Australian gold rushes offered rewards by the Colony of New South Wales and the Colony of Victoria. Before the end of the year, the gold rush had spread to many other parts of the state where gold had been found, not just to the west, but also to the south and north of Sydney. The Australian gold rushes changed the convict colonies into more progressive cities with the influx of free immigrants. These hopefuls, termed diggers, brought new skills and professions, contributing to a burgeoning economy. The mateship that evolved between these diggers and their collective resistance to authority led to the emergence
Gold Rush! edition of "California: Gold Rush!" in a wooden box in 2000. They also released an economy pack with just the game in an envelope. The German game developer Sunlight Games secured the rights and re-released the original version on July 25, 2014. A remake with the named "Gold Rush! Anniversary" was released on November 7, 2014 for the PC. OS X and Linux versions were released later in November 2014. The ports for iOS and Android were released in March 2015. All graphics are prerendered, but all animations and characters are displayed in real time 3D. The game's graphics are