

If you have the space and can afford the premium price, this edition is an easy recommendation. Ticket to Ride First Journey combines colorful graphics and simplistic rules into a game thats bound to appeal to children. When you're playing, everything comes together nicely. Each piece looks and feels phenomenal in its own right. If you've played any version of Ticket to Ride, you'll know basically what to expect.īasically, if you're looking for the premier version of Ticket to Ride: Europe, this is it. It's an extremely well balanced game that rewards smart, strategic play. The rules don't take long to learn, and you'll discover new strategies as you play. This might not sound like a blast, but it really is, in practice. Your primary job is to claim these routes as your own, based on the destination ticket cards you draw.

All of the cities - bearing names from their native era and languages, which isn't ideal as it can make them hard to find - are connected by various train routes. The board is a map of Europe at the dawn of the 20th century. Each train set is housed in its own great-looking tin.Īs for the game itself, it remains unchanged. Brown trains haul logs, for instance, while blue trains carry those newfangled things called automobiles. Each train color is fully distinct now, illustrating what type of cargo it carries.

Also, the train pieces and train stations are significantly more intricate. The destination cards are also more colorful, and all of the cards sport more detailed art. The board isn't the only upgraded piece of hardware in Ticket to Ride: Europe 15th Anniversary Edition.
