Ticket to Ride Board Game

Product Description

Ticket to Ride is an award winning, cross-country train adventure game. Players collect train cards that enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who can fulfill their Destination Tickets by connecting two distant cities, and to the player who builds the longest continuous railway.

 

The official Alexa skill takes players on a guided experience from setup to the end of the game and features unique sound effects and music. No rules are needed after saying “Alexa, launch Ticket to Ride.” The skill also allows a person to play against Alexa!

 

For 2 to 5 players ages 8 and older. Playing time: 30-60 minutes. Comes with: 1 Board map of North American train routes, 240 Colored Train Cars, 110 Train Car cards, 30 Destination Tickets, 5 Wooden Scoring Markers, 1 Days of Wonder Online access number, and a Rules booklet.

Features

• FAST-PACED STRATEGY: Race to build your train routes across iconic American cities in this award-winning board game.
• COMPETITIVE FUN: Challenge friends and family in a 2-5 player game, where every move counts.
• COLLECT TRAIN CARDS: Strategically gather train cards to claim routes and earn points.
• TICKET TO SUCCESS: Plan your routes wisely with ticket cards for bonus points.
• ENDLESS REPLAYABILITY: Enjoy hours of entertainment with this classic board game.

Top Reviews

The game itself however is a great game. Asmodee has an authorized retailer program
by Amazon Customer (1 out of 5 stars)
April 24, 2018

The game I bought here was a counterfeit. The board was mis cut and thinner than a legitimate copy and one section was split apart. The game itself however is a great game. Asmodee has an authorized retailer program. I recommend researching who your buying games from as counterfeiting board games is big business these days.
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Favorite family game!
by C. ALLEN (5 out of 5 stars)
January 29, 2016

We LOVE this game! At first the instructions seemed a little daunting to us, but after a quick google search we stumbled upon an extremely helpful video done by the actor, Wil Wheaton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHmf1bau9xQ Once we learned how to play, we were able to quickly and simply explain the rules to our 9 year old daughter in minutes. We originally bought the game for her. But to be honest, my husband and I have enjoyed playing it so much that I think we've played it 4x as much as she has. It's a very basic strategy game - Your goal is to have the most points at the end of the game. You gain points by claiming routes and completing destination tickets. We've tried playing the game with a couple of different strategies and no two games are ever really the same. It's a fantastic family game for up to 5 players, great for children and/or adults. Highly recommend it to be added to anyone's game collection.
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5 out of 5 of my clan agree!
by C. D. Posten (5 out of 5 stars)
July 15, 2017

It's rare to find a game that everyone in the family loves. This is that game.

With most games, we get one of 3 scenarios in my household. 1) my boys like it. They're a little older and we play a lot of strategy games. My daughter (who is the youngest) doesn't win these often and either tires of them quickly or doesn't like them at all. 2) My daughter likes it. These tend to be games steered more towards chance where strategy is not so important. The boys generally only tolerate these because I make them play (gotta keep it fair, you know) Or 3) a few games are somewhere in the middle that none of us loves but none of us hates either. The compromise game.

But with Ticket to Ride, we have a real winner. There's enough strategy in it that you can make or break your game on your own merits, but there's also enough element of chance in it (and the strategy isn't typically too deep) that younger kids will enjoy it too (as long as they're old enough to grasp the game mechanics in the first place). Light-hearted, fairly fast-paced, and - excuse the cliche but seriously - fun for the whole family!
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choo choo get on board but also one quick thing about the actual board
by Dave from Minnesota (4 out of 5 stars)
January 17, 2016

So here's the deal this game is super fun just like everybody says so don't think my less than 5 star review indicates anything but that. We play it as a family and both the parents and the kids get really into it. High play and replay-ability, quick to learn but a LIFETIME TO MASTER and all that stuff like you'd expect based on everyone raving about it.

