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2 - 5 players30 minMedium weight
Trick of the Rails
2011Hisashi Hayashi
3 - 5 players
20 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
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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Which Trick of the Rails video should I watch?
Trick of the Rails has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from 2023 to February 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "December Cardlendar 2023 #10 - Trick of the Rails" by FlavienM_, which runs 1 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Top 20 Trick Taking Games from Asia! No. 13 - Trick of the Rails!#boardgames #cardgame #gaming" by Cardboard East.
If you like it, try Bomb Busters, Yokohama, Trains and Level 10, also by Hisashi Hayashi.
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About Trick of the Rails
From BoardGameGeek:
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.
Designer
Hisashi Hayashi
Artists
Luis Francisco, Ryo Nyamo, Ian O'Toole, Todd Sanders, Ann-Sophie De Steur
Publisher
Grok Games
Categories
Card GameTrains
Mechanics
Hand ManagementStocks & InvestmentTrick-taking & Climbing