Trails of Tucana

Trails of Tucana is a flip-and-write game from the creators of Avenue and Doodle City that is quick and easy to play, but has enough depth to entertain gamers. Each player is given a map of the island Tucana, showing its harbors and important sights. The positions of the harbors are randomized for each player, so every game will be different. Each turn, one player flips over two terrain cards. Each player must draw — on their own map — a trail between two neighboring spaces of the shown terrains. Gradually, the trails will grow into a network of roads. Players score points by connecting matching harbors, and by connecting sights to harbors. Being the first to connect a pair of harbors provides bonus points. When planning their routes, players should take into account the fact that terrain cards are not evenly distributed. Mountain cards are rarer than desert cards, so it is, for example, harder to build a trail through a mountain range or over water than through desert or forest. —description from designer