Description

Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 5 – United Kingdom & Pennsylvania features a double-sided game board with new rules that can be used with Ticket to Ride or Ticket to Ride: Europe. Players can now create train lines in the British Isles and Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania side of this map collection adds a share mechanism to the basic Ticket to Ride game. Each time a player completes a route, they claim a share of one of the companies depicted next to that route. At the end of the game, the player who holds more shares of a company than any other player receives points as a reward.

The United Kingdom side of this map collection introduces the concept of technology to Ticket to Ride. At the start of the game, players can build only one- and two-train routes and only in England. By spending wild cards, players gain the ability to build routes three trains long or longer, in addition to being able to build ferries across water and build train routes in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Players can also purchase bonus cards that allow them to score extra points for taking specific actions during play. The game takes us to the beginning of the railway era, making the title accurate for the entire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Although officially an expansion for Ticket to Ride or Ticket to Ride: Europe, this map collection could be used for Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries. However, when used with Nordic Countries, the game would be limited to three players and require the use of spare trains. The UK map requires 35 trains, the Pennsylvania map requires 45 trains, and Nordic Countries includes 40 of each color (with 5 spare).