Age of Steam: Western USA (Expansion 2)

• Setup
• Track Building
• Urbanize
• Move Goods
• Winning the Game

Setup

• 2 goods are placed in each town, and 1 in each city
• Each player begins with $20 and 2 shares issued.

Track Building

• Railroads must start at Eastern or Western cities.
• Building across swamp hexes costs $4.
• Until one of the Western cities and one of the Eastern cities connect, all or a railroad’s track must be contiguous.
• The first time E and W are connected, a transcontinental railroad exists and it receives an immediate $4 bonus in income level.
• If the two cities are connected by 2 railroads, each receives $2.
• If the two cities are connected by more than 2 railroads, the player placing the connecting tile chooses which two railroads each receive $2.

Urbanize

• If a town with a good on it is urbanized, one good is returned to supply.

• Ties are not allowed.
• If victory points are equal, ties are broken by cash on hand, then most track, then highest die roll.