Maerklin

Maerklin map

Maerklin is the third installment in the Ticket to Ride series.

Components

The same as in the first game, but with:

• Purple and white trains replacing blue and green.
• Plastic stackable score markers.
• Germany themed board.
• Tickets feature individual trains/carriages from the Maerklin toy range.
• Additional 6 Locomotive cards which can only be used for longer routes.
• 74 Mechandise Tokens in four colours.
• 15 passengers - 3 in each player colour
• 10 passenger cards for use in game.

Setting up

The same as in the first game, but you have to:

• Place merchandise tokens in descending order on each city in the matching colour.
• Divide tickets into long and short tickets.
• Players may choose what combinations of long and short tickets to take.
• Players will take the 3 passengers in their colour in addition to the trains.

Rules

The same as in the first game, with some added features:

• Countries
• Passengers
• +4 Locomotives

Trivia

• This map is set in 2006, making it the most recent Ticket to Ride map.
• This map was made in a temporary partnership by Days of Wonder and Marklin.
• This is one of the three base games with purple and white trains.