Gulf States (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

This map is an unofficial fan made expansion. Symbols & Graphics Copyright © 2004-2015 Days of Wonder, Inc. Produced with permission of Days of Wonder, for non-commercial use only. This follows the principles of the basic Ticket to Ride game on a special board with special cards and rules. The object of the game is to gain the most points by travelling various routes and outwitting other players. You will need the train pieces and the train cards from either the US or Europe base games (or you can buy them from the Days of Wonder shop. You can use stations if you wish. There is an extra set of Tourist cards for the cities, each with a value to be earned by visiting that city: they also give you extra facilities to complete your tickets. These cards are dealt/picked up alongwith tickets in the same quantity and with the same 'keep/dispose' rules. Crossing borders require extra attention.There are also up to 9 bonuses for the end-of-game scoring. The board has only one grey track and no parallel tracks, though there are limited selective options for a colour change. There are many new options in the rule:exchange all your cards at the start but keep all the new ones: discard 5 cards and pick up 5 new ones, as your turn: earn double points: and many more. You can also call time when your wagon stock reaches 3, if you want, giving you the advantage of stopping other players completing tickets.