They’re pretty much across-the-board extremely helpful, but they’re helpful for everyone, so keep that in mind.

Interestingly, there is only a single sheet design in the box – with PLENTY of copies given that the scoresheets are double sided. The latest fast playing flip and fill game from Blue Orange Games and Coiledspring, this little magnetic box of hyper colour happiness has captured our hearts. On future turns players can extend from the end of their specific coloured line to an additional symbol. Note that a round only lasts as long as it takes to flip over the 5 station cards so there could be anywhere from 5 to 10 turns.You will score the points for the leftmost uncrossed circle on your Tourist Site line at the bottom.

There’s a temptation to traverse a lot of distance by drawing big diagonal lines between connecting Stations, but you run the risk of cutting off a lot of the board by doing that. As well as documenting the sounds of the London Underground, by remixing and reimagining every sound it creates an alternative sound world based on the experience and memory of the iconic Tube. Even though I’ve not experienced the metro in this faraway city, I can now at least reimagine the zig and zag of multi-colored lines crossing through districts and passing under the Thames. The objectives are pretty easy to achieve and we’ve not felt that they’ve added much to our sessions with everyone scoring the same for them.The Railroad Switch card makes things interesting, as long as it arrives after the second flipped card. These also have fun little illustrations showing commuters at the various stops, along with some London landmarks in the background of the street-level cards. Keep an eye on what Stations are reachable from the ones you’re connecting, and maybe consider moving a different direction to leave yourself options. Lines can not cross another line but and must follow the pre-printed dashed lines on the sheet of paper. As well as plenty of London residents reimagining sounds familiar to them from their home city, contributors come from all around the world – from Canada and the USA to Japan and Australia via Italy, Germany, Norway and many other countries.

Planning a new tube network offers entertainment and strategic finesse, all in a small package and with a lean set of rules. It's time to get to the drawing board with this game, as The City of London has commissioned you to redesign their underground network!If you’re looking for a game with a high degree of player interactivity, this might not be your bag; there’s really … not much to that, here. If the switch is revealed in the first two turns, there’s no place to branch from so it has no special effect. If you cannot reach a matching station from either end of your line, then you skip drawing that turn; you may also choose to skip drawing a line if you don’t like where it would go. Your aim is to score as many points as you can by optimising the routes of the four underground lines on your map of London. Lorna : I’ve played on BGA a few times and it is the kind of a puzzly type game that I usually go for but it is also kind of samey after a few plays.