Isle of Trains (All Aboard) - Board Game Review - Ah Nemesis, We Meet Again!

Isle of Trains (All Aboard) - Board Game Review - Ah Nemesis, We Meet Again!

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Isle of Trains: All Aboard is all about balancing the need to upgrade your train, with loading cargo or passengers onto opponent’s train for big bonuses, and delivering cargo and passengers to their destinations before anyone else. Build your engine effectively enough to be remembered as the greatest train conductor on the Isle of Trains!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - Background and San Juan Comparison
02:01 - Basic Overview
05:15 - Light But Not Super Light
06:05 - Near Perfect References & Vibrant Colours
07:30 - Really Snappy Turns In A Short Game
08:47 - ACTUAL Player Interaction Done Right!
10:17 - Solo Mode
11:33 - Cards Are A Little Busy
12:35 - Summary & Verdict
14:10 - Please Share and Support The Show

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[Dragonnox]

I really appreciate that you cover the solo modes too. Thanks for the review. Hope my copy shows up soon!

[BadassBeazly]

It brings me satisfaction seeing you enjoy a game . You sold me on this one Luke. If I see it at my local game store, I'm gonna get it!

[balbright]

original Isle of Trains used the exact same style of cards for maps and train components. the passengers are new in the new edition

[bookaddict]

Glad to see this one get such a good review from you, Luke! Hopefully my Kickstarter copy will arrive soon.

[joellen]

Like another commenter I am so excited to get this one! I love train games and this looks awesome. Especially appreciate you sharing your opinion of the solo mode - likely to be the way I play for the majority of time. Thanks Luke!

[shanefrancis]

Picked this up at the UKGE, I went full pimp with the metal coins and sweet play mat.

[ChadHensley]

My copy arrived today. Even more excited to dive in after watching your video! Probably going to play it solo first.

[ronjapoes]

I'm picking this up at Essen Spiel this year.
Thank you so much for this lovely review and always covering the solo mode ❤

[christopherleary]

I'm really excited to get my copy (I'm in the US), especially have your 9/10 score. Multi-purpose cards are a mechanic I really like, and the decisions about putting a card in an opponent's cars for the extra benefits (and saving other actions) is great. All packaged in such a small box is a huge plus as well.

[natrc]

I backed this on KS after you mentioned it in a FOMO video and it should be arriving very soon! I look forward to playing it even more after this raving review 😄

[jamescartwright]

Excellent stuff as always Luke. Glad you liked this as it's one myself and my family enjoy. I'm probably in the minority but I like the tokens and their artwork better than the garish large coloured meeples that I don't think add anything to the game.

[BrianHazardVideos]

Great review. Looking forward to bringing this one over to our local gaming cafe today with the wife and giving it a try this afternoon!

[MarkThould]

Backed this at Conductor level & it has to be one of my favourite crowd funded game to date.
I only play solo & this ticks all the boxes for me. Challenging without excessively brutal brain burn, quick to setup / tear down vs play satisfaction, everything (bar playmat) fits in the box with sleeved cards, looks great on table, theme is enough but not overwhelming (I'm not a steam train fan) & worth the money paid. I got the deluxe edition +sleeves +playmat.
Well done Dranda Games, I certainly lookout for their future campaigns

[Simon_Milburn]

Glad you enjoyed it Luke! Thanks for the great review 🚂
If you like games with 'the cards are everything' I would also recommend playing Oh My Goods if you haven't already 😊

[jdober]

What!? Luke likes a train game? Lol. I saw this a few and knew nothing about it. Thanks for reviewing this. I like how it plays. I'm putting this on BBG wish list. Now this one and Alice's Garden I'm keeping my open for. Keep up the great work.

[SunnyNeuroshima]

Ordered the deluxe edition from Dranda Games, expecting it tomorrow. Very helpful review as always. Love the artwork on this. Has a Ticket to Ride vibe about it, which is excellent.

[MicJames]

Backed this and it's a real fantastic multi use card card game....
Guilds of London another game where the cards did everything...
Great vid Luke....spot on...

[Chenzana]

At first I skipped this game for some reason, thought it is a card filler with nothin to it. But seeing your review quickly changed my mind and good for me bacuse I managed to get on a last wagon of a preorder train (we have this game coming with Ukrainian localization in a month or so) Thank you for recommending

[CB-yhdb]

Luke typically hates trains….and it started off positive…the whole time watching, I thought this review was going to go “off the tracks”. I think this game has all the makings of a great train game…..it is at-track-tive….and has engine-uity. I’m here all week. Don’t forgot to tip your waitress.

[Flipide]

Did you get the play mat? If so is it worth it having?