Days of Wonder Ticket To Ride Europe

Ticket to Ride is a very nice and entertaining board game to play with the whole family. We've played it with 2, 3 or 4 players aged 6 - 45.The game requires reading skills and due to the fancy fonts used on the board, the younger ones sometimes need some help.The game has strategic aspects to it and depending who is playing can be played more competitively or collaboratively.We've enjoyed it a lot and the price offered by Adlibris was far better than in any of the shops that we initially wanted to purchase the game from here in Tampere.

Brilliant game!

I knew I'd love this game, but I thought convincing the OH would be a different matter. Turned out, within a short while into our first game they were as hooked as I was. I've played in a group of four, three and just two: different with each, but great fun. It's a good length of play, but with an obvious endpoint. The only possible improvement would be if the carriages were wooden instead of plastic ;-)

Fun but not the original

While I enjoy this game, I like the original better. I have mixed feelings about tunnels and ferries, but it’s a fun twist. Train stations have come in handy, especially with the norther routes. I really like European geography, but I do find some of the cities difficult to locate with the names used in the game.

Ticket to Ride Europe

For context we are a family of 5 ages 52,47,15,13 and 6 and need 5 player games that can be played and enjoyed by all and do not take too long. We had previously played the New York variant of ticket to ride and enjoyed that but it was only four player and was perhaps a bit simple.So we took the plunge and went the full Monty with the Europe version and all I can say is wow, wow, wow.Why so good you may ask - let me explain. With 5 people of varying ages and a youngest of 6 games for us need to be at heart a relatively simple concept for the youngest but have a more strategic layer for the older people and for the younger to grow into. TTR Europe combines this with the other important components of a good family game which I see as some inter-person competition ... MoreFor context we are a family of 5 ages 52,47,15,13 and 6 and need 5 player games that can be played and enjoyed by all and do not take too long. We had previously played the New York variant of ticket to ride and enjoyed that but it was only four player and was perhaps a bit simple.So we took the plunge and went the full Monty with the Europe version and all I can say is wow, wow, wow.Why so good you may ask - let me explain. With 5 people of varying ages and a youngest of 6 games for us need to be at heart a relatively simple concept for the youngest but have a more strategic layer for the older people and for the younger to grow into. TTR Europe combines this with the other important components of a good family game which I see as some inter-person competition and associated frustration, an element of luck ,the need to ponder every turn and be adaptable, take 30-60 minutes to complete and most importantly of course be enjoyable.I have read reviews by purists complaining about the concept of tunnels and stations but enjoyed these as they add an extra layer of analysis and element of your decision making, of course if you agree with the purists you simply can play without them.As yet I have not played enough to think what is best strategy - I lost horribly to my wife first time around as she focused on her long route and I focused on short routes and the longer connections but the fact that you can try and tackle the game with different strategies and learn and adapt really helps re-playability.I should also that all components are good quality and the board itself large and very nice to look at so a visual feast as well especially as the game reaches conclusions and the trains snake around the board.So all in all close to gaming perfection with the right blend of fun, duration and thinking.Is it the best 5 player family game I have played? I am still deciding but that is only because of Carcasonne which although has similar elements requires you to think differently and brings in an element of co-operation. Buy both would be my view!

Ticket to Ride Europe

Ticket to Ride is a perfect entry level game which features set collection and route building mechanisms. You are collecting coloured train cards to place out your train pieces onto the board. You gain points for placing your trains out, but also from completing ticket routes from different cities across Europe.This game is suitable for gamers and non gamers alike, and it can be taught in 10 minutes. You will be competing for the same routes so there is a bit of space for nasty play to mess your opponents up, but it is also possible to play in a more friendly fashion. So even for the sore losers or younger players, this game is suitable.

