Smoky Valley, The

Investors, welcome to Griffintown, the most dynamically developing city in North America!

After the Lachine Canal was opened (to bypass the St. Lawrence rapids), Griffintown, located in Montréal's "backyard" and nicknamed "the Smoky Valley" because of the numerous factories, became a significant place to visit Investing money in new industries, manufacturing and processing goods and shipping them overseas.

It's a great place to capitalize on the amount of lumber, coal, iron or grain that is transported across the canal every day to be used to produce flour, beer, steam engines and even ships! As the owner of industries, you can trust the canal to provide them with hydroelectric power. In addition, the major railroad lines converge in Griffintown, enhancing the city's dynamic development and role as a freight hub.

We're looking for bold investors like you who are willing to invest in the city using new technologies like hydro and coal power!

Do you have what it takes to become the most influential entrepreneurs in The Smoky Valley ?


In The Smoky Valley, you are investors who follow the industrial and economic development of Griffintown in the 19th century. Your goal is to gain prestige in city development so that Griffintown becomes a particularly prosperous place in North America.

During the game you build industries, produce and process goods and sell them locally or overseas. You are also widening and modernizing the recently opened Lachine Canal.

Alongside these activities for the good of Griffintown (and your own prosperity!), you must take care of economic advancement, the introduction of public services, and the improvement of the quality of life. If your actions are well received by the population and popularity increases, you can even become the mayor of Griffintown. This office offers you the chance to influence the city's priorities according to your interests and of course also according to those of the citizens, what else!