From the manufacturer
Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities through North America!
The original Ticket to Ride is perfect for an experienced tabletop enthusiast, families, and those new to the hobby. Simple rules and beautiful design make it easy for anyone to play and have fun!
Players compete to connect iconic cities across the United States by claiming railway routes on the map board. The person with the highest number of total points wins!
To earn points on their cross-country train adventure, players claim routes between two cities, complete Destination Tickets, and compete to claim the longest continuous path of routes across the map.
A player will claim a route between two cities by playing matching train cards equal to the number of spaces in the route. Missing a specific color card? Try using the powerful Locomotive card that can be used as any color.
While connecting cities, keep an eye on your routes! If you manage to have the longest continuous path on the map board, you will earn special points at the end of the game.
Earn additional points by completing Destination Tickets. These cards will ask you to connect specific cities through whatever route necessary. However, be careful because any Destination Ticket left uncompleted will result in negative points!
Using a compatible Echo device, say “Alexa, launch Ticket to Ride” and be taken on a guided tour from the beginning to end of the game. No rule book is needed. You can even play against Alexa!
Ticket to Ride Ticket to Ride Europe Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails Ticket to Ride First Journey Ticket to Ride: New York Ticket to Ride: San Francisco Type of Game Board Game Board Game Board Game Board Game Board Game Board Game Number of Players 2-5 Players 2-5 Players 2-5 Players 2-4 Players 2-4 Players 2-4 Players Average Playtime 30-60 Minutes 30-60 Minutes 90-120 Minutes 15-30 Minutes 10-15 Minutes 10-15 Minutes Recommended Player Age Ages 8+ Ages 8+ Ages 10+ Ages 6+ Ages 8+ Taxi Ages 8+ Game Objectives Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout Europe. Players collect cards of various types (trains and ships) that enable them to claim railway and sea routes across the entire globe. Players collect train cards, claim routes on the map, and try to connect the cities shown on their tickets to achieve victory. In this fast-paced Ticket to Ride game, players race one another through the busy streets of New York City to visit the most prestigious Tourist Attractions and complete their Destination Tickets. In this fast-paced Ticket to Ride game, players race one another to visit the most iconic locations of the city and collect souvenirs along the way. Strategy Game ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Type of Transportation Trains Trains Trains and Ships Trains Taxis Cable Cars Setting North America Europe The World North America New York San Francisco Easy to Learn ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Expansion(s) Available ✓ ✓ is a standalone is a standalone is a standalone is a standalone
Natural Tiara –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Our current favorite board game
Please see my review on the Ticket to Ride USA 1910 Board Game EXPANSION.This game is just fabulous. We’ve even found a person on a recent European vacation who was playing the digital version. It seems to be quietly taking the world by storm. There’s a lot of strategy mixed with dumb-luck. It’s fun and entertaining for the entire family. We now meet weekly with friends to play and continue to show others how to play.We predominately play the US and European version, but there’s multiple versions of the game:Japan, New York, Poland, Nordic Countries, India, Africa, etc.You can play with only two people, but we find it more entertaining if there’s at least four, as it makes your trash talk more worthwhile. Buy this and have an amazing amount of fun.HINT: Forget about using the little board piece to go around the edge of the game. Use math.Part 1Based on the points, count how many 1s, 2, 3s, 4s, 5s and 6s you have. Use hashtags to add up how many game pieces you have on the board and subtract from 45 (the maximum number of game pieces). Your board pieces and left over (non-used) pieces should equal 45. Then you know you have the correct number of hashtags. The number of pieces on the board gives you your first number.For example if you have five unused pieces, you would have 40 points.Part 2Calculate your hashtags by the points offered for each.1 train piece = 1 point2 train pieces = 2 points3 train pieces = 4 points4 train pieces = 7 points5 train pieces = 10 points6 train pieces = 15 pointsPart 3The person(s) with the longest train receives an additional 10 points.The person(s) with the most routes/destinations received a additional 15 points.Add totaled parts 1, 2 and 3 for your final points.Highly, Highly Recommend!
