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Is there a board game equivalent? I'd like to play with my kid, without us staring at a screen.

by esafak 2y ago

giarc 2y ago
Ticket to Ride. Has a kids version that I play with my kids from time to time. There's also a very popular adult version plus lots of add-ons I believe.
yread 2y ago
There is also 1830 and few others https://www.dicebreaker.com/themes/train-game/best-games/best-train-board-games https://www.dicebreaker.com/themes/train-game/best-games/bes...
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v-erne 2y ago
And for something between Ticket to ride and 18XX games you can try Age of steam - this is a lot better for when you really feel the need to build some railroads and just move stuff and not to have to learn how stock exchange works.
jader201 2y ago
In order of complexity: - Thicket to Ride series: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/17/game-ticket-to-ride-official https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/17/game-ticket-to-... - Crayon Rails series: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2010/crayon-rail-system https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2010/crayon-rail... - Cube Rails series: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/18979/series-cube-rails https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/18979/series-cube-... - Age of Steam (with hundreds of print-n-play maps available): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/86/game-age-of-steam https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/86/game-age-of-ste... - 18xx: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/19/series-18xx https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/19/series-18xx There are (several) other “train games” that are mostly one-off implementations with a train theme (often route/network building and/or tile placement, but sometimes not), but all of the above are families of several games that share a common system (components) and board game mechanisms, so once you play one, it’s often easy to understand/pick up on others in the same family. The first, Ticket to Ride is probably the most accessible, and therefore one of the more popular options. But the others definitely offer a deeper experience, if you can handle the (increasing) complexity.
ta_1138 2y ago
The shortest, simplest equivalent I know that has most of the same 'spice' is Chicago Express/Wabash Cannonball. At first you think it's a game about building a company that tries to get to Chicago first to claim the prize money, but then you realize that this is really about making money, and that maybe the best thing for you is to completely wreck any and all attempts to have anyone, ever, get to Chicago. Plays in an hour, instead of 3+ in your typical train game with this kind of mechanics.

Is there a board game equivalent? I'd like to play with my kid, without us staring at a screen.

by esafak 2y ago

Is there a board game equivalent? I'd like to play with my kid, without us staring at a screen.

Ticket to Ride. Has a kids version that I play with my kids from time to time. There's also a very popular adult version plus lots of add-ons I believe.

yread 2y ago

There is also 1830 and few others https://www.dicebreaker.com/themes/train-game/best-games/best-train-board-games https://www.dicebreaker.com/themes/train-game/best-games/bes...

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v-erne 2y ago

And for something between Ticket to ride and 18XX games you can try Age of steam - this is a lot better for when you really feel the need to build some railroads and just move stuff and not to have to learn how stock exchange works.

jader201 2y ago

In order of complexity: - Thicket to Ride series: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/17/game-ticket-to-ride-official https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/17/game-ticket-to-... - Crayon Rails series: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2010/crayon-rail-system https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2010/crayon-rail... - Cube Rails series: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/18979/series-cube-rails https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/18979/series-cube-... - Age of Steam (with hundreds of print-n-play maps available): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/86/game-age-of-steam https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/86/game-age-of-ste... - 18xx: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/19/series-18xx https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/19/series-18xx There are (several) other “train games” that are mostly one-off implementations with a train theme (often route/network building and/or tile placement, but sometimes not), but all of the above are families of several games that share a common system (components) and board game mechanisms, so once you play one, it’s often easy to understand/pick up on others in the same family. The first, Ticket to Ride is probably the most accessible, and therefore one of the more popular options. But the others definitely offer a deeper experience, if you can handle the (increasing) complexity.

ta_1138 2y ago

The shortest, simplest equivalent I know that has most of the same 'spice' is Chicago Express/Wabash Cannonball. At first you think it's a game about building a company that tries to get to Chicago first to claim the prize money, but then you realize that this is really about making money, and that maybe the best thing for you is to completely wreck any and all attempts to have anyone, ever, get to Chicago. Plays in an hour, instead of 3+ in your typical train game with this kind of mechanics.