Empire Builder
North America · Private table

THE RAILROAD GAME · 2–6 PLAYERS

Empire Builder

Lay track. Carry freight. Connect six major cities and earn $250 million.

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PASS & PLAY

Gather your railroaders.

Two to six human or computer railroads share this device. Draw track with your finger, Apple Pencil, or successive taps. Review its price, then Build.

PLAY FROM DIFFERENT BROWSERS

Invite your railroaders.

Two to six players, each on their own device. Share a game link and take turns together. Online games save automatically on the server.

WATCH A FULL GAME

From first rail to victory.

Follow competing railroads through the actual map and demand deck, including events, deliveries, and the final results.

EXPLORE THE GAME

62 cities. Your railroad.

Inspect the North America map, including Mexico, and all 136 demand cards with their 408 printed delivery options.

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A complete playable replacement deck.

The demand cards use verified printed game data. Nine event cards are verified from the original edition; eleven are newly written replacements, marked “Original replacement” wherever shown. This is a private adaptation, with the replacement events you approved.

Pass & play runs on this device; online games require a connection. Keep an exported local save when changing devices. Physical iPad, Apple Pencil, and cold offline checks remain part of your device review.