Brandon Matthew Ford –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun game with the family
Ticket to ride is one of my family’s favorite games. We get together for game night often and this one comes off the shelf regularly. Depending on the number of people playing a game lasts around an hour (to an hour and a half if you have indecisive players). The pieces are well made and the rules of the game are very easy to learn. The game is scalable, so it is just as fun with two people as it is for more players.The game is a mixture of strategy with a rummy-esk feel. Your goal is to collect colored train cards and play them to build routes from one city to another. The more of a particular color you need, the more points you get for laying down your trains. Our whole group gets a laugh when multiple people “fight” for the same color or track to get from one place to another.Word of advice, purchase the Ticket to ride 1910 or 1912 pack. These give you larger train cards which are easier to handle, shuffle, and work with. We never play with the original cards that came with the game, they are just too small.We purchased “Ticket to Ride – First Journey” for our youngest kids. Our 3 year old is currently playing that game with us. However, my 8 year old started playing this full Ticket to Ride game around 6 (with significant help) or 7. You will need some space to play this, as you have quite a few trains to juggle, but is more compact than Ticket to Ride – Rails and Sails.
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R. E. James –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great family game
My family has fallen in love with this game. Even my six year old grandson can play with a little help finding the cities. Great mixture of strategy and luck while learning the geography of America 100 years ago. If you like the game, I recommend you get the 1910 expansion which gives you more route cards and full sized train cards as the small cards can be annoying.If you have younger children, Ticket to Ride: First Journey is a simplified version that requires almost no reading skill. We have also added TTR Europe and TTR UK/Pennsylvania, but beware: there are some major differences in those games which make them unsuitable for younger players.
K. Garfield –
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Early Bird Catches the Worm
I needed that route! You just cut me off, now instead of destination cards giving me gobs of points, now they all count against me. There’s no way around! My nerves have never felt more vexed than they do now. That’s Jane Austin speak for: I’m seeing red and now I’m going to do anything I think might hurt your chances for the rest of the game; and the next one we play! Ok, so the first time this happens, there’s usually another way around, it’s probably the long way around, but hopefully you have enough trains to make it, because that’s a constraint you have to work under. Game PlayThis handsomely illustrated elongated board looks has a map of the United States dotted with notable cities that are connected by short and long lines of rectangles (or tracks). In line of track is one of several colors. You start the game with some cards in your hand that are nicely illustrated train cars of the same several colors. Each turn you either· take you can draw two cards from either some face up cards or “roll the dice” and choose some from a facedown draw pile, or a combination. If you pick a wild from the face-up pile, you only get one card that turn.· buy a route (lay down your trains on the rectangles between cities) You buy the track by discarding from your hand the same number and color of cards of the track where you lay down your trains.· Draw three Destination Cards. You’ve got to keep at least one. These give a method to the madness of which routes you buy.As you lay down your trains you rack up points, The longer the track, the larger the gain. If you successfully complete the route on your destination card, you also rack up points, but those you conceal till the end of the game. The game ends a full round after someone has fewer than four trains- everyone but the catalyst gets another turn. Points are scored as I’ve said, but those destinations you weren’t able to complete, yeah those count as negative points. Oooo.. ouch. I hate to tell you what to do but…Keep an eye on how many trains your opponents have left, don’t be stupid and fill your hand with destinations when you won’t have time to complete them. If it looks like a route you need is one that your opponent might need, you have a vested interest in getting there first, even if it’s an easy one. You may even consider drawing more destination cards for your first turn or two so that you can spend more time in the game working on more that are related. Than getting those you start with and drawing more in the middle of the game. What does “related” mean? Consider the following routes:LA to Miami (goes from the south-east corner of the US to the south-west corner)New Orleans to Duluth (goes north and south through the center of the US)Salt Lake City to Houston (goes from the western US to the south-center) Because there could easily be much overlap in the first and third route, but not the second route, I’d dump the second route and keep the other two. ThemeWell, several off-shoots from Ticket to Ride have come. Not to mention an expansions for the original game that adds several smaller routes. So there is evidence that the theme can be slanted, but in Ticket To Ride Europe, game