It’s unclear what to make of Expect Delays, the two-player board game by Patrick Brennan. This head-to-head affair locks rival subway operators in a petty grievance to move the most locals, snap up all the express passes, and gunk up one another’s lines with tourists. They wield preternatural command over which trains break down or get repaired. I get the feeling that Brennan has never been stuck in traffic.

But at least its play-space looks great.

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