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Ticket To Ride Europe | 
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| Brand: Days of Wonder
Category: Toy
Buy New: £29.99
New (2) from £29.99
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 2233
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 3 x 11.8
MPN: 4098806
Model: 4098806
ISBN: 0975277367
UPC: 086679700007
EAN: 9780975277362
ASIN: B000809OAO
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 weeks
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| Features:
| • | New Version on Famous Ticket to Ride Game | | • | Exciting gift for railway lovers! | | • | Winner of the prestigious toy Award Spiele des Jahres | | • | Includes 240 train cars and 15 train stations |
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Product Description
Ticket to Ride Europe takes you on a new train adventure through the great cities of turn-of-the-century Europe. Would you risk a trip through the dark tunnels of Switzerland? Venture aboard a ferry on the Black Sea? Erect lavish train stations in the great capitals of the Old Empires? Your next move might just make you Europe's greatest train magnate.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
"Trainy" enough for him, but not too "trainy" for me January 4, 2007
Amber (Durham, UK)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
We got this game because the other half likes trains and we enjoy playing games (both together and with friends), so this seemed like a good mix and different to our other games.
There are several different versions of this game, including the original Ticket to Ride (which is US based), but we chose this one as the map is of Europe and we read some reviews that said it is easier to learn, teach and play than the original. I don't know about the original, but this is certainly easy enough to learn.
The basic idea is that players draw tickets (say London to Frankfurt) and then you have to connect these two cites along pre-set routes on the board using small plastic trains and by playing coloured cards. You frequently have a choice of routes, and you don't get points for "directness", only for being able to get between the two locations on the ticket - If you choose to go via Moscow that's up to you. You also get points for longer steps, so Edinburgh to London is a longer step than Berlin to Essen, thus it costs more (in terms of cards and plastic trains), but you get more points. The more tickets you can satisfy, the more points you get, but there are penalties for tickets left in your hand that you can't use.
In terms of the game, it takes upto about an hour and a half, depending on number of players, how long people take to think and their strategy - we typically take about 45 mins for a two player game. There is a resonable amount of luck involved, but quite a bit of strategy and although the game plays well with any number of players, it is most chaotic with 3 or 5 players (due to a very clever little rule change). For a family board game, it is not cheap, but you do get quite a lot of quality bits for your money (including 45 plastic trains per player), and it's a well thought out game with a big board and lots of cards with a nice feel to them.
In summary, it's a good game that's not just for Christmas and has a lot replayability. If you like playing "modern Euro boardgames" (ie games, typically from Germany, with a little more to them than Monopoly and Cludo) or have a thing about trains, then this is definitely for you. However, if you haven't exerienced modern boardgames, there are other, cheaper options to try first (like Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan etc.), but this should be next on your list once you are addicted.
In our view, although it's not cheap, it's well worth the money!
Brilliant game February 28, 2007
F. Edgar (Cumbria, UK)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
A brilliant game! It is best played with 3 or 4 players although it can be played with 2 or 5. The names of the countries on the European version (don't know about other versions) are the names of those places in 1901 which can sometimes make things confusing but once you learn it is OK. It is quite quick to learn the game becase the rules, although fairly long, are simple.
On the whole it is down to luck of which routes you get (e.g: Paris to Edinburgh) and how well those tie in with the long route or if any other players have similar routes. It is also luck as to which carriage colours you pick up in order to complete the route. The set is very durable and well made and good value for money for the high play value that can be gained from it. An excellent buy. 5 out of 5!
Still a favourite after a year November 17, 2007
K. Beaven
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Others have described this game well. I would simply add that we have played this with both family and friends and it has proved a reliable hit that people have been keen to replay, and in at least one case, buy for themselves. We got it last Xmas and it is still probably our favourite game.
One good feature (among many) is that although you know how you are doing in terms of your objective, you cannot be sure exactly how the other players are faring. So you don't know until the final scoring who has won, which keeps interest going for all players throughout the game.
The game has got a good quality feel to it and is satisfying and enjoyable to play.
Board games for bored kids July 2, 2008
Helen E. Verity (Cardiff)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a real hit with our family whose age range is 5 - 75. Once rules explained no reading apart from matching place names on board to those on your ticket, max hour to play and unlike monopoly you don't know who has won until the final count up so younger players don't get disheartened half way through. Some play it strategically but our five year old won the first couple of times he played which was refreshing but there is enough of a challenge for older players to want to keep playing to improve their tactics. It is addictive.
All aboard the Orient Express! April 14, 2008
Nicholas Casley (Plymouth, Devon, UK)
This is the second Ticket to Ride game, and just as good (if not better) than the original. We switch from North America to Europe just before the Great War. The basic rules remain the same but there are new concepts and ideas that add to the game's complexity and fun.
Now there are tunnels to be built under mountains and ferries to be taken across water. The routes have been split into long and short so you can plan your game better, and if you are blocked entering a city, then you can always get around this by building a station there.
For those already hooked on the initial Ticket to Ride game, this is the perfect follow-on. For those new to the concept, you'll soon be addicted to this fiendishly-competitive and skilful game.
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