play is the same with some twists, like you can use someone else’s route for your destination’s sake without getting points for the route, and you route requiring tunneling through mountains are more pricey. These off-shoot stand alone games are a good way for Days of Wonder to charge full price for what could have been a less expensive expansion to the existing game. I can hear you say, “Yeah, but they are boards in different venues!” Yes, they are, but Rio Grande seemed to be able to offer double-sided boards (Yes, that means two new maps) and new rule sets for Power Grid for less than half the cost of the original game. “Oh… Really?” Yup. But for comments to the theme itself, I think the original game is pretty strong. Struggling to eek out routes to complete destinations- trying to get there before someone cuts you off can be very nerve racking, especially when two or more destination cards are riding on making that connection. I’ve got lots of little trains! Cool little plastic trains! BalanceWhile I often complain about chance and this game includes card, the fact that you don’t have to take all the destination cards you draw mitigates it, and that there are several face up cards to choose from also helps. Anyone can build anywhere beats the imbalance Power Grid shackles you with. Tit for tat. Anyway, for having cards, I have no complaints. InteractionInteraction is low. While verbal congrats are possible, expressions of dismay and indifference often follow someone laying track. If you can’t reach the cards, there will be- “give me those two oranges” or, “how about two off the mystery pile of joy! But as I think of it, this game could be played in silence. So if you are entertaining that favorite group of mine to pick on- introverts, you already knew what you were in for. Learning CurveLow. The purchase price card you get tells you how much things cost and the production of a square base on die roll and Robber operation are pretty easy. Each development cards has what it does written plainly on it. While the rules are easy, the options are pretty limited and objective is pretty straightforward. DowntimeNominal. While you do have to wait your turn, there is a possibility that the track you want to buy gets bought on someone else’s turn. If you pay attention you can make groans at the time they will pay off the most. What’s not to Like?I can’t think of anything bad to say that I haven’t already said. It’s a great game that has done much good for the industry and I trust the makers are raking in mega bucks with all their spin offs. If people are willing to pay, they deserve it. Ah, the beauty of capitalism. I guess there are eccentric people out there, who are happy to shell out another $35 to $50. Collateral EndorsementI haven’t come across a soul who didn’t like this game, but you may say that my social circles are small. You are probably right, but I love growing them with games. My kids love to line up the trains from here to there, but they have severed my board in one place, so beware, the (read: any) board is best set up on a table rather than the carpet floor where wee feet are wont to walk.
50 people found this helpful
Adam B. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this game!
I play this with my wife on free nights. 3 games takes the two of us about an hour and a half. There is no clear winner until the very end, so it’s always a surprise. We have played lots and never get bored of it!
Charles –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun game
Bought on sale otherwise the TTR games are expensive. Fun game for 2 people or multiple people. Takes about an hour to play.
Cynthia Ward –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and exciting game
This board game is fun for the family. It helps children to learn city and states. Keeps interest and attention to what is going on with the board. I will give it as a gift for house warming or birthday.
JuliaJulia –
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite board game
Beautiful, simple and very interesting board game. We have many other board games, but this one has been a favorite for a long time.
JiggJigg –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great fun game with friends and family
It’s super fun and interesting game for adults or families with older children. The rules are fairly easy to understand or quickly reference. My only “dislike” would be that they could have made the cards larger to be easier to deal and shuffle. Had a lot of fun playing many games.
Natalie –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun
Our family loves this game, play it a ton!
Sarah –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Game!
This game is a perfect combination of strategy and luck. Bought it as a gift for my boyfriend, and we have been playing almost every night since. I love that it can be played with two players as many similar board games I own require 3+ players. The box also comes with a great organizer that helps ensure you don’t lose any pieces. It’s a great purchase for the board game lovers in your life.
Minnesota Mom –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Such a fun game!
We learn different strategies every time we play!
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great game for the entire family
Got us one and one for my daughter’s family. She has elementary boys and the picked it up pretty quick and love it. We adults love it too. A great game and easy to earn and set up, and it doesn’t last forever (like Monopoly).
