Panamax

In Panamax each player manages a shipping company established in the Colón Free Trade Zone. Companies accept contracts from both US coasts, China and Europe and deliver cargo in order to make money, attract investment and pay dividends. At the same time the players accumulate their own stock investments and try to make as much money as possible in an effort to have the largest personal fortune and win the game.

Panamax features several original mechanisms that blend together; an original dice (action) selection table, pickup-and-deliver along a single bi-directional route, a chain reaction movement system – “pushing”  ships to make room throughout the Canal and a level of player interaction that is part self-interest, part mutual advantage and the freedom to choose how you play.

On their turn, players remove a die from the Action table to select Contracts and Load Cargo or Move ships until the pool of dice is emptied ending the Round. Over the course of 3 Rounds these actions are blended during the turn to create a logistics network which each player uses to ship their cargo, minimize transportation fees and increase the net worth of their Company. Each Company has a limited amount of Stock that the players can purchase in exchange for investing – receiving a dividend each Round. The questions for the players will be which companies are likely to yield higher dividends?

There’s more to explore and several ways to win, but we ask that you join us at the table and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal with a session of PANAMAX!

Game components:

• Game Board
• Rule Book
• Summary and Bonus card leaflet
• 4 Company Clipboards; 1 per player
• 4 wood cubes; 1 per player
• 4 wooden discs; 1 per player
• 16 Company ship tiles; 4 per player
• 20 Shares of Company Stock; 5 Shares per Company
• 36 Cargo dice; 9 dice per player color
• 51 cards; 24 Contract, 8 Setup Contract, 5 Captain, 5 Stevedore, 9 Financial Advisor
• 44 flag tokens; 11 per national territory
• 16 white Action dice
• 8 Unique ship tiles; 4 Military, 3 Cruise, 1 Panamax
• 24 tokens; 8 Passenger; 7 Bailout; 4 $50; 3 Managing Director Awards; 1 Lock & 1 Waterway marker
• 90 plastic coins; 60 $5, 30 $1