The Last of the Independents Board Game is a Euro-style, Americana themed historical simulation board game. Ever wonder what happened to Studebakers, Packards, Ramblers, and all the rest of the “orphan” brands?
The Last of the Independents Board Game Overview:
Last of the Independents is a Euro-styled resource management game that simulates the building, engineering, and promotion of cars by the smaller independent American automobile companies in the post-WWII era. It depicts some of the difficult challenges executives faced as they vied against each other and the “Big Three.” Design, engineer, and advertise your way to commercial success in the wide-open car market of the Golden Age of automobiles.
The Last of the Independents Board Game Objective:
Set in the post WW2-era, it is as fast paced and cutthroat as the automotive industry itself. Players must design, engineer, and promote cars as they compete against each other, "The Big 3," and the economy. This is accomplished with a combination of set company profiles, advantageous investment allocation, and clever card play.
This historic game, THE LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS, simulates the building, engineering, and promotion of automobiles by the smaller independent American companies in the post-World War II era. It depicts some of the difficult challenges executives faced as they competed against each other and the “Big Three”.
Last of the Independents Goal: Have the most victory tokens at the end of the final turn. There are three ways to gain victory tokens: win Car of the Year, gain Majority Bonuses, and fill Trends.
Last of the Independents Round Sequence:
- Models
- Engineering
- Promotions
- Trend
- Car of the Year
- New Year Prep
Last of the Independents Set-up: Each player receives a random company profile sheet. Each player begins with 20 disks, each representing one million dollars, and places 10 on the company profile sheet circles. The rest of the players' disks form their selective allotment pools. Each player is dealt four cards, and the first year begins.