Island April –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Engaging game for everyone
Ticket to Ride is one of my favorite games in recent years. Fairly easy to learn, competitive and fun. While I’ve only played with adults and teens, kids could also play this North American version.The first Ticket to Ride games I received as gifts were Nordic countries then the Asia version. While fun to play, there was more of a challenge playing with unfamiliar maps. The North America version has train destinations in cities in the United States and Canada, which are more familiar to me, so it’s easier to focus on strategies. There are slightly different rules and game play in the different versions, but the general concept is the same.There is an element of luck, with the draw of destination tickets and train car cards, plus strategy of how to complete your routes through different cities to reach your final destinations. The longer routes are more challenging to complete and give you more points. You will usually complete several routes in each game, but be careful to not have any incomplete routes, because they count against your final score. There is a large, well made game board, plastic train cards, destination tickets and different colored train car cardsTwo or three players can finish a game in about 40-60 minutes, with 4 or 5 it can take closer to 60-90 minutes. The more people playing means more competition and challenges to complete your routes.There was a sale price of about $20 off, which was a great deal, but even at $45 it’s worth buying.All in all a great game and a good value.
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imac1320 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exceeded expectations!
Our family plays board games around the holidays. I bought this after feeling bored with what we already owned. Was pleasantly surprised with how fun this game is. It’s simple to learn, strategic, and plays fast. Lots of fun and I expect this will be the first game we pick in future gaming sessions!
K –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun game
This is a great game that doesn’t take forever to play. Both kids and adults can play so very family friendly. Helps with geography awareness for kids.
Shizuko –
4.0 out of 5 stars
nice game
A nice game. It’s simple. Somewhat peculiar rule set. There’s some strategy since the same kid of min has beaten everyone else every single time. I personally prefer greater complexity (like Japanese chess), but it’s still nice. An 8-year-old will understand how to play, too. Art & packaging looks fine.
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great strategy game
This game is great for people who like to create and execute strategies. The game can be different every time so it doesn’t get boring. I got one for me and one for a gift and they absolutely loved it. It’s fast to teach and easy to pick up. Watch for sales because I got mine half off. Would highly recommend for people who also love Catan.
Pamela J. Balentine –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kids and Adults Love This
We found the smaller version of this game at a resale store ( New York City) and fell in love with the concept. as I searched the maker of the game on Amazon we found several versions existed. After receiving this Ticket To Ride Train Game we play it all the time.
Samuel J. Nichols –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kickin’ butt and layin’ trains!
This game is extremely elegant, making it easy for those new to gaming to get into, but it also provides great opportunities for strategy that game lovers can appreciate. Everyone I have played it with says it was their favorite game of the night– it is a true crowd pleaser.The board is well designed- it is an oversized map of the U.S. with major cities, each linked by segmented lines of different colors. Around the edge of the board is a scoring metric, numbered from 1 to 100, to keep track of your points. Each player gets 45 plastic train cars of a given color, and a wooden cylinder of the same color to move along the scoring metric.Each player has two hands of cards. The first is a hand of cards with different train cars of varying color. You play a certain number of train cards of the same color to claim the “routes” (the lines between cities) of the same color. The second hand is made up of destination tickets. These tell you what cities you are trying to connect with your trains. These either award or deduct points from your score based on whether or not you complete them. They are kept secret until the game is over.The elegance I mentioned comes from the simplicity of each player’s goal (to link cities on a map using trains), as well as the simple structure of a players turn. On their turn, a player only has to do ONE of three actions: put trains on the board, draw more train cards, or draw more destination cards. You get points for the trains you place on the map, the destinations you fulfill WITH your trains, and a ten point bonus awarded at the end of the game for the longest continuous line of trains.Having only one action to perform ensures players aren’t wracking their brains to remember what to do each turn, and also encourages strategic thinking (if you take one action on a given turn, you have to wait til your next turn to take another). Choose carefully!The educational value of this toy is twofold- you get the brain exercise of strategic thinking, and as an added bonus, you learn a bit of U.S. geography! I only marked down the durability because one of the train cars in my game arrived chipped. But they provide three extra cars for each color, so it’s pretty much moot.All in all, this game has something for everyone. It is simultaneously strategic and simplistic, and never gets so directly competitive that you get frustrated instead of having fun. Keeping your destination cards secret until the game is over is a great meachanic- those who scored many points by laying down trains might get passed up by those who completed more destinations, and the “longest route” bonus often becomes a determining factor in games. Everyone who plays is in the game the whole way through. “Ticket to Ride” has beyond earned the honor of “favorite game”, and then some.
