A Eurogame , also called a German-style board game , German game , or Euro-style game (generally just referred to as board games in Europe ), is a class of tabletop games that generally has complex rules, indirect player interaction, and multiple ways to score points. Eurogames are sometimes contrasted with American-style board games , which generally involve more luck, conflict, and drama. They are usually less abstract than chess or Go , but more abstract than wargames . Likewise, they generally require more thought and planning than party games such as Pictionary or Trivial Pursuit .
74-483: TTR may refer to: Games [ edit ] Ticket to Ride (board game) , a 2004 rail-themed Eurogame Ticket to Ride (video game) , its 2008 digital adaptation Toontown Rewritten , a fan-made revival of the online role-playing game Toontown Online Linguistics [ edit ] Type-token ratio, a lexical density formula Translation Terminology Writing ( Traduction, terminologie, rédaction ),
148-407: A "complexity rating" of 1.53 out of 5. The response to this min-expansion was luke warm. On Board Gaming, the expansion only received a 5.2 out of 10 from 37 votes with a comment "Since you’ll be able to claim routes almost every turn, the game goes quite a bit faster. You also won’t be holding cards in your hand, which some players like, and others don’t. The downside is that you lose the anticipation
222-555: A French-language journal Transportation [ edit ] Talleyrand Terminal Railroad , Jacksonville, Florida, United States Tai Tong Road stop , an MTR light-rail stop in Hong Kong Pongtiku Airport , Rantetayo, Sulawesi, Indonesia (by IATA code) Toronto Terminals Railway, Canadian operator of the Union Station Rail Corridor Other uses [ edit ] Tonopah Test Range ,
296-476: A complexity rating of 1.56 out of 5 on BoardGameGeek . Critics viewed this mini-expansion favourably. Shannon Appelcline (RPG.net), whilst giving it a 5 out of 5 for 'style' and a 4 out of 5 for 'substance', wrote "The monstrous Alvin & Dexter supplement really changes up the Ticket to Ride game and is well worth picking up if you enjoy any of the Ticket to Ride games." . James Engelhardt (Gaming Gang), whilst noting
370-505: A complexity rating of 1.97 on BoardGameGeek . Reception – This version has largely favourable critical reviews. Shannon Appelcline (RPG) while giving this version a 5 out of 5 for 'Style' and 'Substance', wrote " Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries is an excellent variant of the Ticket to Ride game system. It's got a fun map that feels quite different from what came before. If you regularly play with 2 or 3 players and like Ticket to Ride , this
444-420: A consist increase: The reception to the Ticket to Ride series, as a whole, had been generally positive. Giving the series an 8.6 out of 10, Board Game Halv wrote " Ticket to Ride is one of the most popular games in the world, period. They have painstakingly earned that distinction over several years and several iterations of the game so it is all well deserved." Influenced in part by the game's popularity,
518-461: A dedicated gamer. It's the perfect gateway into the new world of boardgaming." Board Game Quest wrote that it is "one of the greatest gateway games ever made", Chris Heindenriecht ( Gameology ), when listing notable gateway games , "those games striking a balance between simplicity and depth, making them perfect for beginners and seasoned gamers alike", argued that " Ticket to Ride is a classic gateway game that combines strategy, route-building, and
592-400: A different train carriage from Märklin's rolling stock. The game was designed for 2–5 players, aged 8-years-old or older, for a game lasting 30–60 minutes. On BoardGameGeek , this version has a "complexity rating" of 2.24 out of 5. Reception – Shannon Appelcline (RPG), while giving it a 5 out of 5, wrote "As with Ticket to Ride Europe this one feels more strategic and better balanced than
666-459: A game as compelling as Ticket to Ride ." Board Gaming, when giving the game a 7.8 out of 10, wrote "A game almost everyone loves to play. It's easy to learn and quick to play, which makes it ideal for introducing you, your friends and your family to board games." This original version has an average rating of 7.39, and an adjusted "Geek Rating" of 7.275, on BoardGameGeek , based on the responses from 89,720 voting members. The original version won
740-525: A game has a board, the board is usually irregular rather than uniform or symmetric (such as Risk rather than chess or Scrabble ). The board is often random (as in The Settlers of Catan) or has random elements (such as Tikal ). Some boards are merely mnemonic or organizational and contribute only to ease of play, such as a cribbage board; examples of this include Puerto Rico and Princes of Florence . Random elements are often present but do not usually dominate
