Isle of Trains: All Aboard

Isle of Trains: All Aboard is a card-based engine-building game where players construct and upgrade their trains to complete contracts and deliver passengers across the island. Designed by Seth Jaffee and Dan Keltner, and published by Dranda Games in 2023, it accommodates 1 to 4 players aged 10 and above, with a typical playtime of 45 to 60 minutes.

Key Features:

• Multi-Use Cards: Each card serves multiple purposes: as locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, or buildings, enhancing strategic depth.
• Dynamic Actions: Players can build train cars, load goods onto their own or opponents' trains, deliver cargo and passengers, and acquire new cards from the market or deck. Loading goods onto opponents' trains triggers special abilities, providing immediate bonuses.
• Strategic Balance: The game emphasizes balancing train upgrades with loading cargo or passengers onto opponents' trains for bonuses, and delivering goods and passengers to destinations before others.

Components:

• Cards: 95 cards encompassing the base game and expansions.
• Player Boards: Four boards to manage colonists and resources.
• Dice: Two sets used for sieging opponents' forts.
• Stones: 36 stones in various colors to reinforce forts.
• Coins: 13 coins to track victory points