2021Scott Almes
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1 - 4 players30 - 60 minHeavy weight

2023Scott Almes
Mainly reviews. The Royal Limited is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 10 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, and 3 recorded sessions.
From BoardGameGeek
England, 1960s. Revolutions in music, fashion, art and more draw celebrities from around the world. Superstars wind their way across the country using the ultimate in luxury travel, a train line catering to the elite, while less fortunate passengers jostle for space to get a glimpse of their idols. There's no time to waste, so grab your bags and get on board! The Royal Limited is a solo game about building your train and filling it up with passengers and VIPs before the train departs. Use cards from your hand to add new cars and place passengers to occupy them. Match symbols and colors to ensure everyone aboard is satisfied, especially the VIPs! Make the most of your line and see if you can live up to the grand expectations of The Royal Limited. You will play in a series of rounds, with your goal to build a train and fill it with passengers. Each round will take the following format: 1. Draw cards 2. Play cards to add a cars, place passengers and VIPs 3. Discard hand & advance conductor. After you have finished the final round (All Aboard!) then you should calculate your score. You want a lower score, according to certain values.
Learn to play
The Royal Limited has 17 videos from 14 creators: 10 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides and 3 playthroughs. They date from 2023 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "The Royal Limited 🚂 | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/ Tutorial, yup!) 🎉" by Tabletop Tokki, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Purple Moose Plays...The Royal Limited (Kickstarter Preview)" by Purple Moose Plays. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "The Royal Limited Play-Through (With Set-Up and Rules Overview) Button Shy Games Simply Solo Series" by SideGame LLC, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Tiny Epic Dungeons, Beer & Bread, Warp's Edge and Tiny Epic Galaxies, also by Scott Almes.
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2021Scott Almes
1 - 4 players30 - 60 minHeavy weight
2020Scott Almes
1 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
2015Scott Almes
1 - 5 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
England, 1960s. Revolutions in music, fashion, art and more draw celebrities from around the world. Superstars wind their way across the country using the ultimate in luxury travel, a train line catering to the elite, while less fortunate passengers jostle for space to get a glimpse of their idols. There's no time to waste, so grab your bags and get on board! The Royal Limited is a solo game about building your train and filling it up with passengers and VIPs before the train departs. Use cards from your hand to add new cars and place passengers to occupy them. Match symbols and colors to ensure everyone aboard is satisfied, especially the VIPs! Make the most of your line and see if you can live up to the grand expectations of The Royal Limited. You will play in a series of rounds, with your goal to build a train and fill it with passengers. Each round will take the following format: 1. Draw cards 2. Play cards to add a cars, place passengers and VIPs 3. Discard hand & advance conductor. After you have finished the final round (All Aboard!) then you should calculate your score. You want a lower score, according to certain values.
Designer
Scott Almes
Artist
Taylor Stone
Publisher
Button Shy
Categories
Mechanics