Special Train Ride is a mini-game within TrainStation which awards the player extra Resources. The player controls the brakes on a train trying to stop it at four stations, (or for five stations) along its route. The closer to the station, the better the rewards.
Things to know[]
- Minimum Player Level 50
- You can play the Special Train Ride up to 3 times a day
- It is optional and does not need to be used to enjoy the full game
- You can cancel the icon by clicking the X, but it will return eventually
- There is a random time limit between Special Train Rides
- The generated trains are randomly chosen
- Steam trains moves slowest, Hyperloops the fastest
- All trains get 4 stops, except Hyperloops, which get five.
- The original Train Ride mini-game is still in the Trains Manager
How to Play[]
Special Train Ride icon - click it and start playing
Click to Brake!
Difficulty[]
Each Special Train Ride uses random locomotives/wagons, but the difficulty is based on loco and wagon type:
For the table below, the following applies:
- TARGET SPEED (The speed at which the green target area moves)
- 1 = Slowest and 7 = Fastest
- TARGET SIZE (The width of the green target area)
- 1 = Largest and 6 = Smallest
- HANDLE SPEED (The speed at which the brake handle moves)
- 1 = Slowest and 4 = Fastest
- OVERALL DIFFICULTY (Total of all values above)
- Ranges from 5 (EASY) to 16 (HARD)
Loco Type |
Wagon Type |
Theme | Station # |
Target Speed |
Target Size |
Handle Speed |
Overall Difficulty |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meadow | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |||
3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||
Western | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||
4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |||
Nordic Summer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||
4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |||
Winter Lake | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||
4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |||
Nippon | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||
3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||
4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |||
San Francisco | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |||
3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |||
4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |||
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |||
3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||
4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |||
Terraformed Mars | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||
2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |||
3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |||
4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||
5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
History[]
- 18 Dec 2017 - Special Train Ride added