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product_id: 4752673
title: "Ticket to Ride: Heart of Africa"
brand: "days of wonder"
price: "VT3578"
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reviews_count: 13
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# 30-60 min gameplay 2-5 players 45 unique terrain cards Ticket to Ride: Heart of Africa

**Brand:** days of wonder
**Price:** VT3578
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🌍 Conquer Africa’s wild routes—where strategy meets adventure!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Ticket to Ride: Heart of Africa by days of wonder
- **How much does it cost?** VT3578 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/4752673-ticket-to-ride-heart-of-africa)

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- days of wonder enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Race to Victory:** Engage in a thrilling mad dash across Africa to cut the game short and claim the crown.
- • **Seamless Expansion:** Enhance your Ticket to Ride base game with new challenges and dynamic gameplay.
- • **Perfect for Game Nights:** Designed for 2-5 players, ages 10+, with 30-60 minutes of immersive fun.
- • **Master Terrain Surveying:** Use terrain cards to double route values and outsmart your rivals with local knowledge.
- • **Explore Africa’s Wild Heart:** Navigate 3 distinct terrain types—Desert, Jungle, Mountain—for a fresh strategic twist.

## Overview

Ticket to Ride: Heart of Africa is a captivating expansion for the classic Ticket to Ride series, introducing 45 new terrain cards across desert, jungle, and mountain landscapes. Designed for 2-5 players aged 10 and up, it offers 30-60 minutes of strategic gameplay that challenges players to build valuable routes and race across Africa. Requires the original Ticket to Ride base game to play.

## Description

Product Description Venture into the Heart of Africa to build routes through some of the con- tinent’s most remote and desolate locales. Will you bolster your terrain surveying skills and local knowledge to try and establish more valuable routes—or dare to dash across the continent in a mad race to cut the game short? From the Manufacturer Introducing the 3rd volume in the Ticket to Ride Map Collection Vol. 3 - The Heart of Africa. Set in the vast wilderness of Africa at the height of its exploration by intrepid explorers, missionaries and adventurers, this new single-sided board map focuses on the central and southern heart of the continent displayed in a vertical format. This new map introduces 45 new Terrain Cards, divided into 3 different Terrain Types. Each Terrain Type is associated with different Route colors: Desert/Savanna cards for Yellow, Orange and Red Routes; Jungle/Forest cards for Green, Blue and Purple Routes; and Mountain/Cliff cards for Black, White and Grey Routes. Players can draw Terrain cards just like Train cards and they may use these to double the value of the routes they claim. Designed for 2-5 players, ages 8+, this expansion takes 30-60 minutes and requires Train cards and Trains from either Ticket to Ride or Ticket to Ride Europe.

Review: some interesting twists - I've only played it once, but the game has some interesting twists. First of all, the board can get very crowded very quickly, even with just three players. You can almost count on being blocked more than once and, possibly, having to do a long and costly detour. Another challenging element is the way that colors are clustered on various parts of the board. You can find yourself only really needing three or four of the six colors throughout the whole game, and if those cards don't come up and everyone needs those same colors, everyone is always picking off the top of the pile and amassing a handful of worthless cards. It comes down to who got blocked the least. As for the desert, jungle, and mountain cards, I'm not really sure how much they add to the game, although they do add kind of an "act now or wait?" intensity. I don't think the instructions mention how the ferries in the game work, so if someone only has the original game, he or she may be confused. Anyway, it was fun, and I look forward to playing again to see whether my first impressions were completely on target. I know some of the versions in the past have been made in Germany, and these were always of high quality. This game was made in China, and the quality seemed a bit lacking. For example, the six-panel board didn't fold completely flat--it was sort of "sprung" on one side.
Review: Ticket to Ride The Heart of Africa - I love this series of games -- Ticket to Ride. I also have the US version and the Europe version You need one of these to play the African game because you need those game pieces. These are such fun games -- once you understand the rules! We actually modify the rules a bit to make it a little less complicated. Lots of fun and laughs.

