Journey through Europe
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Journey through Europe is a family board game
published by Ravensburger
. The board is a map
of Europe
with various major cities marked, for example, Athens
, Amsterdam
and London
. The players are dealt a number of cards with the cities on. They must plan a route between each of the cities in their hand of cards. On each turn they throw a die
and move between the cities. Whenever they reach one of the cities in their hand, they push a small flag into the board. The winner is the first player to have visited each of their cities.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
published by Ravensburger
Ravensburger
Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH is a German game company. It is a leader in the European puzzle market.-History:The company was founded by Otto Robert Maier with seat in Ravensburg, a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. He began publishing in 1883 with his first author contract...
. The board is a map
Map
A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....
of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with various major cities marked, for example, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The players are dealt a number of cards with the cities on. They must plan a route between each of the cities in their hand of cards. On each turn they throw a die
Dice
A die is a small throwable object with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers...
and move between the cities. Whenever they reach one of the cities in their hand, they push a small flag into the board. The winner is the first player to have visited each of their cities.