Ticket to Ride Europe

This game has been our lockdown salvation. My adult son came to join his dad and I in lockdown, but as he runs a company that's amid a major upgrade, he has worked non-stop with stressful pinch points. We tried to make weekends different and I thought a new board game would help. I was right, and we have all loved this game.It's remarkably well designed: the nuances of how the various cards are played have been well designed and you can see the logic behind the scoring system. We have all tried differing strategies when we have played and the varying routes can give each game a very different feel. One player tends to try for additional destination cards, another hoards carriages until he can blitz routes - whereas I am the most cunning of all and on balance have ... MoreThis game has been our lockdown salvation. My adult son came to join his dad and I in lockdown, but as he runs a company that's amid a major upgrade, he has worked non-stop with stressful pinch points. We tried to make weekends different and I thought a new board game would help. I was right, and we have all loved this game.It's remarkably well designed: the nuances of how the various cards are played have been well designed and you can see the logic behind the scoring system. We have all tried differing strategies when we have played and the varying routes can give each game a very different feel. One player tends to try for additional destination cards, another hoards carriages until he can blitz routes - whereas I am the most cunning of all and on balance have won most games (but the secret of my success will remain just that).We have played the game a couple of evenings a week since the week before lockdown began and are still enjoying every game, but have now decided to branch out and I've ordered the 'Rails and Sails' edition. I've also sent the 'First journey' game to my 6 year-old grandson in lieu of the cuddle that I still can't give him.A great game - lasts exactly the right amount of time (just over an hour, leisurely play) - clever, fun, with room for strategic cunning. In spite of the off-putting instruction length, we went through it quite carefully as we set up and - although we carried on reminding ourselves of odd aspects over the weeks - we grasped it quickly. I'd thoroughly recommend this game.

Ticket to Ride Europe

This is my favourite version of Ticket to Ride, for 2 reasons and 2 reasons only. Firstly, it’s set in Europe and there are a variety of interesting places to visit, and secondly, they fixed the annoying small card issue from the original Ticket to Ride. In this version all the cards are normal playing card size and can be held properly. Huzzah!But yeah, it’s another good Ticket to Ride box. Simple rules and invokes a sort of friendly competition, especially as nobody is really sure who is really winning or losing until all the routes are scored at the end of the game. This version adds a couple of extra rules, mainly around using tunnels, but they aren’t too complex and if you don’t like them you can just pretend the tunnels are normal tracks. It also has train ... MoreThis is my favourite version of Ticket to Ride, for 2 reasons and 2 reasons only. Firstly, it’s set in Europe and there are a variety of interesting places to visit, and secondly, they fixed the annoying small card issue from the original Ticket to Ride. In this version all the cards are normal playing card size and can be held properly. Huzzah!But yeah, it’s another good Ticket to Ride box. Simple rules and invokes a sort of friendly competition, especially as nobody is really sure who is really winning or losing until all the routes are scored at the end of the game. This version adds a couple of extra rules, mainly around using tunnels, but they aren’t too complex and if you don’t like them you can just pretend the tunnels are normal tracks. It also has train stations, which are nice. Reduces the frustration when someone else uses a track that you needed for your route. So long as you’re willing to losing a small amount of points, you can now use a train station to use that track as well.If I was recommending one version of Ticket to Ride to buy, this would be it.

Ticket to Ride Europe

Ticket To Ride is a staple and a must have in your collection. Ticket To Ride Europe is a great one to choose. With the additon of train stations it is easier to keep your routes going across this illustrated map. The added tunnel tracks also make it more interesting as you have to gamble your cards.Players must collect coloured trains and lay down track to reach locations. Reaching places will reward you with points. The player with the most points wins the game. Its really simple to learn and setup isn't too long.If you want a family board game or even one to play with newcomers Ticket To Ride is a safe bet. The Europe version is better than the original as it implements more mechanics and the train cards are normal sized!

Used to be so much nicer!

To start, this is a great game, we have been playing it for years. But they have changed how they are making it and it is now done super cheaply. The board is much thinner and flimsier and won’t lay flat. The counter pieces that used to be wood are now cheap plastic, and one of the colored trains came broken. The track on the board that is supposed to be red looks completely brown, so much that I thought they had changed it, but the cards still appear red. I bought this as a gift, and was so disappointed. I don’t know that the receiver would know the difference, but our older version is so much nicer, and the game has not gotten any less expensive to purchase. Such a bummer.