Game

Ticket to Ride

Modern Hobby Strategy Games

Ticket to Ride is a modern board game in which players collect matching sets of colored train cards to claim railway routes across a map, connecting cities and completing secret destination tickets to score points. It was designed by Alan R. Moon and first published in 2004 by Days of Wonder. The game is widely credited, alongside titles such as Catan, with helping to popularize modern designer board games with a broad, non-hobbyist audience, and it has since been released in many geographic map editions.

Facts
Origin Year
2004 2
Originating Region
United States 2
Game Type
Board game, route-building strategy (Eurogame) 2
Governing Body
No governing body; commercially owned and organized by its publisher, Days of Wonder. 2
Playing Time
60 3
Skill or Luck
Mixed 2
Age Suitability
Children 2
Designer
Alan R. Moon 3
Publisher
ADC Blackfire Entertainment 3
Publisher
asmodee 3
Publisher
Asterion Press 3
Publisher
Bandai Co., Ltd. 3
Publisher
Boardgame Space 3
Publisher
Days of Wonder 3
Publisher
Edge Entertainment 3
Publisher
Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) 3
Publisher
Galápagos Jogos 3
Publisher
Giochi Uniti 3
Publisher
Happy Baobab 3
Publisher
Hobby Japan 3
Publisher
Hobby World 3
Publisher
Kaissa Chess & Games 3
Publisher
Korea Boardgames 3
Publisher
Lautapelit.fi 3
Publisher
Rebel Sp. z o.o. 3
Publisher
Siam Board Games 3
Publisher
Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. 3
Game Category
Trains 3
Game Mechanic
Connections 3
Game Mechanic
Contracts 3
Game Mechanic
End Game Bonuses 3
Game Mechanic
Hand Management 3
Game Mechanic
Network and Route Building 3
Game Mechanic
Open Drafting 3
Game Mechanic
Push Your Luck 3
Game Mechanic
Set Collection 3
Minimum Players
2 3
Maximum Players
5 3
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 2
Game Type (category)
Strategy Game 2
Classification
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
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1. Wikipedia (French): Les Aventuriers du Rail
Wikipedia (French)Article text (player count)
Quote, Article text (player count)
se joue de 2 à 5 joueurs
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2. Wikipedia, Ticket to Ride (board game)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Ticket to Ride 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.
  • Sales section
    Ticket to Ride was first published in the United States by an American company, Days of Wonder.
  • Infobox: random_chance
    Moderate
  • Infobox: ages
    6+ ("First Journey" versions) 8+ (general) 10+ (Rails and Sails and Legends of the West versions)
  • Ancestor Of: Ticket to Ride: Europe, Gameplay
    The gameplay is based on the format of the original 2004 game's rules
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3. Ticket to Ride (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 60
  • Designer: Alan R. Moon
  • Publisher: ADC Blackfire Entertainment
  • Publisher: asmodee
  • Publisher: Asterion Press
  • Publisher: Bandai Co., Ltd.
  • Publisher: Boardgame Space
  • Publisher: Days of Wonder
  • Publisher: Edge Entertainment
  • Publisher: Enigma (Bergsala Enigma)
  • Publisher: Galápagos Jogos
  • Publisher: Giochi Uniti
  • Publisher: Happy Baobab
  • Publisher: Hobby Japan
  • Publisher: Hobby World
  • Publisher: Kaissa Chess & Games
  • Publisher: Korea Boardgames
  • Publisher: Lautapelit.fi
  • Publisher: Rebel Sp. z o.o.
  • Publisher: Siam Board Games
  • Publisher: Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
  • Game Category: Trains
  • Game Mechanic: Connections
  • Game Mechanic: Contracts
  • Game Mechanic: End Game Bonuses
  • Game Mechanic: Hand Management
  • Game Mechanic: Network and Route Building
  • Game Mechanic: Open Drafting
  • Game Mechanic: Push Your Luck
  • Game Mechanic: Set Collection
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 5
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Wikidata: Ticket to Ride
Wikidata Q228308, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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