814-703: A good enough reason to picking up this inexpensive expansion. It turns the original Ticket to Ride into a more tactical game, almost putting it on par with the strategy king of the series – Ticket to Ride: Märklin ." In contrast, some reviewers questioned the need for the expansion. Vincent (Dad's Gaming Addiction), while giving it 7 out of 10, wrote "The base game is perfectly playable by itself and can easily provide entertainment for years to come…most casual gamers can and will be happy with just that. With that said, sometimes you just want more. I personally would have liked another train set so that six players could play or something along those lines, but I suppose USA 1910 does
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#1732852593892888-607: A half-hour to a few hours, with one to two hours being typical. Generally Eurogames do not have a fixed number of players like chess or bridge; although there is a sizeable body of German-style games that are designed for exactly two players, most games can accommodate anywhere from two to six players (with varying degrees of suitability). Six-player games are somewhat rare, with Power Grid and Caverna (the latter supporting seven player games) being two examples, or require expansions, as with The Settlers of Catan or Carcassonne. Players usually play for themselves individually, rather than in
962-592: A map of 1902 Germany . The unique differences in game play included a unique +4 locomotive card, which could be picked up without the normal wild card restrictions but could only be used on routes requiring more than four trains; and a passenger mechanism, where "passengers" could be placed on the board and used to claim "merchandise tokens" by traveling along a player's own route in a subsequent turn, or another players route using "passenger cards". Whereas transport cards of other versions were identical for each colour, each individual transport card in this version displayed
1036-615: A military installation in Nevada, United States Transthyretin , a plasma protein Trans-Tasman Resources , an Australian-owned mining company operating in New Zealand Relative track and record, an access method in a direct-access storage device See also [ edit ] Ticket to Ride (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
1110-935: A number of their remaining coloured train pieces which falls below three trains (except for the Rails and Sails version, which is ended when the combined number of any player's own trains/ships falls below 7 ). Every player then takes one additional turn (two turns in the Rails and Sails version) and then reveals their previously hidden retained ticket cards. Players can earn points by: Some versions have additional special rules. Multiple editions have been published depicting maps of various countries, cities, and regions, many of which have been positively received by critics. Train Cards The transport cards are based on various models of train carriages: Train Pieces Each stand-alone game has its own sets of standard plastic train pieces, in
1184-444: A partnership or team. A growing number of Eurogames support solo play with modified rulesets. To win, the player either has to achieve specific single-player campaign goals or beat the score of a simulated opponent that takes actions according to special rules outlined in the scenario. Recent Eurogames suitable for solo play include Wingspan , Terraforming Mars , and Spirit Island . Another prominent characteristic of these games
1258-432: A player who appears to be in a lagging position at end of play into the lead. A second-order consequence is that Eurogames tend to have multiple paths to victory (dependent on aiming at different end-of-game bonuses) and it is often not obvious to other players which strategic path a player is pursuing. Balancing mechanisms are often integrated into the rules, giving slight advantages to lagging players and slight hindrances to
1332-491: A suggested retail price of €40/$ 50. Eric Hautemont (Days of Wonder CEO) wrote "The design of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries , with its winter graphic themes of snowy landscapes, reindeer and even touches of holly , is a perfect match for the coming holiday season." This 2008 general release was foreshadowed to be a limited release, but this version is currently still produced as one of Days of Wonder 's regularly sold Ticket to Ride versions. This version incorporated
1406-461: A touch of luck". With respect to the game's ability to get new players into board gaming , Ticket to Ride scored second in a 2019 Meeple Mountain survey of over 800 people, in the critical ability of bringing new people into the market and by capturing more spending of existing gamers. Ticket to Ride was first published in the States by an American company, Days of Wonder . The very first sale of
