Game Info
Year
2020
Players
3-5
Age
10+
Playtime
75 min
Complexity
2.5/5
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Description
Train investment and stock trading game with standard gauge and narrow gauge track types featuring multiple maps with asymmetric company abilities
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Video 23-rjCi8oIk
Getting Games Discussion at 15:21 sentiment: positive
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positive
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none
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Video X4Xc94qy3vY
Getting Games Update Vlog at 16:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- enjoyed playing it (noted after testing on tabletop simulator)
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none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- train-stock / rail-based trading — a cube-rails esque game about trains where players buy stocks in different train companies
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Quotes (from this video)
- the numbers are not very good if i'm being honest
- it's my dream to work full time in the board game industry
- i am a human
- i'm rambling right now but i really try to be as transparent as i can
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Getting Games Rules Teach at 0:02 sentiment: neutral
video_pk 90394 · mention_pk 241497
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
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none
Thematic elements
- rail network and stock market/investment
- Wisconsin map expansion of Dual Gauge (Wisconsin map)
- tutorial walkthrough
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Big Root Bonus tokens — Wisconsin map adds Big Root Bonus track with tokens from 35 to 70; if a company’s money meets or exceeds a token value, the president takes that token as a stock in the least profitable company; end-game payouts depend on these tokens’ values.
- Connection bonuses — Certain maps feature connection bonuses (e.g., Saint Paul); when a company connects to a special hex, shareholders receive a bonus divided by shares and rounded up.
- Destination bonuses — Destinations double the route payouts in Wisconsin; destinations are stopping points that always count for route revenue and can influence end-game calculations.
- Diesels and five-train rule on Wisconsin map — Five-train units count as diesels on Wisconsin map; they can run an unlimited number of stops but must stay on the same gauge; gauge-switching requires different trains; rusting also affects diesels.
- End Game Bonuses — Wisconsin map adds Big Root Bonus track with tokens from 35 to 70; if a company’s money meets or exceeds a token value, the president takes that token as a stock in the least profitable company; end-game payouts depend on these tokens’ values.
- end-game triggers — End-game is triggered by certain conditions such as all big route bonuses being taken or end-of-tracks/stock purchases; after the triggering operating phase, final scores are calculated.
- Gauge types and track laying costs — Tracks can be narrow gauge or standard gauge; costs vary (e.g., ten for standard, five for narrow; costs can double on rough hex sides); hexes without icons require all tracks to be the same gauge.
- Initial stock auctions — At game start, players auction shares for each company; money goes into a treasury; after auctions, the president is the player who has the majority of the stock in each company.
- Lake Superior shipping bonus — Lake Superior is a destination; the first company to lay track into Lake Superior receives a 70 connection bonus, paid per share at end-of-round multiplication.
- Network/Route Building — Routes must start at a matching station; profits depend on number of stops and dits (special stops with a dot) and destinations, with some destinations doubling payouts; routes cannot reuse the same track within an operating round.
- Operating rounds — Each company operated by its president lays track, may place stations, buys trains, and runs routes; outcomes affect money paid to shareholders and stock prices.
- Running routes and payouts — Routes must start at a matching station; profits depend on number of stops and dits (special stops with a dot) and destinations, with some destinations doubling payouts; routes cannot reuse the same track within an operating round.
- Stations and connections — Companies can place stations on valid empty spots connected to their network; placing a station lowers the company’s stock value; stations enable more routes but affect finances.
- Stock Holding — After operating rounds, players may purchase up to one stock per company by paying the current stock price from their treasury into the company's treasury; the lowest-money player holds the priority deal token for stock purchases.
- Stock rounds — After operating rounds, players may purchase up to one stock per company by paying the current stock price from their treasury into the company's treasury; the lowest-money player holds the priority deal token for stock purchases.
- Trains and rusting — Trains have costs; buying trains lowers stock value by the train's cost; rusted trains are removed from charters; rusting removes certain trains from play and can impact routes.
