2020Jonas Jones
- Videos
- 14
- Creators
- 5
Mostly playthroughs and how-to-play
2 - 5 players150 - 310 minHeavy weight
Pocket Train Game
2025Jonas Jones
- Videos
- 11
- Creators
- 2
Mostly how-to-play and playthroughs. Pocket Train Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 4 players
120 - 180 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions
From BoardGameGeek
Pocket Train Game is a super compact, short 18XX style train game which still delivers a rich train game experience. Starting companies, running trains, companies owning companies, mergers, train rush, stock trashing, takeovers, special abilities and more. Players invest in railroad companies and expand the railroad network by building and upgrading tiles with track and establish train stations. Build train stations and run trains between them with people and goods generate money to the company shareholders. The game lasts seven game rounds and the player with highest combined wealth in money and shares at the end of the seven rounds wins. -description from the designer
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Pocket Train Game has 11 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 5 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2025 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Part 2 PTG Building the board" by 18xx Training Boardgame Zone, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Pocket Train Game review" by calandale. To see it played, watch "Pocket Train Game 1" by calandale, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try 21Moon, 18Svea and Who Killed Ace?, also by Jonas Jones, or 1830: Railways & Robber Barons, which shares several of its mechanics.
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About Pocket Train Game
From BoardGameGeek:
Pocket Train Game is a super compact, short 18XX style train game which still delivers a rich train game experience. Starting companies, running trains, companies owning companies, mergers, train rush, stock trashing, takeovers, special abilities and more. Players invest in railroad companies and expand the railroad network by building and upgrading tiles with track and establish train stations. Build train stations and run trains between them with people and goods generate money to the company shareholders. The game lasts seven game rounds and the player with highest combined wealth in money and shares at the end of the seven rounds wins. -description from the designer