Colt Super Express

Last bandit on the train wins, and the train shrinks every round.

Designers: Christophe Raimbault, Cédric Lefebvre
Published by: Ludonaute
Editions by: Hobby Japan, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, MeepleBR, MS Edizioni

Colt Express, but as a 15-minute battle royale. Everyone is a bandit on a train, and each round you secretly stack three of your four action cards face down: move, shoot and more. When the stack flips, chaos follows. At the end of the round the last train car is removed, together with anyone still standing in it. You are out if you get knocked off the train or caught in the vanishing car, and the last bandit left wins. A 2020 spin-off for three to seven players that is easy to take along and ends before anyone has time to sulk.

Stack three secret action cards per roundThe last train car vanishes every roundLast bandit standing wins

Who it's for

You know Colt Express and want a quick elimination version for a group of three to seven.

Not for you if…

You dislike elimination games or want deep planning. Your carefully laid plans get wrecked on purpose.

Vibe's take

Fast, shouty and a bit slapstick. You plan three moves in secret, then watch them collide with everyone else's, and the shrinking train keeps the end near.