Latvia (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Description

--- Unofficial fan-made Ticket to Ride expansion featuring a special board, Tourist cards, and new rules for strategic route-building and scoring. Key mechanics include: - *Tourist cards* Provide city visit values or facilities to aid ticket completion, dealt like standard tickets. - *End-game bonuses* Up to 6 bonuses for additional scoring. - *Board design* Lacks grey/parallel tracks but includes overcoming opportunities. - *Card exchange options* Start by exchanging all cards (keep new ones); discard 5/pick 5 as a turn. - *Early game-end call* Trigger when wagon stock hits 3 to block opponents' tickets. - *Core components* Requires train pieces/cards from US/Europe base games. This unofficial fan-made expansion for Ticket to Ride uses a special board without grey or parallel tracks (with countermeasures), alongside standard train pieces and cards from US or Europe editions. Players score points by claiming routes and outmaneuvering rivals, enhanced by Tourist cards—some awarding values for city visits, others granting facilities for ticket completion—handled identically to destination tickets. Up to 6 end-game bonuses boost scoring. New rules introduce flexibility: fully exchange cards at game start (retaining new ones), discard 5 cards to draw 5 more as a turn action, and call an early game end when wagon supply reaches 3 trains, preventing opponents from finishing tickets. Produced with Days of Wonder permission for non-commercial use. ---