Express (1990)

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Designer	Darwin Bromley
Artist	David B. Bromley Ike Scott
Publisher	Mayfair Games
Year Published	1990
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players (9 voters) [poll]
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Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (4 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Family Games (5 voters) [vote]
Category	Card Game Trains
Mechanic	Set Collection
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Family	Rummy Games
Primary Name	Express
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Building trains is an integral part of America's history. Now the tradition continues with Express, a unique card game for the 90's. Reminiscent of classic card games but including new play twists, Express is as easy to learn as rummy. Players start with a one-car train and build on their meld to maximize points and bonuses. But players must be wary of train wrecks and derailments. Unique play allows partners to pass key cards to each other during the game.

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English first edition

Publisher: Mayfair Games

Artist: David B. Bromley, Ike Scott

Year: 1990

Product Code: 0191-458MFG1250

Size: 8.38 x 6.25 x 1.88 inches

0.70 pounds

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6	Reviews The Little Game That Could	2012-03-21	Benjamin...	0
0	Rules Identical Cars Rule & Way Cars	2011-10-03	RachelK	3
0	General Score Sheet	2010-12-10	nichol	4
0	General English Rules?	2010-11-08	vikinggeek	0
0	Rules 3 more rules questions	2010-08-31	Salt-Man Z	3
0	Rules 3 Rules questions	2008-11-13	Palladin	7
27	Reviews Express: A Train Wreck or Fast Quick Fun Ride	2007-12-23	GeneSteeler	1
1	Sessions How to make your wife not want to play a game again.	2006-01-21	KineticKill	2
0	Sessions Session Report	2004-09-16	rgtft	0
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Express Rules Summary

Express Rules v.1 This is a Microsoft Word document containing all of the necessary rules for the game, presented in a very brief format. I hate looking up in the rules what each Way Card does or blocks, and even the Disasters are not always clear. Remembering the passenger train consists is also helped by this. Note that it is colorful and uses small font. If printed out at 100% it can be laminated and fit into the box just fine. If you don't like the small print you can always change the font size to something larger and then print it and fold it up to toss in the box or print portions of it back-to-back. You can also change the font color and such to black and white if you don't have a color printer. I left it as a Word document to make it easy to customize for everyone. I...

Benjamin Maggi

2012-03-23

Express - Summary Card by Liumas

Express Summary Card. Complete rules. Toss your rules and use this! One for each player. (PNG)

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Board Game Rank:	2014
Family Game Rank:	550
Num Ratings:	484
Average Rating:	6.18
Standard Deviation:	1.36
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Avg. Game Weight:	1.7
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Personal Comments:	167
Users Owning:	832
Users Wanting:	7
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English Review on Spotlight on Games	http://spotlightongames.com/list/nights/e.html#exp...	2010-05-06
Express @ Mayfair Games	http://www.mayfairgames.com/shop/product/0450-0479...	2010-04-13
Review on www.GoodGameGuide.de (in German)	http://www.superfred.de/express.html	2005-09-16
Review by Mike Siggins in Ken Tidwell's Game Cabinet	http://www.gamecabinet.com/sumo/Issue5/Express.htm...	2001-11-02