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Trains: Rising Sun
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Rules assistance for Trains: Bay Area & China
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
Rules assistant for Trains: Bay Area & China
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Trains: Bay Area & China is an expansion for Trains released in 2015 for 2–4 players. Its main mechanics are Network and Route Building and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
Bay Area / China map for Trains This was given out to attendees of the 2015 AEG Big Game night as part of the swag box
Publishers
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Questions and answers
Trains: Bay Area & China supports 2–4 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.
Trains: Bay Area & China belongs to these categories: Card Game, Territory Building, and Trains. Its main mechanics are Network and Route Building and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Trains: Bay Area & China as an expansion for Trains. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Trains to use it. Check that your edition of Trains is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.