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Railway Porters

Game ID: GID0452486
Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
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Description

Dice-placement game where players act as porters rolling and placing luggage dice on double-sided station boards

Description

Dice-placement game where players act as porters rolling and placing luggage dice on double-sided station boards

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Video bTWtjLRH27w The Dice Tower Top List at 12:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Designed by a favorite designer
  • Interaction between players
  • Reliable designer
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • simultaneous dice placement — where you're going to be having some simultaneous dice placement, and you're going to be getting um a number of boards uh at the beginning of the game, and you're going to be placing these dice on these boards.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • And so I'm talking about the upcoming spring 2026 Tokyo Game Market.
  • While I won't be going, I do have some friends who will be there that may be able to pick up a couple of these for me.
  • Baseball is a huge sport in Japan and and I do like seeing games with this baseball theme. You don't see it a whole lot, so looking forward to that one.
  • I love auction games.
  • I always like games that take trick-taking and add some little wrinkle to it.
  • I love the look of the game. It has a really great art style, like most of the games from uh Oink Games Studio. I've really liked the way they look.
  • And so it looks like another banger from Cunnil. I'm very much looking forward to The Four Duces.
  • Hisashi Hayashi finds ways to get really compelling gameplay out of a very simple rule set and I'm expecting no different for Pizza Otter Double Bingo.
  • Leo is just rapidly becoming one of my favorite uh, card game designers.
  • Sashi puts out a game like this that that kind of is like one of these dice placement style games or mid kind of weight type games, and I'm on board because I've yet to really be disappointed.
  • And the only reason it's not number one on my list is because number one on my list is coming from my favorite trick-taking uh designer of all time, who I feel is the best trick-taking designer of all time, Taiki Shinzawa.
  • And um I'm I'm here for it. Can't Win just looks fantastic.
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Video XgrT2QezePE Board Gaymes James Discussion at 0:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Host loves Sashi's games and Japanese import games.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • railway
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • We are 10 days away from UK Games Expo.
  • And I wanna give you some tips and tricks and show you the 10 games I'm most excited for.
  • First up, Sashi and Sashi's new railway porters.
  • This is a collaboration with Fabio Lapiano.
  • Ghost Live with a huge hit at Spiel.
  • This was called Fetching Feathers.
  • I love Plate games.
  • Who is also a trans designer, and I'm really happy to help support there.
  • I have decided I'm not gonna buy this one because I bought it already.
  • Really cool take on trick-taking game where you're gonna be assigning the value to the cards, and the cards don't have a value on them, so you get two different spots there.
  • This is kind of my wild card.
  • So that is my little floor planter there, but in addition to what is not on the website is where you can get all the food from over at the NEC.
  • The UK is pretty much card exclusive most of the places, but at the convention, if you're gonna go into the Bring and Buy, or if you are going to go into some of the Asian stalls, you're going to need some cash.
  • It's the largest in the UK, and it is possibly, it's either third or fourth largest in the world.
  • So I needed to bring a fan.
  • So when you're packing, make sure that you are packing some shorts and some light flowy T-shirts.
  • I wanna play all of the games with all of you.
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Video k3IN67A2_NU Allies or Enemies Preview at 2:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Porters moving luggage
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • And so I'm really interested in Horrified Ravenloft and I think it's four new monsters and it's still like in a D&D theme and I really like the last D&D Horrified.
  • So that was a whirlwind tour of a whole bunch of games we're interested in checking out.
  • And there are so many more games that there are so many games at UKGE. We can't possibly know about all of them so please do let us know about the ones you think we missed the ones you think other folks would be interested in.
  • So, we will have Shakespeare the card game on sale.
  • So, this is a really exciting UKGE for us. So, please do come by.
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Video lsPCiHMWsLs Crimsonboardgames Top List at 3:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
  • Does not have a solo mode
Thematic elements
  • Playing as a porter placing luggage dice onto station boards
