1
Perform one action
On your turn, you must perform exactly one of five possible actions
2
Draw up to two cards
Take cards from either the six face-up cards or blindly from the top of either deck
3
Replace face-up cards
When taking a face-up card, immediately replace it with a new card from either deck of your choice
4
Wild card restriction
If you take a face-up Wild card, it is the only card you may take that turn
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Blind Wild exception
Drawing a Wild card blindly from the deck counts as only one card, allowing a second draw
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Three Wilds rule
If three of the six face-up cards are ever Wild cards, discard all six and replace with three cards from each deck
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No hand limit
Players may hold unlimited cards in their hand
8
Play matching cards
Discard Train or Ship cards from your hand matching the color and number of spaces on the route
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Match route type
Train routes (rectangular spaces) require Train cards; Ship routes (oval spaces) require Ship cards
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Use gray routes flexibly
Gray routes can be claimed with any single color of the appropriate type
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Apply Wild cards
Wild cards can substitute for any color in any route type
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Use Double-Ship cards
Each Double-Ship card can place up to two ships on a route
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Place pieces
Put one of your plastic trains or ships on each space of the claimed route
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Score immediately
Move your scoring marker according to the Route Scoring Table (1 space = 1 point, up to 9 spaces = 27 points)
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One route per turn
You may only claim one route per turn
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Double route restriction
You cannot claim both routes of a double route; in 2-3 player games, only one route of a double pair may be claimed by anyone
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Draw four tickets
Take 4 Ticket cards from the top of the deck (or fewer if not enough remain)
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Keep at least one
You must keep at least one drawn ticket but may keep two, three, or all four
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Return unkept tickets
Place rejected tickets face-down at the bottom of the Ticket deck
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Tickets are permanent
Kept tickets cannot be discarded later in the game
21
Build in coastal cities only
Harbors can only be built in blue cities with anchor symbols
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Require a connection
You must have at least one route (train or ship) ending at that city
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Pay building cost
Discard 2 Train cards and 2 Ship cards, all the same color, all with harbor symbols
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One harbor per city
Each coastal city may have only one harbor
25
Swap with the box
Trade any number of plastic pieces from your supply for equal pieces of your color from the box
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Lose points
You lose 1 point for each piece exchanged
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Availability required
You can only exchange if the desired piece type is available in the box
