{"product_id":"lancashire-railways","title":"Lancashire Railways","description":"\u003cp\u003eLancashire Railways is a train game about the birth of the first commercial railroads in Central England in 1829. The Silicon Valley of its day, Manchester was the hub of advanced engineering and manufacturing. Liverpool was the largest port and Manchester needed access for its exports of Cloth and Machinery. Lancashire Railways is set in this era of unrestrained growth and development. Each player starts a railway, and attempts to acquire right-of-way at auction. Players may finance their acquisitions with loans from the Bank, although the interest rate may become exorbitant.\n\nLancashire Railways is the first of the two games in the Early Railways Series and is the progenitor of later titles such as Age of Steam and Railroad Tycoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.14 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Martin Wallace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Winsome Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924953006296,"sku":"SB-2AFAF32D928D-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/airn668nyp84omg7y4s5pnwnsci3.jpg?v=1785458129","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/lancashire-railways","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}