1892: The Gold Rush in Cascadia




It was an intense and hectic game of Ticket to Ride: Legends of the West...


My strategy was a simple one, I would only focus on two tickets whilst trying to find as much gold as possible in the gold rush.


Cathy's strategy was a better one. She tried to complete as many tickets as possible whilst also trying to find as much gold as possible in the gold rush.


Both of us were furiously scratching our gold rush cards and both of us took home a lot of bacon. But Cathy's strategy did win the day.


And yet Cathy had another advantage in the "Gambler" employee card. This card doubled one of her routes, ensuring, not only her victory, but a commanding victory.


Although I lost, I did complete one goal of mine- finding the treasure of Sierra Madre. The treasure took the form of the fertility god from "Raiders of the Lost Ark".


And so it's onward to California, which has been hit by an Earthquake and... has... um...


California has broken off of the continental United States. This game is an Alternate History game! Omigod.


Bridges have been from the New California Islands to the Mainland but the trouble is that the earthquakes keep happening thus the bridges continue to collapse.

Next Time: Crisis in New California!


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