Rails West!

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Rails West!
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Publisher(s) Strategic Simulations
Platform(s) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Release1984
Genre(s) Business simulation

Rails West! is a business simulation game published by Strategic Simulations in 1984.

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Gameplay

Rails West! is a game in which railroads from the years of 1870 to 1900 are the focus of an economic simulation. [1]

Reception

Bob Proctor reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Rails West has the high-quality components one expects from SSI. It is lots of fun when all of the players are humans, even if they're inexperienced. It would make an excellent classroom exercise in the hands of a competent teacher." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Proctor, Bob (October 1984). "The Learning Game". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 18. pp. 28–29.
  2. "Jeux & stratégie 41". October 1986.
  3. "Jeux & stratégie HS 3". 1986.