Samantha Scheppard –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun for all!
My whole family likes this game from my 10 year old nephew to my 61 year old mother in law. Definitely a fun game for 2, but even more fun when you have more people playing.
Kristen Russell –
5.0 out of 5 stars
So fun
This is our families new favorite game. Easy set up and fun to play
Justin –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome game
Just a fun game for everyone
Alora Rodgers –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Competition like no other
This is one of our favorite family games to play when we get everyone together. We are a competative bunch and this is such a fun strategy game. It did take awhile to get the hang of the rules, but after you play a few rounds it’s easier.
Blue Skies Mom –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Family favorite
Fun family game
Sari Hardyal –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome game!
Bought for a friend for Christmas and she and her family have been playing it and having a great time!
KinoChelovek –
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun Game – Cards Wear Too Quickly
Bought this as a backup for a set we received as a Christmas gift. It is fun to play! I wish the (so-called) Expansion Card Set was included, because the routes get redundant.The biggest gripe I have are the really subpar inking and coating on the cards themselves. After about 6-7 times playing, they get sticky and dirty. We have to clean each one individually with Windex and wipe each of them individually, then let each one sit out individually to dry. This sort of takes care of the dirt and stickiness, but the lamination should be better, especially how everything else keeps clean. We haven’t needed to clean them again since the one time. It would be nice if the cards were larger, too.Overall, alot of fun. More challenging with 3+ players (my wife and I usually play one-on-one). You can block your opponents with more than 3 players.Of the other ‘Ticket to Ride’ games out there, I recommend the European edition. Slightly different rules and MUCH more challenging!
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Amanda –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this game!!!
This game is so much fun!! It’s hard to find a board game you can play over and over. This one has so much strategy and you could play a million times!
Shanae –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Game
Great Game!!
Joe –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great time!
This game is super easy to learn. It’s highly addicting, take it to all my game nights. Very defined for rules of what can and can’t be done. (For those who like to try to bend rules). I highly recommend it just as fun with 2 players as it is with 4.
capitalproducts –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game for game night
TtR is a classic game that is good for beginner gamers and experienced ones as well. There is a strategy component as you attempt to complete your routes but it is usually one of the few games that I introduce to novice gamers and they pick it up really fast. Case in point, the last two games we have played have been won by 1st timers. Great replay ability, wide age ranges and there is enough stress inducement to make it challenging for everyone. If you want a gateway game into the new world of modern games I would suggest TtR and Settlers of Cattan (2 pioneer games in the genre). Hope this helps someone deciding whether to pay the price to make the leap (Ride) into a really good time!
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Sad Radish –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than the digital version
There’s something unique about physically playing together with friends that can’t be replicated entirely with digital technologyMy friends and I had fun playing this together when we got together so I’m glad I got them this as a gift for the holidays
Brent Allen Perkins –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and Easy to learn family game!
My family and I love games and have an entire closet worth ranging from simple card games to more intricate games like Risk or Monopoly.Ticket to Ride is a hit in our family! It was easy to learn (under about 10 minutes) and is a good mix of strategy and easy to play gameplay. Great party game where you can talk to others while playing and also very accessible for anyone from kids to adults. Would definitely recommend adding to your collection!
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Ken Tagney –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun
Game is super fun and easy to learn
Wendy –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Missing Pieces
Arrived with one color set of missing pieces. Tried to contact company but they no longer deal with replacements and was past return/replacement date by the time we finally opened the game to play as a family. Other than this, we like it.
Parsons Family –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Glad this is still here.
I have enjoyed Mayfair and Avalon Hill games in the past, and their sudden disappearance caught me off guard. My wife and I used to order a lot of this type of game when our kids were at home, but recently retired and “empty nested,” we were disappointed to find out how many of our favorite suppliers had vanished since the last time we ordered.”Ticket to Ride” is no “Empire Builder” or “Silverton,” but it’s still a great railroad game, and fun to play with a few friends, and will be great in a couple of years for the grandsons to play with us. They are growing fast, and we look forward to fun times again.And two of us can play and enjoy this game. “Ticket to Ride” is really a good game.
annamarie –
5.0 out of 5 stars
so fun
a great game to share with others
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game. Simple rules
We had a blast playing this game. Easy to play for anyone, deep enough for the strategist on multiple plays.