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dice Placement — Players place luggage dice onto station boards with unique scoring systems.
  • Set Collection — Implied by the need to think carefully about dice placement on different station boards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Next we have Song of the Wild Kin one to four players area movement cooperative game deck bag and pool building. That all sounds perfect to me.
  • So, we don't have anything to show yet really. So, we only have the box art. But look how cute that looks.
  • Action-packed co-op game.
  • This could again be very gimmicky. But I'm curious to see.
  • I mean, it's obviously Cthulhu themed. Love that.
  • I don't know. It might suck, you know.
  • This is just an insta buy for me. I'm just going to get it.
  • Um they just look so cute and they're both one to four or like at least this one's one to six and this one's one to four players.
  • I'm very, very sad that this does not have a solo option because it looks so freaking cute...
  • Look at how stunning this looks. I mean, excuse me?
  • But, some for some reason this grabs me even more.
  • I hope you guys enjoyed um that um I'm very excited about UK Games Expo.
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Video eeYkeExY6jU kovray Top List at 22:59 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Eager to purchase, anticipating popularity
Pros
  • Unique art style
  • Lots of dice
Cons
  • Booth likely gets busy
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • So, we have two more games to talk Oh, wait, no. I guess four more games to talk about because two to buy and two to demo. Wait, one more to demo, two buy. Oops, silly little figured.
  • You're going to play and you're going to instantly get hungry cuz all the unique illustrations and of all the little treats are just
  • This is a The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings and it is a roll and write. It is a roll and write.
  • I understand the game being like very much you're playing the person on your right and you're playing the person on your left. You're taking the role of like the good and the bad in this game to uh go on against the opposite on the right and the opposite on the left and I think there's a lot of interactions that go on, a lot of communication that will have to happen around the table to make sure that the turns are flowing.
  • I'm a huge fan of Sashi and Sashi and they will be debuting to move Railway Porters at UKGE.
  • It is by Taiki Shinzawa and it's a trick taking game where every player has a condition that they must follow in their trick taking. But every condition is different.
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Video mqx3jCd_VCs Crimsonboardgames Event Coverage at 2:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • went over to play Shug, which oh my god, I will back that straight away when I get home. Um, because that was amazing.
  • it's so whimsical and unique.
  • You're like exploring trying to find this mythical creature called Shug and you need to bring him back to the pub because there's this like prophecy or like legend that when you bring Shug back to the pub, the king will be defeated.
  • all these like whimsical, nonsensical things. It was just very, very fun.
  • I played Stack. Oh my god, that was great as well.
  • Oh my god, that was crazy madness.
  • It was so funny, so difficult, and just hilarious cuz you're like so uncomfortable sitting with all the sticks on your fingers and crazy.
  • We played Mariners. I was very very excited to play this because just look at this artwork. Incredible.
  • And the gameplay is so fun. I can't wait for this to get uh the Kickstarter release. I'm backing it straight away.
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Video IW3-fAgBH58 Crimsonboardgames Unboxing at 1:58 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • So fun
  • Good with more players for a fun quick chill game night
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Taking care of passengers' luggage and putting it on trains.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dice Placement — Players place their dice on certain spots.
  • Push Your Luck — Described as a push your luck dice game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I am so excited to show you everything that I got and some games that were gifted to me by publishers.
  • So, I picked up the Walk the Roll expansion. Oh, I'm so excited for that.
  • The Fairies Have Gone Mad. It's Irish. It's folklore. It's amazing.
  • It's Fate of Witches, and it just looked so good. It's a deck building game.
  • I have heard so many people rave about this game.
  • So, I've heard from someone I trust that it is definitely better at one player.
  • Who doesn't love some free stuff?
  • The vibes are just immaculate.
  • And now we have like a royal theme which speaks to me very deeply.
  • Let's kill everybody in the kingdom. I'm already excited. Let's let chaos reign, I shall say.
  • Do I need another bag? I do not, but it is a very good quality sturdy like board game bag.
  • I have not. Have I bought the video game immediately when I got back home from UK Games Expo so that I can play it? Yes, you got that right. I'm playing it today.
