Thomas the Tank Engine Game is a board game published in 1986 by Waddingtons, based on the Thomas & Friends characters. It is a race-style design in which four engines start out at their sheds and must travel around the game's various lines to reach the station first. Players guide their chosen locomotive character along a track-based path, navigating the board's branching routes while contending with the other engines racing toward the same destination. As a licensed children's title from a major British game publisher, it translates the characters of the Thomas & Friends stories into a simple, accessible race mechanic aimed at young fans of the television series and books rather than at experienced tabletop hobbyists.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sources
1. Thomas the Tank Engine Game (Wikipedia)
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Thomas the Tank Engine Game is a board game published in 1986 by Waddingtons.
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four engines start at the sheds and must get to the station around the various lines
View the Source2. Thomas the Tank Engine Game (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 30
- Designer: (Uncredited)
- Publisher: Croner
- Publisher: N.W. Damm & Søn (Damm)
- Publisher: Waddingtons
- Game Category: Children's Game
- Game Category: Movies / TV / Radio theme
- Game Category: Novel-based
- Game Category: Trains
- Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
- Game Mechanic: Roll / Spin and Move
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 4
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