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Dominic –
5.0 out of 5 stars
worth it
Ticket to Ride is an outstanding board game that combines strategy, luck, and just the right amount of tension. The objective of the game is to build train routes across North America, and the player with the most points at the end of the game wins.One of the things I love about Ticket to Ride is its simplicity. The rules are easy to learn, making it a great game for both seasoned and new gamers. At the same time, the game offers plenty of depth and replayability. Each time I play, I discover new strategies and paths to victory.The components of the game are also top-notch. The train car pieces are made of sturdy plastic and have a nice weight to them. The board is large and easy to read, and the cards are of good quality.Another great aspect of Ticket to Ride is that it’s a game that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. My kids love it just as much as my adult friends and I do. It’s also a great game for families to play together, as it strikes a perfect balance between competition and cooperation.Overall, I can’t recommend Ticket to Ride enough. It’s a fantastic board game that should be in every collection. It’s easy to learn, endlessly replayable, and a lot of fun. Five stars!
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Lucian T. Bowden –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hours of fun
Fun game and easy to learn. We love getting together with the fam and playing T2R, great game to play with the kids, but adults will also be engaged.
Daniel García –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super entertaining
IThis game has been quite fun! Highly recommend.
lgoodlove –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to learn Strategy game
Easy to learn Strategy game. Enjoyable to any level of board game player or lover. Has randomness so that it isn’t the most experienced players who always win, allowing everyone to have fun regardless of how many times they’ve played
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TheoStix –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ticket to Ride- It has quickly become my go-to game for family game nights
I’m in my 30’s and have been looking for games to play while visiting my parents or with my roommate and his kids, and “Ticket to Ride” has quickly become a favorite. I first heard about it online about a year and half back, on a gaming show hosted by Wil Wheaton, and immediately ordered a copy. It’s a game that’s simple enough that a child can grasp it, (I’d say 10 years old would be a good starting age, though it is advertised as being for ages 8+) but also complex enough to be entertaining for teens and adults.It’s essentially a card collection game, as you try to draw matching colors in order to trade them in and build trains between cities on a map of the US. (With each line needing a specific color and number of cards.) In addition, each player must also complete specific routes or “tickets” between key cities (often at different ends of the map), and can also work on other tasks like trying to build the longest singular train path, which gives you and end-game score-boost.As I said, it’s very simple to grasp. But there’s quite a bit of complexity, as most of the tasks can be completed multiple ways, and players can actively try to block one-another’s routes and strategies by getting to certain areas first. With dozens of locations on the map and numerous “tickets” to play, it makes each new playthrough fun and unique. There’s near-endless replay value, and with various expansions and “sequels” having been released, there’s even more potential for players who master this original edition.Playtime usually lasts between 30-60 minutes, depending on the number of players and their experience, and it’s very quickly paced once everyone gets their hands on the cards they need.The materials include a rather large gameboard (make sure you have a sizable table to play on, as it’s roughly twice the size of most standard tabletop game-boards), wooden score-keeping pieces, over 100 cards and plastic trains in about a half-dozen colors. If I were to nitpick, I would definitely say the cards are oddly small and thus can be hard to shuffle and handle- especially at the start of each game, when you’ll end up spending 15 minutes just trying to mix them up as much as possible. But it’s a small price to pay for such a fun game.Overall, Ticket to Ride has quickly become a family favorite, and it is definitely one I’d highly recommend! A 5 out of 5!
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Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Family game
Great game very satisfied
Sharon –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really a fun and different game.
We played the game for a gathering of friends. We had played the more complicated one over a year ago. Like this one better. It’s fun and different. The only bad thing is that the cards are too small and stiff. Can’t shuffle them. The other version I played had bigger cards.
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karrose –
5.0 out of 5 stars
We all enjoyed the game
We’ve played twice now with 5 family members from age 28 to 66. We all enjoyed it. About 1/3 through the first game we all had a grasp on rules. It is involving but not intensive. The very competitive players can be challenged while less competitive players still enjoy their game. Between turns you can get food or drinks and still tell most of what happened while you were away.
