Questions tagged [ticket-to-ride]
A simple yet engaging train route building game (2-5 players, 45 minutes). Players compete for overlapping routes. Tradeoffs: blocking opponents vs. completing routes, low-scoring low-risk routes vs. high-scoring risky routes.
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Scoring Attractions in Ticket to Ride: New York
I recently bought the new version of Ticket to Ride New York. One thing that is slightly unclear is the scoring rules on routes between two tourist attractions.
(Sorry if that is incorrect, but I don'...
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Does the Ticket to Ride Africa version use tunneling?
Does Ticket to Ride: The Heart of Africa use tunneling? Ticket to Ride: Europe does, but the original Ticket to Ride does not.
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Does everyone get to see the color of a train card drawn from the pile?
Does a person drawing a train card from the pile have to show everyone the color of the cards drawn?
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Is there a list of routecards for Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries?
Is there a list of all routecards with points on the internet for nordic countries? I tried to look for it but could only find them for the normal version.
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What happens to the cards revealed when building a tunnel?
What happens to the 3 cards that are turned up when claiming a tunnel on the Switzerland map? Are they placed back on top of the draw pile or are they placed at the bottom of the draw pile or are they ...
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Claiming a tunnel when no matching cards are turned over
Could I claim a tunnel if there are no cards matching the color of the cards played to claim the Tunnel?
I want to claim a red tunnel of 4 cards. I have 4 red cards. Three top cards from the Train ...
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Did the first version of Ticket to Ride released in Europe have a USA map or a Europe map?
In the United States, the game called simply Ticket to Ride has a map of the United States. Was this the case when it was originally released in Europe?
I’m curious to know if it was branded ...
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In Ticket to Ride, do cities have to be connected in the same order as on the ticket? [duplicate]
Is the direction of the ticket important? Do cities have to be connected in the order shown on the ticket?
For example, if I am attempting to claim the Rostov-Erzurum ticket, can I connect Erzurum to ...
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Rules about claiming a tunnel in Ticket to Ride Switzerland
I just want to be clear about how to claim a short tunnel route in Ticket to Ride Switzerland.
Say I am taking a tunnel that requires only one card (red, for instance). If I turn over a red card I ...
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Is it legal to pick up cars from a previously claimed route and replay them elsewhere?
On two occasions, I have been one train car short of claiming a route. I would like to pickup cars from routes I've already claimed, and replay them elsewhere.
Early in the game, those routes had ...
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How do you identify (and resolve) "critical path" issues in Ticket to Ride?
Suppose you have a destination card for Los Angeles to New York. Some portions of the route are likely to be harder to complete than others. How you you identify which ones?
For instance, Los Angeles ...
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Ticket to Ride United Kingdom: Are technology cards kept after use?
Are technology cards treated like the colour train cards and discarded once played, or do you keep them for future use?
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How would a "blocking" strategy play differently in Ticket to Ride than other strategies? [closed]
Most of what I've read about Ticket to Ride focuses on "constructive" strategies of getting long destination routes and building them out for their large bonuses, including the longest route bonus. ...
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How does one evaluate a "locomotive" (rainbow card) in "Ticket to Ride?"
A locomotive or "rainbow" card can be a train of any color you want. That's good, and that's the reason why you can draw only one rainbow card from the board, in lieu of two regular cards from the ...
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Does a player always has to have uncompleted destination tickets on-hand?
When you finish your routes, do you have to draw new ones?
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Is there negative marking when destination cards are drawn and not enough trains are left?
A problem occurred during a recent game of Ticket to Ride.
After completing the 3 original destination ticket, the player drew 3 new destination cards.
The player didn't have enough trains left to ...
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Do you need to complete both routes indicated on a destination card?
In Ticket to Ride UK, there is a destination card from Glasgow to France that has two routes to France. The points on the card are 19. If a player completes both routes to France that are indicated ...
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Shuffle destination cards in Ticket to Ride
I'm considering a house rule where discarded Destination cards are always shuffled into the deck instead of returned to the bottom. The pros and cons seem balanced to me:
Pros :-
We may need the ...
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How can I mitigate the luck factor of drawing destination tickets in Ticket To Ride?
I get the feeling that a big part of how well someone does in Ticket to Ride, is the drawing of their initial destination tickets, and the drawing of subsequent destination tickets, and how well they ...
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Losing points for partially completed destination tickets in Ticket to Ride
I have the game Ticket to Ride: Europe and I'm a little confused about the points for destination tickets. I read somewhere that if you don't start to complete one of your destination tickets, at the ...
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How can I handicap Ticket To Ride: USA, without seeming patronizing?
I'm struggling to find a good handicap for Ticket To Ride.
When I'm playing with newer, or less strategic players, I'm beating them by 50 points or so.
I don't like a simple points handicap, as ...
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Do you score points for claiming a route in Ticket to Ride Pennsylvania?
Do you score points for claiming a route in Ticket to Ride Pennsylvania as you do in all other variants of the Ticket to Ride game?
The rules aren't explicit and there is no scoring guide.
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Ticket to Ride multiplayer between OS X and iOS [duplicate]
We've purchased Ticket to Ride for iPhone/iPad iOS and I was wondering if I purchase the desktop version for OS X would we be able to play locally between the two devices.
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Ticket to Ride house rule to help players with short destination tickets
The game balance in Ticket to Ride (in my social not highly competitive environment) seems to favour the person with the longest destination tickets and getting short tickets is almost automatically a ...
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Big expansion boards for ticket to ride
I enjoy giving anniversary or otherwise "nicer" editions of games to family and friends. Last year for Christmas, I got my sister and brother-in-law a copy of Ticket to Ride 10th Anniversary Edition. ...
