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Santa Fe Rails

By: GMT Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Family Games (GMT)


Product Info

Title
Santa Fe Rails
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Alan Moon
Publish Year
2002
Dimensions
12.5x8.75x2.75"
NKG Part #
99141288
MFG. Part #
GMT0107
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
12 Years and Up
# Players
2 - 5 Players
Game Length
60 Minutes

Description

In Santa Fe Rails, players build the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Great Northern, Kansas City, and Southern Pacific railroads from their bases in Chicago, New Orleans, Kansas City, and Milwaukee. The short lines, Texas Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Western Pacific, and Rock Island, make their appearance in the middle of the game. Players play City cards to lay claim to end-game victory points for the number of railroads connected to their cities. They lay track pieces to create the connections of the major railroads to those cities. Special cards allow railroads to establish Branch Lines. Players may opt to grab special cards that allow the laying of extra tracks on a turn. Boomtowns can be created out of small-value cities. Short line railroads can be used to connect out-of-the-way places. The game ends when all the track pieces for the major railroads have been used. The Cities with the higher values and most railroad connections will score the most.