Tinners' Trail
1-5 players / 90 minutes / Age 14+
 
Medium complexity industrial auction game
Includes solo mode
Features base game
 
Expanded Edition Includes:
Aresnic Expansion
Emmigration Expansion
 
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Tinners' Trail is a thematic Euro game set in 19th century Cornwall. This new edition of Tinners' Trail is a reprint of the critically acclaimed 2008 game by Martin Wallace, which has been redeveloped and upgraded in partnership with Alley Cat Games as well as including an increased player count, solo mode and 2 brand new expansions.

You play as a mining conglomerate at the height of the tin and copper mining industry. You must buy plots of land across Cornwall in auctions and survey them for tin and copper, always managing your 'work points' and money effectively.

Once you have a mine in place, it's time to extract the ore, and make a profit(!) but the deeper your mine goes the more expensive the process gets. You'll have the opportunity to improve your mines with infrastructure like ports, train stations, and adits (drainage tunnels), but there's only so many improvements to go around.

Can you outplay the competition and make the most money or will you be left without two shillings to rub together?

What's changed since 2008?
Increased player count - a game that was once only 3-4 players can now be enjoyed by 1-5 players!
2 new expansions - the Arsenic expansion, which introduces a new resource, and the Emigration expansion, which sees miners travel overseas.
Reduced randomness - but still keeping the variability. The board is now set up with tiles instead of the roll of a the dice.
Improved Auctions - dual-use cards are now an important part of the game, giving you information before an auction or an extra boost after an auction.
Improved artwork and graphic design - with artwork by Ossi Heikkla (Flamme Rouge) and artwork and graphic design by Javier 'Inkgolem' Gonzáles (Cooper Island).
Improved component quality - with custom meeples and colour blind friendly colours.
Lord Wallace solo mode - a brand new solo mode from our solo mode expert, David Digby, designer of the Chocolate Factory solo mode.

NEW EXPANSIONS
The expanded edition of Tinners' Trail comes with 2 brand new expansions, which add to Tinners' Trail with thematic new gameplay. These expansions require the base game to play and can by played alone or combined. They are also compatible with the Lord Wallace solo mode.
 
Arsenic Expansion
The arsenic expansion adds the extra resource of arsenic. Due to the danger of arsenic, it is mined at the cost of PERMANENTLY losing work points but with the reward of a big cash payout.
 
Emigration Expansion
In The Emigration expansion, you can send your workers overseas to gain ongoing benefits, such as extra income or free improvements.
 
Lord Wallace Solo Mode
The solo mode plays just like the 2 player game, but the actions of your opponent are determined by a deck of solo cards.Every time it's Lord Wallace's turn (decided by the work track like normal) you'll flip a card and look at the round number and Lord Wallace's work marker position to find the action that Lord Wallace will perform.