In Steam you build railroads & deliver goods along an ever changing network of tracks & stations You build the tracks upgrade towns improve your train & grab the right goods to make the longest most profitable deliveries Score your deliveries & add to your income or victory points balancing your need to invest against your quest to win the game Steam contains a beautiful double-sided game board The map on each side depicts terrain towns & cities at the start of the railway age The map of the northeastern USA & neighboring Canada is ideal for 3 or 4 players Use the map of Europe&s lower Rhine & Ruhr region when playing a 4 or 5 player game You can play Steam on any number of current & future variant & expansion maps so we include pieces for 6 players The game plays very similarly to Age of Steam but with modifications to some of its mechanics & artwork Tracks for income train level etc are all printed on the board around the map such that alternate maps can be overlaid on the board & the necessary tracks will still be able to be used Players 3-5 Playing time 90 Minutes Suggested ages 10