Wales (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Description

--- This unofficial Ticket to Ride fan-made expansion enhances strategic route-building with special city cards and rules on a unique board. Key mechanics include: - *City cards* Dealt like tickets with keep/dispose rules; award points for visits, some grant facilities to complete tickets. - *Card refresh action* Discard 5 cards to draw 5 new ones as a turn, ideal for engines or specific colors. - *End-game trigger* Optionally call end when wagon stock hits 3, blocking opponents from finishing tickets. - *End-game bonuses* Up to 9 bonuses for final scoring. - *Board design* Lacks grey or parallel tracks except special express route. - *Base components* Requires train pieces/cards from US/Europe games; stations optional. This unofficial fan-made expansion for Ticket to Ride, produced with Days of Wonder permission for non-commercial use, adheres to core game principles on a special board featuring unique cards and rules. Players score points by claiming routes, outmaneuvering rivals, and visiting "cities" via extra cards dealt like destination tickets with identical keep/dispose mechanics—some providing facilities to fulfill tickets. The board omits grey or parallel tracks except a special express route, with up to 9 end-game bonuses. Key innovations include a turn option to discard 5 cards for 5 new ones, aiding acquisition of engines or colors, and calling game end at 3 wagon stock to deny opponents completions. Requires base game trains/cards; stations optional. ---