Edplay Magazine
Game Night Reviews
February 2007
USA

This is one darn clever game, and especially good for those of us who are geographically challenged (even though the rule card states some tiny countries are not shown). Strategy starts at the very beginning as you draw country or transportation tiles. I drew Finland right off. On what day should I place that on my tile holder? That’s where the luck comes in. I placed it on day 1, then drew my second card, Sweden. Well, looky there – they happen to be neighbors. Transportation cards are needed to make flights or passage by boat to other countries. Some countries have free ferries, but you can only travel by plane to countries of like colors, for example, yellow Spain to yellow Greece. Passage by boat can only be over the sea or ocean indicated on the boat card, so watch yourself. What we found was most difficult was making connections to some countries when you can’t move them from one day to another. The trick is in finding the right country to move when you draw another country or transportation card. The second game is easier to play then the first, obviously, especially once you begin to remember where all these little countries are located. (Slovenia anyone?) Because there are four piles, the draw pile and three discard piles face up, figuring out where you want to go (and finding the right country) is easier. Population and area is included on each country tile, to further improve your education.

“The company hit this game out of the ballpark because of the combination of enjoyable gameplay and the quality of components.”

William, age 15

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