Settlers of America: Trails to Rails |
Winner of the Best Historical Board Game by The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design
Announcing the latest addition to the Catan Histories line, Settlers of America: Trails to Rails! This new game combines the two strongest categories of the Mayfair Games product line, train games and Catan games, to create the first ever Catan train gaming experience!
The 19th Century has arrived and Americans are heading west to make their fortune. Wagon trains are forming up and heading out to settle new lands and build new cities. These new cities will need railroad lines to bring in new people and necessary goods.
As the population grows, resources will dwindle and the smart players seek new resources, fresh building sites, and untapped markets. Finance your settlers as they head west to build the cities of tomorrow. Link these cities with rails of steel and operate your railroad to supply the townsfolk with goods. To the west lie lands to settle and fortunes to be made!
Settlers of America: Trails to Rails features a map of the United States built from the familiar Catan hex-tile resource system. Players collect and trade resources in order to settle cities, lay railroads, and acquire locomotives as they settle the western frontier. Trains travel the rails to distribute goods to the interconnected cities. As players move west, eastern areas lose value as those resources get depleted. Along the way, players earn gold, which adds to the depth of play by increasing purchase options for the players.
For 3-4 players. 60-90 minutes.
- Ages: 10+
- Brand: Mayfair Games
- Interests: Family Games
SKU: 02987703203
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Game Daze Superstition Springs Employee Recommendation, August 2010
Ryan -
Catan Meets Ticket to Ride: Trails to Rails is an Instant Classic!
It can be hard to improve on such a tried, proven, and phenomenally successful game like Settlers of Catan, but with the newest release from the Catan: Histories line – I think it just may have been done. Catan: Histories / Settlers of America: Trails to Rails combines all of the wonderful strategy that makes the original Settlers so rich and endearing, but it brings us from the fabled island of Catan to our own country and immerses players in the pioneering spirit of Western Expansion. Fans of the Catan series have been eagerly anticipating this addition to the line, and the game certainly does not disappoint! The game is beautifully rendered and of the same high quality that we have come to expect from the Catan line, but this time – the map will look more familiar.
Settlers of America: Trails to Rails utilizes the familiar Catan hex-tile grid to present an ever changing resource map of the United States. Players collect and trade resources, in order to purchase, migrate to and build new settlements, forge railroads and acquire locomotives. It is almost like the best of Catan meets Ticket to Ride! What a concept! Railroads are used to distribute goods to the interconnected cities, and as westward locations are settled, old sources of resources deplete. The addition of gold and the evolution of The Robber into The Outlaw adds depth of play and increases the option for 3 – 4 players.
This game is a sure fire hit of an addition to an already legendary game line!
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