How best to make a fortune during the great Gold Rush? Boomtown lets each player decide, giving them the option of being a prospecter, highwayman, tavern owner, or politician, and letting them find out for themselves how the hardscrabble life in a goldmining town made fortunes for some and broke others. For three to five players, Boomtown comes with 60 cards, ten city tokens, 100 poker chips, two dice, and five mayor pawns.