2021 · American West

Mini Express

Players manage four railroad companies in a race to expand networks and acquire shares during western expansion-era play. On a turn a player either lays track for a company by placing train pieces one per hex to reach new cities and gain influence in goods demanded there, or takes a stock from a company by paying influence equal to that company’s reservoir size. Cities limit how many companies may enter and demand tiles are removed when filled; building also adds trains to other companies in the same hex to reflect local profits. The game ends when shares from two companies are fully claimed or two companies run out of trains, then players score shares multiplied by their relative influence in each company and good.

groupPlayers

1–5 best 3

schedulePlaying time

30–45 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

2.3 / 5