Western Europe Xpress is a fast paced, card driven, operational game in which players compete to develop the best networks of industry and rails by using multi-purpose cards. The players compete to develop the most profitable board position over six decades. At the beginning of each decade, 12 demand cards are dealt in a tableau. Each of the three regions, (France, Germania, and the Southeast) scores revenue once its available cards for drafting are taken by the players, so they must balance their timing with their development as they jockey for the best position. Playtime is 30 minutes per player or less once they know the rules.