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EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH!

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Objectives This session will enable you to: • Consider the challenges faced by the planners of a rail system. • Understand how they develop solutions. • Compare different solutions.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Rail Rush! You will: • Design and build your own rail service. • Discover the relationship between transport services, communities and the environment.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Rail Rush! A four player railway-building game where players compete to build a rail service and get the highest number of total points.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Set up You will need: • 1 x game board and cards • 6 x station discs • 15 x track lozenges • 1 x scorecard Place the game cards on the board where spaces are shown: construction, community, environment and service. Rule card positions remain empty.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! How the game works • Collect the most points whilst growing your rail network. • Collect points for: track, environment, service or community. • Earn bonus points which appear during the game. • Record points on you scorecard. • The game ends when the first player lays all of their track.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Starting the game • Build two starter stations. • Add two lengths of track. • Start with the youngest player. • Work clockwise.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Playing the game For each turn, the game runs as follows: • Pick as many cards as you have stations. • Choose a mix of cards from each of the four decks. • Reveal your cards. Place any rule cards on the rule card spaces and replace the cards. • Record any points that you have gained. • Build track or stations if cards instruct you to.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Rule cards will appear in all four decks. They can change the rules of the game. • Only three rule cards can be in play at any time. • The player who picks a fourth rule card must replace the rule cards already in play, by placing their rule card over an existing rule card.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Ending the game The game ends when the first player uses all of their track. Once all track has been used, add up your points using your scorecard. The winner has the highest score.

EPIC ENGINEERING: RAIL RUSH! Reflection Re-evaluate your STEMPowers. Think about how you have improved your learning. Complete the reflection task in your worksheet.