Adam B. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best board games around
This is an excellent board game, with a reasonable mix of skill and luck involved. Depending on how many people are playing, and how quickly they take their turns, this game can take anywhere between thirty minutes and two hours. The rules are simple, and while experienced players have an advantage against beginners, people can get up to speed after a few turns of their first game. Strategies for winning consistently can be gained after only one or two games.There are many versions and expansions for this game, all of which are fun and interesting and worth looking at to see which best suits your group of players. But, this is the most basic form of the game and has the most straight-forward set of rules: – You have “tickets” telling you which cities your trains need to connect in order to earn points, if at the end of the game, the connection isn’t completed, you get a negative point value for that “ticket”. – You have colored “train car” cards, which you combine to build connections between cities. If a connection is colored, you need that color to make the connection and if it is grey, then you can use any one color to make the connection. – On each turn, you can either: build a connection between two cities; select a new “ticket”; draw two “train car” cards from 5 visible possibilities or from the face down deck. – There are “locomotive train car” cards, which are wild, but are more expensive to draw from the visible cards (only get one). – The longer the set of train cars used to make a connection, the more points you earn (1=1, 2=2, 3=4, 4=7, etc.) – Whoever has the longest connection at the end, by train car length, gets additional points.The expansion versions add other possibilities, depending on the map (tunnels that can take more than one card to complete; ferries that require at least one locomotive; etc.). Some of the maps/expansions are better suited to more players and others are limited to just two or three players. You can probably find a version of this game that is best suited for your group, but this basic version is a good version to start with.I would also highly recommend the PC or mobile version of this game, which can provide access to many of the maps and give you an idea as to which version of the game you would prefer, without buying all of them.Overall, this is one of the best board games out there, well suited to beginning players or more advanced board gamers.
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Tnt –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Legit Game
Got a great price on this game. We got it to replace the Dutch Trader version we had bc it was annoying having to find and re-find the locations we werent familiar with, its so much easier to plan when you are familiar with the map. It arrived quick and in new condition.
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TX –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Family loves this game!
So, I bought this for my step-children for Christmas. When they first opened it, we realized that it was missing the blue trains, but that was ok, we were able to still play with four players instead of five. Called Amazon after Christmas asking if they can have the company send the missing blue trains, which they couldn’t, so Amazon replaced the whole game, which was fine because we really did enjoyed playing it. Buy it! Your family would love it!
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Sandra Jenks –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun game for the whole family
I’ve played the Europe version of this game a few times with family, and really enjoyed it. I bought this one for myself, because I wanted to see what the US version was like. I do like the other one better, as there are some differences (tunnel routes, and long and short routes for each player). The one thing I did not like about this version, is thecards are much smaller (about half the size), and are harder to hold and to read.
Ace Hunter –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good clean fun
Looking for new board games, figured we would try this out. It took a few minutes longer to figure out than I would hope, but is very worth it. A very interesting game that can develop more stra8the more serious you take it. Would have been easier to learn if we had someone to show us. But all in all I give this game 5 Stars for being fun and original.
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aw –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ticket to Ride Board Game
Ticket to ride is fun for any age. My grandkids love to play this game as well as the adults. Very entertaining and you just don’t know who is going to win. Would recommend to other.
SOA –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bought it for a present after playing
Good family game. Very easy to learn. There’s strategy involved but it’s not so complicated that kids can’t play, maybe about mid elementary school aged. I liked it enough that I bought it for a friend who also likes games as a birthday present.
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Barbara McMahon –
4.0 out of 5 stars
European version is better!
I first played this game in Britain with family and loved it! I was very excited to play the US version when I arrived home. Unfortunately, the European version has more interesting features to the game, such as tunnels so I found the US version to be a bit bland. This may be so because the European version came out after the US version, and they improved the game. I still love playing this game, though. I recommend it for families.
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Dwight –
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK game, solid 3 stars – not fantastic
This is an ok game. I’m surprised at the rave reviews, it is simplistic with minimal strategy. It certainly isn’t worth the premium price being charged. On the plus side the rules are simple and easy for people to learn. On the negative side it doesn’t have much room for strategy and largely depends on luck of the cards you draw.
