IDEAL | The London Board Game: The classic race game

Great tool to familiarise kids and adults alike with the underground

A game where you travel on the London underground to visit 6 landmarks. But on the way you pick up hazard cards, which can end up spoiling your plans. One minute you think you’re going to win, the next you’ve been moved to the other end of the board. So it can be extremely frustrating but it’s also a lot of fun. But I think younger players would find it quite hard. You might have to adapt the game a bit. The only complaint we had was the counters, which look like little underground carriages, as it was very easy to lose track of which station you were at as they didn’t have a pointed end, but we solved this with a dab of nail varnish.

This is high quality from the offset, box perhaps larger than it needs to be, but quality materials and nicely made. I do think the board could have been larger (and still fit inside the box) or perhaps smaller player pieces, as they can sometimes sit on top of multiple stations. The gameplay itself and the idea are great. I would recommend this game and it is value for money. I played with 1 other person, I have recent detailed experience navigating London and the other player hadn’t been on the tube since the 1990s. We both enjoyed it and got on okay. I can’t speak for the experience of sometime entirely unfamiliar with London. I am something of a train nerd but I think this is a solid game, fairly quick games but you could always extend by dealing more cards. I loved that it came with a dice shaker cup which is really nice quality.

Have not played this game as yet as it’s a birthday gift for hubby in upcoming birthday and with the virus and isolation wanted to make his birthday fun time ..but it’s certainly looking like a fab game to play ..and it’s come exactly as described ..so I’m more than delighted with my purchase ..and would highly recommend it to anyone xx

This is a fun board game that is ideal if you are familiar with the London Underground map… if you don’t know where things are it can be frustrating searching for the stations you need to visit unless you want to learn them! The rules about opening and closing stations are harsh and are best relaxed for a more enjoyable game. The board is fairly small and the stations are too close together for the rather large counters, so you have to remember where you have landed and which line you’re on. While frustrating at times, it’s never-the-less a fun game if you like board games. If you don’t. it’ll drive you nuts!

We played the game together as a family because we love board games. My little girl who is 6 didn’t understand the game but partnered up with her dad and thoroughly enjoyed it. It does involve a little strategizing and that adds to the fun. You can block a persons travel by closing stations and that really throws a spanner in the works. All in all good fun and very informative.

Such a brilliant addictive game. Was brought for playing over the Christmas period . Played over and over again, by both children and adults.
Caused many a laugh, as players nearing there station and thinking they were going to win, were sent to the other side of the board. A game based on just chance and luck. Have not found such a versatile game for different ages in a long time.

on the plus side, its a fun get to your destination race. Kids love it and great for learning where all the underground stations are.
On the negative side, if you don’t know London, it is time consuming looking for the stations. Also for the younger player finding a route around london stopping at 6 stations is too much to ask. We play with 3 destinations and that seems much better to remember where you are going.
On the whole, 9/10, fun, interesting and good for learning.