![]() Where the game potentially lacks in wildly differing games, it makes up in ease and speed of play.Īnother big plus for me is the gentle competitive style of the game – whilst you may collect a badge before someone else who was planning and saving resources to collect that badge, it doesn't feel malicious and those resources are likely to be useful elsewhere. Though the choices don't vary greatly, this, the wildlife dice roll and the differing badge cards available according to the draw mean each game feels slightly different. Each player then gets one more turn to carry out final moves, before points are tallied and a winner declared! Let's Go 'Round AgainĪ game of Trails offers a first play through set-up, and from there players shuffle the board pieces to form the board. When the sun reaches the final space, that player takes one bonus photo for free. This means the need for careful planning if you're going to collect the badges you need and take advantage of their bonus actions without discarding resources. Night-time trail spaces offer different rewards, often in the way of more resources, but you need to be careful to manage your hand as you're only able to carry eight resources with you by the end of your turn. From then on, every time a player lands on trailend the sun token moves one space to the left, and the tile the sun left behind is flipped to it's night side. Once the first player reaches trailend, the sun begins to set. The player who collects the most birds, either from photos or badges, will earn the bird trophy, worth four points. The bonus to collecting these beautiful photographs is, if you're lucky, you'll have caught some birds in your images. Whichever way you choose, the photo you select to keep cannot be seen by your fellow players, and personally I don't find players knowing which photo you discarded to be a detriment to your game. Take the top two cards and choose one, discarding the other face up, or take the first photo from the deck. When you stop at this point you may take a photograph – this is done in one of two ways. Picture PerfectĪlong the trail is a photo stop. It's a delicate balance that can be easily thrown if you've not prepared as well as your competitors.Īcquiring badges can sometimes reward that player with an addition action – this can mean stacking more resources and having further opportunity to earn another badge, and can only be used at the moment of acquiring the badge. What makes the movement choice interesting here is that on occasion you'll have to forego collect resources in order to reach trailhead/end first – however, if you've not collect enough resources along the way, you're limiting your chances of being able to earn badges. These resources can then be exchanged for badges once you're at either end of the trail. Badge CollectingĪs you meander toward trailend and trailhead, you'll have the opportunity to collect resources. Points are earned in three ways – by collecting badges, taking photographs and winning the Bird Trophy. The sun is then placed at Trailend and you're ready to hike! ![]() The wooden components are placed nearby and the wildlife bear on the central board piece. The photo and badge decks are shuffled, and two badges are drawn and placed at either end of the trail. The board pieces are shuffled and drawn at random to create the trail, with trailhead and trailend always being at the beginning and end respectively (the rules offer a set-up for first play through). Get Up & Goįor many of us, in our busy lives, a quick and simple set-up is welcome, and with Trails, you're ready to go in a few minutes.Įach player is given their canteen, their hiker meeple, one of each resource and one secret badge card that only they will be able to obtain during the game. Similar in theme, this more compact, travel friendly game offers interesting choices, stunning artwork and gentle, well-themed play. Trails is a two to four player resource management and collection game from the makers of Parks. Throw in the beauty of Trails, a stand-alone game from the makers of the stunning PARKS, and I'm all in. ![]() Lately, I'm finding that lightweight, quick to set-up and play games are my idea of relaxation.
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