Coloma

The 1849 Gold Rush began in Coloma, California, where gold was discovered in the waters of the American River. As the exciting news spread, people arrived from far and wide, making Coloma one of the fastest growing boomtowns in the West. Claims were staked, homes were built, and businesses were founded. In the game of Coloma you are a pioneer who has recently traveled Out West to settle and build an enterprise. You may expand your property by building trading posts, hotels, saloons, stables, and outposts, in addition to mapping the Western frontier, surveying rivers, constructing bridges, and, of course, prospecting for gold. Then, to protect what is yours, you and the other town vigilantes will have to get out your guns and fend off the outlaws looming on the horizon! Playing the Game On each turn all players will secretly select an available action on the board to perform. However, if too many players choose the same action, they will go "bust" and perform a lesser version of the action! Once all of the actions have been resolved, a section of the board is rotated, changing the available actions for the next turn. Seasoned players will have to split their focus between their own goals and those of their opponents in order to come out ahead. Strategic foresight and cunning tactics may be what sets you apart from your fellow pioneers... Game mechanics include: simultaneous action selection, tableau-building, worker-placement, and resource management. Because many of the players' actions can be performed at the same time, the game moves swiftly for one of its depth. —description from the publisher