Chicago & NorthWestern
2016
Build railroads from Chicago toward the Rocky Mountains, exploit dividends, and outmaneuver rival stockholders in a fiercely competitive 3–5 player game.
60
minutes
3 - 5
player(s)
Medium Heavy
About this board game
Chicago & NorthWestern is a 3–5 player board game of railroad expansion in the American Midwest, with a play time of about 60 minutes.
Set in the late 1800s, the game casts players as American robber barons seeking to exploit the region through ambitious railroad growth. Players start and expand railroads from Chicago toward the Rocky Mountains, pursuing wealth through savvy decisions and smart execution.
Money drives the action. Dividends help fuel further expansion, while shifting stockholder alliances shape the direction of each railroad. Players must focus on attaining greater wealth for the stockholders while also advancing their own interests.
- Railroad expansion from Chicago to the Rocky Mountains
- Dividends that support further growth
- Shifting stockholder alliances
- A competitive game lasting about an hour
In Chicago & NorthWestern, cooperation is never guaranteed. Alliances can shift as players pursue their own financial goals, creating a tense contest in which every decision can influence who benefits most from expansion.
The winner is the player with the most money at the end of the game. With its focus on collusion, financial interests, and explosive railroad expansion, this is a game of self-interest rather than friendly cooperation.
This is not a friendly game.
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