Ridetherails

Objective

Invest in various railroad companies and strategically expand their rail networks to earn the most money through dividends across several rounds (generations).

Card Reference

• Share Tiles: Each color represents a railroad company. Owning a share allows you to build tracks for that company and entitles you to dividends.
• Game Board: Displays cities with different values. The goal is to connect these cities using the rail networks.

Gameplay

The game is played over a fixed number of rounds (depending on player count). Each round consists of three phases:

1. Take a Share:
   • In turn order, each player chooses exactly one share of an available company from the supply and places it face-up in front of them.
   • Each player takes only one share per round.
2. Build Track:
   • If you own at least one share of a company, you may expand its network.
   • The number of track pieces you can place is limited (usually 1 to 3, depending on the company).
   • Tracks must be placed to extend the existing network of that color.
   • Building over mountain terrain costs additional track points.
3. Ride the Rails (Dividends):
   • Select a city where at least one of your companies has a presence.
   • Move an imaginary train to another city. Each city reached on the route generates points.
   • All players holding shares in the companies whose tracks were used for this route receive money (dividends).

Game End

The game ends after the final round (generation).

• All money collected during the game constitutes your final score.
• there is no additional end-of-game scoring for remaining shares.
• The player with the most money wins.