Bus (1999)

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Designer	Jeroen Doumen Joris Wiersinga
Artist	Tamara Jannink
Publisher	Splotter Spellen
Year Published	1999
# of Players	3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4 players (11 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	14 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (5 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (4 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Strategy Games (14 voters) [vote]
Category	Transportation
Mechanic	Pick-up and Deliver Worker Placement
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Primary Name	Bus
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Prior to Essen 1999, a group of students created Splotter Spellen to sell some of their own game designs. This game is regarded as one of the highlights of that group. The object of the game is to deliver as many people to their destinations as you can. To accomplish this, players place route markers on the board to connect passengers to their destinations. However, the destination types (work, bar, home) vary from turn to turn, so you can follow certain passengers as they make their way through the daily grind.

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Home Page (at publisher): http://www.splotter.nl/english/bus.html

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Third Edition

Publisher: Splotter Spellen

Artist: Tamara Jannink

Year: 2001

Size: 12.20 x 8.66 x 2.08 inches

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Second edition

Publisher: Splotter Spellen

Artist: Tamara Jannink

Year: 2000

Size: Medium Rectangle (e.g. Agricola)

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First Edition

Publisher: Splotter Spellen

Artist: Tamara Jannink

Year: 1999

Size: 12.12 x 8.62 x 2.00 inches

1.85 pounds

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0	Rules Automatic passenger movement?	2011-03-07	garygarison	6
1	General I´m searching the german original rules	2011-03-01	quatsch7	0
0	Rules Ending the game with the clock	2010-06-07	dosxtres	4
45	Reviews A Potential Great You've Missed?	2010-03-28	voynitsky	8
0	General Bus Stations?	2009-05-12	Rokkr	2
1	General Action Drafting in 1999; Or, Doth Mine Eyes Deceive Me?	2009-04-23	JohnRayJr	2
0	General Where can I get Bus?	2009-01-17	tonksey	3
1	General Playable by 2 players ?	2008-11-25	archipel	2
1	Rules Question: Crossing your own line? Allowed or no?	2008-07-21	subhan	2
0	General Missing Pieces	2008-05-15	locusshifter	1

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BUS Track.jpg

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2004-12-13

Bus.zip

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2004-12-13

bus.pdf

French Rules for Bus in pdf format

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2004-07-22

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Board Game Rank:	1147
Strategy Game Rank:	517
Num Ratings:	461
Average Rating:	6.67
Standard Deviation:	1.47
Num Views:	46079
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Avg. Game Weight:	3.0
Fans:	4

Personal Comments:	209
Users Owning:	511
Users Wanting:	87
Users Trading:	15 [find trade matches]
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German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.de/kritiken/Bus	2011-09-19
Dutch user reviews on Bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/bus_466...	2010-09-08
German review on "Holgs Spielteufel"	http://www.spieleteufel.de/spiel.php?id=62	2010-03-29
German game summary on attila products	http://www.board-engulfed.de/download/BUS.pdf	2010-03-29
English Review on Spotlight on Games	http://spotlightongames.com/list/nights/b.html#bus	2010-03-03
Review on www.GoodGameGuide.de (in German)	http://www.superfred.de/bus.html	2005-08-22
Game review at La Tana dei Gobin	http://nuke.goblins.net/modules.php?name=Reviews&r...	2004-11-09
Le site perso de Ludo le gars (français)	http://lgimet.free.fr/Bus.htm	2004-01-10
Variant from a Spotlight on Games	http://spotlightongames.com/variant/bus.html	2003-10-21
Review by Ken Tidwell from his Game Cabinet Site	http://www.gamecabinet.com/reviews/Bus.html	2001-11-02