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Gameplay

• The game consists of 4 rounds. At the start of each round, deal 7 cards to each player. The others are not used for the round.
• On your turn, pick a card you want, then pass the rest to the left. All cards drafted are not revealed.
• After 7 turns, all hands are depleted and drafted cards are scored. Afterwards, shuffle all 28 cards and start a new round.

Scoring

• Throw and Catch: The first card drafted in a round is the throw, and the last card drafted is the catch. If the catch is higher than the throw, score points equal to the throw.
• Tourist Sites: Cross out all sights visited each round. At the end of the game, each sight is worth 1 point. If two visited towns have a connecting path, draw it. The first to connect from east coast to west coast scores 7, then 3, then 1. Besides, the first player to visit all towns in a region scores 3 points.
• Americana: Total all scores on icons. If they are higher than the score last round, score them. Otherwise they are worth 0.
• Animals: For each pair of animals scores the points marked.
• Activities: Choose an unscored activity to score the number of icons (0/2/4/7/10/15).

End of the Game

The game ends after 4 rounds. The player with the highest score wins. If there is a tie, the player with the highest throw and catch wins.

Variants

• Direction Variant: Alternate passing to the left and to the right each round.

Symbol Distribution

• Each card has 2 symbols.

Symbol Distribution:

• • Actvities**

6 Eating 6 Football 6 Sightseeing 6 Hiking

Animals 6 Fish 5 Cow 4 Bear 3 Hawk 1 Bigfoot

Americana 5 Mailbox 4 Baseball Cap 3 Football Jersey 1 US Flag