Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2-5
Age
10+
Playtime
37 min
Complexity
2/5
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Description
Cooperative word game where tourists use limited words of the local language to navigate the world's most visited cities
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Pros
- Two double-sided boards showing different cities (London, Tokyo, Paris, New York).
- Cooperative planning where players help each other reach destinations.
- Supports 2-5 players.
- Word cards and clues add thematic flavor to navigation.
Cons
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Thematic elements
- travel and navigation in foreign cities
- cities (London, Tokyo, Paris, New York)
- cooperative planning and exploration
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Timer — A sand timer limits planning time for all players.
- Arrow-based movement planning — Players place directional arrows to plan routes and use word cards as clues.
- Clue-based navigation using word cards — Word cards provide clues to describe destinations and guide moves.
- Footprint tokens and souvenir scoring — Footprints mark destinations; souvenirs are collected and scored on a track.
- Hidden map cards inside a passport — Each player secretly holds map clues revealed during the plan step.
- Role-play of locals vs traveler — Other players act as locals helping the traveler reach destinations.
- Timed planning phase — A sand timer limits planning time for all players.
- Two-day structure with multiple destinations — The game is played over two days with up to five destinations per day.
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Quotes (from this video)
- you and the other players will be working together to collect as many gold souvenirs from the score track as possible
- the game is played over two days or rounds and each day has three steps
- you don't speak the local language so you'll have to do your best to indicate where you want to go through Clues you share about your intended destinations
- the locals are trying to help the traveler get to their destinations
- it's time for day two
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