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Rise of the Metro

Game ID: GID0452518
Game Info
Year
2020
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
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Description

Subway network-building game where players place lines and stations that increase in value as more lines connect

Description

Subway network-building game where players place lines and stations that increase in value as more lines connect

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Sentiment: pos 2 · mix 0 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video jLHpW5MCCII Getting Games Discussion at 42:27 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • aesthetic metro map feel; elegant and accessible route building
Cons
  • availability and price uncertain
Thematic elements
  • route-building; metro systems
Comparison games
  • Brass
  • Brass: Birmingham
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • route-building — players place metro route tokens; strategic placement to connect lines
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • 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 nf0N_vr1oBI Getting Games Top 20 List at 3:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • very quick to teach (~5 minutes)
  • 20 minutes play time
  • random seed creates varied maps; each game feels different
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • shared incentives and connectivity
  • urban metro planning / building a metro line
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • line placement on a map — each turn you place a single metro line and can connect cities; stops cannot have identical lines between them
  • scoring based on connections and other players' choices — points come from how well connections are made and from how others build
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Scout was my number one game of 2021
  • i think this is my favorite game
  • it's a two player only game
  • every game plays differently
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