{"product_id":"steel-driver","title":"Steel Driver","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/martin-wallace\"\u003e Martin Wallace \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/pegasus-spiele\"\u003e Pegasus Spiele \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3-6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/8356\/2009-golden-geek-best-gamers-board-game-nominee\"\u003e2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e37387\/steel-driver\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/9413\/steel-driver\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extra Treefrog game for Essen 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA relatively simple train game set in North America and involving shares and building railway lines with a few twists thrown in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player uses their investment cubes to bid for control of companies, (six in all). When you take control of a company you receive one share, which means that only one share per turn can be purchased. The cubes you bid with go into the company and allow it to build track. Each location has a value which determines how much profit you receive for connecting it. After companies have built as much track as they can players are paid the profit that each company they control has made this turn. Profit levels are reset for the following turn. Players get another set of cubes to bid with and then bid again for control of companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCash earned from shares is really victory points, it cannot be used to bid on future shares. As each player receives the same number of investment cubes each turn there is no positive feedback for owning the best shares.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game lasts five turns. At the end of the game each company will pay out an additional amount of profit to each share held. This level is determined by how many different regions a company is connected to, (it's a little more involved than that, and coloured cubes are moved around!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore information can be found on the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.treefroggames.com\/steel-driver\"\u003eofficial website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout \u003cstrong\u003eSteel Driver\u003c\/strong\u003e, Martin Wallace states in the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.treefroggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rules\/steel-driver-eng.pdf\"\u003erulebook\u003c\/a\u003e: \"\u003cem\u003eI’ve had it in mind to develop and update the system used in \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/345\/prairie-railroads\"\u003ePrairie Railroads\u003c\/a\u003e to fix some of the rougher elements.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Spiele","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":700218905,"sku":"PGU51360","price":33.94,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/Steel_Driver.jpg?v=1578608900","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/steel-driver","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}