1480-455: A try; it's not simply an expansion but a completely new game. ... It's a fantastic game and is one of the most balanced systems I've ever played. Alan Moon has proved that Ticket to Ride is not a tired franchise, but rather a series of exciting, interesting games." Upon it going out of print, Eric Mortinson (Geek Hobbies) wrote " Ticket to Ride Märklin is a fantastic game but I don’t think it is going to be for everyone. ... When you factor in that
1554-493: A vote of 854 members. Alvin and Dexter Expansion — On 4 January 2011, Days of Wonder foreshadowed the release of a mini-expansion based on two finely-detailed monster figurines, "Alvin, the alien" and "Dexter, the Dino.", that were advertised as being compatible with any of the Ticket to Ride games. The pieces, placed initially on the board by the two players who started last, could be moved three cities away during play for each of
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#17328525938921628-419: Is a series of turn-based strategy railway-themed Eurogames designed by Alan R. Moon , the first of which was released in 2004 by Days of Wonder . As of 2024, 18 million copies of the game have been sold worldwide and it has been translated into 33 languages. Days of Wonder has released electronic versions of the board games in the series, as well as Ticket to Ride -themed card games and puzzles. The game
1702-493: Is also awarded to games that are more complex and strategic, such as Puerto Rico . A few games have had broad enough appeal to win both awards: The Settlers of Catan (published 1995), Carcassonne (published 2000), and Dominion (published 2008). Xbox Live Arcade has included popular games from the genre, with Catan being released to strong sales on May 13, 2007, Carcassonne being released on June 27, 2007. Lost Cities and Ticket to Ride soon followed. Alhambra
1776-645: Is an excellent standalone game to try out." Fred Cronin, whilst giving this version a 85%, wrote "Despite being part of such a sizeable board game family, Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries is a charming game that adds fun twists to the modern classic Ticket to Ride . I would wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone looking for a candidate for small group games nights or even just for play with one other person. ... If you couldn’t get away for your Christmas holidays, don’t worry, Nordic Countries has your back!". BoardGameGeek currently has an average rating of 7.320, and an adjusted "Geek Rating" of 7.63, for this version, from
1850-468: Is attractive in presentation, easy to learn and has enough depth to warrant repeated and satisfying plays. Ticket to Ride: Switzerland adds a certain freshness to the game that will keep its fans riding those rails while enjoying some new scenery." On I Slay the Dragon the expansion received a 9 out of 10, with the reviewer writing " Ticket to Ride: Switzerland , while perhaps not the chosen map for casual play,
1924-471: Is held annually in July in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . The event is nine days long and includes tournament tracks of over a hundred games; while traditional wargames are played there, the most popular tournaments are Eurogames and it is generally perceived as a Eurogame-centered event. Attendance is international, though players from the U.S. and Canada predominate. The most prestigious German board game award
1998-452: Is only available in small card format. If you want to play with the larger and more manageable cards, you can forget about this expansion. What a shame." On BoardGameGeek this expansion has an average rating of 6.65 and an adjusted "Geek Rating" of 5.852, from a combined vote of 944 voting users. This card expansion currently has a complexity rating of 1.89 out of 5 on BoardGameGeek . Reception – The game received favourable reviews to
2072-453: Is that it is played with 2–5 players, who are aged 8 or older, for a game lasting between 30 and 60 minutes. Reception – Reviews from the critics were overwhelmingly positive. Mike Fitzgerald called Ticket to Ride "a game that I never tire of, one that lends itself well to the many expansions that Days of Wonder have released. The design principles it uses are all simple and have been done before, but they have never been put together in
2146-564: Is the Spiel des Jahres ("Game of the Year"). The award is very family-oriented, with shorter, more approachable games such as Ticket to Ride and Elfenland usually preferred by the award committee. In 2011, the jury responsible for the Spiel des Jahres created the Kennerspiel des Jahres , or connoisseur's game of the year, for more complex games. The Deutscher Spiele Preis ("German game prize")
2220-444: Is the ideal choice for competitive two-player games. The game is short, tense, and exhilarating. I like the new rules for the map, and even though swings in luck can be frustrating, they usually affect both players and are just factors necessary to consider when choosing a strategy." This version currently has an average rating of 7.50, and an adjusted "Geek Rating" of 6.870, based on the responses from 4,872 voting users. This version
