Macedonia (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Description

--- This unofficial fan-made *Ticket to Ride* expansion adds tourist cards, spanners, mountain bonuses, and flexible rules to a special board for scoring points via routes and strategy. (22 words) Key mechanics include: - *Tourist cards* Dealt like tickets with keep/dispose rules; earn values by visiting cities. - *Spanners* Placed along tracks to help or hinder progress; options in spanner pack, no grey/parallel tracks. - *Mountain bonuses* Gain extra points for routes in mountains. - *Expanded card actions* Exchange all cards at start (keep new ones); discard 5 and draw 5 as a turn; additional extra point opportunities. - *Early game end* Call time when wagon stock reaches 3 trains to block opponents' tickets. - *Component requirements* Uses train pieces and cards from US or Europe base games. This unofficial fan-made expansion for *Ticket to Ride* adheres to core game principles on a custom board with specialized cards and rules, aiming to score the most points through route-building and outmaneuvering opponents. It requires train pieces and cards from the US or Europe base sets. New elements include Tourist cards for cities, scored by visitation and managed identically to tickets in quantity and keep/dispose decisions. Spanners on certain tracks provide aid or obstacles, with a dedicated pack offering options despite the absence of grey or parallel routes. Mountain areas yield bonus points. Rule innovations encompass starting with a full card exchange (retaining draws), a turn action to discard five cards and draw five new ones, various extra point mechanics, and the ability to end the game prematurely when only three wagons remain, strategically halting rivals' ticket completions. ---