Metro: route building and tile-placement board game. DEVIR

Product contents Metro Board Game

Metro is an acclaimed classic tile-placement and route-building board game designed by Dirk Henn. The game transports players to late 19th-century Paris, right in the middle of preparations for the 1900 World's Fair. Players step into the role of engineers tasked with designing and expanding the French capital's legendary underground railway network, connecting urban stations in the most efficient way possible.

This carefully crafted edition published by Devir combines the elegant core game design with four official expansions included in the same box, significantly broadening tactical choices, replayability, and scoring variants for all types of gaming groups.

How to play Metro

The core gameplay mechanism stands out for its simplicity and fluid rhythm: on a turn, a player places a track tile onto the board following the required orientation and matching existing line connections. The primary goal is to connect the origin stations linked to your train cars with destination stations located around the outer border of the map or situated in the center of the board.

The strategic hook lies in extending the length of your own metro lines, as every track segment traversed before reaching a destination awards additional victory points. Furthermore, if a line succeeds in connecting directly to the Central Station, all points scored for that route are completely doubled.

Tactical interaction and included expansions

Beyond optimizing personal routes, Metro delivers intense indirect player interaction. Players can cleverly interfere with opposing tracks, forcing rivals to terminate their lines prematurely into nearby stations to minimize their scoring potential.

The included expansions introduce fresh strategic modules such as the stock market board for company investments, Central Station train tokens, central track tiles, and secret station number tokens that grant surprise endgame bonuses.

Gameplay experience and review

Metro is a brilliantly designed, dynamic, and deeply satisfying board game. Its rules are accessible for beginners and families, yet they conceal impressive spatial depth and clever tactical twists that delight seasoned strategy gamers.

Its outstanding scalability from 2 to 6 players combined with the integrated expansions makes this release an essential addition to any game collection that appreciates timeless classics.

Who is this ideal for?

It is a perfect choice for families, gaming groups, and strategy board game enthusiasts who enjoy tile placement, route planning, and fast-paced tactical interaction.

Game components

• 1 main game board.
• 60 track tiles.
• 61 metro train tokens.
• 6 scoring markers.
• 1 stock market board (expansion).
• 32 stock cards (expansion).
• 8 central track tiles and additional expansion tokens.
• 1 complete rulebook in Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, and Italian.

Recommended related games

If you enjoy family strategy games, tile placement, and network-building eurogames, you might also enjoy these titles:

• Hansa Teutonica Big Box – The definitive edition of the classic eurogame featuring trade, area control, and commercial route building.
• Electropolis – A city-planning challenge balancing energy production, pollution control, and tile drafting.
• Ink – Abstract strategy and area control played on parchment featuring a sleek, minimalist presentation.

Conclusion

Metro combines elegant design, swift gameplay, and top-tier route competition set in 1900 Paris at El Taller del Modelista.

If you are looking to buy Metro by Devir, you will find the perfect game to showcase your spatial mastery and construct the most efficient underground network in the city.