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- 7.4
Trains: Rising Sun
- 2–4 players
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Rules assistance for Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.5/5
Rules assistant for Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California is an expansion for Trains released in 2015 for 2–4 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Hisashi Hayashi and Edward Bolme and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Network and Route Building, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
Trains: Map Pack 2 introduces an exciting, new, double-sided game board featuring a four-player map of Europe on one side and a pair of two-player boards on the other, including Italy and California.
Designers
Publishers
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Questions and answers
Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California 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.
The catalogue lists Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California has a complexity rating of 2.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California belongs to these categories: Card Game, Territory Building, and Trains. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, 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 credited designers of Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California are: Hisashi Hayashi and Edward Bolme. 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 Trains: Map Pack 2 – Europe/Italy/California 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.