Paris, France – August 22nd, 2017 - Today, Days of Wonder announced the upcoming release of the sixth volume of the Ticket to Ride Map Collection, and the biggest expansion yet released—France & Old west.

Dive into thriving French culture during the height of Impressionism and the Industrial Revolution: street cafés, “Starry Night,” Paris boulevards, and Notre-Dame. The French railroad system is a blank canvas just waiting for competitors to make their masterful strokes.

This expansion will challenge the players’ existing habits, as this time, before claiming a route, they will need to build the tracks and choose their colors. This simple variation adds a new twist to Ticket to Ride and makes the France map completely unique. The double-sided board also features a map of Old West, where up to six players can develop their railway networks starting from their Home Cities. Claiming routes along the way will make players face a dilemma: every time a player takes a route which leads to a city controlled by an opponent, that opponent scores the points.

“Ticket to Ride – France creates a brand new competitive element for Ticket to Ride players. The flow of the game is different from all previous versions and forces the players to rethink old strategies. Because building a track does not assure you will be able to claim that track later. You will have to bluff some of the time by building track you don't really want. In addition, you may want to build track you don't need, forcing your opponents to collect color cards that are in short supply. It's a brave new world,” says Alan R. Moon, the game designer. “The different challenge awaits players on the Old West map, as you will need to expand your network from a specific starting city and decide whether to give points to your opponents when you claim track or take a different, "free" route.”

Ticket to Ride – France includes a oversized, double-sided map. The French map is designed for 2-5 players and includes 58 Destination Tickets cards, 2 Bonus cards, and 64 Track Pieces. The Old West map is designed for 2-6 players and includes 50 Destination Tickets cards, 2 Bonus Cards, 40 White Train Cars, 18 City Markers, and 1 Alvin the Alien Marker. Both of these maps require the trains and the train car cards from either Ticket to Ride^® or Ticket to Ride^® Europe. This expansion is scheduled to be available at Essen and in Europe late october followed by a early November release in the USA, at a suggested retail price of €40-$44.99.

For more information, please visit: www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/france/.

About Days of Wonder

Days of Wonder develops and publishes unique games in their genre. The company's "Play Different" slogan reflects its vision of publishing: Days of Wonder limits its productions to very few new games, focusing on quality rather than quantity, and developing highly refined digital adaptations. The unparalleled successes such as Ticket to Ride^®, the world's best-selling train game; Small World^® and its epic conquests in a fantastic universe; and Memoir '44^®, the World War II reference game with over twenty expansions, motivate Days of Wonder to raise the bar ever higher. Days of Wonder board games are distributed in 40 countries and their digital versions are available on the App Store, Google Play, Steam, and the Days of Wonder website at http://www.daysofwonder.com.

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