Ticket to Ride Map Collection 7: Japan & Italy

Description

--- **TLDR** Ticket to Ride Map Collection 7: Japan & Italy introduces double-sided boards with shared Bullet Trains, Tokyo subway, region bonuses, and ferry routes requiring special cards (22 words). Key mechanics include: - *Bullet Train routes (Japan)*: Shared routes claimed with same-color cards equal to length; advance on track for bonuses/penalties based on contributions. - *Tokyo subway inlay (Japan)*: Dual networks where tickets link external cities to specific Tokyo stations. - *Region connections (Italy)*: Bonus points for connected regions; Sardegna, Sicilia, Puglia count double; separate networks scored independently. - *Ferry routes (Italy)*: Gray routes with wave symbols covered by locomotives or ferry cards (draftable, cover two waves). - *Compatibility*: Requires trains/cards from Ticket to Ride or Europe. Ticket to Ride Map Collection 7: Japan & Italy features the longest double-sided board in the series, with Japan on one side introducing reserved Bullet Train network routes that any player can use once claimed. Claiming requires discarding same-color cards matching route length, placing a Bullet Train miniature, and advancing a personal marker on a dedicated track by that length instead of scoring points directly; endgame awards the largest bonus to the top contributor and penalizes the lowest. Japan's board includes a Tokyo subway inlay, creating dual networks where destination tickets may demand routes from external cities to a central Tokyo station, then to specific subway stations. Italy divides the map into regions for bonus points based on connected regions in a player's network—Sardegna, Sicilia, and Puglia each count as two—with separate networks scored individually. All gray routes are ferries marked with 1-4 wave symbols, each requiring a locomotive or ferry card alongside standard cards; ferry cards are uniquely draftable on turns and cover two waves. Play requires trains and cards from Ticket to Ride or Ticket to Ride: Europe. ---