Age of Steam (2002)

Steam-belching iron horses roar across the wild plains! Age of Steam relives the era when pioneering US railroads built the tracks that transformed America's economy. The cut-throat action is centered on the industrial powerhouses of the growing nation: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and beyond.

Challenges that await you:

• 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. Age of Steam also allows towns to be developed into cities, ensuring that no two games are exactly the same.

Age of Steam FAQ - Please read this before posting a rules question! Many questions are asked over and over in the forums.

Expanded by:

• Age of Steam Expansion #1: England & Ireland (Wallace / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion #2: Western US and Germany (Bohrer / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion #3: Scandinavia and Korea (Wallace / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion #4: France and Italy (Bohrer / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Austria, Switzerland & The Netherlands (Bohrer / 2-7 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Eastern US & Canada (Bohrer / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - The Netherlands (Bohrer / 5-7 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - Southern US & Pittsburgh (Bohrer / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico (Bohrer / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Finland & Portugal (Bohrer / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Germany & France (Bohrer / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: 1890 Berlin (Bohrer / 3-6 Players)

Other sanctioned expansions:

• Age of Steam Expansion: China / South America (Paquet & Sasseville / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: North Eastern USA / South Africa (Paquet & Sasseville / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Mexico, Spain/Portugal (Paquet & Sasseville / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Austria & India (Paquet , Sasseville & Bohrer / 2-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Brazil / Chicago (Paquet & Sasseville / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: 20,000 Rails Under the Sea '(Gimet / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Reunion Island (Gimet / 2 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Mars; Global Surveyor (Viard / 4 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - The Moon (Viard / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - War in Iraq & New York Subway (Viard / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Chile, Egypt and CCCP (Viard / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - Washington DC and The Berlin Wall (Viard / 3-4 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Holland / Madagascar (Viard / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: 1830's Pennsylvania / Northern California (Alspach / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Bay Area (Alspach / 3-5 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Disco Inferno / Soul Train (Alspach / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Mississippi Steamboats / Golden Spike (Alspach / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: America / Europe (Alspach / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Barbados / St. Lucia (Alspach / 1-2 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Jamaica / Puerto Rico (Alspach / 1-2 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - Vermont, New Hampshire & Central New England (Alspach / 3-8 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Secret Blueprints of Steam Plans 1 & 2 (Alspach / 3-4 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - Special 2008 Spiel Limited Edition: Essen Spiel & Secret Blueprints of Steam Plan #3 (Alspach / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: 1867 Georgia Reconstruction, South Carolina & Oklahoma Land Rush (Alspach / 2-5 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Alabama Railways, Antebellum Louisiana & Four Corners (Alspach / 2-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Beer & Pretzels (Alspach / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - Sun / London (Lawrence / 3-6 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion: Montréal Métro (Webb / 3 Players)
• Age of Steam Expansion - The Zombie Apocalypse (Webb / 3-5 Players)

Re-implemented as:

• Steam
• Railroad Tycoon
• Railways of the World

Age of Steam is based on the popular Early Railways Series, created by Martin Wallace and developed by John Bohrer. The major change to that system is the addition of track tiles allowing you to build your own routes.

Awards

• 2002 Meeples' Choice Award
• 2003 International Gamers Award winner.

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