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Lightning Train

Lightning Train

Designed byPaul Dennen•Published byDire Wolf

Rank
57
in 2025
Total Points
37 pts
Borda count scoring

Steer your railway company through a land of strategic opportunity in the bag-building train game Lightning Train. Build your bag to improve your company's resources, then place your chips to open stations and train lines across eight regions of North America. There's a fortu…

Published
2025
Players
1-4
Play Time
60-120 min
Weight
3.08 / 5
BGG Rating
7.3View on BoardGameGeek

2025 reviewer lists

9 lists
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RankSiteDate
Rank1
Tantrum House logo
Tantrum House
Kevin
Dec 15, 2025
Rank4
Around the Board Show logo
Around the Board Show
John Theisman
Dec 15, 2025
Rank4
Board Games with Rob logo
Board Games with Rob
Rob
Dec 17, 2025
Rank6
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BG Port HK
Andy
Jan 19, 2026
Rank6
The Meeple Society logo
The Meeple Society
Greg
Jan 3, 2026
Rank7
The Meeple Society logo
The Meeple Society
Katy
Jan 3, 2026
Rank14
Meeple University logo
Meeple University
Stella
Feb 6, 2026
Rank16
Steph Hodge logo
Steph Hodge
Michael
Jan 5, 2026
Rejected
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TerreDice Games
Mackenzie & Jonathan
Jan 3, 2026