Iron Rail 1 Irish Gauge

Climb aboard and lay your own tracks across green Ireland. In Iron Rail 1 Irish Gauge you take on the role of a clever investor who tries to pull railway lines towards his own business. The rules are simple enough, but the choices you make decide everything. Do you bid on a share, lay new track, let a village grow into a city, or call for a dividend instead? Every turn counts. The nice thing is that your actions also steer the game itself. Growing villages and paying out dividends not only determine how long you play, but also how likely it is that companies will pay out later on. So you keep a close eye on your fellow players, because one of them is happy to profit from the moves of another. Bidding, working together and striking just in time: it is all part of the fun. Whoever has the most money plus share value at the end wins. Thanks to the changing setup, every game plays out a little differently, so you keep discovering new routes. With the beautifully illustrated board, wooden trains and shares in different colours, the atmosphere of the railway age feels real right away. Perfect for an evening with three to five players who enjoy an hour of serious thinking. This is the first title in the Iron Rail series.