TransAmerica (2001)

A very simple railway game. Each player has a set of 5 cities strung across the US that need to be connected by rail. Players place either 1 or 2 rails each turn. The game ends when the first player completes a connected route between his 5 cities. The player who can make the best use of the other players' networks is generally victorious.

Re-implements:

• Iron Road

Re-implemented by:

• TransEuropa

Expanded by:

• Vexation

Awards

• 2002 Japan Boardgame Prize Winner, The Best Foreign Game for Beginners.

Online Play

• BrettspielWelt (real-time)
• Cycloops (turn-based)

Game contents

• Rules
• 1 game board
• 85 tracks
• 36 cards:
  • 1 starting player card
  • 35 city cards (7 each of green, red, yellow, orange and blue)
• 6 start markers (green, red, wellow, blue, brown, white)
• 6 locomotive scoring markers (green, red, wellow, blue, brown, white)

Number 4 in the Immortal Eyes Games series.

Awards

• 2007 Major Fun Award Winner.
• 2003 Mensa Select Winner.
• 2003 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee.
• 2003 International Gamers Award Best Strategy Game Nominee (special award).
• 2002 Japan Boardgame Prize Winner, The Best Foreign Game for Beginners.
• 2002 Deutscher Spiele Preis 2nd Place.
• 2002 Spiel des Jahres Nominee.
• 2002 Spiel der Spiele Hit Games for Families Winner.
• 2002 Schweizer Spielepreis Family Game 3rd Place.

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