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The Soo Line
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The Soo Line

Designed by Amabel Holland

Published by Hollandspiele

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

3-5

Play Time

45 min

Complexity

2.1 / 5

Rating

6.8

Year

2018

Community Snapshot

Best with 4–5
Medium-Light complexity
~45 min
6.8 on BGG (225)

Language Editions

English

Categories

Economic
Buy, sell, trade, and invest — manage money and markets to build wealth.
Trains
Build railway networks, manage routes, and compete for connections.

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.

Hexagon Grid

The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.

Network and Route Building

You connect locations to form networks — the bigger and smarter your network, the more points you earn.

Ownership

You can claim and own certain game elements that give you ongoing benefits — mark your territory!

Pick-up and Deliver

You pick up goods from one location and deliver them to another for rewards — efficient routes mean big payoffs.

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 SOO LINE is a train game set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. As in many such games, the players invest in railroad companies, building track to increase the company’s income and paying dividends to the shareholders. And as in several of Amabel Holland’s railroad games, track-leasing and cooperation is required to get past high build costs, strict hex limits, and tight cube supplies.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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