Ticket to Ride Map Collection 7: Japan & Italy

On Japan, you’re dealt 4 at setup and must keep at least 2; later, draw 3 and keep at least 1. On Italy, you’re dealt 5 at setup and must keep at least 3; later, draw 4 and keep at least 1. (Japan, p. 2; Rulebook, p. 2; Japan, p. 3; Rulebook, p. 3)

All gray routes in Italy are ferry routes, but only spaces marked with a wave require Ferry Cards or Locomotives. One Ferry Card covers up to 2 wave spaces; each Locomotive covers 1 space. Ferry Cards can’t pay for regular routes or ferry-route spaces without waves. (Rulebook, p. 2)

Yes. Any player can use a claimed Bullet Train Route to complete Destination Tickets, whether or not they claimed it. The player who claims it advances their Bullet Train Progression Marker by the number of cards played and places one white Bullet Train on the route. (Japan, p. 2; Japan, p. 3)

Yes. With 2 or 3 players, claiming one track locks the other track or tracks in that parallel route group; with 4 or 5 players, all tracks are available, but a player can claim only one. This applies to double routes in Japan and double or triple routes in Italy. (Japan, p. 2; Rulebook, p. 2)

Yes. Each inset’s Tokyo or Kokura is treated as the same city as its matching location on the main map, so routes connecting to that city connect across the two map sections. (Japan, p. 3)

Score each separate network independently, rather than adding its Regions to another network. Sardegna, Sicilia, and Puglia each count as 2 Regions instead of 1 if all cities in that Region are part of the same network. (Rulebook, p. 3)