Iceland (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Description

--- Unofficial fan-made Ticket to Ride expansion featuring a special board, city cards for bonus points, new card discard rule, and optional early game end. Key mechanics include: - *City cards* Extra cards dealt like tickets with keep/dispose rules; visiting cities earns their point values, some grant facilities for ticket completion. - *Card refresh* Discard 5 train cards to draw 5 new ones as a full turn, aiding acquisition of engines or specific colors. - *End-game bonuses* Up to 9 bonuses awarded during final scoring. - *Early game end* Optionally call game when wagon stock hits 3 trains, preventing opponents from completing tickets. - *Board features* No grey or parallel tracks; limited selective route options. This unofficial fan-made expansion for Ticket to Ride uses a special board without grey or parallel tracks but with limited selective options, requiring train pieces and cards from the US or Europe base sets (stations optional). Players aim to score the most points by claiming routes and outmaneuvering opponents. It introduces city cards, handled identically to destination tickets in quantity and keep/dispose rules, where visiting listed cities yields their point values and some provide facilities to aid ticket fulfillment. Up to 9 end-game bonuses enhance scoring. A key new rule allows discarding 5 train cards to draw 5 new ones as a complete turn, ideal for securing needed engines or colors. Players can also trigger game end when train stock reaches 3, strategically blocking rivals. ---