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toys w
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urniture,
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elightful accessories, jewelry, gifts and
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uch more. HABA encourages big ideas
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or our diminutive explorers.
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City Hopping
An excitin
g
competitive
g
ame for 2 - 4
g
lobetrotters a
g
es 6 - 99.
Author
:
Eu
g
en W
y
ss
I
ll
ust
r
at
i
o
n
s
: P
ete
r Fri
ed
l
L
ength of the game: approx. 20 - 30 m
i
nute
s
Paris, Berlin, London –
y
ou are off on an excitin
g
cit
y
tour! However, rather quickl
y
it
b
ecomes evident that everyone wishes to visit a different city! So everyone attempts to
d
irect t
h
e
j
ourne
y
so t
h
at t
h
e next
b
us stop wi
ll
b
e at one’s p
l
anne
d
d
estination. In t
h
e
e
nd, who will have visited the most of their favorite cities?
Contents
1
g
ame
b
oar
d
1 bu
s
47
bus
t
i
c
k
ets
28
t
r
a
v
el
dest
in
at
i
o
n
ca
r
ds
5 wooden stars
1 fabric bag
Set o
f
g
ame instructions
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16
17
highest pile o
f
t
i
c
k
ets
a
n
d
sta
r
s
game
b
oar
d
in
ce
n
te
r
o
f
tab
l
e
p
l
ace
b
us on
in
te
rm
ed
i
ate
stat
i
o
n
tickets into ba
g
and mix
s
huffle cards and put in
pile, one card per player
Game idea
T
he pla
y
ers travel to
g
ether on a bus. But each o
f
them thinks up
a
di
ff
erent destination that the others don’t know. Alternatel
y
t
he players take on the role of the tour guide who moves the
b
us towar
d
s
h
is p
l
anne
d
d
estination. In
d
oin
g
so, t
h
e p
l
a
y
ers tr
y
t
o determine each other’s destinations in order to b
y
pass them
.
As
soo
n
as
a
bus
r
eac
h
es
o
n
e
o
f
t
h
e
ir
des
ir
ed
dest
in
at
i
o
n
s
t
h
e
p
la
y
ers receive tickets and stars as their prize. The aim o
f
the
g
ame is to have the hi
g
hest pile o
f
tickets and stars at the end.
Preparation of the Game
Place the game board in the center of the table. The game board
s
hows a map with 48 stops (28 destinations and 20 intermedi-
a
te stops
)
and roads connecting the bus stops.
destinations
roads
intermediate stops
Place the bus on any intermediate stop.
Watch out:
T
he bus can always move in two directions when departing
f
rom a bus stop. When placin
g
the bus, its direction should be
e
vident.
Put t
h
e tic
k
ets in t
h
e
b
a
g
an
d
mix t
h
em up we
ll
by
s
h
a
k
in
g
t
h
e
b
ag. Get the wooden stars ready.
S
hu
ff
le the destination cards and put them in a provision pile
n
ext to the game board. Each player draws a card, has a secret
l
ook at it and places it in front of him. You can look at your
d
estination car
d
a
g
ain at an
y
time
d
urin
g
t
h
e
g
ame
.
Hint:
Th
e co
l
ore
d
circ
l
es aroun
d
t
h
e
d
estinations on t
h
e game
b
oar
d
will help
y
ou to quickl
y
identif
y
these locations.
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p
ull ticket out o
f
ba
g
bus
at
f
o
rk
=
choose direction
How to Play
P
l
a
y
in a c
l
oc
k
wise
d
irection. T
h
e p
l
a
y
er w
h
o
h
as
b
een on a
b
us most recentl
y
ma
y
start. I
f
y
ou cannot a
g
ree, the
y
oun
g
est
p
layer starts. He is the first tour guide. Pull a ticket out of the
b
a
g
and place it
f
ace up next to the
g
ame board.
W
hat kind o
f
ticket did you pull out o
f
the bag
?
•
A single ticke
t
Move the bus
f
orward one stop. Later on in the
g
ame
y
ou
can move the bus as man
y
stops as tickets
f
ace up next to
the game board
.
•
A return ticket
First turn the bus around so that it moves in the o
pp
osit
e
d
irection. T
h
en move it as man
y
stops as t
h
ere are tic
k
et
s
next to the
g
ame board.
•
A roun
d
trip tic
k
et
Free passa
g
e to
y
our destination! As a bonus
y
ou place
a
star on the ticket and then move the bus to your destinatio
n
re
g
ardless o
f
the number o
f
tickets next to the
g
ame board
.
Important:
•
If
a bus reaches a
j
unction the tour
g
uide is
f
ree to choos
e
whi
c
h
d
ir
ect
i
o
n
to
ta
k
e
•
When
y
ou reach
y
our destination,
y
ou show
y
our destination
card and collect all the tickets next to the game board, inclu-
din
g
the star i
f
there is one.
