Trick of the Rails
(2011)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 10 and up. You can play with 3 to 5 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Multi-Use Cards, Stock Holding und Trick-taking...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 20 |
| Minimum age: | 10 |
| Number of players: | 3 - 5 |
| Publisher: | Grok Games, Japon Brand, Mauá, OKAZU Brand, Terra Nova Games |
| Designers: | Hisashi Hayashi |
| Artists: | Luis Francisco, Ryo Nyamo, Ian O'Toole, Todd Sanders, Ann-Sophie De Steur |
| Mechanics: | Multi-Use Cards, Stock Holding, Trick-taking |
"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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Last Updated: 2025-08-16 04:02:35 UTC
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