# Yardmaster Express

Yardmaster Express is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 5–10 minutes and is meant for ages 6 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 4.1 out of 10 by 5 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 5–10 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 6+
- **Complexity:** 1.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **Categories:** Card Game, Transportation, Print & Play, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Set Collection, Open Drafting
- **Ludoya rating:** 4.1 out of 10, from 5 reviews
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 30
- **Unique players:** 19

**Designers:** David Short

**Artists:** Vincent Dutrait, Darrell Louder, Dan Thompson, Peter Wocken, Maciej Szymanowicz

**Publishers:** (Web published)

## Expansions

- [Yardmaster Express: Caboose Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/yardmaster-express-caboose-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/yardmaster-express)
- [Yardmaster Express in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/yardmaster-express)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158742)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._