Let's Play - Ticket to Ride!

Ticket to Ride board game
@JudyEv (382019)
Rockingham, Australia
October 31, 2017 6:06am CST
While we were staying at our son’s place in Ireland, he introduced us to a number of board games. One that we ended up buying was Ticket To Ride. There are a number of versions of this but we have the version which uses a map of North America as its base. Like many of the board games of today, there are extensions available for the various versions. It is aimed at 2 to 5 players aged 8 and above. As it only takes from 30 to 60 minutes to play, there isn’t much chance to get bored. Each player chooses a colour and you have a heap of cute little carriages with which to build railways between designated towns. I have really enjoyed playing this despite my reservations at first.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
31 Oct 17
Glad to see it's the USA! I see Florida on the map! Sounds like fun.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
1 Nov 17
@JudyEv I should get a game of Australia!!!!! lol
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
I know all the states and through playing this game I now know the positions of more of the towns than I once did.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
@DianneN There is one but I don't think it is as authentic as the one we have. For instance in reality there is only one railway that goes from east to west but in the game they have added a few extra.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Oct 17
That is a very inexpensive way to "travel" America!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
I learnt all the US states a while ago and now I'm trying to learn some of the major towns.
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youless
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
31 Oct 17
I haven't heard and played this board game before but it sounds like a game we will like. I just checked the online store here and it has a Chinese version I shall buy one that suits us and we shall play it together before my son grows up and has less time to play it with us
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youless
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
31 Oct 17
@JudyEv I checked and besides American and German versions, there are also Chinese and Korean versions
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
@youless I know some are more complicated where you can 'buy' stations and charge trains to go through. Some have tunnels and bridges too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
And does the Chinese version have railway tracks across China? There is an Australian version too but it wouldn't be very authentic as we only have the one railway line from west to east.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Nov 17
That sounds like fun and a good way to avoid computers and the TV as well.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Nov 17
We mostly spend our evenings on our computers but I was surprised how much we enjoyed playing games in Ireland and now we try to play once a week just for something different.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (57233)
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31 Oct 17
Seems like a very nice board game.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
It's fun, easy to pick up and doesn't take forever to play.
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20254)
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31 Oct 17
That reminds me of your latest trip to Europe by caravan...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
@YrNemo I'd love to go to Canada but I'm not so keen on the USA. The Canadians seem more like Aussies in many ways. .
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
It has helped me learn the names and positions of some of the bigger American towns so it's not all just 'playing'.
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20254)
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31 Oct 17
@JudyEv You and your husband are planning to conquer that country next? Do make sure to cover Canada too.
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
31 Oct 17
Oh so nice!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
I really love playing this.
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
31 Oct 17
@JudyEv Oh I think it`s really good especially with so many players can play along with you
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
@m_audrey6788 It's fun when there are a few of you.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56199)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
It sounds interesting, I'll have to research it to find out some more about it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
Games are hard to explain in a few paragraphs but it isn't hard to get the hang of and the instructions are quite clear.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Nov 17
I've never heard of this one. Sounds fun.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Nov 17
I'm just trying to come up with a good reason why Vince and I should have a game tonight. He enjoys it but he spends a fair bit of time on FB and I'm not sure Ticket to Ride can compete.
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