Whistle Stop Board Game

Product Description

With the driving of the golden spike in 1869 the first transcontinental railroad was completed in the United States
- but really it was only the beginning of a rapid expansion of railways that would crisscross the entire country In Whistle Stop you make your way west across the country using your fledgling railroad company to build routes pick up valuable cargo & deliver needed goods to growing towns creating a network of whistle stops that you & your competitors can leverage as you continue to expand your networks Along the way you gain shares in other railroads & watch your reputation soar with each successful delivery before making a final push to complete long hauls to the boom towns of the West This design is a new twist on pick-up-&-deliver games As players move their trains west & pick up goods they can deliver those goods to small towns to gain shares in railroads or hold on to them for a bigger payout when they reach the west coast At the same time they try to optimize their actions (and gain extra ones) lay down new track tiles block the other players gather & use valuable whistles for special moves & abilities & carefully manage their coal resources