The lore says the bet was to go to the most cities, although the game makes you build to certain cities. The lore of the game does not match the gameplay.
If it's still a tie, the one with the longest contiguous path wins! In a tie, the one with the most tickets wins. After that, decide who has the longest continuous path and give them 10 points. If they aren't complete, you lose those points. If a ticket is complete, they get those points. Then have everyone show their destination tickets. You can take as many destination tickets as you want.Īt the end of the game, first calculate the points earned by routes if you haven't already. Take three destination tickets off the top of the deck and look at them. You may (when ready) take more destination tickets for your turn. You may also choose to score the routes up at the end to increase tension. Move the score marker up the track when you get points. When you claim a route, you receive points as follows: In 2 or 3 player games, once one is claimed, the other can't be. You may only claim routes that haven't yet been claimed. Marie with 3 reds, but not 2 reds and a green. For example, you may claim Duluth to Sault Ste. Gray routes are neutral, and may be claimed with that number of identical cards. To claim Omaha to Chicago, for example, you need 4 blues (and wilds if you need to do so), because there are 4 blue spaces. Placing a route requires the aforementioned train cards. When you collect cards, put them in your hand. You may not take a green card and then a wild. When drawing a face-up locomotive, that counts as two cards. However, the wilds (the train cards with a locomotive) are special. You may choose from the cards face up on the table, or from the face down deck. When taking trains, you can take 2 in one turn. The most experienced traveler goes first.
Points are scored by claiming routes, finishing destination tickets, and getting the longest continuous path. You'll lose those points if you don't finish them, but will get those points if you do. The number on the tickets is the amount of points associated with that card. Place discarded tickets at the bottom of the pile.
45 train cars for each color (blue, green, red, yellow, and black).