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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1This was previously answered here, though the question was different. I'd rather leave this one open since it's more searchable, and we can't close the other in favour of this one because the other is a superset of this question.– ikegamiCommented Nov 19, 2014 at 17:41
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@those who rejected the tag: As mentioned in the lead answer, this question applies perfectly well to Ticket to Ride Europe as well.– llyCommented Jun 19, 2018 at 7:04
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All you need is an unbroken chain between the two cities. It doesn't matter which way you started it, how many cities are in between, or whether it is the most direct route.
From the rules:
Each Destination Ticket includes the name of two cities on the map and a Point Value. If a player successfully completes a series of routes that connect the two cities, they will add the amount of points indicated on the Destination Ticket to their point totals at the end of the game. If they do not successfully connect the two cities, they deduct the amount of points indicated.
The rules for Ticket to Ride: Europe are similar.
If, by the end of the game, a player has created a continuous path of his color plastic trains between the two cities named on a Destination Ticket he holds, he scores the additional points indicated by the Point Value on the Ticket. If he has failed to complete a continuous path between those cities, he deducts the Point Value on the Ticket from his total score.
answered Nov 19, 2014 at 0:08
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As Mr Howanksy points out, it doesn't have to start at an end or connect to other track at all.– llyCommented Jun 18, 2018 at 17:02
Note two important points:
- You don't have to start from an end at all. You can start in the middle and work out, or start at both ends and work in. Or both at the same time.
- When you lay a new track, it doesn't have to connect to an existing track.
Using these two points together in an effort to obfuscate your path from your opponents will become part of your overall strategy as you get better at the game. For example, suppose you need to make a track between A and E. You can go:
- A-B, B-C, C-D, D-E
This makes a single connected line that generally progresses in the direction of your target. A good opponent can use this information to try and block you. Consider something like this instead:
- B-C, D-E, A-B, C-D
This makes it much harder for your opponents to try and guess where you're going.
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3Be careful about leaving missing sections. After your 2nd move, is easy to guess that you'll need C-D. Another player could take it to block you. Commented Nov 23, 2014 at 1:13
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In the case of "missing sections," it might be a good idea to put out a few somewhat "randomly." For instance, if you put out EG, or FG after DE, and before BC, you might confuse your opponent into "blocking" you in the wrong direction; if not, you extend your "natural" route past E.And if your opponents "catch on," they are less likely to block CD against BC and DE.– Tom AuCommented Dec 26, 2016 at 19:59