Stop The Train is a simple card game similar to the game Thirty-one: the object is to obtain a hand with a value total as close as possible to 31. Deck and cards. The game is played with a standard 52 card deck. Aces are high, counting 11, face cards count 10, and all other cards count face value. You can also make a three-of-a-kind to score 30 points. Rules.