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Worst-ever game of Trains: Rising Sun, in which I attempted to stick to my initial plan of building the bonus route from Katsuura to Ueno even as my opponent cut me off. The result was an all-time low score of 6, to his 24.

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Trains: Rising Sun (2014)

Players

2–4

Best: 2, 3, 4

Playing time

45–45 min

Age

12+

7.42

Average rating

1,949

Ratings

2.43/5

Weight

#1692

BGG rank

Top 5,000

Designer:Steve Ellis (II), Hisashi Hayashi

Artist:Banu Andaru

Publisher:Alderac Entertainment Group

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy7.0

Luck4.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity4.9

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Card GameTransportationTrainsTerritory BuildingHand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Overview

Trains returns with all-new cards and strategies for you to build the best rail system in Japan. Trains: Rising Sun not only features all new cards, it includes three entirely new boards. Two of the boards are designed specifically for two-player games, while the Nagoya map is for 3 to 4 players. This standalone game can mix easily with the original Trains game for even greater replay possibilities!

Trains: Rising Sun also introduces Route Bonus Cards, allowing you to score additional points for being the first to connect specific stations. Route Bonus Cards are included for the original Trains game as well!

Finally, Trains: Rising Sun includes the Trains: Nagoya Map expansion that was first produced only by the designer for use with the original OKAZU Brand production of Trains. (This item is not linked to in the information box for database reasons.)