2294-447: Is the lack of player elimination. Eliminating players before the end of the game is seen as contrary to the social aspect of such games. Most of these games are designed to keep all players in the game as long as possible, so it is rare to be certain of victory or defeat until relatively late in the game. Related to no-player-elimination, Eurogame scoring systems are often designed so that hidden scoring or end-of-game bonuses can catapult
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2368-617: The Volume 6: France + Old West installment of the map collection series. The original version was based on a 1910 map of the United States and southern Canada. It was released in late February 2004 in Europe and in late March 2004 in Korea and North America, at a suggested retail price of $ 39.95 (USD). This game currently has a complexity rating of 1.83 out of 5 on BoardGameGeek . The recommendation
2442-519: The Ticket to Ride computer game, a Ticket to Ride game, based on a map of Switzerland and entitled Ticket to Ride: Switzerland , was released as a single-map version in October 2007, as the fourth 'big box' Ticket to Ride release after the Europe and Märklin versions. It was later re-released in the expansion entitled Volume 2: India + Switzerland in 2011. Switzerland had bonuses for joining two of
2516-428: The 1910 expansion, especially as an indispensable add-on to the original. Nathan Coobs, while giving it 83%, wrote "True to their word, Days of Wonder have used the 1910 expansion to re-inject some life and vigour into this old showpiece. ... For us 1910 is a mandatory part of the game." Tom Vasel (RPG), while giving it a 4 out of 5 for both style and substance, wrote "Large cards and a whopping thirty-five new tickets are
2590-759: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. On 14 December 2021, Asmodee and Days of Wonder, announced over 40,000 physical unit were sold in 18 countries (France, Italy, Belgium, and Poland selling out of stock in the first 10 days) and over 67,000 digital units were sold, raising over $ 184,000 (USD). Since then, these playing pieces have been released in October each year. Version Specific Pieces Some versions had unique playing pieces specific to that version's rules, e.g. stations, depots, passengers, meeples, harbours, city markers, bullets trains etc. Piece-Based Expansions Dice Expansion — On 15 January 2008, Days of Wonder foreshadowed
2664-511: The Essen Games Fair, is the largest non-digital game convention in the world, and the place where the largest number of Eurogames are released each year. Founded in 1983 and held annually in Essen, Germany, the fair was founded with the objective of providing a venue for people to meet and play board games, and show gaming as an integral part of German culture. A "World Boardgaming Championships"
2738-730: The Netherlands, and Sweden. The Settlers of Catan , first published in 1995, paved the way for the genre outside Europe. Though neither the first Eurogame nor the first such game to find an audience outside Germany, it became much more popular than any of its predecessors. It quickly sold millions of copies in Germany, and in the process brought money and attention to the genre as a whole. Residents of Germany purchased more board games per capita than any other country as of 2009 . While many Eurogames are published and played in Anglophone markets such as
2812-413: The U.S. after the turn of the millennium are now the norm, with newer high-end titles like Terra Mystica and Tzolkin being significantly more difficult to master. While many titles (especially the strategically heavier ones) are enthusiastically played by gamers as a hobby, Eurogames are, for the most part, well-suited to social play. In keeping with this social function, various characteristics of
2886-689: The United States and the United Kingdom, they occupy a niche status there. Other games in the genre to achieve widespread popularity include Carcassonne , Puerto Rico , Ticket to Ride , and Alhambra . Eurogames tend to be focused on presenting a complex challenge to players. They feature economics and the acquisition of resources rather than direct conflict, and have a limited amount of luck. They also differ from abstract strategy games like chess by using themes tied to specific locales, and emphasize individual development and comparative achievement rather than direct conflict. Eurogames also emphasize
2960-539: The box, or at least in the rule book. Top designers enjoy considerable following among enthusiasts of Eurogames. For this reason, the name "designer games" is often offered as a description of the genre. Recently, there has also been a wave of games designed as spin-offs of popular novels, such as the games taking their style from the German bestsellers Der Schwarm and Tintenherz . Designers of Eurogames include: The Internationale Spieltage , also known as Essen Spiel, or
