It is 1862 and the US Congress has decreed that a railroad be built that will span the continent - linking the east coast and the west coast by rail for the first time. The Transcontinental Railroad will be an epic feat of engineering - combining advanced construction techniques with raw human power and determination. A fortune is to be made for those who can build the track the fastest!
Your task is to build an efficient team of workers, plan out your route and race the other players to connect both coasts first! Pacific Rails Inc is a worker placement, engine building, Network and route building, euro game, for 2 to 4 players, played in about 1 hour. The players are using their workers to collect resources, while at the same time hiring specialists to man their train.
When they activate their train engine, their specialists convert the resources to various rail types: bridges, tunnels, tracks or install them on the map to connect locations. The goal of the game is to create a rail track that connects the east with the west coast!
Content:
8x Train Engine Miniatures, 24 Workers Miniatures, 4 Scoring Tokens, 4x Player Boards, 12x Carriages, 210 Double-sided Track Tilles, 224 Punchboard Tokens, 1 Game Board, 1x Rulebook