Cuba (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Description

--- This unofficial fan-made Ticket to Ride expansion introduces a special board with Tourist cards, air travel, enhanced rules, and bonuses for maximizing route points. Key mechanics include: - *Tourist cards* Dealt like tickets; provide city visit values, extra facilities for ticket completion. - *Air travel* Allows route traversal for extra points; no grey or parallel tracks. - *New rule options* Exchange all cards at start (keep new); discard 5/pick 5 as turn; earn double points; call time at 3 wagons to block opponents. - *End-game bonuses* Up to 9 for additional scoring. - *Core gameplay* Uses base game trains/cards; score by routes, outwitting players. This unofficial fan-made expansion for Ticket to Ride, produced with Days of Wonder permission for non-commercial use, adapts the base game's principles on a unique board lacking grey/parallel tracks but featuring air travel for bonus points. Players require train pieces and cards from US or Europe base sets. Key additions include Tourist cards, handled identically to tickets (same quantity, keep/dispose rules), which award points for city visits and grant facilities aiding ticket completion. New actions expand strategic depth: fully exchange starting cards (retaining new ones), discard 5 cards to draw 5 more as a turn, double points option, and prematurely end game at 3 wagons to hinder opponents. Up to 9 end-game bonuses enhance scoring, with victory achieved by amassing points through route claiming and player outmaneuvering. ---