Photo Tour: North America

About the game

What is Photo Tour: North America?

Photo Tour is a game that allows you to travel and take stunning photographs of beautiful places in the USA and Canada. As a photographer, you aim to capture attractions and place their cards in your traveler's diary (player's mat). Each photo taken has a unique ability that allows you to build a card engine to make each turn more efficient. Players take turns and perform 1 of 4 basic actions: Planning. Choose 1 of the available attraction cards and take it in your hand to visit on one of your next moves. Movement. Choose 1 available transport dice and move across the game board by the chosen method - airplane, bus, or car. Photo Equipment Renting. Choose 1 available equipment token and place it in your travel journal to create more interesting photos during the photo shoot. Taking a photo. While in the right location, place the landmark card from your hand into your travel journal. You can enhance the photo by using camera tokens to gain additional victory points. Build the card "engine" to activate bonus effects of visited attractions or use one-time bonuses of your travel journal. Use strong combinations of bonuses to make each turn better and better. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

On the shelf

Categories

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

• How do setup and the first turn work in Photo Tour: North America?
• When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
• How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?