Der Taubertal-Express (2021)

Overview

The prosperous railway town of Lauda, ​​Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, early 20th century. The players slip into the role of railway pioneers and builders. They carry famous passengers of contemporary history and open up numerous industrial and railway buildings in the entire Taubertal and in the wider area. With the expansion of the railway town of Lauda, ​​the players gain increasing influence. With all of this, a clever and forward-looking planning is rewarded. Full steam ahead: Let's go for an exciting railway experience!

How to play the game: Every player starts the journey with a steam locomotive, a basic coal wagon and a wagon for workers. In every round the players choose from different sets of action markers. Then they use these five-coloured action markers to perform the following actions:

Move your steam locomotive on your own player board and deliver passengers to their destination Place specific buildings on your player board (according to the corresponding colours): With the train buildings you expand the train station of Lauda and move your pioneer marker forward. With industrial buildings you can produce different transport goods for your transport wagon. With the wagon halls you provide new transport wagons, passenger wagons or worker wagons (expanding the steam locomotive with a smart puzzle mechanism!). Take an extra ticket from the game board and put it an your passenger wagon Produce, load and sell transport goods to earn coins and points

You will take turns (7 x 3 rounds). During final scoring, you will receive extra points for specific railway buildings.

—description from the designer

Expansions

Der Taubertal-Express: Bahnbetriebswerk

Der Taubertal-Express: Würfelpioniere