
Iron Dragon takes railroading games where they have never gone before — to a land filled with elves cat-people trolls & magic Genetically engineered dragons pull trains across dangerous & unexplored territory Connect cities fight off forest creatures & explore the underground to build a railroad empire Based on the Empire Builder system this fantasy game puts classic building strategy & money management tools in a new venue Players use erasable crayons on a special board & operate a rail empire Perfect for an evening of fun & adventure with family & friends In Iron Dragon probably the most elaborate of the crayon rail games from Mayfair Games players are set within a fantasy world attempting to create an extensive & profitable rail network Players use crayons to draw their rail lines on the game board itself & use their existing rail lines to pick up & deliver commodities for payouts dictated by cards In addition to the standard mechanisms of Empire Builder Iron Dragon introduces Foremen which reduce terrain buildingriver crossing costs depending on their race (elves get a discount in the forest dwarves get a discount in the mountains etc) & Ships which allow trains to cross the sea between continents avoid bottlenecks on land or jump between two unconnected rail networks Resources are much more segregated by region with each region specializing in a few resources based on their back story (which is written in the manual)