. You decide where to establish and develop railway lines, where to build your stations and in which industries to invest. Watch out for your competitors as they try to snatch the best routes and trade opportunities from under your nose. Time your play right, and you'll force your opponents to merge their railway lines with yours (to your advantage, of course). Relive the excitement of railway building in the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution - England!

Be a western rail and real estate baron. Unleash the engines of progress in 19th century America, where the rail ruled the west, creating fortunes and fueling economic growth. In this game about the westward expansion of the railroads, players steer the development of five major railroads and four short lines so as to enhance the values of the city and boomtown properties they conrtol while also earning bonuses for completion of connections.

The young republic of Argentina starts developing its fertile farmland, huge ranches, and rich mines. Six railroads tame the land. Play starts with auctions for the initial track laying for each of 5 railroads. On a player's turn, they can construct track, develop settlements, and/or offer stock as constrained by the Action Deck. When the Action Deck reaches a certain limit, the railroads pay dividends and the deck is reshuffled. After the ninth payment of dividends, the game ends and there is a final payoff from each railroad. The player with the most money wins.

Age of Steam relives the era of the pioneer US railroads building the track that transformed America's economy. The cut-throat action is centered on the industrial powerhouse of the growing nation Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and beyond. Build your own routes, towns, and cities. Can you finance both the most extensive track network and the most powerful locomotives? Which routes will give the best returns on their costs? Can you beat the opposition to the most lucrative shipments? Will you make enough money to pay your aggressive creditors? Competition is brutal, with the game usually going to the player who plans most carefully. Each self-contained phase in the game keeps players constantly involved in making vital decisions and interacting with other players.

Iron Dragon takes railroading games where they have never gone before -- to a land filled with elves, cat-people, trolls and magic. Genetically engineered dragons pull trains across dangerous and unexplored territory. Connect citites, fight off forest creatures, and explore the underground to build a railroad empire. Based on the Empire Builder system, this fantasy game puts classic building strategy and money management tools in a new venue. Players use erasable crayons on a special board and operate a rail empire. Perfect for an evening of fun and adventure with family and friends.

Now rail fans can experience the thrills of owning, building and operating railroads in the land of India! India Rails is the latest in a series of train games using the Empire Builder system. Using a specially-coated board, players use crayons to draw their rail lines. Moving their train up and down the line collecting and delivering goods, players attempt to become the most efficient delivery service in all of India! Cards inform each player of the current demands of the citizens, and their job is to make a decision of which loads they will pick up and deliver. With 52 different cities, players will never play the exact same game twice.

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With 3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown Deluxe, you can build the ultimate railroad system without cluttering up the entire basement. Construct a maze of rail lines for freight and passenger trains to ship goods and people from place to place, become the engineer of a steam engine, or even manage several trains at once as they pick up and deliver needed goods to the factories near the track. the program's best feature is the level of realistic detail it provides on the nuts and bolts of train systems. Each train car has a specific function, prohibiting players from loading inappropriate cargo. Track repairs, coupling and decoupling cars, refueling, track switching are all taken into account.

Rails Across America is a game of railroad empires in North America, covering the period from 1830 to the near future. It is a real-time strategy with a "sim" flavor. Rails allows hundreds of tracks with thousands of trains crossing the continent. Players must focus on strategic decisions: Where to expand, where to compete, and when to call in favors from government officials, unions leaders, and other powerful figures.

Train Simulator takes the obsessive realism of Microsoft's best-of-breed Flight Simulator games down to earth. Six real-world rail lines are included from throughout history, including the Flying Scotsman line of 1920s England and the modern Odakyu Electric Rail commuter line in Tokyo. The game's developers traveled across the world with cameras and microphones in order to authentically capture the trains in their natural habitats. Train Simulator lets you experience the world's greatest trains in all their glory. You can drive the train, run the rail yard, or dive in with the terrain editor and create the rail lines of your dreams. Or you can just sit back, relax, and admire the beautiful scenery and dreamy click-clack of the tracks.

Ride the rails back in time: From 1939 through 1950, do your part for the war effort. Deliver troops and supplies to the besieged Allied front. Rebuild the British rail system after its destruction in the Blitz. Protect Mother Russia from the advancing Germans. Next stop, the modern era: Solve the transportation problems facing the modern world from 1950 to 2005. Help build a modern Metra passenger system for Munich. Manage the Chunnel system between England and France without drowning in debt. Be the visionary who links two of America's greatest cities, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with a high-speed rail. Last stop, the future: From 2005 to 2030, worldwide flooding and melting ice caps wreak new havoc for the modern railroad tycoon. The United States is a watery wasteland. The Mediterranean is an empty basin with a blossoming Eden. Antarctica is a promising agricultural center. The heady task of providing rail systems for this strange and exotic world falls upon your shoulders. No doubt, only the most ingenious solutions will do. Also available: Railroad Tycoon 2: Second Century Expansion Pack

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