Railways of North America: The Golden Spike
Railways of North America: The Golden Spike Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Overview Card
Printed reference sheet, titled "Railways of North America." The text below is transcribed as printed. Checkboxes are shown as printed.
Actions
- Build Track
- Urbanize ($10,000)
- Upgrade Engine
- Deliver One Goods Cube
- Select a Railroad Operations Card
Costs to Build Track
- Open (green hex) $2,000
- Water (water drop on hex) $3,000
- Mountains (gray dot on hex) $4,000
- Crossing a Ridge (dark red hex side) $4k addl
Ending the Game
- 2 Players: 10 Empty City Markers
- 3 Players: 12 Empty City Markers
- 4 Players: 14 Empty City Markers
- 5 Players: 16 Empty City Markers
- 6 Players: 18 Empty City Markers
Not legible in the photograph: the remaining overview cards, including the four major lines printed on their backs. These are [unreadable].
Service Bounties
Service bounties are scored by the first player to meet their condition. Each bounty card shows a station name, a photograph, and a rules line.
Elko Service Bounty
The first player to deliver a goods cube to Elko gains 4 additional points on the income track.
Printed green dot in the lower-right corner of the card.
Little Rock Service Bounty
Title partly hidden: "LITTLE RO[...]". Rules text: [unreadable]. Only the word fragments "The", "go", and "ga" are visible.
Dodge City Service Bounty
Title partly hidden: "DODGE CIT[...]". Rules text: [unreadable]. Only the word fragments "The", "goo", and "gai" are visible.
Buffalo Service Bounty
Title partly hidden: "BUFFALO SE[...]". Rules text: [unreadable]. Visible fragments include "The first", "good", "gains 4", and "on t[he income track]"; the full wording is not legible.
Railroad Baron Cards
Each railroad baron card carries a baron's name and a rules line that awards points for a named connection or achievement. The title "Railroad Baron" appears on every card.
Frederick H. Billings
Gain 8 points if you are the first to connect Tacoma with Fargo, Topeka, or Oklahoma City.
Portrait card; the name and text are fully legible in the photograph.
Remaining Railroad Baron Cards
The other baron cards in the photograph are partly stacked. Their names and rules text are [unreadable]; only fragments such as "Gai[n]" and "Ne[w]" are visible on some card edges. Their text is not transcribed here.