The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Description

--- "Ticket to Ride Unofficial Fan-Made Expansion" is a variant enhancing route-building with tourist cards, new actions, and bonuses on a special board for competitive point maximization. Key mechanics include: - *Tourist cards* Dealt like tickets with keep/dispose rules; earn values by visiting cities. - *Advantage cards* Purchasable for strategic benefits. - *End-game bonuses* Up to 9 for additional scoring. - *New actions* Exchange all cards at start (keep new); discard 5/pick 5 as turn; complete 2 tracks per turn; call time at 3 wagons to halt others. - *Board design* No grey/parallel tracks; limited selective options. - *Component compatibility* Uses train pieces/cards from US/Europe base games; optional stations. This unofficial fan-made Ticket to Ride expansion, produced with Days of Wonder permission for non-commercial use, follows base game principles on a special board lacking grey/parallel tracks but offering limited alternatives. Players score points by claiming routes, outwitting opponents, using base game trains/cards (US/Europe) and optional stations. Tourist cards, handled identically to tickets, reward visiting valued cities. Advantage cards are buyable, with up to 9 end-game bonuses. Innovative rules include starting with full card exchange (keeping new), discarding 5 for 5 new as a turn, claiming two tracks per turn, and calling game early at 3-train stock to block rivals' tickets. ---