When you’re looking for more trivia or information and a little less geography, Passport to Culture is the game for you.
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Passport to Culture does have a map as its game board, but it’s oriented diagonally, giving a different experience than the usual layout. Continents are differentiated by color, but neither countries nor cities are marked. Up to six players can play this game.
How to play
Players roll the die to move around the board, and where paths intersect, can choose to take either path. However, they must go in the direction of the arrows. There are three types of spots to land on: Passport spaces, Culture Card spaces, and Airport spaces. There are the most passport spaces.
There are three types of cards in the game: culture cards, passport questions, and answer cards. When a player lands on a passport space (the most common), a passport question is asked, and all players select one of their answer cards. Whoever is correct gets to add a passport stamp of that space’s color to their passport.
When someone lands on a culture card space, they read the culture card and do what it tells them to do. Some culture cards reward extra passport stamps, while others have you remove one of your passport stamps.
Finally, airport spaces allow you to travel instantly to a different airport space. Either way, you read the next passport question at your final location, and all players respond.
We love the cultural focus of Passport to Culture!
This game is a little different than most geography games, as it focuses more on cultures. I love the emphasis on tolerance and being open-minded in Passport to Culture, and feel that is more important than geographical knowledge. After all, a map can be looked up, but acceptance can’t be. Overall, I think it’s an excellent addition to anyone’s game collection. As our world gets more and more connected, I think we only benefit by learning more about other cultures.