Ticket to ride - Game overview

Game description

Ticket to ride is one of the most popular modern board games..

It was originally published by Days of Wonder in 2004.

With simple rules and an extremely fluid game-play, Ticket to ride is the ideal game to make the whole family play together. Kids, Mum, Dad, Granny, everyone loves it.

Gameplay

The gameplay goes as follows:

Players must build a railroad network on the USA map (on another map depending on the game version).

At the beginning of the game, each player is dealt secret objectives (linking two cities on the map).

On his turn, a player can :

• take new cards
• claim a route (=build it) with the required cards
• draw more objectives

The game plays quickly, each player trying to keep his objective secret for as long as possible, while making sure noone else takes an important route that is needed. for one objective.

At the end of the game, players score points in three ways:

• each route gives points, the longer routes being more rewarding.
• objectives also score points but score negative if failed!
• the longest network gets 10 extra points.

Awards

2004 - International Gamers Awards - General Strategy - Multi-player - Nominee

2004 - Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game - Winner

2004 - Meeples' Choice Award - Winner

2004 - Nederlandse Spellenprijs - Nominee

2004 - Origins Awards Best Board Game - Winner

2004 - Spiel des Jahres - Winner

2004 - Bruno Faidutti - Jeu de l'année - Winner

2004 - Tric Trac - Nominee

2004 - Jeux sur un plateau - JSP d'or - Winner

2004 - Boardgameratings - Best family game - Winner

2005 - Årets Spel Best Family Game - Winner

2005 - Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming - Winner

2005 - As d'or jeu de l'année Cannes - Winner

2005 - Juego del Año - Winner

2005 - Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year - Winner

2006 - Hra roku - Winner

2006 - Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game - Winner

2008 - Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection

2010 - Hungarian Board Game Award - Nominee

Play Ticket to ride online

We warmly recommend the Ticket to ride iOS app.

With the exception of the very weak Artificial Intelligence (you will need to play online or with friends to get decent opponents), the app has everything you need.

You can also get the Pocket version of the Ticket to ride iOS app, specifically adapted to smaller screens.