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Imperial Steam

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$42.67 $69.95 In stock

Category: Capstone Games

The Industrial Age is starting to boom. You are in need of more workers for your factories, and you also need more workers to build railroad tracks to expand your railway network. This, in turn, will enable you to deliver the goods from your factories to cities with high demand. But do not forget to earmark goods for fulfilling profitable public contracts, because when the connection to Trieste is made, your net worth is all that matters.

Imperial Steam is a highly strategic yet accessible economic and logistics game that sees you making difficult decisions as you manage your business’s operations while navigating fierce competition to ensure your victory!

Key Features:

  • Plan, build, and expand your railway network
  • Hire and train workers, build factories, produce and deliver goods
  • Upgrade your locomotives to carry more goods and passengers
  • Two unique game end conditions with their own scoring steps
  • A wonderful 2-player experience from Alexander Huemer, designer of Lignum


Orders receive free Promo!

Promo includes a new City tile and 4 new Event tiles

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Andrew A. ★★★★★

The worker placement and railroad expansion mechanics interlock so tightly that every turn feels like a real logistics puzzle. Took me two games to stop undervaluing the track-building side, but once it clicked I couldn't stop thinking about my next factory hire.

Zoe W. ★★★★★

First playthrough took us nearly three hours and nobody at the table wanted to stop. The worker placement tension between staffing factories and laying track is genuinely tight, and the railway expansion feels earned rather than tacked on. Already planning a second game this weekend.

Grace W. ★★★★★

The box is hefty and the rulebook is dense, but once we got the flow of hiring workers versus laying track, the puzzle clicked beautifully. The tension between needing factory hands and railway builders every single round is brutal in the best way, and the three-hour playtime flew by.