Ticket to Ride - Japan & Italy Map: Collection #7

*Not a standalone game - requires base game or Ticket to Ride: Europe.* Award-winning for a reason, Ticket to Ride and its expansions take players around the world collecting train cards and building train routes from city to city. Expansions add new game mechanics and introduce players to different countries and continents but the base remains the same, collect cards, complete routes and win with the most points. Bullet trains abound in Japan. The communal bullet train tracks reward those that invest in their construction as well as build their own tracks in and out of Japan's metropolitan areas. On the backside, Italy introduces regions where players must connect the different regions for the most points. Boarding School Games recommends: Italy is a huge map where long routes are almost required to get anywhere. Regions create a strategic layer to the game where the more you connect the more you gain.