Coal Country

Designer	Kane M. Click
Publisher	Rio Grande Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	45-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	193031/coal-country http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193031/coal-country/forums/63

Description from the publisher:

Coal Country is rife with corruption, with the many mine foremen "influencing" various aspects of the mining industry in a number of ways. As the boss of your mining company, it's your job to sit at your desk and plot where to send your most influential foremen. By successfully influencing the price of coal, permits, utilities, and construction, your company can expand and boost the profitability of its operations. Your job as boss is made all the more difficult by the ever-shifting nature of the markets, from turn to turn, round to round, and game to game. It is your responsibility to determine when — and how — to act in order to capitalize on a potentially beneficial marketplace. If your mine is not built wisely and safely, a share of your company's profits will be lost after the end-of-year visit from the mine inspector. The mining company that has the most money at the end of the year wins.

List of components:

1 boss’s desk board
4 mining village boards
4 player screens
36 foremen tokens
8 earnings markers
4 mine entrance tiles
36 mineshaft tiles
24 building tiles
100 coal pieces
141 utility cubes
50 refuse cubes
17 market indicator cubes
1 draw bag for the market indicators
4 marker discs
108 money bills
1 rules manual

Additional rules variants for Coal Country are available on the Rio Grande Games website at http://riograndegames.com/Game/1305-Coal-Country.