Next
y
ou draw a new destination card
f
rom the provision
p
ile. If there are none left the discard
p
ile is shuffled and
placed as a new provision pile in the center o
f
the table.
Then it’s the turn o
f
the next pla
y
er to be the tour
g
uide
and pull a ticket out of the bag.
•
If
y
ou reach the destination o
f
another pla
y
er while movin
g
the bus, then this player takes all the tickets spread out
(re
f
er to “Destination o
f
other pla
y
er”)
.
T
hen it’s the turn o
f
the next pla
y
er to be the tour
g
uide.
He pulls a ticket out o
f
the ba
g
and moves the bus.
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Albania
C
a
p
ital: Tiran
a
T
he statue stands in Tirana and represents G
j
er
gj
Kastrioti
named Skanderbeg. He was an Albanian prince and became
famous for his defense of Albania a
g
ainst the Ottoman Empire
.
Algeria
C
apital: Al
g
ier
s
Th
e wor
d
“oasis” ori
g
inates in t
h
e semitic ancient E
gy
ptian term
“waste” and means kettle. Most oases are
f
ound in deserts and
arise thanks to the existence of a well or water
p
oint.
Th
ere are severa
l
l
ar
g
e oases in A
lg
eria, wit
h
g
ar
d
ens, mosques
and shops
.
Egypt
C
apita
l
: Cair
o
T
he Great Sphinx o
f
Giza is the biggest Egyptian sculpture
d
epicting a
l
ying
l
ion wit
h
a
h
uman
h
ea
d.
In the back
g
round is the P
y
ramid o
f
Cheops the tallest p
y
ramid
o
f
the world
.
Germany
C
a
p
ital: Berli
n
Standing 368 meters tall, the television tower is Germany’s tal-
lest buildin
g
.
destination o
f
other
pl
ayer = s
h
out ”Stop!”,
b
us sto
p
s destination
p
layer gets all tickets and
t
he star(i
f
one is there
)
l
ast star
d
istri
b
ute
d
=
e
nd o
f
game;
h
ig
h
est pi
l
e = winner
Example:
1
. move: Simon starts the game and pulls a single ticket out o
f
the ba
g
. He places the ticket next to the
g
ame board
a
n
d
m
o
v
es
t
h
e
bus
one sto
p
f
u
r
t
h
e
r
o
n.
2
. move: Now Jana pulls a return ticket out of the ba
g
and place
s
it to the right o
f
the single ticket
f
rom the previous move.
S
h
e turns t
h
e
b
us aroun
d
in t
h
e opposite
d
irection an
d
d
riv
es
t
h
e
bus
t
wo sto
ps
in
t
h
e
n
e
w
d
ir
ect
i
o
n
.
3
. move: Then it’s the turn o
f
Max. He pulls out a single ticket and
places it next to the two tickets next to the
g
ame boar
d
and moves the bus
t
hree stop
s
in the driving direction
.
D
estination of other player
If
a bus comes to the destination o
f
another player, this player
i
mmediately shouts “Stop!” The game is interrupted even if not
all
the
t
i
ckets
ha
v
e
bee
n
used
.
T
o prove it, the player in question shows his destination card
a
nd
p
laces it face-u
p
in the center to form a discard
p
ile. He
t
a
k
es a
ll
t
h
e tic
k
ets
ly
in
g
next to t
h
e
g
ame
b
oar
d
an
d
pi
l
es
t
hem
f
ace down in
f
ront o
f
him. I
f
a star is there, he also coll
-
ects
t
h
e
sta
r.
N
ext the pla
y
er draws a new destination card
f
rom the provi
-
s
ion pile. I
f
there are none le
f
t the discard pile is shu
ff
led and
p
laced as a new
p
rovision
p
ile in the center of the table. Then
i
t’s the turn o
f
the next pla
y
er to be the tour
g
uide and pull a
t
icket out o
f
the bag.
End of the Game
T
he game ends as soon as a player has collected the
f
i
f
th star.
T
he pla
y
ers all pile up their tickets and stars in one pile in
f
ront o
f
t
hem. The player with the highest pile wins the game. In case o
f
a
d
r
a
w
t
h
e
r
e
a
r
e
v
a
ri
ous
winn
e
r
s.
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21
Ireland
C
a
p
ital: Dublin
Ireland where there are twice as man
y
sheep as inhabitants
.
Italy
C
a
p
ital: Rom
e
T
he Colosseum in Rome is the bi
gg
est amphitheatre built in
ancient Rome and the largest closed building of the Roman
E
mp
i
re
.
Libya
C
apita
l
: Tripo
l
i
T
he Sahara desert covers nearly 85% o
f
the country.
Bedouin tents punctuate this
f
ascinating landscape.
Morocco
C
a
p
ital: Rabat
Camels are masters at “savin
g
water”. In the event o
f
a water
shortage they can extract water from their fatty humps and can
survive for up to 17 da
y
s in temperatures of up to 50ºC without
d
rinkin
g
water. This makes them a ver
y
valued escort in the hot
and dry regions of Morocco.