3034-424: The cards bring." Shannon Appelcline (RPG), awarding it a 4 out of 5 for 'style' and a 3 out of 5 for 'substance', wrote " Ticket to Ride: The Dice Expansion isn't for everyone, but if you're looking for lighter and more casual play, particularly for games with children, then it's a fun and clever supplement to Ticket to Ride." It currently has an 'Adjusted Geek' rating of 5.541, and an average rating of 5.69, out of
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3108-541: The countries neighbouring Switzerland together. This version was designed for a 2–3 players, 8-years-old or older, for a game lasting 30–45 minutes. The Swiss map was quoted as moon's favorite Ticket to Ride maps, It has a BoardGameGeek "complexity rating" of 1.95 out of 5., until it was replaced 17 years later by the 2024 Iberian map. Reception – The Switzerland map received favourable reviews, upon its 2007 release. Herb Levy (Gamers Alliance) wrote "The Ticket to Ride series has been successful for very good reasons. It
3182-431: The expansion a 5 out of 5 for style and a 4 out of 5 for substance, Shannon Appelcline (RPG) wrote " Mystery Train is a nice little expansion to Ticket to Ride ; its not earth-shattering (or essential), but its worth going to the trouble to pick up, as it'll cause some slight changes in your Ticket to Ride games." Arno Steinwender (Spiele Test) wrote " Mystery Train complements Ticket to Ride well and brings variety to
3256-466: The family will enjoy the mix of tension and satisfaction by building train networks and completing objectives. It has a challenging map and newly introduced 'stations' and 'tunnels', adding a very welcome twist. I am yet to find a family that would not have enjoyed the family board game experience the game delivers. In addition, it is one of the most popular family board games ever made!" Critical review centered on this version's legitimacy in comparison with
3330-399: The ferry routes and tunnel mechanisms similar to the Ticket to Ride – Switzerland version, in that while there was no restriction on picking up exposed wild cards, these wild cards could only be used to build tunnel or ferry routes. The recommendation is that this version is played with only 2–3 players, who are aged 8 or older, for a game lasting between 30 and 60 minutes. This version has
3404-474: The following awards: The following card expansions were produced to complement the original Ticket to Ride version: The cards had a distinctive baking to provide incentive for players to draw more cards at the risk of getting additional destination cards. This expansion has a "complexity rating" of 1.81 out of 5 on boardgamegeek . Reception – Reviews were mixed, with positive praise pragmatically considering nature of this free mini-expansion. While giving
3478-454: The following colours: † Rails and Sails contained train and ship playing pieces of a smaller size to the standard train playing pieces. Pink Train Pieces – On 27 September 2021, Days of Wonder announced the launch of set of pink-colored playing pieces, a colour-themed campaign long associated with breast cancer treatment and research. The initial limited release of these pink playing pieces
3552-407: The game a 4.7 out of 5, "Board Game Review" wrote, "Those in the board game community call games like these ‘Entry Level’. Ticket To Ride epitomises this term and is one of the best entry level games." In 2006, Eric Hautemont (Days of Wonder CEO) wrote " Ticket to Ride has universal appeal ... Moon's simple, yet elegant design delivers a great gaming experience, whether you're a first-time player or
3626-455: The game currently has an average rating of 7.53, and an adjusted "Geek Rating" of 7.405, from a response of 76,305 voting users. The Ticket to Ride: Europe version won the following awards: The following card expansions were released to complement Ticket to Ride: Europe : On 26 April 2006 a version was released entitled Ticket to Ride: Märklin by Märklin , a German toy company best known for model railways and technical toys, based on
3700-404: The game is somewhat rare and thus pretty expensive, I don’t know if Ticket to Ride Märklin is worth its’ [ sic ] current price." On BoardGameGeek , the game has achieved an average rating of 7.41, and an "Adjusted Geek" rating of 7.027, based on responses from 9,196 voting users. The Ticket to Ride: Märklin version won the following awards: After previously being available on
3774-399: The game to German distributor was 600 units, shipped on 27 February 2004, with French and English sales coming soon after. On 12 November 2004, nine months after its release, 250,000 copies of the Ticket to Ride board game had been sold. As of 2024, 18 million copies of the game have been sold worldwide. The estimates of the total number of the board games sold since the game's release show
