Gold Country

Overview

Eureka! Gold flows like an endless sea in the rich hills and forests of California, and countless would-be prospectors have flocked to the lush landscape to stake their claim and make their fortune. Gather your pickaxe and pan, scout the land, and invest in the richest mines to collect the most gold!

Gold Country is a new California Gold Rush strategy game created by Reiner Knizia and gorgeously illustrated by Beth Sobel. Each turn, you'll develop mining companies, buy and sell shares of those mining companies, spend your money on powerful ability cards, and more! Gold Country enables shared incentives, encourages tactical pivoting, and rewards strategic foresight amid its simple rules and challenging decisions. The game ends once all the gold veins have been discovered, then the richest player wins!

Product Details

• Designer: Reiner Knizia
• Illustrator: Beth Sobel
• Players: 2–4
• Play Time: 30–60 minutes
• Age: 8+
• Complexity: 2.1 / 5 · Medium
• Category: Strategy / Stock Manipulation

Key Features

• The Ultimate Stock Manipulation Game: Invest in mining companies, manipulate their destinies, and amass the greatest fortune
• Shared Incentives: For one mining company, you'll team up with invested players to help it grow in wealth. For another, you'll scheme to sabotage the mine and hurt your rivals who own far too many shares
• Tough Decisions: Players must read the board and their opponents' intentions as they navigate lucrative gold veins, devastating fool's gold, destructive cave-ins, and more
• Variety of Experiences: Enjoy a randomized setup across two thrilling game boards!
• California Landscapes: Vibrant California landscapes across the mine cards and game board, inspired by real-world mining locations, illustrated by the legendary Beth Sobel

Box Contents

• 1 double-sided game board
• 44 mine cards
• 4 secret mine cards
• 9 action cards
• 1 hardware store card
• 2 player aid cards
• 4 player screens
• 4 starting tiles
• 96 claim tokens
• 15 bandit tokens
• Coins: 10×(1) · 12×(2) · 10×(5) · 10×(10) · 18×(20)
• 7 Gold Vein tiles
• 16 Gold tiles
• 18 Fool's Gold tiles
• 6 Cave-in tiles
• 6 Nuggets tiles
• 4 Boot tiles
• 8 Boat Marker tiles
• 5 Dynamite tiles
• 5 Gems tiles
• 1 cloth bag