Come Ride the Rails: A night of train themed games

Come Play Imperial Steam, Railroad Revolution, and any non-18xx train themed game you might bring. The first 8 to sign up will play one of these two games (with precedence given to Imperial Steam); if we have more than 8, please bring one of these two or a third train themed option (if that's the case we'll figure out away to accommodate everyone.)

Imperial Steam is a heavy, strategic economic and logistics board game set in the Industrial Age of Austria. Players take on the roles of ambitious industrialists aiming to build and expand their railway networks, connecting cities and delivering goods.
The central theme revolves around the historical effort to connect Vienna to Trieste by rail. The game is known for its intricate mechanics, challenging decision-making, and high player interaction, often described as a "punishing" (Yes! Like any great game!!! ) yet rewarding experience for those who enjoy complex economic simulations and railway themes.

Railroad Revolution is a strategic board game set in 19th-century America, where players lead rival railroad companies in a race to expand their networks westward across the continent.
The game's core mechanic is a unique worker placement system where players use a variety of specialized workers (white, purple, orange, gray, turquoise) to perform actions.

A key aspect of the game is the promotion of workers. As workers perform actions, they can be "promoted" to managerial positions on your player board. While this grants valuable end-game points and unlocks new abilities, those workers are then removed from your active pool, forcing players to carefully manage their workforce.

The goal is to accumulate the most victory points by efficiently connecting cities, achieving milestones, and increasing the value of their company through strategic play and timely worker promotions. the game is known for its relatively fast pace and interesting decision-making.