Age of Steam Expansion #2: Western United States and Germany

Very good with 4.

Western US: This map is a little rough, but enjoyable. I'm not sure how worthwhile going for the potential 7 income delivery is, but I certainly tried anyway. I actually experienced my first ever economic stall-out on this map. That colored my experience, so I need to try again to get an accurate view.

Germany: I found it fun. It was less fun than I had with Scandinavia. I feel like Germany should be played with 5. With 4 the players have to work really hard to make sure that no one gets an area all to themselves (especially the south). The changed engineer rule brings some interesting constraints. All in all I had a lot of fun with it.

The Germany map was ok. Not as good as the original map, though.

The Western US map is good with 6 players.

Western US Players: :d6-3: :d6-4: :bd6-5: :bd6-6:

Germany Players: :d6-3: :bd6-4: :bd6-5: :bd6-6:

Germany is large, with enough room to make an interesting game for five. I am not a fan of the Western US.