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Ticket to Ride: May a train segment count for 2 different routes? [duplicate]
We have a question regarding Ticket To Ride. Can part of one train be used to fulfill two different destination routes? For example, my clever son completed his San Francisco-Atlanta “Destination ...
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Why are there double paths?
Just started playing, and I noticed there are the double (Any color) paths, I thought that meant two different paths could be taken, but then I noticed it was blocked when one person put their train ...
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Is it mandatory to draw more Destination Tickets when they are completed?
In TTR USA, does a player have to draw more Destination Tickets when they run out?
(Meaning they've completed all the ones they started with.)
Or can they simply continue to play by extending their ...
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Is there a limit to the number of locomotives used to build a route?
When playing Ticket-to-Ride USA, is there a limit to the number of locomotives used to build a route? It seems unfair to create a 3-space-route with one Train Car card and two Locomotive Cards.
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Can I play Ticket to Ride on my iPad against people using Ticket to Ride pocket?
I want to play against my friends on Ticket to Ride but I wondering if I can if they are on their iPhones and I am on my iPad?
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If a player completes all their routes, are they required to pick up new destination cards even if the game is almost finished?
Let's say Player 1 has just finished playing all their trains and everyone is now taking their final turn. Suppose Player 2 completed all their routes on their previous turn. Is Player 2 still ...
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Do destination cards have to be completed in a particular direction?
When completing a destination card, does the train have to be started from the beginning city on the card or can it be started from the destination city and worked backwards?
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Is Ticket To Ride Asia played with stations?
In Ticket To Ride US Edition there was no stations, but in Europe Edition there were.
When playing Asia Edition, do you play with/without stations or is there no set rule about them?
I couldn't ...
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Can we extend the game by playing Multiple Boards At Once?
I play Ticket To Ride with my gf and friends and we love it! So much so that we always reach the end thinking, 'this went too quickly!'. We've toyed with playing two maps simultaneously, has anyone ...
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How to play multiplayer Ticket to Ride (iOS/iPad) with friends over the Internet?
I am trying to play Ticket to Ride for the iOS on the iPad (regular full version, not pocket) with friends over the internet (not local wifi).
I tried using Game Center to issue a 'challenge', but it ...
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Best cross-country route in TTR USA?
There are a number of potential cross country routes in Ticket to Ride USA:
the northern route (via Canada, Vancouver to Montreal)
the mid northern route (Seattle-Helena-Duluth-Sault St. Marie)
the ...
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Do the destination tickets in Ticket To Ride require that the player completes the routes, or only that the tickets are completed?
In other words, if the two cities are connected, is that sufficient for gaining the points on the destination ticket, or does the holder of the destination ticket have to connect the two cities using ...
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Do Ticket to Ride expansions work with the Europe set?
I have and love Ticket to Ride: Europe, and would like to try out some of the new expansion packs (Switzerland, Asia, etc... Don't really care about 1910). I was just wondering if I would have to buy ...
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What's the impact of allowing other players to continue while you choose tickets?
The rule book says that you need to decide on your tickets even before the next player takes his/her turn. How big a deal is it to allow a fellow player to decide on destination tickets while others ...
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What kind of paper should one use to print custom cards?
I am interested in printing custom cards for Ticket to Ride. I have some experience with printing (I used to run a magazine), so I would to print the cards with a regular printer or with a Kinko's. ...
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In Ticket to Ride: Märklin, do Passenger cards allow you to complete Destination tickets?
Based on my understanding of the rules, you can use a Passenger card to complete a route that a passenger is on. So, if I have a route of red trains and someone places blue in my path I can use the ...
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How many completed routes is typical in Ticket To Ride (for each number of players)?
I played Ticket To Ride for the first time yesterday. I found myself wondering how many routes one typically "should" have completed at the end of the game if playing moderately well. I assume this ...
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How can we remember to score points for claimed routes?
When we play Ticket to Ride we sometimes forget to score the points and move the score markers. You know; you're playing not only to get points, but to enjoy the game. And when someone realises they ...
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Are stations used in Ticket to Ride: The Heart of Africa?
Are stations allowed in Ticket to Ride: The Heart of Africa?
The rulebook explicitly mentions that the plastic carriage pieces and scoring markers from the main game are to be used, but doesn't ...
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What is the maximum score in Ticket to Ride USA, and how to aim towards it?
My wife has been playing Ticket to Ride on her iPod, and has achieved what seems to me a very impressive score of nearly 250 in the 2-player game. Naturally, nothing now matters to me except trying ...
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Why did I win "Asia Passport" achievement early? [closed]
I'm playing iPad edition. Fifth Legendary Asia achievement says:
Asia Passport: Win all achievements for the Legendary Asia map.
I thought it means that I have to win first four achievements.
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How do I get the "5 routes" achievement? [closed]
What is meant in the poker player of using all "5" routes - is it all routes that use 5 carriages or tickets that score 5 points? I did the former but didn't get the achievement.
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Where can I find an exhaustive inventory of cards in Ticket to Ride?
I have fallen quite in love with Ticket to Ride on my iPad, but don't have the physical board game. As I attempt to master the game, I'm finding one difficulty, however- I don't have an exhaustive ...
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Is there a bonus card when playing the Ticket to Ride USA 1910 Expansion in Big Cities mode?
Is there a bonus card (either longest route or globetrotter) when playing the Ticket to Ride USA 1910 Expansion in Big Cities mode? There is no mention of it in the rules. Is this an oversight?
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Discarding Destination Tickets in Ticket to Ride
When you choose 3 destination tickets on your turn, what is the rule in regards to if you need to keep 1, 2, or 3? It seems that you must decide before your next turn.
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