Zaragata

Signal Failure

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House rules for Ticket to Ride

B
Express Service

Take another turn straight after this one.

Said by The Boss

D
Upgrade

Take the top two cards of the train deck.

Said by The Doorman

C
Fresh Timetable

Clear all five face-up train cards to the discard pile, deal five new ones, and take any one of them.

Said by The Clerk

S
My Territory

Choose one unclaimed route touching the route you just claimed. Nobody else may claim it until your next turn.

Said by The Sheriff

W
Scrap Yard

Search the discard pile for one locomotive and take it.

Said by The Warlord

A
Headcount

Every other player says how many train cards they hold. The one holding the most gives you one card of their choice.

Said by The Announcer

H
Excuse Me

For the rest of the game, anyone who claims a route touching one of yours must say excuse me first.

Forget, and you take one train card at random from their hand.

Said by The Headmistress

D
Sleeper Car

Look at the top five cards of the train deck, keep one, and put the rest back in any order.

Said by The Deadpan

A
Heads or Tails

Call heads or tails and flip a coin. Right, and you take any two face-up train cards, locomotives included. Wrong, and you take one from the train deck.

Said by The Arbiter

V
Ticket Inspector

Look at ____'s train cards, not their tickets, and take one.

(the name is filled at the table)

O
Leaves on the Line

Discard two train cards of your choice.

Said by The Optimist

H
Delay Announcement

For the rest of the game, every time you claim a route, announce it like a station announcement: where from, where to, and the reason for the delay.

Said by The Hype Man

C
Replacement Bus

Until the end of your next turn, you may not claim a route. Draw train cards or destination tickets instead.

Said by The Comforter

C
Horn Please

For the rest of the game, whenever you take a locomotive from the face-up cards, toot like a train horn.

Forget, and discard one train card of your choice.

Said by The Coach

T
Platform Mix-Up

The player on your left takes two train cards from your hand without looking.

Said by The Trickster

N
Engine Trouble

Discard one locomotive from your hand. If you have none, discard two train cards of your choice.

Said by The Night Nurse

S
Typical

For the rest of the game, whenever anyone else claims a route, sigh and say typical.

Said by The Storyteller

G
Overheard

____ looks at your train cards, not your tickets, and tells the table which colour you are collecting.

(the name is filled at the table)

B
Spare Change

Give one train card of your choice to the player furthest behind on the score track, other than you. If they are tied, you pick.

Said by The Best Mate

E
Closed for Repairs

The player on your right chooses one unclaimed route touching your trains. You may not claim it until the end of your next turn.

Said by The Enthusiast

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