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Tout là-Haut is a lightning-fast tactical reimplementation where players compete to build the highest treehouse. This is "Way Up High," the vertical version of "Yardmaster Express," where you build a treehouse instead of a train. Card drafting with matching mechanics: each card must match the resource type or value of the previous card, or play it face down as a Wild card. Incredibly fast games lasting just 5 minutes, yet packed with tactics and surprises.
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In Yardmaster Express, two to five players compete to have the highest valued train after a set number of rounds. The game starts with the first player drafting a Railcar card from his hand, attaching it to his train, then passing the rest of his hand to the player to his left. This draft continues until all players have added one Railcar to their train for each round of the game. The trick is, while each new Railcar must match the resource type or value of the one previously played, players always have the option to play any card face down as a Wild Railcar; the Wild Railcars don't have much value, but they can be used to save a player in a bind or to thwart your opponents by "hiding" a card they need.
Yardmaster Express plays in ten minutes and consists of just 32 cards (no tokens, no cargo cards).
Way Up High is a reimplementation of Yardmaster Express with players now trying to climb vertically to build a treehouse instead of adding cars to their train engine.
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| Mechanics: | |
| Categories: | Card Games Trains Transportation |
| Alternative names: | Tout là-Haut Way Up High Yardmaster Express Jamniki Yardmaster Express |
| BARCODE: | 3760175512797 |
| In 1 collection This was seen 6794 times | |
Bundle with sleeves
Description
In Yardmaster Express, two to five players compete to have the highest valued train after a set number of rounds. The game starts with the first player drafting a Railcar card from his hand, attaching it to his train, then passing the rest of his hand to the player to his left. This draft continues until all players have added one Railcar to their train for each round of the game. The trick is, while each new Railcar must match the resource type or value of the one previously played, players always have the option to play any card face down as a Wild Railcar; the Wild Railcars don't have much value, but they can be used to save a player in a bind or to thwart your opponents by "hiding" a card they need.
Yardmaster Express plays in ten minutes and consists of just 32 cards (no tokens, no cargo cards).
Way Up High is a reimplementation of Yardmaster Express with players now trying to climb vertically to build a treehouse instead of adding cars to their train engine.
Card sleeves in this game
Additional information
| Mechanics: | |
| Categories: | Card Games Trains Transportation |
| Alternative names: | Tout là-Haut Way Up High Yardmaster Express Jamniki Yardmaster Express |
| BARCODE: | 3760175512797 |
| In 1 collection This was seen 6794 times | |
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How many players it plays best with · 13 votes on BoardGameGeek
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I consider myself a light-medium gamer. I enjoy games like Dominion, San Juan, Stone Age while occasionally playing games like Puerto Rico and Power Grid. Social interaction during games is something I enjoy. The lightness of Yardmaster Express is perfect for a laid back evening or filler game. It has enough decisions to make it interesting to play multiple times.
NOTE- this review was for Yardmaster Express. Wow; better than I expected and lightning fast! KS edition Great little game! Fast and slightly different each time with the caboose cards; better than expected with 2 players!
YARDMASTER EXPRESS. This is the game I rated here, not Backyard Builders Treehouse which I have no interest in. Yarmaster Express is a great, quick, fun little game and I've enjoyed playing it time and time again. Hard to find now.
All the best parts of Uno (matching number and/or colour) mixed with a one-hand-of-cards-moving-from-player-to-player mechanism compressed into an interesting, short game. Add the caboose expansion and you have a great little game with production quality to match.
I just opened this game during our second blizzard in New England in one week. The kids and I were a bit stir crazy, so a new game was an excellent diversion. I had a great time playing the base game with no cabooses with my 4 and 6 year-old children. The 6 year-old can do the point addition at the end, and the 4 year-old understands how to lay down new cards and even some of the strategy. What an excellent addition to our family games, and as the kids get older, the caboose cards will keep it playable for years.
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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.