Observations / suggestions / etc:
- Requires a fairly big surface area given lots of cards and lots of pieces are part of this game
- Gameplay is super fast, you can get around the horn very quickly (4 players can play in 30 seconds total if they all just draw cards), so don't think you're going to be getting up to get a drink after your turn or anything. Or checking phones seriously just put them away. Good to agree on a set "break time" or something
- Total game time is also pretty fast but not silly fast. An hour or 90 minutes or so.
- If you play with people who are sneaky you should think about wearing sunglasses so they can't see where you are looking on the board because it might give away your strategy if they could tell where you are focusing
- If you're playing against people who don't wear sunglasses try and watch their eyes so you can see where they are looking, it may give away their strategy and you can swoop in and take their routes and win the game that'll teach them
- The spot labeled Duluth is clearly in Minneapolis/St Paul and *everyone* who you play with from Minnesota will point it out
- I recommend some sort of "card holder" thing if you play with younger kids and/or people with smaller hands. We have some wooden boards with slots cut in them to hold cards and they help a ton in this game (and others). I put a picture of that up.

My only real critique of this game - and the reason it's 4 not 5 stars - is the board doesn't sit especially flat. You can see in the pictures I attached. At times you have what seems like a million little trains on the board and just having the board not sit flat makes it seem a bit cheap. This is all about MANUFACTURING quality however, not about GAMEPLAY quality.
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It is a favorite game now in our family
by Grandma (5 out of 5 stars)
December 7, 2017

Having played this game multiple times with all ages 8-65 years old, we have made a few modifications. At the beginning of the game, we deal out six train cards instead of four. We also can draw cards and play trains in a single turn. I agree with other reviews that 2-4 is the ideal number. It is a favorite game now in our family. Last January on a no school day, we had three games going and then a championship game and a consolation game. The kids, aged 8-12, only played one game but enjoyed playing and were competitive players. The championship game was game on and very competitive!
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DO NOT BUY THIS FROM AMAZON!!!
by Jaxon's Mom (1 out of 5 stars)
September 24, 2017

This is a counterfeit game. When you try to register it the serial number doesn't work. The board doesn't lay flat and it has cracks in it. My friends had the same thing happen to them. If you want this game go and buy it from a store where they are more likely to have a real one that you can actually play. In case you are wondering I bought directly from Amazon not from a third party.
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Counterfeit game received
by joseph (2 out of 5 stars)
April 19, 2017

Like another reviewer mentioned, 14 of the cards in the game I got were incorrectly labeled. I contacted the manufacturer, Days of Wonder, and they suspect I received a counterfeit version. I'm sending back to them for a replacement. I'm surprised Amazon would sell a counterfeit game.
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Super fun
by Patrick Montoya (5 out of 5 stars)
March 23, 2019

Great game
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Hours of fun! Recommended!
by Payal K (5 out of 5 stars)
October 14, 2015

I bought this game to introduce my parents and younger nephews to Board games and to summarize the experience, it was a huge success!

Ticket to ride is a light strategy game where the aim is to connect routes with the chain of trains you have and get points. The person with the highest number of points wins! It is a nice game for kids and elders alike. As this is a beginner strategy game, I would not recommend this game for seasoned strategists, but rather for folks who are just getting into strategy games

Build: 9 on 10

The build of the game was really good. The quality of trains was sturdy and the look and feel of the board was professional. I did not need a sleeve for the cards as they did not bend and were nice and flat. They also have a nice touch and feel. While one of my trains was damaged, they had provided plenty of spare trains which made it worthwhile.

Packaging: 10 on10

The package was received on time. The product itself comes in nice professional box and has dedicated locations to store each item from the game. It was quite easy to unwrap the product and start using it.

Overall: 9 on 10

Overall, having played many many strategy games, this still ends up as one of my favorite 'light' strategy games.

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Ticket to Ride- It has quickly become my go-to game for family game nights
by TheoStix (5 out of 5 stars)
August 12, 2018

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 40-80 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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