Ticket to Ride Map Collection 3: The Heart of Africa

About this expansion

Ticket to Ride Map Collection 3: The Heart of Africa is a single-sided expansion map for 2–5 players, with games lasting about 60 minutes. Designed for use with Ticket to Ride or Ticket to Ride: Europe, it presents the central and southern regions of Africa in a vertical format.

Set during the height of Africa’s exploration by intrepid explorers, missionaries, and adventurers, this map focuses on the continent’s vast wilderness. The setting gives the familiar Ticket to Ride experience a distinct geographical focus centered on the “heart” of Africa.

The expansion introduces 45 new terrain cards. Players draw these cards just like train cards, then may use them to double the value of routes they claim when the stated conditions are met.

• Desert/Savanna: associated with yellow, orange, and red routes.
• Jungle/Forest: associated with green, blue, and purple routes.
• Mountain/Cliff: associated with black, white, and grey routes.

These three terrain types connect the landscape to the route colors on the map, giving terrain cards a clear role in route decisions. Their ability to double route value adds a new consideration to the process of claiming routes.

Released in 2012, Ticket to Ride Map Collection 3: The Heart of Africa offers a focused, Africa-themed map and a terrain-card system for players looking to expand their Ticket to Ride or Ticket to Ride: Europe games.