| Article number: | FRB-1300 |
| Availability: | In stock (2) |
Astoria is a land bustling with productivity and growth! New towns, factories, and railroads are springing up across the land. A few savvy business tycoons (you and your opponents) are determined to make your fortunes on the crest of this wave. These tycoons start out as the producers of the key commodities: wheat to feed the growing towns and factories, wood and iron to build them, coal to fuel the trains and factories, and manufactured goods and luxuries to fill the insatiable demand of the animals of Astoria.
Cornering the market for the most valuable commodities can create small fortunes that can be invested in the new businesses, turning them into huge fortunes. The sky is the limit during this Gilded Age!
In Raccoon Tycoon, players try to produce the most valuable commodities in an ever-changing marketplace. They then use those commodities to build towns, or sell them at the best price to secure great profits that can be used to win auctions for the all-important railroads. The profits may also be used to buy powerful buildings that give the players power-ups or bonuses in production. Owning the best towns and railroads determines victory. There can be only one "top dog" in Astoria. Is it you?
This is a game with great art, great theme, and excellent mechanics. The designer of the game had a spouse that didn't like games that had nothing happen on their turn or no "fun" choices to pick from. The answer with this game is that you always have the choice of doing something you want to do on your turn while possibly giving a little benefit to others. You are collecting and selling goods in the market place to buy railroads and improvements at auction. Time it right and you can get some great deals. Didn't get the item you put up for auction? Put something else up for auction and don't lose your turn. An innovative way to play that will make you want to play it more than once and really test out strategies. It is solidly in my top game collection.