Age of Steam Expansion: Southern US / Western US

About this expansion

Age of Steam Expansion: Southern US / Western US is a two-map expansion for 3–6 players, with a listed play time of 120 minutes. Released in 2014, it requires the base Age of Steam game and includes the rules needed for both maps.

The expansion contains board-game-stock versions of two maps originally published by John Bohrer / Winsome Games in earlier expansions with paper maps. The Southern US map first appeared in Age of Steam Expansion: Southern US & Pittsburgh (2007), while the Western US map originally appeared in Age of Steam Expansion #2: Western United States and Germany (2003 first edition).

• Southern US: The map ranges from New Orleans to Raleigh and from Memphis to Jacksonville, and supports 3–6 players.
• Western US: The map supports 3–6 players and introduces special rules involving transcontinental networks, towns that begin with goods cubes, and swamps as a new terrain type.

On the Western US map, goods cubes that start in towns are lost when those towns are urbanized. This rule is part of the map’s distinct set of features, alongside its transcontinental network rules and swamp terrain.

Age of Steam Expansion: Southern US / Western US provides two regional maps in a durable format rather than on ordinary paper. It is a focused addition for players who already own the base game and want to play across either the Southern US or Western US setting.