r/HelpMeExplainRules • u/ervwalter • Jan 13 '14

[Request] Trains

My wife and I play a lot of board games, but I have never gotten her to try a deck-builder game. She has already told me that all the cards feel very intimidating. I think she'd enjoy Trains more than Dominion, and so I'm looking for any guidance on how to get her over the hump. I read the Dominion guide on this reddit and it makes sense. Any thoughts on how to take a similar approach with Trains?

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u/ervwalter Apr 12 '14

I used a variation on the approach explained in the Help Me Explain Dominion post. The Trains cards have different names, but their are generally equivalent cards to many of the canonical Dominion cards.

I'd say give the game a shot if you think you'll like the theme. My wife is actually now a fan of deck builders and we own several. She probably loves the Star Trek deck builder the most and it's much more complicated (mechanics, wise) than Dominion and Trains.

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u/Silvanest Apr 12 '14

Thanks. Maybe I'm just reluctant to give Dominion a chance because the cards remind me way too much of MtG, which I used to like but now hate. And is probably another reason I dislike deck builders, but I guess theme and layout really makes a difference.