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Trick of the Rails

Game ID: GID0365784
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Year
2011
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Description

Trick of the Rails, themed on the rise of the American railway period, combines 18XX-like portfolio management and a trick-taking card game. Players collect stock certificates and make the companies more valuable by laying the rail network.

The game alternates between stock rounds and operating rounds. In stock rounds, the cards played become shares for the players. In operating rounds, the cards played become track for the companies. The companies get trains, which determine how many track cards they can count for their profit (the trains have costs as well, which may lead to companies not making any profit at all) and in the end, players simply count the value of their shares and highest value wins.

Description

Trick of the Rails, themed on the rise of the American railway period, combines 18XX-like portfolio management and a trick-taking card game. Players collect stock certificates and make the companies more valuable by laying the rail network.

The game alternates between stock rounds and operating rounds. In stock rounds, the cards played become shares for the players. In operating rounds, the cards played become track for the companies. The companies get trains, which determine how many track cards they can count for their profit (the trains have costs as well, which may lead to companies not making any profit at all) and in the end, players simply count the value of their shares and highest value wins.

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Video jLHpW5MCCII Getting Games Discussion at 54:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • combines trick-taking with cube-rail stock mechanics
Cons
  • niche appeal; availability may vary
Thematic elements
  • trick-taking with train/stock elements
Comparison games
  • Card Rails Junction
  • Northern Pacific
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • trick-taking with stock/track elements — players play tricks; depending on round, you may take a card as stock or lay a card as track
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  • i'll be discussing 32 games that i have learned about over the last eight weeks
  • gen con is happening
  • arc nova it says you design a modern zoo and you run a successful park and you support conservation projects
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Video Sbi26uJVJ3E Getting Games Discussion at 21:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Intriguing hybrid design
  • Rich concept and strong production
Cons
  • Complex to count and manage
  • Niche appeal
Thematic elements
  • trick-taking with multiple mechanics
  • Trains, rails, and stock market motifs
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Trick-taking with stock/rail elements — A complex, multi-faceted trick-taking game with stock and train-run aspects.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • I'm really curious to see how people react to it.
  • The idea is that maybe I do this near the end of a month and then the update vlog obviously is a week later.
  • It was a really fun time; it was a blast.
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