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SWITCH & SIGNAL

THAMES & KOSMOS, $50

AGE RANGE: 10+

PLAY TIME: 45 MIN.

PLAYERS: 2–4

Train games don’t tend to be cooperative, but that’s only part of what makes Switch & Signal different. It’s a pick-up-and-deliver-goods game, but with mechanics that make it a unique experience.

The game comes with a double-sided board featuring either a European or a North American map. Both maps depict a number of major cities, each stocked with cubes representing goods. These goods need to

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