Days of Wonder made an announcement today that is something of a sweet Valentine's Day gift for those who love the board game Ticket to Ride.

Over on the ICv2 website, they are reporting an announcement from Days of Wonder for the upcoming Ticket to Ride Map Collection. The eyebrow-raising element of the announcement, though, is not that this collection is coming out, but that there will be a contest for fans to design maps for the collection. Lest you think that this is simply a way for Days of Wonder to take advantage of cheap labor, you should know that they will be ponying up $10,000 for contest winners.

Here's the link to the ICv2 article:
www.icv2.com/articles/...19399.html

Now all of you prospective map-makers out there need to sharpen your pencils and the resolution on your computer screens. It'd be a heckuva thing to be able to say that a Merlyn's customer won that contest.