Stephenson's Rocket

1999

Reiner Knizia

BGG Geek Rating

6.3

based on 3,197 ratings

BGG Average Rating

6.9

community average

BGG Ranking

#1693

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Players

2-4

Weight

3.06/5.00

Playtime

60 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Auction: Once Around Take That Investment Chaining Tile Placement Action Points End Game Bonuses Set Collection Grid Movement Stock Holding Victory Points as a Resource Income Hexagon Grid Area Majority / Influence Network and Route Building

📂 Categories

Trains Transportation Trains

🎨 Artists

Doris Matthäus Ian O'Toole TANSAN Inc.

🏢 Publishers

999 Games Grail Games Group SNE Pegasus Spiele Rio Grande Games

📖 About This Game

Reiner Knizia expands his fleet of tile laying games with this game about colliding railroads in early 1800's England. There are seven different rail companies that players can expand. Each time you extend a rail, the other stockholders can veto your action, but it might cost them their shares. When two companies' rail touch, the railways merge to become one. The game is over when only one company remains or there are no rail tiles remaining, and the winner is the player who earned the most money over the course of the game.