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Iron Horses

Grow your railway, sabotage your competition and ride the rails to fortune!

Requirements

<30
2-4
12+

Description

ALL ABOARD!

Iron Horses throws you back into the 19th century when Railroads dominated commerce. Climb aboard any one of Lydon Rail Company’s eight railways and race to be the first train to successfully deliver $1,000,000 in resources! Be wary of what lies ahead, as setbacks are bound to happen! Tariffs will slow our delivery, maintenance will stop you in your tracks and hijackers are eager to steal your payload! Fix what you can, deliver the goods and attain victory!


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Gameplay Overview

Each player chooses one of eight unique railways each with a distinct advantage. During a turn, a player has up to 4 available actions, Draw, Transport, Remedy, and Sabotage, each of which will either bring you closer to victory or slow down your opponents. Your main goal is to accumulate $1,000,000 in resources before another player beats you to it.

Denominations range from $25,000 to $250,000, so keep a look out for highly valued resources. But it isn't as simple as drawing and transporting resources...Setbacks can bring you to a halt. Remedy them quick to keep moving!

Game play is quick, with each player allowed up to 3 actions per turn! You may draw, transport and sabotage in a turn, Draw twice and then remedy, or if you are feeling notorious, Sabotage three times! A 2-player game usually lasts about 10-15 minutes. Add a third or a fourth and expect a bit longer.


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Components

1 Custom Telescoping Box

1-8 page Instruction Manual

8 Railways (North East Line, Western Ridge, Central 15, Continental 89, Silver Star, Pacific National, Atlantic 26, Southeast 90)

53 Resource Cards (14-$25,000, 12-$50,000, 8-$75,000, 6-$100,000, 4-$125,000, 3-$200,000, 2-$250,000)

21 Remedy Cards (5 Repair, 5 Refuel, 5 Departure, 3 Sheriff, 3 Safe)

18 Setback Cards (3 Unscheduled Stop, 3 Broken Coupling, 3 Out of Coal, 3 Tariff, 3 Hijacker, 3 Storm)

8 Master Cards (Bond, Coal Reserve, Express, Engineer, Marshal, Baron, First Class, Conductor)


Playmat


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The exclusive Iron Horses playmat measures 16" x 10" and is constructed from thick, high quality neoprene. It has everything you need to streamline gameplay, and even includes two metal gold ingots to track resources on the resource tracker!


What People are Saying


"I love the artwork, I like the theme, and I like the idea of a card train game. I definitely can recommend it!" - Forrest Bower, Bower's Game Corner

"I really enjoyed playing Iron Horses...I love this game!" - Matt Robinson, Broken Prism Reviews

"I recommend this game especially for the historically minded and for the railroad fan!" - Chad Ryg, R.Y.G. Games

"Overall, because of the aesthetic and the ease of play, I quite enjoyed this little game!" - David McMillan, Nashville Area Gaming Association

"Nice light filler game with plenty of take that! action!" - Dave Taylor, To the Table Reviews

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Components

Component Quantity Photo
Medium Booklet 1 Medium Booklet component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 8 cards Poker Deck component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 100 cards Poker Deck component icon
Small Pro Box 1 Small Pro Box component icon

Vitals

Average Rating 5 reviews
Publish Date November 16, 2013
Edition Limited
Department Games
More Info Iron Horses web site

Why buy this?

Iron Horses is fun, light and charming and is definitely something you should look at, you'll be in for a good time!

  • 8 unique, thematic railways to guide you to victory!
  • Supports up to 4 players so everyone can play!
  • An old fashioned presentation to immerse you in theme!

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Ratings and Reviews

Posted 8 years ago

Posted 8 years ago
Played It Priced Well Nice Artwork

Posted 11 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

Read my Review here: http://nerdstable.blogspot.com/2014/06/dominate-19th-century-commerce-with.html or here: Iron Horses by Chris Rossetti takes you back into the 19th century when Railroads domina...

Posted 11 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

Quick playing card game that has you challenged to manage your hand. Finding the balance of resources, setbacks and remedies will keep you on track to win the race to transport 1 MILLION DOLLARS in re...

Posted 11 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

We've finally done it. All of the money and blood and sweat and tears... all of the backbreaking labor has led to this glorious day. For today our nation is united from shore to shore by a network of ...

Posted 11 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Nice Artwork

I’ve been given the opportunity to play and review Iron Horse, a 2-3 player card game that puts each player in control of a rail line during the golden age of railroading in the late 1800s. The objec...

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