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Quotes (from this video)
- in this video i'll be teaching you the rules to the game as it's being played
- the gauge is going to dictate the efficiency of the trains that are going to be running on those tracks
- every single company has a specific effect
- the bank is going to match the starting bid
- lake superior is over here and this is a destination
- as soon as the very first four is taken that is going to rust all of the threes
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Video neXcI7cuenE
Getting Games Discussion at 14:24 sentiment: positive
video_pk 90276 · mention_pk 240996
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- acts as a smoother entry point between cube rails and 18xx
- expansion maps add variety and depth
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- 18xx
- Cube rails
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Track laying — players lay track onto the board and manage company treasuries; trains are operated in a manner similar to 18xx
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Quotes (from this video)
- Concordia Venus is technically an expansion to Concordia, although you can buy it as a standalone thing, but it’s almost more of a sibling game to Concordia because it brings in team play
- Captain Sonar, what a great six player game. It’s a simultaneous team versus team sonar hunting and seeking out game
- Dual Gauge is a dipping your toes into 18xx
- On Mars is easily my favorite Lacerda game
- i liked Escape Plan quite a bit
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Getting Games Discussion at 35:07
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Quotes (from this video)
- i understand a lot of people really enjoy solo games but um generally they're they're not really for me
- it's essentially a fun thing that we like to do and we have to make sure that it doesn't turn into work
- thousands of games come out every year and i feel like every couple of months i bump into something that i'm just like whoa that's totally new
- i personally think patchwork is engine building because you're just kind of building up an income engine
- sprinkles on the icing on the cake
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Getting Games Q And A at 2:49 sentiment: positive
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positive
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- I'm spoiled for Choice over here
- Trans-Siberian railroad is indeed excellent
- it was a joy to have the game go so sideways like everybody was just laughing like crazy
- I thought it looked super cool
- I'm actively excited I'm looking forward to playing that one
- there's a mountain of prototypes off camera
- Darwin's Journey was the first rule book I ever wrote from scratch
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Getting Games Discussion at 1:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- variety across maps
- excellent map (Wisconsin) for teaching the system
- expansion maps add depth and different strategies
Cons
- base maps (Portugal and Detroit) are considered boring by the speaker
- not a streamlined game for all players
Thematic elements
- train networks with investor stock mechanics
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- map-driven rule variation — each map changes the rules and adds new mechanics, making maps feel very different from one another.
- shared incentive system — companies take turns and players operate on those companies to influence outcomes, creating a mix of competition and indirect cooperation.
- stock-based company control — players hold stocks in multiple train companies; the player with the most stock in a company controls that company and the company’s actions affect all players.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a brilliant train game system
- every map brings in completely new mechanics
- the Wisconsin map is excellent
- I love the fact that this is a system you can play so differently from one map to the next
- this game exists in that space between Cube Rails and 18xx
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Video 4xXRHh_QLc0
Getting Games Discussion at 27:41 sentiment: positive
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positive
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- that's the new Vladimir sui game
- I am living the dream I love board games
- This is not something I'm looking to like make money off of
- I think every other year makes more logistical sense
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Video 50fPSJSUjyE
Getting Games Discussion at 4:18 sentiment: positive
video_pk 87537 · mention_pk 228965
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- gives a full train game experience (running companies, presidents, tracking, shared tracks, map variety)
Cons
none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- map-based rail network building / stock-driven incentives — players run railroad companies across maps, lay tracks, and use shared tracks with asymmetric rules per map; multiple maps provide variety.
- Network/Route Building — players run railroad companies across maps, lay tracks, and use shared tracks with asymmetric rules per map; multiple maps provide variety.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a 10 out of 10 game
- every play is so different
- I love dual gauge
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Video LxZszV1dlzs
John gets games Update Vlog at 1:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
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Thematic elements
- cube rails comparison
Comparison games
- Dinosaur Gage
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Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is one of the more complicated Cube rails games that I have played
- it's not like a die roll, it's you can see all the ramifications of your actions
- the play time goes down as people understand the systems
- Dinosaur Gauge holds its own easily and shows itself to be just a really fresh offering
- Thousand Mile Road Trip was some of the best gaming that I had
- I'm really excited about these very new designs
- open and this is a game I played and quite enjoyed at BGG con last year
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Discussion at 35:24 sentiment: positive
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positive
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- I've been really impressed with it
- the museum board is a big thing
- I would probably prefer to play Merv over a T-series game
- the Crew is easily my favorite trick taking game
- Through the Ages is a solid game
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