Players take turns spending cash building railroad lines between cities in this fantasy world by drawing directly on the specially-coated board with special crayons (though I prefer dry-erase markers). The spots on the board (mileposts) can be of several types including desert, forest, jungle, mountain, and alpine, all of which have a different cost to build through depending on the race of your foreman. This is another nice feature over the other crayon games. Now players must decide whether to spend their money either building track, replacing their foreman, or upgrading to faster trains or ones with more carrying capacity. Players then move their trains on their tracks (or their opponents', for a price) to pick up cargo at one city and deliver it to another for the payoff on one of three demand cards. Interspersed with the deck of demand cards are some devilish random event cards such as floods that can wipe out portions of your track or cause you to lose the cargo on your train. The first player to connect to seven of the eight major cities and accumulate $250 wins.

Whether or not you are familiar with Mayfair's other RR crayon games (Empire Builder/Eurorails), this is the one to get, except maybe for younger players. The abundant terrain types, foremen, and special modes of transportation such as the underground, ship movement, and magical connections between cities greatly enhance the strategy of the system and set this game apart from the others.

I enjoy Iron dragon. it is a fun game ment for several players. You try to deliver the most cargo in the shortest route, while upgrading you locomotive and beating everyone else. this is a game that requires a lot of thought, but will pay off if done right. A good game night game.