FamilyOfFive –
5.0 out of 5 stars
The whole family loves this game
I’m so happy I bought this! It’s very hard to find a game that our diverse family enjoys, but everyone loves this game. It’s our new go-to. It was little tricky trying to figure out how to play, but we watched a short You-Tube video, there are still some questions I have and don’t know if we’re playing it correctly, but hey, as long as we’re having fun and loving it, it doesn’t matter.
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Joshua P. –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fast paced game that isn’t over till it’s over
Pros: Quick turns, it isn’t over till it’s overCons: Can be repetitiveGame play is pretty simple: you start with some secret tickets with cities on them that you have to connect together to get points; then you either draw cards, build with the cards in your hand, or get more tickets. That’s the whole game.I’ll start by saying that I’m a fan of more complicated games like Agricola (my favorite at the time of writing) or Pandemic, so the lack of options is a bit uninteresting to me. That said, I still enjoy playing Ticket to Ride. I like to compare it to Catan, because a lot of people looking into board games have some experience with that one. You are collecting resources in order to build around other players and get the most points. In Ticket to Ride, the resources are colored trains, and you’re building stretches of railroad that are worth certain amounts of points. In Catan, you roll dice to determine what resources you get. In Ticket to Ride, you draw from a deck (you can choose from 5 cards that you can see, or take random cards). I like this because you have control over what you receive, where as in Catan, if the dice are not in your favor, you’re out of luck. For this reason though, there is no trading in Ticket to Ride. This also means that turn length is cut to a minimum. No one is asking for cards or taking resources and then building something. All you can do is draw or build. It is hard to find something bad to say about this game, but that would be my one complaint: it can get repetitive since your’re doing the same thing every turn.This does, however, make the game go at a faster pace than the games I usually like, which can be refreshing. Even though there isn’t much variation on what to do each turn, you still have to form a strategy. You can keep an eye on who is building where, and what color train cards they are picking up. Then you can either try to cut them off or make a move so they don’t cut you off. You can try to build the longest track to get more points up front, or get more tickets to get more hidden points.Because of these secret tickets you get, no one knows for sure how many points each player has until the very end when the game is over. At this point, everyone reveals their tickets and the final scores are tallied. This is another thing I like about Ticket to Ride in comparison to Catan. In Catan it can come to a point where defeat is almost certain, but in Ticket to Ride I’ve been in dead last when the game ends, but end up winning because I had some high scoring tickets that I had connected. This helps players stay involved the whole game, which is important to any game, in my opinion.While not a game I would’ve chosen initially, this is certainly a very fun and fast paced game that most people should enjoy.
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Alex –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Board Game
Very engaging and approachable board game for people who want to get into better board games than Monopoly but don’t want to be bogged down by super intense titles. A great game to play with friends for the first time or for seasoned veterans alike!
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Joe Snow –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun for the family, smaller cards
The train cards are smaller than the Ticket to Ride Europe edition, but not a big deal (to remedy the card size, I suggest getting the 1910 expansion pack; also adds a few fun game variations). We had the European one first, so we modified the rules a bit of this American one to be more similar to the other (like splitting the routes into “long” and “short” and dealing two of each at the start instead of keeping them together as the rules here suggested). Overall, this game runs the same way as the original ticket to ride. We have not played with Alexa, so I’m not sure why the Alexa version was so discounted from the original, but I will take it! All pieces were there, so don’t worry about that. If you do want to play with Alexa, there weren’t instructions for it.If you’re concerned your game may be a counterfeit, I have registered my game on the Days of Wonder website without an issue! So this seller is all good.If you haven’t had experience with this game before, your routes are dealt at the beginning of the game, you have to keep some of them, and the goal is to complete them before someone’s train pieces run out. The longest continuous route gets extra points, you lose points if you don’t complete a route, and the worth of each segment varies based on the number of trains required to complete it. You can play nice and not interfere, or if you want to sabotage someone’s progress, you can do that too.Overall, we love playing this game with friends and family. I highly recommend it.
E –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great gift
Purchased for a Christmas gift because I enjoy. Great family game