Ticket to Ride
Players:	2–5
Age range:	8 and up
Setup time:	< 5 minutes
Playing time:	45 minutes
Rules complexity:	Easy
Strategy depth:	Medium
Random chance:	Medium
Skills required:	Set collection Connecting

Ticket to Ride is a railway-themed German-style board game designed by Alan R. Moon and published in 2004 by Days of Wonder. The game is also known as Zug um Zug (German) and Les Aventuriers du Rail (French). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (770x768, 142 KB)Ticket to Ride english cover This work is copyrighted. ... Rummy is a generic term for card games of the same family as gin rummy. ... One major problem that has plagued graph theory since its inception is the lack of consistency in terminology. ... German-style board games, also known as new school games, designer games, family strategy games, or Euro games, are family games designed primarily for the European markets. ... Alan R. Moon is a author of board games, born in Southampton, England, and currently living in the United States. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Days of Wonder logo Days of Wonder is a board game publisher based in the United States and France. ...

Players collect different coloured 'railway car' cards, which are used to claim routes on a map of the United States and collect points. Additional points are gained by completing routes on the players' 'destination cards', and by claiming the longest route. A railroad car (or, more briefly, car), also known as an item of rolling stock in British parlance, is a vehicle on a railroad or railway that is not a locomotive - one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered. ... The term card has many different meanings. ... This article describes routing in computer networks, a method of finding paths from origins to destinations, along which information can be passed. ... A map of the world by Johannes Kepler A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space. ... The word point can refer to: a location in physical space a unit of angular measurement; see navigation point is a typographic unit of measure in typography equal inch or sometimes approximated as inch; on computer displays it should be equal to point in typography if the correct display resolution...

The game won the 2004 Spiel des Jahres, and the Origins Award for Best Board Game of 2004. The Spiel des Jahres (German for Game of the Year) is arguably the most prestigious board game award for German-style board games. ... The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. ...

A 'Mystery Train Expansion' was released in 2004, as a free giveaway in the December 2004 edition of Game Trade Magazine and at the Essen 2004 game festival. The expansion cards are now available as a free download from the official site. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Map of Germany showing Essen Essen [ˈɛsn̩] is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Ticket to Ride Europe

Ticket to Ride Europe is a variation of the original game and was released in 2005. The changes from the original include:

• A new map, showing an idealised version of Europe.
• Ferry routes, which require 'Locomotive' cards to be played when claiming them.
• Tunnel routes, which add an element of risk and chance to the game.
• Train stations, which allow a player to sacrifice points to use a route claimed by another player.
• Changes to the procedure of distributing 'destination cards'.

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External links

• Official website
• Entry on Boardgamegeek.com
• Article at Bruno Faidutti's Ideal Games Library
• Review at The Dice Tower