• 2-4 Players

• Ages 10 to Adult
• 20-30 Minutes per Game
What’s in the Box
• 50 State Tiles
There is one tile per state. Each state is displayed in one of five colors (blue, green,
orange, pink or yellow), except Alaska and Hawaii, which are purple.
• 16 Transportation Tiles
There are ten Airplane Tiles, two per color (blue, green, orange,
pink and yellow).There are no purple airplanes.
There are six Automobile Tiles, all a neutral color.
• 4 sets of wooden Tile Holders, two holders per set
• Map Game Board
• Quick Play Rules

The Object of 10 DAYS IN THE USA

In 10 Days in the USA®, players use State and Transportation Tiles to chart a course across the USA.
The first player to complete a ten day journey, where each day connects to the next day, is the winner!

Setting up
1. Open and place the game board in the center of the table.
2. Place one set of tile holders in front of each player so that DAYS 1–10 are displayed in order, facing
that player.
3. Place all State and Transportation Tiles face down next to the board and mix thoroughly.
Getting Started A Player’s Turn
1. All players begin by filling their tile holders. 1. Draw a Tile—Select the top tile from one
Without taking turns, each player draws a of the three discard piles OR the top tile from
tile, looks at it, and places it into any open the draw pile.
day. Players continue to draw, and place, one If the player depletes the draw pile, all tiles in
tile at a time, until all players have placed ten the three discard piles, EXCEPT the top tile on
tiles in their tile holders. each pile, are shuffled together to form a new
Once placed, a tile may not be moved within draw pile.
the tile holder. However, a tile may be replaced 2. Place the Tile—Replace any one of the ten
during a player’s turn (see A Player’s Turn). tiles in the tile holder with the drawn tile, OR
Tile holders should be positioned so that the discard the tile, face up, onto one of the three
placed tiles will not be in view of other players. discard piles. If the player replaced a tile in the
2. The remaining tiles are stacked, face down, tile holder, the replaced tile is discarded, face
to form a draw pile. The three top tiles are up, on one of the three discard piles.
then placed face up next to the draw pile to If the player selected the last tile from a discard
form three discard piles. pile, that tile must be replaced by the newly dis-
carded tile. As a result, players will always be able
to select from three discard piles, as well as the
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Winning the Game

If at the end of a player’s turn, that player has
completed a ten day journey, he or she wins
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The winner must show that each day is connected
DRAW PILE DISCARD PILES
to the next day in his or her tile holder.
3. Select a player to take the first turn. Turns
will continue clockwise.
Completing a 10 Day Journey
There are no restrictions as to where a drawn tile may be placed in the tile holder during a player’s
turn. However, to win the game, a player must be the first to complete a ten day journey. A ten day
journey is considered complete when, starting with DAY 1, each day is connected to the next day
in the tile holder. The completed journey must also meet the following criteria:
• Completed journeys must start with a State Tile and end with a State Tile.
• It is not necessary to include either an Airplane or an Automobile Tile to complete a ten day journey.
• Transportation tiles, next to each other, do not form a connection.

Making Connections (within the 48 Contiguous States)

Connecting by Foot: Players may travel by foot from one state to a bordering state. The
bordering State Tiles are connected to each other when they are positioned side-by-side in the
tile holder. See examples C, D and F below.
Connecting by Automobile: Players may use an automobile to travel from one state to another
state by driving through a third state which borders both of those states. When the Automobile
Tile is positioned between the two State Tiles, these three tiles are connected to each other.
See example A below. In this example, the automobile is driving from Oregon through a third state (either
California or Nevada) to reach Arizona.
Connecting by Airplane: Players may use an airplane to fly from one state to another state of
the same color. When the Airplane Tile is positioned between the two State Tiles, and is the
same color as both State Tiles, these three tiles are connected to each other.
See examples B and E.

A COMPLETED 10 DAY JOURNEY WHERE EACH DAY CONNECTS TO THE NEXT DAY
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EXAMPLES: A B C D E F
 Making Connections to Alaska and Hawaii
Players may only connect to and from Alaska and Hawaii by airplane. The airplane going to either
of these two states must match the color of the state from which it departs. See example A.
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EXAMPLES: A B

Notes for 10 Days in the USA:

1. While traveling through the Four Corners area of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, all
connections must be made on the horizontal and vertical borders. Diagonal connections at the
point where these four states meet are not allowed.
2. It is possible to travel by automobile from one state to a bordering state provided there is a third
state that borders both. For example, an automobile tile could be placed between California and
Oregon tiles because Nevada borders both.
3. It is not possible to travel by automobile from Maine to New Hampshire, or vice versa, because
there is not a third state that borders both of these states.
4. Since upper and lower Michigan are connected by a bridge, it is possible, for example, to connect
by foot from Ohio to Michigan and then to Wisconsin.

Out of the Box Publishing Inc. Game Designers: Alan R. Moon, Aaron Weissblum
PO Box 14317 Game Play Design Team: Matt Mariani, Mark Alan Osterhaus,
Al Waller, Ellen Winter
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Illustration & Graphic Design: John Kovalic, Cathleen Quinn-Kinney
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800.637.4201 Fax Product Development: Tom Strom
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