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How to resolve AdBlock issue? It is 1899 and the Union Pacific Express is headed to the Nice Valley Coal Company to deliver their payroll and 47 passengers. Suddenly the train is attacked by thievin' bandits! Will the outlaws keep their cool or will Marshal Samuel Ford save the day and prevent the robbery? Players will plan ahead and play cards to steal the most loot, shoot their opponents, move around the train and elude Marshal Ford. Will you be the richest bandit in the outlaw gang?.
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- Colt Express
Colt Express
Year Published
Asmodee Editions
Editor reviews
2 reviews
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Rating
3.5
Time to be Bad Guys.
W
Rating
3.0
Just - only just - enough to engage the brain, but pretty to look at and very entertaining to play.
MT
User reviews
(Updated: April 29, 2019)
Rating
3.0
I love RoboRally. When I play Galaxy Trucker, I never look at the event cards beforehand. Games in which you're hoping for everything to go horribly wrong are like music to me. So I liked what I heard about Colt Express and traded for a copy.
During our game I could see that the other three players were going to converge in a car next to the Marshall. I sneakily (it was a tunnel) played a "move the Marshall" card, excited to fill all three of them full of lead. However, all of them followed with Shoot cards. So when it came time for me to move the Marshall, if I'd kept to my plan, they'd all be on the roof firing at the only possible target: me. That's the kind of moment I love.
There's some strategy here, and the winner certainly won through smart and well-timed card play, but mostly it's a lot of dumb surprising fun. I'm glad to have a copy of this.
During our game I could see that the other three players were going to converge in a car next to the Marshall. I sneakily (it was a tunnel) played a "move the Marshall" card, excited to fill all three of them full of lead. However, all of them followed with Shoot cards. So when it came time for me to move the Marshall, if I'd kept to my plan, they'd all be on the roof firing at the only possible target: me. That's the kind of moment I love.
There's some strategy here, and the winner certainly won through smart and well-timed card play, but mostly it's a lot of dumb surprising fun. I'm glad to have a copy of this.
L
Rating
3.0
D
Rating
2.5
Nice enough to pass an hour, quick and fun.
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