Ticket to Ride

Trains

by Alan R. Moon

Score

7.3

Ratings

98,649

Published

2004

Players

2–5 players

BGG community rating

Ranked #262 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

1.8

Light

Best with

players

Play time

30–60 min

Age

Information

Players

2–5 players

Best with

4 players

Play time

30–60 min

Age

Complexity

1.8 / 5 · Light

BGG Rank

#262

Published

2004

Designer

Alan R. Moon

Artists

Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval, Fajareka Setiawan, Régis Torres

Publishers

Days of Wonder, ADC Blackfire Entertainment, asmodee

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About

With elegantly simple gameplay, Ticket to Ride can be learned in under 15 minutes. Players collect cards of various types of train cars they then use to claim railway routes in North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who fulfill Destination Tickets – goal cards that connect distant cities; and to the player who builds the longest continuous route. "The rules are simple enough to write on a train ticket – each turn you either draw more cards, claim a route, or get additional Destination Tickets," says Ticket to Ride author, Alan R. Moon. "The tension comes from being forced to balance greed – adding more cards to your hand, and fear – losing a critical route to a competitor." Ticket to Ride continues in the tradition of Days of Wonder's big format board games featuring high-quality illustrations and components including: an oversize board map of North America, 225 custom-molded train cars, 144 illustrated cards, and wooden scoring markers. Since its introduction and numerous subsequent awards, Ticket to Ride has become the BoardGameGeek epitome of a "gateway game" -- simple enough to be taught in a few minutes, and with enough action and tension to keep new players involved and in the game for the duration. Part of the Ticket to Ride series.

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