[MARMALADE GAME STUDIO — 20/08/2025] – Following a community vote, Marmalade Game Studio has launched a highly requested new expansion for the digital version of Ticket to Ride – Heart of Africa!
Following the Ticket to Ride: Japan Expansion, Ticket to Ride: Heart of Africa Expansion is the second map to be reimagined in digital form for the first time. Players will experience new gameplay mechanics in Heart of Africa, including the point-boosting Terrain cards.
Terrain cards match the various route terrains on the Heart of Africa map:
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Desert & Savanna – for yellow, orange and red routes
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Jungle & Forest – for purple, blue and green routes
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Mountain & Cliff – for white, grey and black routes
When claiming a route with Train Car cards, players can also use Terrain cards to double the points earned from that route. For one-, two- and three-length routes, only one Terrain card is needed; for four-, five- and six-length routes, two Terrain cards are needed.
The catch? In order to use Terrain cards on a route, players must have at least as many of that type of Terrain card as any other player in the game.
Joining Ticket to Ride fans on their next adventure are two new characters. Players will also receive two new vehicles and two additional carriages to play on any map they own.
“We wanted to encourage our players to shape the path forwards in Ticket to Ride, and what better way than asking them directly which map to add to the digital game next?” says Bruna Silva, London Head of Studio at Marmalade Game Studio. “Ticket to Ride: Heart of Africa Expansion came out as the clear winner of our community vote, and we hope everyone enjoys mastering its unique mechanics for the first time on digital platforms.”
The Heart of Africa Expansion is available to download on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo Switch!
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About Asmodee
asmodee is a global leader in tabletop gaming. Inspired by players, asmodee has been crafting and taking to market immersive, shared experiences for over 30 years. Its portfolio includes beloved games and intellectual properties such as CATAN®, Ticket to Ride®, Dobble/Spot it!®, 7 Wonders, and Exploding Kittens®. Operationally headquartered in France, asmodee operates globally, making its games accessible to players in over 100 countries around the world. asmodee group’s Class B shares are publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker ASMDEE B. Learn more about asmodee here.
About Days of Wonder
Days of Wonder, part of Asmodee, develops and publishes unique games in their genre. The studio’s “Play Different” slogan reflects its vision of publishing: Days of Wonder limits its productions to very few new games, focusing on quality rather than quantity, and developing highly refined digital adaptations. The unparalleled successes such as Ticket to Ride®, the world’s best-selling train game; Small World® and its epic conquests in a fantastic universe; Heat: Pedal to the Metal, the latest sensation in racing games; and Memoir ’44®, the World War II reference game with over twenty expansions, motivate Days of Wonder to raise the bar ever higher. Days of Wonder board games are distributed in 40 countries and their digital versions are available on the App Store, Google Play and Steam.
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