
- BGG rank
- BGG #361
- BGG rating
- 7.6
The Guild of Merchant Explorers
- 1–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2022

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Next Station: London – Open Day is an expansion for Next Station: London released in 2022 for 1–4 players. It was designed by Matthew Dunstan.
Small pack of promo cards for Next Station: London. The pack is called "Open Day" and consists of 4 round Open Day cards. The promo pack was handed out during Essen Spiel 2022. Later available in Pack Bard from Dice Tower 2023 Kickstarter campaign. The official rules: "The controller of the first round shuffles the 4 Open Day cards face down. They draw one at random and return the other 3 back to the game box. This card shows all players the metro station where the Open Day is located. All players mark this station on their game sheet by drawing a Tourist Site symbol around the station located in the centre of the specified district. This station becomes a 6th tourist site through which players can run their metro lines in the game. As in the basic rules, count the number of tourist sites which each of your metro lines passes through, also considering the 6th tourist site of the city indicated by the Open Day card."
Next Station: London – Open Day supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Next Station: London – Open Day has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Next Station: London – Open Day belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Next Station: London – Open Day and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Next Station: London – Open Day are: Matthew Dunstan. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Next Station: London – Open Day as an expansion for Next Station: London. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Next Station: London to use it. Check that your edition of Next Station: London is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.