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I recently won a five player game with a score of 76.
Quote from: YourMathTeacher on January 10, 2014, 10:56:17 AMI recently won a five player game with a score of 76.Wow! I don't think I've ever seen anyone win with less than 100 points before.
It was not over-powered, but rewarded the player who "reset" the board in a sense.
I completed 27 Destination Tickets for a total score of 391.
What all does the 1910 expansion add? I've only ever played the original game.
I picked up the 1910 US Expansion. The cards are full size like playing cards, which is nice. To say there are more Destination Tickets is a bit of an understatement. The original game had 30 Destination Tickets (DTs), while the expansion has added 39 new ones, for 69 total! Four of the new DTs were apparently reprints of a promo set that was given out at an Essen convention. Oddly enough, the new tickets still don't include Raleigh, which seems weird. They added only one DT with Charleston. If they're going to add that many new tickets, why not give the forgotten cities their due. Anyway, one of the new game variations does allow for the "Draw 5 Pick 3" for your opening DTs others have mentioned. You also "Draw 4 Pick 1" on your future turns. With so many new DTs to existing cities, the opportunity to overlap existing routes increases significantly. This is important for the other new addition in the expansion pack: the Globetrotter Bonus. This is a 15 point bonus for whoever completes the most DTs. Realize that some of the new DTs are like the Essen promos - Vancouver to Portland.
1.) I have tried the "house rules" of the Royal Pair (which we love) and the trading (which has not really worked). The Royal Pair came up at least six times in a recent 5 player game, but the eventual winner did not get any of them. It ended up being more of an equalizer.
Out of curiosity, do you allow the Pair Royal whenever there is 3 of the same color out or only if the 3 are all side by side?
I just go with any 3.