Packet Row

About this board game

Packet Row is a trading game for 2–5 players, with sessions lasting about 75 minutes. Set in New York in 1842, it places you among the busy docks of South Street, where packet ships constantly arrive and depart.

The area has become known as Packet Row because so many packet ships are waiting along the waterfront. In this bustling setting, each player represents a trading company seeking to earn as much profit as possible from trans-Atlantic trade.

Profit is important, but cash alone will not secure victory. To succeed, you must decide when to spend your money for the benefit of the city and aim to gain as many victory points as possible. The timing of those expenditures is central to your path toward success.

• Play as a trading company in 1842 New York.
• Compete for profit through trans-Atlantic trade.
• Spend money for the city’s benefit at the right time.
• Seek the most victory points rather than relying on cash alone.

With its lively historical setting and focus on balancing commercial ambition with civic spending, Packet Row presents a distinctive challenge for competitive players. Watch the activity along South Street, manage your company’s money, and choose the moments that can turn spending into valuable victory points.

Released in 2013, Packet Row offers a strategic contest for groups of two to five players who enjoy trading themes, historical settings, and decisions where financial success is only part of the story.