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#17328525938923848-431: The game will be resource or terrain distribution in the initial setup, or (less frequently) the random order of a set of event or objective cards. The role played by deliberately random mechanics in other styles of game is instead fulfilled by the unpredictability of the behavior of other players. Examples of themes are: Although not relevant to actual play, the name of the game's designer is often prominently mentioned on
3922-464: The game's box dimensions (30 cm × 30 cm × 8 cm) became a popular standard for medium-size games, and are commonly referred to as "standard TtR size". The gameplay is based on the format of the original 2004 game's rules (United States 1910), with a few unique rule variations for each version:- At the beginning of each version of the game: Each turn, the player chooses from one of three options: The game ends when one player possesses
3996-479: The game. Of course you can't expect 'the latest thing' from 10 new cards – but Mystery Train certainly manages to shorten the wait for the Europe expansion and wet your appetite for more!" (translated) In later reviews, the incompatibility with the newer, now standard, large card size, used in the USA 1910 expansion and the stand-alone versions was noted. Giving the expansion a 5 out of 10, Spiel Fritte wrote " Mystery Train
4070-421: The game. While rules are light to moderate, they allow depth of play, usually requiring thought, planning, and a shift of tactics through the game and featuring a chess- or backgammon-like opening game , middle game , and end game . Stewart Woods' Eurogames cites six examples of mechanics common to eurogames: Eurogame designs tend to de-emphasize luck and random elements. Often, the only random element of
4144-428: The games tend to support that aspect well, and these have become quite common across the genre. In contrast to games such as Risk or Monopoly, in which a close game can extend indefinitely, Eurogames usually have a mechanism to stop the game within its stated playing time. Common mechanisms include a pre-determined winning score, a set number of game turns, or depletion of limited game resources. Playing time varies from
4218-460: The greatest gateway games ever made and should find a place on your gaming shelf." Ken B. (There will be Games), while giving this version a 4 out of 5 wrote "If you think that your audience can handle the few extra rules, go for Europe. If you think the basic game or presence of the US map is going to make a difference, definitely go with that. Either way, I don't think you can go wrong." On BoardGameGeek ,
4292-458: The highest number of monster cards for a given monster at the end of the game receiving some bonus points. Moon wrote that the pieces were designed to "introduce a devious new tactical layer to the game that forces players to think about how to best use them and when to defend against them". This mini-expansion was released in February 2011 at a suggested retail price of $ 13 / €10. and currently has
4366-470: The job as-is even if it is a tad on the expensive side." On BoardGameGeek , the USA 1910 card expansion received an average rating of 8.00 and an adjusted "Geek rating" of 7.566, from a vote amongst 11,108 voting users. A Europe version was released in 2005, as the second installment in the Ticket to Ride series, based on a 1912 map of Europe. Compared to the original version, as its was then its only sequel, it
4440-449: The leaders. This helps to keep the game competitive to the very end, an example of which is Power Grid, where the turn order is determined by number of cities (and biggest power plant as the tie-breaker), such that players further ahead are handicapped in their option of plays. A wide variety of often innovative mechanisms or mechanics are used, and familiar mechanics such as rolling dice and moving, capture, or trick taking are avoided. If
4514-412: The maximum of two wild cards spent during a player's turn, except onto those cities with a station, depot, or passenger, with the effect of the piece blocking routes being built into the city on which they were placed and making any destination ticket to the city it remained on at the end of the game worth half it points. Players received corresponding monster cards for each movement, with the players with
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#17328525938924588-489: The mechanical challenges of their systems over having the systems match the theme of the game. They are generally simpler than the wargames that flourished in the 1970s and 1980s from publishers such as SPI and Avalon Hill , but nonetheless often have a considerable depth of play. One consequence of the increasing popularity of this genre has been an expansion upwards in complexity. Games such as Puerto Rico that were considered quite complex when Eurogames proliferated in
