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Empire Builder

(1980)

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6.89 / 10 (1085 Ratings)

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Designed By:	Bill Fawcett Darwin Bromley
Published By:	Mayfair Games
Mfg suggested # of Players:	2 - 6 players
User suggested # of Players:	Best with 3 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (16 voters) [poll]
Playing Time:	180 Minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages:	12 and up
User Suggested Ages:	8 (2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence:	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (3 voters) [poll]
Category:	Transportation Trains
Mechanics:	Crayon Rail System Pick-up and Deliver
Other Names:	N/A

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The original and flagship of Mayfair's crayon-rails line allows players to draw their train routes over a map of the United States. Players start with enough money to build short lengths of track, and by running their trains and delivering loads to various cities acquire more cash to expand their networks.

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5	Empire Builder - King of the Crayon Games	2007-01-16	SaintD	2
6	Empire Builder Review - Good Family Game,but may be too long	2006-05-16	GameCloset	4
2	[Review] Empire Builder (short)	2006-02-27	TomVasel	0
0	User Review	2004-05-07	stayman	3

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Num Ratings:	1085
Average Rating:	6.89
Standard Deviation:	1.54
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Personal Comments:	448
Users Owning:	1257
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Master list of loads (by icon) used in all Crayon Rails games

crayon rails loads.xls

Updated, added web published African Rails and German Rails games

Empire Builder 5th Ed Playsheet Source.xls

Excel sourcefile to the Playsheet PDF; with this, a player can use the values from the contracts in calculations on optimal routing, connections, and any other desired algorithms for advanced play.

Empire Builder Playsheet 5th Ed.pdf

Compilation of demand cards organized by city. Each city is listed individually with production and demand cargoes; each demanded cargo is then referenced to the cities in which it is produced.

EmpireBuilder_Aid.pdf

A very useful table listing cities producing each kind of good, goods produced by each city and geographic areas for locating cities on the board. It's an Acrobat (PDF) document.