Game profile

Poseidon

An Economic and Transportation game for 2–5 players, of 90–120 min and demanding. It plays with network and route building, stock holding and commodity speculation. Recommended from age 12. The BoardGameGeek community likes it best with 4 players.

Two to five players act as leaders of different peoples and command them to explore, send out fleets, build trading posts, and generate the highest possible profit. Poseidon contains most of the basics of 18xx games and due to the relatively short running time of two hours is as suitable for 18xx-newbies who want to explore this wonderful world as it is for experienced train gamers. The 18xx basics included are: 1) Instead of running a corporation, players control a country/people 2) The goal of the game is personal wealth, the wealthiest player at game end is the winner 3) Players create trade routes similar to railway lines in 18xx games 4) Trains are replaced with common modes of transportation at the time (i.e. ships) with varying types 5) 18xx type stations are replaced with trading posts Game Contents: game board, eight "possession sheets", play money, lots of wood pieces, cards, 1 rule book

Designed by Helmut Ohley · Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler

Published by Lookout Games

No Spanish edition. Only available imported and in another language.