A set collection and negotiation game centered around the early days of the Erie Canal. Players move along the canal collecting cards depicting the various cities along the waterway. Players use a rondel to move, draw cards, and trade cards with other players. Specific numbers of City cards are then traded in to allow placement of a warehouses in one of the two good types depicted on a specific city.
A fluctuating economic chart, based on the number of total goods on the board, determines the current price of a warehouse in each good. The player with the most total value in goods at the end of the game wins.