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Switch & Signal | A Kosmos Game | Cooperative, Family-Friendly Strategy Train Game | Double-Sided Board | Travel Across Central Europe or North America | Game of The Year Recommended | 2-4 Players

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Brand Thames & Kosmos
Material Cardboard
Theme Trains, Explore, Navigate, Control, Train
Genre Cooperative
Number of Players 2 to 4

About this item

  • All aboard the cooperative, family-friendly train game!
  • Work with your teammates to build a network of trains that run at different speeds to transport goods as efficiently as possible.
  • Simple rules allow players to jump right into the action.
  • Features a beautiful double-sided gameboard depicting train routes through Central Europe and North America.
  • A 2021 Spiel des Jahres (German for "Game of the Year") Recommended title
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Switch & Signal | A Kosmos Game | Cooperative, Family-Friendly Strategy Train Game | Double-Sided Board | Travel Across Central Europe or North America | Game of The Year Recommended | 2-4 Players

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All Aboard! — The Cooperative Train Game You begin this cooperative, family-friendly train game controlling just a few trains on the tracks. At first, it’s easy to make them travel where you like. As more trains arrive, you have to plan and coordinate your train schedules. Is the signal green? Where is this train going? Oh no, the switch wasn’t set! If your train heads off in the wrong direction, your goods won’t arrive on time! Only by working together to schedule and move your trains efficiently, will you and your team of conductors be able to win the game. The two different gameboards, Central Europe and North America, each bring fun challenges to overcome. Cooperative, family-friendly strategy train game Work with your teammates to build a network of trains that run at different speeds to transport goods as efficiently as possible Simple rules are easy to learn and allow you to jump right into the action Features double-sided game board, city tile variants, and customizable difficulty levels

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WARNING. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Choking hazard — small parts may be swallowed or inhaled.

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What's in the box

  • 1 double-sided gameboard, 9 trains, 5 dice, 12 goods cubes, 30 switch discs, 10 signal discs, 100 action cards, 11 location tokens, 10 time tokens, 3 cover tokens

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    47 global ratings

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    Christopher E. Allen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great game for folks who hate losing
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2023
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    Do you have friends that are so competitive that you hate playing games with them? Then this is the game for you. It is a cooperative game, meaning, you are all on the same side. You are playing against the game, not each other. Now you can finally invite your friends, who you love, but can't stand playing games against, to your game night once again. And, it is fun. This is an attractively designed game, good for hours of team building fun.
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    Fred
    5.0 out of 5 stars This by far is one of our most favorite family cooperative games.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
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    We sat down and started on the basic game and found it extremely challenging. It is definitely a cooperative game.
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    Isaac Henneman
    3.0 out of 5 stars It's cute, but just TOO easy
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022
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    Got this off the sheer appeal of the pieces. Tiny trains? With a lil' backpack? That holds a SINGLE CUBE? ADORABLE.

    buuuut after a couple plays, it's just too easy. There were a couple sticky moments, but we never had any problem achieving the objective. I wasn't expecting anything TOO hard, but the lack of challenge really makes for a dull experience.

    Those lil' trains are super cute still.
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    Susan
    5.0 out of 5 stars A different kind of railroad game
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2022
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    This game is a nice departure from the more typical railroad game of competing for routes. In this game you are actually working more cooperatively to route trains to pick up cargo and deliver it to a port.

    Each player takes turn playing cards from their hand that allows you to change switches or signals on the board in order to route trains. Card actions can also move trains, although trains do move on their own based upon event cards that are drawn

    The game is won if the players succeed in moving all cargo from the cities to the ports, and loses if too many trains are blocked from required movement because of switches or signals that prevent movement, or if movement would take a train off the map. The board is two sided, having a map of Europe on one side and a map of the U.S. on the other

    The game is easy to learn and quick to play. A nice game for solo or cooperative players who enjoy train themed games.
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    Susan
    5.0 out of 5 stars A different kind of railroad game
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2022
    This game is a nice departure from the more typical railroad game of competing for routes. In this game you are actually working more cooperatively to route trains to pick up cargo and deliver it to a port.

    Each player takes turn playing cards from their hand that allows you to change switches or signals on the board in order to route trains. Card actions can also move trains, although trains do move on their own based upon event cards that are drawn

    The game is won if the players succeed in moving all cargo from the cities to the ports, and loses if too many trains are blocked from required movement because of switches or signals that prevent movement, or if movement would take a train off the map. The board is two sided, having a map of Europe on one side and a map of the U.S. on the other

    The game is easy to learn and quick to play. A nice game for solo or cooperative players who enjoy train themed games.
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    Juie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bought to play solo
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2023
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    I have bought this game to play solo. I have many board games. But the puzzle style really interests me. So it's a Christmas present I'm really looking forward to. And how difficult you want the game to be can be adjusted. I'm hoping there will be expansions for it too. Maybe set in Britain... at night... with phantom trains. There goes my imagination again. Roll on Christmas 🤶
    After receiving this pressie a couple of days early I can say it's not too easy at all. At first I thought so, but another look at the rules proved I was playing it slightly wrong. The time deck it's reshuffled! And this deck can be shortened making the the game as difficult as you want it to be.
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    Keith Baker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun co operative game.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2023
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    Unlike pandemic or pandemic fall of Rome, this is a cooperative game that is not ruined by complex and illogical rules. So all the players have fun, and are not upset by rules that make little sense. As the players are all the same, with no playing roles. So while Player roles can be good, as in pandemic, or obtuse as in fall of Rome. But in both cases, alpha players, taking on parts of roles outside their remit, that can ruin the game for others, trying to play a role always. As the rules are simple and logical in this game players can quickly enjoy the game from the start. The parts are not fiddly and easy to place on the board. The art work is good and clear.
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    Fritheswith
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good cooperative board game
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2023
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    A fun cooperative game to challenge you. It’s worth spending some time to properly understand the rules but they’re not overly complex. The random chance involved kept it challenging and engaging over multiple back to back plays.
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