Gilded Rails

It'sspeeddatingfortherailway-tycoonmonopolistrobberbaron!Toobliterateyourcompetition,youmustmarryasuitablepartnerbeforetimerunsout.

"GildedRails"isa340,000-wordinteractivedating-managementnovelbyAnaeaLay,whereyourchoicescontrolthestory.It'sentirelytext-based—withoutgraphicsorsoundeffects—andfueledbythevast,unstoppablepowerofyourimagination.

Somekidsgetamodeltrainsetfromtheirparents—yourdaddygaveyouhisrailroadline.Findaspouseandyou’llwincontrolofthefamilybusiness,butfailtomarryandyoucouldloseitall!Canyouleadthecompanytogreatnessandgethitchedbeforetimerunsout?

Blazethroughanepictaleofbusinessexpansion,familylife,andloveinatimewheneveryonewantsmoreandmanywindupwithless.Howwillyouchoosetorunyourbusiness?Willyouhonorcontractsandcommitments,orbetrayyourenemiesandyourprinciples?Areyouanatural-bornleader,orwillyourworkerslaughatyoubehindyourback?Blowthewhistleoncorruptioninyourindustry,orunleashyourhiddentycoonandruletherailroads!

Justmakesureyoufindamarriagepartneralongtheway,orDaddymightpushyououtofthecompany!

•Playasmale,female,ornon-binary,pursuingmen,women,orboth.
•Triumphoverstrikes,sabotage,andsocialscandal.
•Sharpenyourbusinessacumenandconnections.
•Choosefromelevenromanceoptions!Courteveryonefromyourchildhoodbestfriendtothevillainousheadofarivalcompany.
•Becometheposterchildformodernreform,orthebootheelthatneedsreforming.
•Discoveryourfather'scheckeredpast.
•Embraceyourinnerrobberbaron—orRobinHood.
•Choosebetweenromanceandbusinesspartnership.
•Petyourkitty.