Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 6 – France & Old West includes a double-sided game board that features France on one side and the western half of the United States on the other.
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Blott
France should not get top billing on this expansion. That map is a train wreck (pun intended) that I hope to never play again. Adding an extra step and decision point to every single turn where players take train cards is just a horrible decision. It slows the game down to a crawl, and half the time someone doesn't even care or know what color to make tracks so they just throw down random tiles hoping they'll luck into more of that color. So bad! On the other hand Old West is a treat. I love how it mixes up the way people build, and the limitations it creates by stopping people from jumping all over the board. It forces you to plan ahead with where you place your initial city, and there are additional opportunities to throw down a city to block opponents or force them to give you points. This map makes this expansion a keeper.
bgcrazy19
This is a great twist on the original game. This does exactly what I want an expansion to do! Adds a few new elements without changing the original gameplay too much. The first change involves every player now having up to 3 cities. You are able to place one at the beginning of the game and then the others can be placed on future turns. The cities provide you with a chance to earn points from other people's routes. This twist presents players with tough decisions. Once the board begins filling up you may be forced to claim a route where you don't earn the points that you have worked so hard for. I thought this change was brilliant! It more decisions to make without overcomplicating the game. The other change is you may only build off of your train, you cannot place route that is not connected to you. Although this restriction was frustrating at times, I felt like this was a restriction that enhanced gameplay. It really required you to rethink some of your strategy. Overall, this is great addition to Ticket to Ride. The combination of cities and train placement make for gameplay with few more decisions to make and strategies to consider. I wonder if after several plays cities will be played in the same spot. I do think once routes become memorized the cities will be rather predictable. However, this isn't a game I see myself overplaying. This is all about the Old West map. I look forward to playing the France side and I wonder if that may even increase my rating to an 8.5. Great game! Highly recommend if you like Ticket to Ride.
Chris Babcock
I am only giving this a 5 based on I have only ever played these maps two player. I KNOW they would be a lot more fun with more players. The rule on the Old West map of being able to claim "spoke cities" and then charging a "tax" with point as your opponents go through them is interesting. Since you are only allowed to build segments that touch what you've already built, and the fact that the board is HUGE, a two player game can get really boring really quick if your focus areas are on opposite sides of the board. The plot twist for the France map: being required to create the track (and dictate what color it is) before actually placing trains on it is very interesting. Just like the West side of this board though, I feel this will be a lot more enjoyable in a game with more players than two.