Take A Trip Down The River In Mississippi Queen

September 27, 2018 by cassn

In Mississippi Queen, players race their paddle wheelers down the Mississippi, picking up passengers along the way. But onboard coal supplies are limited, so each ship's acceleration and maneuvers must be carefully planned. The twists and turns of the river are unknown at the start of the game and are revealed only as ships progress downstream, so captains need to be alert at the wheel and ready to change course.

It was Mark Twain who said, “It isn't as it used to be in the old times. Then everybody travelled by steamboat, everybody drank, and everybody treated everybody else. 'Now most everybody goes by railroad, and the rest don't drink.”

Well, thanks to the folks over at Super Meeple, Twain himself could relive the olden days with the release of a new edition of Mississippi Queen.

The original release of Mississippi Queen won the Spiel des Jahres back in 1997 for its innovative design, and not much has been changed with this new release.

This new version includes everything from the original game, plus the 'Black Rose' expansion which allowed for six players and featured a black paddle boat called the 'Black Rose' which requires no coal and is controlled by the opponent in the last place in order to level the game against opponents in the lead.

However, this is not simply a re-hash of the original game, and this new version also includes advanced mechanics, such as floating logs and sandbars.

Overall, I would say this is an interesting update to a classic game. It will be released at the end of 2018 but will be previewing at Essen in October.

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