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Next Station: London

Game ID: GID0226362
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Description

The city of London has commissioned you to redesign its underground network! Optimise connections, serve as many sights as possible and exploit the tunnels that pass under the Thames. Be careful to respect the specifications set by the city.

Reveal the next Station card.
Draw a new section
Optimise the 4 tube lines

Who will be the best project manager?

Which of you will be the best project manager?

—description from the publisher

Year Published
2022
Transcript Analysis
Browse transcript mentions, sentiments, pros/cons, mechanics, topics, quotes, and references.
Total mentions: 3
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Sentiment: pos 2 · mix 0 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video ZHHvJamXnZw All You Can Board top_15_list at 35:40
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Small box games can sometimes get a bad rap because there's so many board games that release every year.
  • Flip Tunes is a really small box clearly.
  • it's such an easy game to teach
  • Scout is one of the best card games I've played in the last little bit.
  • Cascadia Rolling Rivers is a really satisfying game to manage the habitat cards.
  • Take Time is a cooperative game that boils down to two sets of cards, 1 to 12.
  • The Crew Mission Deep Sea is a cooperative trick-taking game for three to five players.
  • Stellar is a really great smallbox game that left my collection.
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Video 5QRR3ANR0TY Allies or Enemies top_22_list at 2:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • very approachable, quick to teach
  • beautiful London-centric art and map aesthetic
Cons
  • may feel repetitive to some players after multiple plays
Thematic elements
  • flip-and-write route planning
  • London subway system
  • light, family-friendly
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • flip-and-write — players flip cards and write or draw routes on a map to satisfy goals.
  • Flip/Roll and Write — players flip cards and write or draw routes on a map to satisfy goals.
  • Pattern Building — connect lines and match card shapes to reach scoring objectives.
  • pattern-building — connect lines and match card shapes to reach scoring objectives.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's such a good Gateway game
  • the art on the cards looks fantastic
  • it's one of those simple flip and write games that you just want to play again and again
  • the lazy Susan is genius
  • Planet Unknown just knocks our socks off
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Video J042jF6QPg0 Board Games Hitting My Table general_discussion at 5:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Compact filler with tight interaction
  • Strategic depth for a light title
Cons
  • Luck of the roll can influence outcomes
Thematic elements
  • Railway routing and coverage
  • Victorian London railway network
  • Roll-and-write style with grid-based scoring
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Compound Scoring — Cover as many grids as possible and maximize station hits.
  • Crossing/rivers interaction — Rivers and junctions affect end-game scoring and bonuses.
  • Flip/Roll and Write — Roll dice to determine routes and record them on a sheet.
  • Grid/coverage scoring — Cover as many grids as possible and maximize station hits.
  • roll-and-write — Roll dice to determine routes and record them on a sheet.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is a very nasty auction style game.
  • I think it's a great design.
  • One of my favorite games if not my favorite game.
  • It's nice that it plays in about 30 minutes.
  • I think it's a wonderful design.
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