We Raced to Every Train Station in Taiwan - Finale

Jet Lag: The Game
Jet Lag: The GameMay 13, 2026

Why It Matters

The episode underscores how timing, resource allocation and strategic positioning can outweigh raw counts in competitive strategy games—small chip swings and well-timed moves can decide the overall winner. This mirrors business and competitive scenarios where leverage and timing often trump scale.

Summary

In the finale of a competition to control Taiwan's train stations, two teams faced a tense timing battle: Ben and Adam led in station count while Mike and the narrator held more strategically valuable territory and sought to time a late Steal to flip the board. A prolonged stalemate of bluffing, mapping and chip arithmetic ensued as both sides tried to force the other to move first. The deadlock briefly broke when Mike’s team completed a local challenge, but Ben and Adam executed the Steal and gained chips, setting up a last-minute southward push to flip contested stations. The outcome will hinge on whether the chip swing and rapid east-coast advances can overcome the initial count deficit.

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Created by Adam Chase, Sam Denby, Ben Doyle
Featuring Sam Denby, Michael Downie, Adam Chase, Ben Doyle
Executive Producer Sam Denby
Executive Producers Adam Chase, Ben Doyle
Co-Executive Producer Graham Haerther
Supervising Producer Viki Lewis
Senior Story Producer Jack MacColl
Associate Producer Lili Pereira
Editing by Jack MacColl, José Gámez, Adam Chase, Ben Doyle,
Motion Graphics by Lili Pereira, Beau Giles, Austin Glass, João Pessegueiro
Artwork by Jasmine Wei, Simon Buckmaster
Audio by Manni Simon, Donovan Bullen
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