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Party Essential
Chicago Express: Nickel Plate Road Expansion
Requires:Wabash Cannonball
Designed by John Bohrer
Published by Queen Games, Winsome Games
Expansion
Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter
Series: Historic Railroads System (Winsome Games)
Players
2-6
Play Time
60 min
Complexity
2.3 / 5
Rating
6.8
Year
2011
Community Snapshot
Medium-Light complexity
~60 min
6.8 on BGG (28)
A medium-light auction game playable in ~60 min, rated 6.8 on BGG.
How It Plays
Auction / Bidding
Players bid against each other for cards, tiles, or resources — knowing when to go big and when to fold is the key.
Network and Route Building
You connect locations to form networks — the bigger and smarter your network, the more points you earn.
Stock Holding
You invest in companies or assets that change in value — buy low, sell high, and watch your portfolio grow!
About This Game
The Nickel Plate Road expands Harry Wu's base Wabash Cannonball game with the addition of the famous New York, Chicago & Saint Louis Railroad, aka Nickel Plate Road. The Nickel Plate Road expansion is one of the two games and seven expansions from Winsome Games to be released at Essen 2011. This game expansion requires the original Wabash Cannonball / Chicago Express game and can be played by 2-6 players.…
Source: BoardGameGeek