New York State (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Description

--- <TLDR> Unofficial Ticket to Ride: New York State expansion features modified ticket drawing, ferries, tunnels, Europe-style stations, and bonuses for longest train and most routes. (20 words) </TLDR> Key mechanics include: - *Ticket setup* Shuffle 6 long destination tickets (blue lettering), deal 1 to each player, discard remainder; deal 3 regular tickets, players keep at least 2, discard unwanted. - *Drawing tickets* During play, draw 3 tickets, keep at least 1. - *Ferries* Routes with locomotive icons require paying 1 locomotive card per icon to claim. - *Tunnels* New York-Newark route: pay 1 card of any color, flip top 3 deck cards, pay extra cards matching flipped colors (including locomotives), discard flipped cards. - *Bonuses* Longest train earns Empire State Express card (10 points); most completed routes earns Globetrotter bonus (15 points). - *Stations* Uses station rules from Ticket to Ride Europe. - *Variants* Double routes prohibited in 2-player games. <TLDR> Ticket to Ride: New York State is an unofficial expansion to Ticket to Ride, designed for 2-4 players (possibly 5) with 45-60 minute playtime, assuming base game familiarity. Setup involves distributing one unique long destination ticket from six available and at least two of three regular tickets per player, alongside 4 starting train cards. Gameplay introduces stricter ticket retention: keep at least one of three drawn tickets. Terrain challenges include ferries demanding locomotive payments proportional to icons and a specific tunnel (New York-Newark) with probabilistic extra costs via deck reveals. It incorporates Ticket to Ride Europe station mechanics for flexibility. Endgame scoring adds competitive layers with 10 points for the longest continuous train (Empire State Express) and 15 points for most routes completed (Globetrotter), while prohibiting double routes in two-player mode to maintain balance. </Initial summary> ---