4662-407: The original version. Tyler Nichols (Board Game Quest), while giving it 5 out of 5, wrote " Ticket to Ride: Europe takes the original game and, in my opinion, makes it better than any of the other editions. The core game play of Ticket to Ride is very intuitive and accessible to new players, but still has some strategic elements to keep hardcore board gamers engaged. Ticket to Ride: Europe is one of
4736-412: The original. Because of the new orthogonal decisions required by the 'merchandise tokens', I definitely wouldn't suggest this to casual gamers as a first Ticket to Ride game, but more serious gamers who want a bit more grist in their play will definitely enjoy it." Tom Vasel (Dice Tower) wrote "I encourage anyone who shied away from the original game ('because it was simple and boring') to give this version
4810-436: The player to use a route owned by another player to complete their destination tickets. The recommendation was that it be played by 2–5 players, who are aged 8-years-old or older, for a game lasting 30–60 minutes. This version currently has a "complexity rating" of 1.92 out of 5 on BoardGameGeek Reception – The review from the critics were largely positive. Board Games Land wrote "With Ticket to Ride: Europe , everyone in
4884-460: The problematic top-heavy nature of the figurines, wrote "Great sculpts, light rules that add strategic depth - Alvin & Dexter is rock solid. Pick it up when you can." This mini-expansion currently has an average rating of 6.51 and an adjusted "Geek Rating" of 5.936, from the response of 1,746 voting members. The concept of "Alvin, the alien" subsequently became a feature of the Old West version in
4958-462: The release of a mini-expansion, based on replacing the collection and use of trains cards with rolls of either 5 custom train dice or 3 tunnel dice, which could be used on any board map from the Ticket to Ride series. This expansion debuted at Spiel '08 (23 – 26 October 2008) in Essen (Germany) before its general release on October 2008 for $ 20 / €18. On BoardGameGeek , this mini-expansion currently has
5032-487: The responses of 14,110 contributors. Eurogame Due in part to postwar aversion to products which glorified conflict, the 3M series of strategy and economic games, including Acquire , became popular in Germany and provided a template for a new form of gameplay without direct conflict or warfare. The genre developed as a more concentrated design movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Germany. The genre has spread to other European countries such as France,
5106-499: The rest of the world would be so eager to get their own copy. I'm sure we fostered a lot of international gaming friendships as fans elsewhere tried to find gamers in the Nordic world who would buy and ship them a copy!". In 7 July 2008, Days of Wonder announced this version's launch in other languages, including English, French, and German, as part of a general release in September 2008 at
5180-469: The title TTR . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TTR&oldid=1251300272 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ticket to Ride (board game) Ticket to Ride
5254-619: Was based on a vertically-formatted board map focused on Scandinavia ( Denmark , Finland , Norway , and Sweden), with some cities in Estonia and Russia. This version was initially released in only the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish languages in 2007. In 2008, the Days of Wonder CEO (Eric Hautemont) wrote "When we released the game in Scandinavia last year, we had no idea that Ticket to Ride players in
5328-547: Was created by Alan R. Moon . The inspiration for the game was ocean waves, which Moon had viewed on a walk while reflecting on an unsuccessful session of a complex war game. The introductory nature of the Ticket to Ride has been noted. Alan R. Moon, wrote "The rules are simple enough to write on a train ticket – each turn you either draw more cards, claim a route or get more destination tickets". Days of Wonder wrote in its promotion that Ticket to Ride' s elegantly simple game play can be learned in less than five minutes." Giving
5402-544: Was during 8 October 2021 – 29 October 2021. These playing pieces were produced as part of a premier partnership between Asmodee and Humble Bundle with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the first type of such partnership in the board game industry. The playing pieces were first released worldwide in October 2021, as a limited release of 80,000, for the suggested retail price of $ 5 (USD) / €5 with $ 2 (USD) / €2 from each purchase being donated to
5476-405: Was referred to as the "gamer's version" of Ticket to Ride . The two main map elements, which differed from the original, were the "ferry routes", that required locomotive cards to be played when claiming them; and "tunnel routes", which added the risk that additional train cards may be necessary to complete the route. Another additional element of the game was the use of "stations" which allowed
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