Daytrip is nominated for an accessible, cozy presentation that gets round after round of gameplay going quickly and smoothly around the table.
Placing and shifting routes on your player board is quick to learn and easy to execute, yet with enough twists and turns that it’s kept interesting, even as it’s snappily moving from one active player to the next. Once you have the basic turn structure down, you can actually pretty much learn the rest as you play- a feature that many games try to achieve, and only a scant few truly succeed at.
The rules are quick and easy to teach, and the overview of each location means even when you get into the edge cases, the answers are quickly found. The cheat sheets are clear and keep the game on track throughout.
All in all, an extremely accessible game- a critical trait in the family game weight class.