After all, we’re in 17th century Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. In Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam players trade in the iconic trains… for carts. It’s another small box entry in the series, and only takes about 20 minutes to play. One of the newest versions of Ticket to Ride is the Amsterdam variant. Need I remind you that Africa is big? Volume 3 is a little more aggressive as players try to claim routes first and not get locked out. So, if you don’t act quickly enough, you’re going to have to go the long way around. You may notice that there are a lot of chokepoints on this map. There’s definitely something to be said for topography here. Players, in addition to train cards, will be able to pick up terrain cards, and when claiming routes (if they can match it with the terrain) they can seriously boost the score of the route. Volume 3 takes us to… the Heart of Africa! We’re a little bit more focused on the terrain here. Map Collection: Volume 3 – Heart of Africa Players can score some serious bonus points by picking up passengers and successfully dropping them off. Märklin introduces a passenger scoring mechanic too. In Märklin, you’ll have the usual rail networks to set up but that’s only part of the job. This is also one of the more innovative games in the Ticket to Ride line-up. The cards are all replaced with Märklin model trains to showcase their train lines. This version is a collaboration between Ticket to Ride and Märklin model trains. Pretty soon, you’ll be able to expand your network to the larger routes and even build ferries to get across to Ireland. But the more they build as the game goes on, the more tech they’ll have available to use. At the beginning of the game, players will only be able to build tiny routes in England. The UK side of the map throws technology into the mix. It’s a different point-boost that doesn’t destroy the simplicity of the original game but still adds a bit more complexity. The player with the most shares in a company gets some bonus points. Whenever you connect, you get a share in that particular company. Not a Sesame Street view of sharing but more of a stock market-type share.Īs you build routes, you’ll notice companies on the board. Pennsylvania adds a sharing rule to the mix. Each side comes with its own set of special rules that can be added too, so you aren’t just getting a different board. Volume 5 comes with a big double-sided map with the UK and Pennsylvania on either side. Map Collection: Volume 5 – United Kingdom & Pennsylvania
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