Union Pacific
2–6 players • Alan R. Moon • 1999
- Designer
- Alan R. Moon
- First published
- 1999
- Players
- 2–6 players
- Genre
- Railway game
How it plays
Union Pacific plays 2–6 players.
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Where it came from
Union Pacific was published in 1999 by Days of Wonder as a strategic train-themed game centered on stock acquisition and network expansion. Designed by Alan R. Moon, the game emerged during a period of rising interest in modern European-style board games, specifically focusing on the mechanics of building rail lines across North America while managing shares in various competing railroad companies.
The design emphasizes a balance between hand management and tactical investment, forcing players to decide between expanding their personal rail networks and acquiring stock in the broader market. The game was received as a accessible yet thoughtful title that helped solidify Moon's reputation as a master of the train game genre, serving as a thematic and mechanical precursor to his later, highly successful work on Ticket to Ride.
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Union Pacific is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 2–6 players • Alan R. Moon • 1999. It's filed under railway game. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
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Union Pacific is a board game for 2–6 players, filed under railway game. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — for the full rulebook, use the copy in the box or the publisher's own site.
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Union Pacific is built for 2–6 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
Who designed Union Pacific?
Union Pacific was designed by Alan R. Moon. The catalog gives its publication year as 1999.
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