{"product_id":"trans-siberian-railroad-train-strategy-board-game","title":"Trans-Siberian Railroad Train Strategy Board Game","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"340\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild railroads across Russia, grow stock value, earn dividends, and stay ahead of the Tsar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"473\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA focused railway strategy board game for players who enjoy stock ownership, route building, and economic pressure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eTrans-Siberian Railroad is a 3–5 player train strategy board game where players invest in railroads, build links across Russia, earn dividends, and try to avoid nationalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"kyjuiw\" data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"691\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"865\"\u003eTrans-Siberian Railroad takes players into the late 19th century, when Russia sets out to build a massive rail connection from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the east.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1233\"\u003ePlayers compete by buying railroad stock, opening railway companies, building track links between cities, increasing income, and earning dividends. 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