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What this is
Expand their bus line and maybe bend time in this worker placement classic. To accomplish this, players place route markers on the board to connect passengers to their destinations. Players may buy more buses (they start off with one), build onto their bus route, bring new passengers to the city (via the trains), expand the city by adding more buildings, and run their buses.
At a glance
- Players
- 3–5
- Listed play time
- 90 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 1999
- Designers
- Jeroen Doumen, Joris Wiersinga
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Bus
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.5/10
- Ease of teach6.4/10
- Gateway friendliness6.0/10
- Component quality6.4/10
- Table presence6.5/10
- Travel friendliness6.9/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.3SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.5FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.6Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.9LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.2SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.7No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.6Lap trayTwo tables
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