Other House Rules

This page is for possible house rules that change the game, to varying impact and success.

## General

These are applicable to every or most maps.

### Originalist Mode

Abandon all new rules in maps other than USA.

### Network Mode

Play using the Old West rule of only connecting to your established network.

### Overloaded Cities Mode

Play with stations, depots, harbors, Old West cities, and Alvin and Dexter.

### Communist Mode

All routes are shared. Tickets are doubled if completed with only your own trains.

### Technology Mode

Play using all the technologies in the UK map, excepting the concessions, and the propellor and steam turbines on maps lacking ferries.

### Team Mode

Play using the same team rules was in Team Asia.

## USA

### National Mode

Take out all the tickets connecting to Canadian cities. Routes to Canada can't be claimed.

## USA 1910

### Little Cities

The opposite of Big Cities; all the Big Cities tickets are removed.

## Europe

### Valley Mode

Tunnels are treated as normal routes. For people who over-hate tunnels.

## Europa 1912

### Romanov Routes

Only include tickets terminating in the Russian Empire (not recommended at 5-players).

### Little Cities

The opposite of Big Cities; all the Big Cities tickets are removed.

## Nordic Countries

### Valley Mode

Tunnels are treated as normal routes. Locomotives are played as in the US or Europe maps. For people who over-hate tunnels.

## Maerklin

### National Mode

Take out all the country tickets. Country routes can't be claimed.

## Deutschland

### National Mode

Take out all the country tickets. Country routes can't be claimed.

## Team Asia

### Valley Mode

Tunnels are treated as normal routes. For people who over-hate tunnels.

## Legendary Asia

### Safer Ride

Use only 40 trains, and ignore mountain routes.

## India

### Extensive Mandala mode

In the official map, you can only get points for 5 mandalas. In this mode, each mandala after 5 gets 15 points.

### Alternate Mandala mode

Instead of getting a set number of points for having mandalas, your ticket gets doubled.

## Switzerland

### Valley Mode

Tunnels are treated as normal routes. Locomotives are played as in the US or Europe maps. For people who over-hate tunnels.

### National Mode

Take out all the country tickets. Country routes can't be claimed.

## The Heart of Africa

### National Mode

Take out all the country tickets. Country routes can't be claimed.

## Nederland

### Heavy Reimbursement

When a player takes a route that you claimed first, they give one extra token to you.

### National Mode

Take out all the tickets connecting to Germany and Belgium. Routes to Germany and Belgium can't be claimed.

## Pennsylvania

### State Mode

Take out all the tickets going to cities that aren't in Pennsylvania. Routes outside of Pennsylvania can't be claimed. Double-routes are always open.

## United Kingdom

### New Techs

You can make your own technologies, including but not limited to...

* Royal Train (18) Wins the game automatically. Only actual locomotives may be used to buy this tech
* Signalboxes (4) When you claim a double-route, another player can't take the other. Place the cars diagonally across the routes to denote the block.
* Railway Offices (3) Choose one city to block off from any player. Any routes into that city are destroyed. Right of Way can counter this card.
* Branch Line (3) Get 5 points at the end of the game for every train car not in your longest continous route (cars off the board don't count)
* Stolen Blueprints (6) Take a tech card from another player and take it as your own. You may still not own two of the same tech.

## France

### National mode

Take out all the country tickets. Country routes can't be claimed.

### No Building Mode

Rather than placing down tracks, treat every route as being gray from the beginning.

## Old West

### Freedom Mode

Players are not limited in the routes they build.

## Poland

### National Mode

Take out all the country tickets. Country routes can't be claimed.

## Japan

### Slow Speed Mode

Play without Shinkansen; 30 cars per player will be necessary rather than 20.

## Italy

### Classic Ferries Mode

Rather than the special ferry cards, use locomotives. Like in Nordic Countries, 3 cards may be used to replace a locomotive.