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Take a Train

Take a Train

Fisher Price · 1965
2–410 min5+ yrs1.0/5 complexity4.6 BGG61Kids
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How do you play Take a Train?

36 of the 39 tiles show different parts of locomotives, passenger and freight carriages, and the other three are Conductor cards. The cards are of thick cardboard and are taller than they are wide.

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Take a Train box art
official art · Fisher Price

36 of the 39 tiles show different parts of locomotives, passenger and freight carriages, and the other three are Conductor cards. The cards are of thick cardboard and are taller than they are wide. All tiles are shuffled together and placed face down. Players draw a hand of 5 cards in the 2-player game, or 3 cards in the 3 or 4-player version. Players take it in turns to draw one card, and then must either lay one from their hand, or discard one to a discard pile. Train pieces must match together, but can be started from the middle of the carriage or engine. New locomotives or carriages can be started against a completed one, to form a longer train.

The game ends once a player has completed a locomotive and one or more carriages, and also has one of the conductor cards in their hand. Points are then awarded for completed locomotives and carriages, and conductors in the hand. Highest score wins.

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Complexity1.0 / 5
BGG rating4.6 / 10
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Kids
Play time
10 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
5+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Take a Train?
Take a Train is a card game game, for 2–4 players, taking ~10 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Take a Train — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Take a Train support?
Take a Train is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Take a Train take?
A game of Take a Train takes about 10 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Take a Train for?
Take a Train is recommended from age 5.
Q7How complex is Take a Train?
Take a Train has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.
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