Texas & Pacific

About the game

What is Texas & Pacific?

The train depot is a noisy place, with cowboys shouting and cows mooing as they are loaded onto the stock cars of the cattle train. While the steam locomotive hisses as it is refilled with water from the spout, smiling ranch owners think of the riches they will receive once the train reaches Chicago. Some of them were smart enough to buy shares in the railroad, which finally reached the town this spring. Business is booming! In Texas & Pacific, 2-6 players represent wealthy investors and ranchers in the 19th-century U.S. Midwest and Texas. Players buy stock certificates from the major railroads of the era. They compete to earn the most money during the game by carefully timing dividend payments and expanding the railroads across the plains. Stock pays dividends, but has no value in the final scoring. At the end of the game, the player with the most money wins.

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Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

• How do setup and the first turn work in Texas & Pacific?
• When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
• How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?