Estonia
Ca
p
ital: Tallin
S
teeped in histor
y
, Tallin is the capital o
f
Estonia and was called
Reval u
p
to 1918. The medieval town of Tallin was declared in
1
997 World Cultural Herita
g
e b
y
UNESCO
.
Finland
Ca
p
ital: Helsinki
Reindeers are widespread in Finland. The
y
belon
g
to the
g
iant
mammals living farthest North
.
France
Capital: Paris
The Ei
ff
el tower is the landmark o
f
France. The tower is 324
meters tall and was built between 1887 and 1889
f
or the
World’s Fair, marking the centenary o
f
the French Revolution.
Greece
Ca
p
ital: Athens
The Acropolis in Athens, with its remarkable collection o
f
buildings, is the most famous fortress of Ancient Greece.
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Portugal
C
a
p
ital: Lisbo
n
T
he Belém Tower at the mouth o
f
the Ta
g
us river was ori
g
inall
y
a lighthouse and is one of Lisbon’s most famous landmarks. It
w
as used as a prison and an armor
y
until the 19th centur
y.
Romania
C
apita
l
: Buc
h
ares
t
In 1897, Bram Stoker wrote the novel “Dracula” creating a
character that has never been
f
or
g
otten. It is
g
enerall
y
accepted
that he used the Romanian prince and commander Vlad III as
the inspiration for “Count Dracula”. Due to this many tourists
sti
ll
visit Romania to
d
a
y
.
Russia
C
apital: Mosco
w
Saint Basil’s Cathedral is one o
f
Moscow’s landmarks. Its proper
name is “Cathedral o
f
the Protection o
f
the Mother o
f
God”
a
n
d
i
t
w
as
bu
i
lt
bet
w
ee
n 1555
a
n
d
1561
.
Sweden
C
apital: Stockhol
m
T
his is a t
y
pical Swedish frame house. This architectural st
y
le is
now also becomin
g
increasin
g
l
y
popular outside Sweden
.
Netherlands
Ca
p
ital: Amsterdam
The Netherlands is also called the countr
y
o
f
the windmills. Even
t
oday windmills are considered landmarks of the Netherlands
a
nd are ver
y
popular tourist attractions.
Norway
Capital: Oslo
Oslo is a cit
y
o
f
contrasts, a mix o
f
old and new architecture,
parks, hills, museums, monuments, lakes,
f
orests and the
fj
ords.
One of the most noticeable buildings is the city hall where each
y
ear t
h
e No
b
e
l
Peace Prize is awar
d
e
d.
Austria
Ca
p
ital: Vienn
a
The picture shows a rider o
f
the Spanish Ridin
g
School in
V
ienna. The school was originally established to train the horses
f
or the Imperial Court.
Poland
Capital: Warsa
w
A t
y
pical wooden house that even toda
y
can be found in man
y
places
.
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Ukraine
C
a
p
ital: Kiev
St. Michael’s Minster was demolished in the 1930s and the
reconstruction of the abbey church only finished in 1999/2000.
United Kingdom
C
apital: Londo
n
Bi
g
Ben is one o
f
London’s most
f
amous landmarks. However,
the name “Bi
g
Ben” re
f
ers not to the tower that is almost
100 meters high but to the main bell that weighs approximately
13
to
n
s.
Belarus
C
apita
l
: Mins
k
T
he Orthodox Church “Peter and Paul” was constructed in the
R
ussian Byzantine sty
l
e an
d
stan
d
s in Bereza
.
Cyprus
C
a
p
ital: Nicosi
a
T
he beauti
f
ul Apollo’s Temple at Kourion is a ver
y
popular
tourist attraction and has been partly restored.
Switzerland
Ca
p
ital: Bern
The St. Bernard Do
g
became
f
amous
f
or their use as avalanche
rescue dogs by the monks from the St. Augustine hospice in the
S
t. Bernard Pass. Nowada
y
s
g
enerall
y
German shepherds are
u
sed
f
or alpine rescues
.
Spain
Ca
p
ital: Madri
d
No dance that re
f
lects more the beaut
y
and temperament o
f
Sp
ain better than Flamenco. It is considered the traditional
dance o
f
Spain however the music is based on in
f
luences
f
rom
di
ff
erent cultures
.
Tunisia
Capita
l
: Tunis
The Al-Zaytuna mosque
(
an Arab term that means olive tree
mosque) stands in Tunis. It is also known as the Great Mosque
a
nd is the most important mosque in Tunis
.
Turkey
Ca
p
ital: Ankara
The Ha
g
ia Sophia or Santa Sophia church was ori
g
inall
y
a
Byzantine church, that was later converted into a mosque and
i
s now a museum. Its name ori
g
inates in Greek and means Hol
y
Wi
sdo
m.
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