## Features

- AFRICAN ADVENTURE: Embark on a thrilling journey into the Heart of Africa to build routes through remote and desolate locales.
- TERRAIN SURVEYING: Hone your terrain surveying skills and local knowledge to establish valuable routes across the continent.
- MAD RACE CHALLENGE: Dare to dash across Africa in a mad race to cut the game short and emerge as the victor.
- EXPAND YOUR TICKET TO RIDE: Enhance your Ticket to Ride experience with this exciting expansion, offering new challenges and strategic opportunities.
- BASE GAME REQUIRED: Please note that this is an expansion, and the Ticket to Ride base game is required to play.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00ADB7BY4 |
| Age Range Description | 8 years |
| Are Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #437,873 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #11,331 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand Name | Days of Wonder |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable |
| Color | Multi |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,116 Reviews |
| Edition | Family Edition |
| Educational Objective | Enhance strategic thinking and geographical awareness |
| Estimated Playing Time | 60 Minutes |
| Expansion For | Ticket to Ride |
| Game Mechanics | Route Building, Terrain Surveying |
| Genre | Eurogame, Family, Strategy |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00824968817742 |
| Included Components | 1 Game |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.5 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 11.8"L x 11.8"W |
| Item Type Name | Game |
| Item Weight | 2.2 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Asmodee |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 900 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 120.0 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | DO7217 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | No Warranty |
| Material Type | Cardboard, Plastic |
| Minimum Age Recomendation | 96 |
| Model Number | DO7217 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Players | 2 to 5 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Set Name | Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 3 |
| Size | Game Expansion |
| Supported Battery Types | No batteries required |
| Theme | Forest,Jungle,Race,Train |
| UPC | 824968817742 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can this expansion be played with TTR: Marklin as the base set?**
A: Yes, but... Marklin has 11 train cards of each color, while USA and Europe have 12 of each. So you can just live with that, or you could mark 8 of the passenger cards with the needed colors (1 of each), or you can buy replacement cards for TtR:Europe from daysofwonder.com for $5. You can use the trains from Marklin as is.

**Q: When will this be back in stock?**
A: We have a copy of this in stock right now.-- Respectfully,Robert S. Solow, Ph.D.CLS GamesAtlanta's Board Game WarehouseLAND: 770.966.8340CELL: 770.310.2498

**Q: Can someone explain the section that ends in "In other words, separate routes leading into a same country are not connected with each other."?**
A: It refers specifically to those open ended routes at the top of the map. Two different unconnected routes come into those countries, unlike anywhere else in the game.

**Q: Is there somalian pirates that steal your trains?**
A: Nope, just your train cards

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ some interesting twists
*by A***R on August 28, 2013*

I've only played it once, but the game has some interesting twists. First of all, the board can get very crowded very quickly, even with just three players. You can almost count on being blocked more than once and, possibly, having to do a long and costly detour. Another challenging element is the way that colors are clustered on various parts of the board. You can find yourself only really needing three or four of the six colors throughout the whole game, and if those cards don't come up and everyone needs those same colors, everyone is always picking off the top of the pile and amassing a handful of worthless cards. It comes down to who got blocked the least. As for the desert, jungle, and mountain cards, I'm not really sure how much they add to the game, although they do add kind of an "act now or wait?" intensity. I don't think the instructions mention how the ferries in the game work, so if someone only has the original game, he or she may be confused. Anyway, it was fun, and I look forward to playing again to see whether my first impressions were completely on target. I know some of the versions in the past have been made in Germany, and these were always of high quality. This game was made in China, and the quality seemed a bit lacking. For example, the six-panel board didn't fold completely flat--it was sort of "sprung" on one side.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ticket to Ride The Heart of Africa
*by L***N on November 26, 2024*

I love this series of games -- Ticket to Ride. I also have the US version and the Europe version You need one of these to play the African game because you need those game pieces. These are such fun games -- once you understand the rules! We actually modify the rules a bit to make it a little less complicated. Lots of fun and laughs.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best game
*by A***R on September 17, 2025*

Great game bought to add to my others

## Frequently Bought Together

- Days of Wonder | Ticket to Ride The Heart of Africa Board Game EXPANSION | Ages 8+ | For 2 to 5 players | Average Playtime 30-60 Minutes
- Days of Wonder | Ticket to Ride Europe | Board Game | Ages 8+ | 2-5 Players | Average Playtime 30-60 Minutes
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