In Munich at the end of the 19th century the successful new tramway needs expansion & the two opposing players in Trambahn are competing for the contract To do this in a grid marked by cards players use their cards in three different ways as passengers on the trams as suggested stops on new routes to be built & as money to pay for these routes When laying out cards for suggested stops players need to both match colors & build them in ascending order — but they also need to bring passengers to this tram line in order to score victory points for it The cards resemble postcards that feature street cars in Munich & historical parts of the city