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With elegantly simple gameplay, Ticket to Ride can be learned in under 15 minutes, while providing players with intense strategic and tactical decisions every turn. Players collect cards of various types of train cars they then use to claim railway routes in North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who fulfill Destination Tickets – goal cards that connect distant cities; and to the player who builds the longest continuous route.

"The rules are simple enough to write on a train ticket – each turn you either draw more cards, claim a route, or get additional Destination Tickets," says Ticket to Ride author, Alan R. Moon. "The tension comes from being forced to balance greed – adding more cards to your hand, and fear – losing a critical route to a competitor."

Ticket to Ride continues in the tradition of Days of Wonder's big format board games featuring high-quality illustrations and components including: an oversize board map of North America, 225 custom-molded train cars, 144 illustrated cards, and wooden scoring markers.

Since its introduction and numerous subsequent awards, Ticket to Ride has become the BoardGameGeek epitome of a "gateway game" -- simple enough to be taught in a few minutes, and with enough action and tension to keep new players involved and in the game for the duration.

• Publisher - Days of Wonder 
• Year Published - 2004
• # of Players - 2 − 5
• Playing Time - 30 − 60 minutes
• User Suggested Ages - 8 and up
• Category - Trains / Travel

Honors:

2004 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee

2004 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game Nominee

2004 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game Winner

2004 Meeples' Choice Award

2004 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee

2004 Origins Awards Best Board Game Winner

2004 Spiel des Jahres Nominee

2004 Spiel des Jahres Winner

2004 Tric Trac Nominee

2005 Årets Spel Best Family Game Winner

2005 Årets Spill Best Family Game Nominee

2005 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming - Winner

2005 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming Nominee

2005 Juego del Año Finalist

2005 Juego del Año Winner

2005 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Nominee

2005 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Winner

2006 Hra roku Nominee

2006 Hra roku Winner

2006 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Nominee

2006 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Winner

2008 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection

2010 Hungarian Board Game Award Nominee