OFFICIAL RULES

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Updated 9/5/07

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What’s in the Box

• 50 State Tiles
  There is one tile per state. Each state is displayed in one of five colors (blue, green, orange, pink or yellow), except Alaska and Hawaii, which are purple.
• 16 Transportation Tiles
  There are ten Airplane Tiles, two per color (blue, green, orange, pink and yellow). There are no purple airplanes.
  There are six Automobile Tiles, all a neutral color.
• 4 sets of Wooden Tile Holders, two holders per set
• Map Game Board
• Quick Play Rules

The Object of 10 DAYS IN THE USA

In 10 Days in the USA®, players use state and transportation tiles to chart a course across the USA. The first player to complete a ten day journey, where each day connects to the next day, is the winner!

Setting up

1. Open and place the game board in the center of the table.
2. Place one set of tile holders in front of each player so that DAYS 1–10 are displayed in order, facing that player.
3. Place all country and transportation tiles face down next to the board and mix thoroughly.

Getting Started

1. Players fill their tile holders without taking turns. Each player draws a tile, looks at it, and places it into any open location, DAYS 1–10. Players continue to draw, and place, one tile at a time, until all players have placed ten tiles in their tile holders.
   Once placed, a tile may not be moved within the tile holder. However, a tile may be replaced during a player’s turn. See A Player’s Turn.
   Tile holders should be positioned so that the placed tiles will not be in view of other players.
2. Stack the remaining tiles, face down, to form a draw pile. The three top tiles are then placed face up next to the draw pile to form three discard piles.
3. Select a player to take the first turn. Turns will continue clockwise.

A Player’s Turn

1. Draw a Tile—Select the top tile from one of the three discard piles OR the top tile from the draw pile.
   If the player depletes the draw pile, all tiles in the three discard piles, EXCEPT the top tile on each pile, are shuffled together to form a new draw pile.
2. Place the Tile—Replace any one of the ten tiles in the tile holder with the drawn tile, OR discard the tile, face up, onto one of the three discard piles. If the player replaced a tile in the tile holder, the replaced tile is discarded, face up, on one of the three discard piles.
   If the player selected the last tile from a discard pile, that tile must be replaced by the newly discarded tile. As a result, players will always be able to select from three discard piles, as well as the draw pile.

Winning the Game

If at the end of a player’s turn, that player has a completed ten day journey, he or she wins 10 Days in the USA!
The winner must show that each day is connected to the next day in his or her tile holder.

Making Connections to Alaska and Hawaii Players may only connect to and from Alaska and Hawaii by airplane. The airplane going to either of these two states must match the color of the state from which it departs. See example A. The airplane returning from either Alaska or Hawaii must match the color of the destination state. See example B. Any color airplane may be used for travel between Alaska and Hawaii.