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Imperial Steam

Expand Your Railway Network!

The Industrial Age is starting to boom. You are in need of more workers for your factories, and you also need more workers to build railroad... (read more)

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Reviews
mostly positive, 70% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
120 minutes
Published
2021
Age
12+
Publisher
Capstone Games
Players
2 to 4 players
Designer
Alexander Huemer
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Trains, Strategy Game, Network and Route Building, Economic, Tile Placement, Open Drafting, and Pick-up and Deliver
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Description

Expand Your Railway Network!

The Industrial Age is starting to boom. You are in need of more workers for your factories, and you also need more workers to build railroad tracks to expand your railway network. This, in turn, will enable you to deliver the goods from your factories to cities with high demand. But do not forget to earmark goods for fulfilling profitable public contracts, because when the connection to Trieste is made, your net worth is all that matters.

Imperial Steam is a highly strategic yet accessible economic and logistics game that sees you making difficult decisions as you manage your business operations while navigating fierce competition to ensure your victory!

Contents

  • 1 Gameboard
  • 2 Worker Boards
  • 2 Factory Boards
  • 3 Share Boards
  • 11 Main Action Tiles
  • 35 State Railway Cards
  • 87 Money Cards
  • 28 Contract Cards
  • 70 Train Car Tiles
  • 24 Steam Engine Tiles
  • 1 Semmering Token
  • 8 Unbuilt Train Station Tiles
  • 69 City Tiles
  • 8 Key City Tokens
  • 9 Shipment Tiles
  • 4 Growth Tiles
  • 4 Hub City Tiles
  • 8 Worker Hiring Price Markers
  • 35 Reserved Tokens
  • 24 Business Tokens
  • 1 Round Marker
  • 8 Influence Markers
  • 4 State Railway Crowns
  • 8 Engineer Meeples
  • 160 Wooden Goods
  • 32 Investor Meeples
  • 48 Wooden Factories
  • 4 Share Value Markers
  • 4 Player Boards
  • 20 Main Action Hands
  • 60 Worker Meeples
  • 4 Turn Order Markers
  • 72 Wooden Tracks
  • 12 Wooden Train Stations
  • 4 Summary Cards
  • 15 Setup Cards

Mechanisms:• Contracts• Pick-up and Deliver• Turn Order: Stat-Based

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Game's Categories

Genre

  • Strategy Game

Themes

  • Trains
  • Economic
  • Industry / Manufacturing
  • Post-Napoleonic

Mechanics

  • Tile Placement
  • Variable Set-up
  • Contracts
  • End Game Bonuses
  • Network and Route Building
  • Open Drafting
  • Pick-up and Deliver
  • Point to Point Movement
  • Action Points
  • Turn Order: Auction
  • Income
  • Delayed Purchase
  • Victory Points as a Resource
  • Sudden Death Ending
  • Turn Order: Stat-Based
  • Ownership
  • Market

Publishers

  • Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd.
  • Maldito Games
  • Super Meeple
  • Game Harbor
  • Frosted Games
  • Capstone Games
  • Tesla Games
  • Korea Boardgames

Designer

  • Alexander Huemer

Editor

  • Nathan Morse

Artists

  • Andreas Resch
  • Nathan Morse

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