Wabash Cannonball

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Category	Price	Seller	Device
Games	$0.99	Charlie Sheppard	iPhone, iPad, iPod

"Wabash Cannonball rolls in with a near-perfect score" -- The Unofficial Apple Weblog

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Wabash Cannonball brings Queen Games' popular board game Chicago Express to your iPhone and iPod Touch! Set during America's golden age of railroads, players represent investors determined to make their fortunes from America's great westward expansion. Outsmart the competition through clever stock manipulation and efficient use of resources to win renown as the richest robber baron of the age!

This challenging strategy game offers solo play against up to four computer opponents. Wabash Cannonball can also be used in face to face play with friends, enabling fast games with or without additional computer opponents. Current owners of the Chicago Express board game will appreciate Wabash Cannonball as a player aide, with its automatic calculation and charting features.

Reviews

Beautiful implementation of a personal favorite
chessmaster1

I love this game. I just wish the AI was a little stronger, but for a pass and play experience, this one is spectacular. Thanks for making it available!

Great strategy game
argh2

I'm always looking for new strategy games to keep me busy on my commute, this one is a fantastic rendition of the board game. I hadn't played the board game in awhile but the tutorial got me right back up to speed. Nice work!

Excellent port of the board game
KarateRobot

For players who already know how to play Chicago Express, this app will be a lot of fun. As far as I can tell, it's a pretty dead on remake. Very easy to play through a game in about 20-30 minutes. The AI and graphs are nice additions. A previous reviewer said he thought the AI wasn't strong enough, but I have not had that problem so far. I've been soundly defeated by the AI in most games, but I have won a couple and am getting better (slowly..). I haven't haven't tried hotseat mode with friends yet, but that is nice to see as well. May be tough to pick up for people who haven't played the board game. There's a tutorial mode, but I have not tried it yet.

Very excited about this...
ishkbiddle

Excellent rendition of the classic.

great game and interface
mrbass.org

The developer spent much time on the UI and it's very intuitive for me who has never played this game before. The tutorial had me up and running quickly although I did do a quick read through the rules prior to starting the tutorial. After about two or three games the rules should all fall into place and from there it's just a matter of learning strategy which all great strategy board games offer. Here's hoping this one gets made into a universal app. It plays just fine 2X ipad but still I wish for the big screen as perhaps 1/4 screen could always show the cash/income, etc. while the map would show 3/4 of the screen.

Excited to give it a try!
Delise808

I am a beginner and from what I can tell I'm going to really enjoy this game.

Great Board Game
The Patriot 1787

It just needs stronger AI. I had never played the game before I got the app and the computers have only beaten me once. So please make an update with stronger AI.