Trick of the Rails

Trick of the Rails 2011

6.6 /10
BGG rating
#3914
BGG rank
2.5
Weight
3–5
Players
3
Best at
20
Minutes
10
Age

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About the Game

Trick of the Rails, themed on the rise of the American railway period, combines 18XX-like portfolio management and a trick-taking card game. Players collect stock certificates and make the companies more valuable by laying the rail network.

The game alternates between stock rounds and operating rounds. In stock rounds, the cards played become shares for the players. In operating rounds, the cards played become track for the companies. The companies get trains, which determine how many track cards they can count for their profit (the trains have costs as well, which may lead to companies not making any profit at all) and in the end, players simply count the value of their shares and highest value wins.

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Also known as
Trick of the Rails: Barões das Ferrovias · トリック・オブ・ザ・レイルズ
BGG ratings
1,395 · geek rating 5.90
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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