A new addition to my vast collection of analog games

I often look for new and interesting games to add to my collection. Often times, if the game sounds fun from its description and the price isn’t prohibitive, I will pick up a new game every now and then. While wondering through Target one day, I stopped at the boardgame aisle to see if there was anything new or on sale. At the end of the aisle, are all the various card games. Many are familiar, Uno, Skip-Bo, and regular decks of playing cards. There are a number of them that are unfamiliar to me and I hadn’t given them much thought.

When I happened upon this game, I picked up the box and turned it over to read the description. “Head down the tracks of luck and strategy in this fast-moving sequencing card game. Be the first to get rid of your cards with the most train fares left and you win. Wherever your cards take you, this journey is sure to be an adventure in fun!” It sounded fun enough to me and at a price tag of $5.99 I decided to give it a shot.

After playing two full games this past weekend, I have to say I am glad I made this purchase. The game is fairly fast paced and moves along fine. The instructions are straight forward and once I read through them, I had a good grasp of the game. The object of the game is to play all of your cards to end the game. At the end of the game, the player with the most tokens wins. Where a slight twist comes in is that even if you play all your cards, you might not win the game if you don’t have the highest number of tokens. At the start of the game, the tokens are divided up and cards are dealt. For each turn you can’t play a card, you must draw from the pile and pay a token. At the end of the game, when someone plays all their cards, any cards remaining in your hand cause you to pay one token per card. The object of the game is to build number sequences by color from 1-12. Each color has a station that must be played before any numbered cards of that color can be played. There are a few special cards that change the game mechanics and add a twist of their own.

The game is simple enough to play and fun enough to add a bit of variety into your gaming collection. For the lower price and ease of finding it at more common stores, you cannot go wrong.

If you are interested to see what other types of games I have, I started tracking my collection on BoardGameGeek.com.

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