Alaska (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Description

--- This Ticket to Ride fan-made expansion features a special board, city cards, and rules enhancing route-building and scoring strategies. Key mechanics include: - *City cards* Dealt like tickets with keep/dispose rules; provide points for visits and extra facilities for ticket completion. - *End-game bonuses* Up to 9 bonuses awarded for scoring. - *Card refresh action* Discard 5 cards and draw 5 new ones as a full turn, ideal for acquiring engines or specific colors. - *Early game-end option* Call game when wagon stock hits 3 trains to block opponents. - *Board design* Lacks grey or parallel tracks, offers limited selective route options. - *Component compatibility* Requires train pieces and cards from US or Europe base sets; stations optional. This unofficial, fan-made Ticket to Ride expansion, produced with Days of Wonder permission for non-commercial use, adheres to core game principles on a custom board without grey or parallel tracks but with limited selective options. Players score points by claiming routes, outwitting rivals, using base game train pieces and cards (US or Europe), and optionally stations. New elements include city cards—dealt and managed like destination tickets, yielding points for visits and facilities aiding ticket completion—and up to 9 end-game bonuses. A key rule allows discarding 5 cards to draw 5 new ones per turn, crucial for engines or colors, while players can trigger game end at 3 remaining wagons to hinder opponents. ---