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Video Xq4ex-sXoj8 kovray Top List at 4:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Blast to play
  • Enjoyed the push-your-luck element
  • Interesting scoring variations
  • Snagged a copy at UKGE
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dice allocation — Players use dice in a dice allocation system.
  • Dice Placement — Players place dice on boards, with different conditions for placement.
  • Push Your Luck — There is a push-your-luck element to the game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is a game we introduced to my parents, thinking that they would like it, and they ended up liking it.
  • Now, we recently got back from UKGE, and Not back. We we recently just finished UKGE.
  • This is a recap for the top games of May.
  • in the month of May, we have played 31 different games.
  • I think you did, too. I was looking at it, and cuz there was a few that I think we just rushed at the convention that I forgot to log.
  • This is a good reminder that if you
  • This game really caught my eye at our preview night that we were at, and it's essentially just these beautiful flower cards
  • It's super simple, super easy to play, but I have really enjoyed just like the simplicity of that and it's beautiful. Small box, beautiful game.
  • It was so beautiful that we were so immersed in it I forgot to take a lot of b-roll and it's my number two.
  • That hasn't happened in a while. It has not, I don't think.
  • And this game is a game that we do not have, but we recently got a 3D printer and the whole point was so that I could make like well, 3D prints. But part of that is inserts, board game inserts.
  • it was fantastic.
  • The really cool aspect of this game though is the timing of everything that you do.
  • resources are very tight in this game. So, that's the other thing is you have to be very clever with how you use everything.
  • I'll allow it. It was very fun.
  • It's definitely more layered. It's more layered than Suburbia. Yeah. Yeah.
  • Like Sweet Land's is much more complicated.
  • which has been hopping up because it was nominated for the Kennerspiel. I think it's number one on the BGG hotness right now.
  • Which it very very much so deserves because it is a fantastic game.
  • Do not get scammed. Be aware.
  • what have you been playing this uh past month? What have you really enjoyed? What was your favorite? What games are you hoping to get to the table this month?
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Video zuaifosRCpY kovray Event Coverage at 19:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Fantastic game.
  • Really enjoyed it.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dice Placement — A dice placement game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Which was Jinxo, which we brought brought to UK GE to play with people.
  • It is one of the spiel de Jarus uh um nominees and we had not played it before.
  • It is so much fun.
  • We played it with three separate groups every time. We had plenty of laughs.
  • This has hit one of our top party games.
  • Jump Masters. This is a prototype copy, I believe, of a new game from Chip Theory Games. I actually don't know much about it, but I'm excited to try it out because Chip Theory produces some really high quality stuff.
  • So, by limiting the amount of space you have in a suitcase, you can limit the num the amount of money and games you bring home.
  • No, you have to. It has to be have six sides, but that's the only rule.
  • I didn't follow that rule when making my die.
  • Tyler made a ridiculous die because it's more fun that way. Don't try to make a regular dye.
  • Paddington, UKG was pretty amazing and honestly just the people along the way.
  • Not to not to be dramatic, but I think I would die for Paddington.
  • We saw the musical, not just the bear. We saw Paddington the musical, which was 10 out of 10.
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Video me6TqAjxfcg The Board Game Garden Discussion at 2:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • really liked that one as well
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Welcome to another board game garden on wheels. No, I was on wheels for a little bit and now it is a board game garden in the air because we were just about to head to the airport and I am flying to Edmonton and I am very tired.
  • I'm vlogging in front of people and I typically don't do that. So, this is very uncomfortable for me. And no one's saying anything, so it's even more uncomfortable.
  • In Order to Chance, which broke pretty much everyone's brain, but it was very fun
  • Hey, welcome to the board game garden where thoughts, ideas, and innovations are sprouted.
  • We are here at Game. I can't believe it, guys.
  • Basically, whoever has the cutest gets a point.
  • This is going to be a thing.
  • We're getting close to the end. See if I can play something.
  • So, I win the pack.
  • We just played an entire game of fun facts.
  • Yes, pirates do. That's treasure. You should have used treasure.
  • This turned into a really sad video.
  • Love waking up to the scent.
  • So, 2111.
  • Skunky takes the win.
  • What the heck is this?
  • My My pizza is boutique.
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