A Few More Details about Mayfair’s Settlers of America
I already wrote about Klaus Teuber’s Settlers of America: Trails to Rails in my 2010 NY Toy Fair coverage, but now publisher Mayfair Games has released the cover image and clarified a few other details, so here’s the publisher’s description:
The 19th Century has arrived and Americans are heading west. Wagon trains are forming up and heading out to settle new lands and build new cities. These new cities will need railroad lines to bring in new people and necessary goods. Some head west for the adventure, some to start a new life, still others to find work.
Look west to make your fortune. As the population grows, resources will dwindle and the smart money seeks new sources and new markets. Finance your settlers as they head west to build the cities of tomorrow. Link these cities with rails of steel and operate your railroad to supply the townsfolk with goods. To the west lie lands to settle and fortunes to be made!
Settlers of America: Trails to Rails utilizes the familiar Catan hex-tile grid to present a map of the United States. Players collect and trade resources, in order to purchase, migrate and build settlements, forge railroads and acquire locomotives. Railroads are used to distribute goods to the interconnected cities. As westward locations are settled, old sources of resources deplete. The addition of gold adds to the depth of play and increases options for the players.
As I noted previously, Settlers of America will be available only in English from Mayfair Games with a release date of June 2010. No other edition is planned at this time. (2-4 players, ages 10+, 60-90 minutes, $55)
Posted by W. Eric Martin on Mar 9, 2010 at 01:00 PM in New & Upcoming Games, Game Announcements / 1509
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SURELY, they will make available a 5-6 player expansion. That’s a must-have for me! Otherwise, I’ll have to pass. Posted by Gerald McDaniel on Mar 9, 2010 at 05:49 PM | #
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I have no idea whether such an expansion is in the works, Gerald, but it’s easy to imagine tacking a Canadian map onto the U.S. gameboard to add a few more rows of hexes. Eric Posted by W. Eric Martin on Mar 9, 2010 at 06:41 PM | #
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That’s an interesting idea. I’ll keep it in mind. I frequently have to modify games to accommodate our 6-member family gaming sessions (we only play games together, without splitting up). We play Settlers and Seafarers often, so I’ll have to think about adding this one, and I like the theme. Thanks for the thought. Posted by Gerald McDaniel on Mar 9, 2010 at 08:11 PM | #
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I hope the quality of the tiles will improve from the very thin regular Settler’s edition. We always play Settlers - never seems to get old. Looking forward to some more pictures of this one. Posted by Robert Zurfluh on Mar 9, 2010 at 09:39 PM | #
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So the wood trains like the ones in Steam will make an appearance probably… Leave it to Mayfair to figure out a Settlers of 18xx! Posted by John Holder on Mar 10, 2010 at 11:57 AM | #
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