Ticket To Ride

Collect color sets of train cards to claim cross-country railway tracks in a legendary, fast-paced family race that utilizes a simple set-collection matrix and a tight network-building engine for the ultimate modern classic board game night.

Ticket to Ride (designed by Alan R. Moon and published by Days of Wonder / Asmodee) stands as one of the most successful and celebrated "gateway" board games ever created. Completely abandoning the complex math, heavy rulesets, and aggressive player elimination of classic family games, this award-winning title distills strategy down to its absolute essentials. The core objective is beautifully clear: players travel back to turn-of-the-century North America, competing to claim matching colored railway lines between iconic major cities to fulfill secret cross-country destination tickets.

The primary strategic hurdle lies in balancing your hand size against the threat of being permanently blocked by a rival conductor on a critical connection. Each turn, you have a strict choice of only three simple actions: Draw Train Cards from an open or blind pool, Claim a Route by discarding a matching set of colored cards to physically snap your plastic trains onto the board, or Draw New Destination Tickets to chase high-value endgame bonuses. The gameplay quickly turns into a high-stakes game of chicken; while holding out to amass massive sets of matching colors nets you larger chunks of instant route points, waiting too long gives your opponents the perfect opportunity to sever your vital shipping lines, turning your unfulfilled tickets into punishing point penalties at the end of the game. It is a masterclass in hyper-accessible, high-tension modern design that packs hand management, hidden objectives, and elegant route optimization into a smooth 30-to-60 minute session.

Game Specs at a Glance:
Age Range: 8+ Years
Publisher: Days of Wonder / Asmodee
Play Time: 30-60 Minutes
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Complexity: Low (Set Collection, Route Building, Network Management, Hidden Objectives)

What's in the Box?

• 1 Giant Map Board of North American Train Routes
• 240 Plastic Train Cars
• 110 Illustrated Train Car Cards
• 30 Secret Destination Ticket Cards
• 1 Longest Continuous Path Bonus Scoring Card
• 5 Wooden Scoring Markers
• 1 Rules Booklet