Жительница Мейлдена создала настольную игру, воссоздающую хаос и непредсказуемость поездок на бостонском метро

New Board Game Builds on MBTA Ridership Highs and Lows A Malden resident has turned the experience of navigating the T into a board game that’s every bit as unpredictable as a real-life ride. Michelle Dundek, 30, spent about a… Photo: MBTA A Malden resident has turned the experience of navigating the T into a board game that's every bit as unpredictable as a real-life ride. Michelle Dundek, 30, spent about a year creating the concept for Mass Transit, inspired by her nearly seven years of riding Boston's MBTA system. The game recreates the Boston transit experience at home, with players collecting station cards and facing twists that mirror real-life transit delays and incidents. Its objective is to accumulate as many station cards as possible by visiting assigned stations. Watch out for those unexpected events, however, like a line catching fire. In a statement shared with Boston.com, Dundek describes the subway as a labor of love. She said that rider complaints stem from care for the system, which the game captures through its ups and downs, and touches of local color. “The screeching of the Green Line at Boylston is mirrored by the scenic views you get along the way. There's a balm to dealing with the shuttle buses in getting to skip the traffic on Storrow on the T,” Boston.com noted. “If you're not from Boston, or if you haven't been here, you'll have no idea what we're talking about,” she said. Dundek, a medical device engineer who makes games as a hobby, said Mass Transit gained significant attention after a viral Instagram walkthrough drew hundreds of thousands of views. “The response was really incredible and a bit overwhelming in the best way,” she explained to Boston.com. Dundek hand-makes each copy from home. While the game is currently sold out, she has instituted email signups for restocks; the signup link is accessible via her Instagram account. She plans to expand to other transit systems and develop more games in the future. “Definitely there will be more in the pipeline,” she added.