Empire Builder and other crayon rail games
In Empire Builder, players use crayons to draw rail lines along an eraseable map. They also move a pawn to represent their trains to various cities to pick up and deliver loads. Loads are guided by cards -- each has three options for delivering a commodity to a city for a payout. Players must decide whether to build for a short and quick payout or a longer, bigger delivery which pays more money. The game has been reprinted ...more »
In Empire Builder, players use crayons to draw rail lines along an eraseable map. They also move a pawn to represent their trains to various cities to pick up and deliver loads. Loads are guided by cards -- each has three options for delivering a commodity to a city for a payout. Players must decide whether to build for a short and quick payout or a longer, bigger delivery which pays more money. The game has been reprinted several times with new maps, ranging from Eurorails, Indian Rails and Russian Rails to fantasy scenarios such as Iron Dragon and Lunar Rails.
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