Ticket to Ride Europe
Ticket to Ride: Europe takes you on a new train adventure across Europe. From Edinburgh to Constantinople and from Lisbon to Moscow, you’ll visit great cities of turn-of-the-century Europe. More than just a new map, Ticket to Ride: Europe features brand new gameplay elements including Tunnels, Ferries and Train Stations. The game also includes larger format cards and Train Station game pieces. Like the original Ticket to Ride, the game remains elegantly simple, can be learned in 5 minutes, and appeals to both families and experienced gamers. Ticket to Ride: Europe is a complete, new game and does not require the original version. Part of the Ticket to Ride series.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great followup, not as good as the original
To anyone considering this game that hasn’t played the original Ticket To Ride, I’d recommend checking out the US version’s reviews first. The short version of pretty much all the reviews is: the game is wonderful, you won’t be disapointed.
Compared to the original, this game isn’t quite as fun. Not much has changed in this version. The map is very different, there are now tunnels and express ways (or something like that) that limit how you can claim your routes, and there are the addition of the train stations, but ultimately these new additions do not add to the experience significantly, and the tighter board makes for a somewhat more stressful experience. This should not deter anyone interested in another ticket to ride though: this game is still very fun.
If you’re getting this game for a younger kid(say, 8 or younger), I’d recommend getting the original first, as the train station rules can confuse adults as well as kids.
4 Stars Definately game of the year!
This Game is Great! My wife and I love to play it with friends. It’s fast and easy to pick up with people who haven’t played before.
5 Stars Great Game!
We first played Ticket to Ride USA and thought this one would be fun too. We were right! Adding the tunnels, being able to use the trains of other players and other twists makes this game all that much more fun! Excellent game – we would (and do) recommend it to anyone!!
4 Stars Quick and Light with a hint of Luck
If I had to summarize this game in a few words, I would use “quick and light with a hint of luck.” That is to say, I didn’t like the game — I think it’s a perfectly wonderful game. We just got it yesterday and so far me and my brother have played it over fifteen times. It’s a very fast paced game so whenever we’re stuck with a decision to make, it almost seems like the other player gets anxious to move because they’re already ready.
Plus, it’s a nice change from a game like Power Grid where luck is not really a factor and you spend your time strategizing more often than not and a turn takes forever to complete.
The book of rules, while seemingly long, is very easy to pick up once you start playing. They’re not complex at all and for the most part are pretty straight-forward. The only thing we found confusing was the part about drawing more destination tickets. In the beginning, when going over the turn order, it tells us we draw destination tickets as the third step in a turn but later on in the destination ticket section, it tells us we “may” draw destination tickets. In the end, we figured out there was no way we were forced to draw destination tickets every single turn as it would be absolute chaos (since we’re forced to keep at least one of the three we draw).
The drawbacks we have seen so far in the gameplay are the facts that the long destinations tickets are limited to only six and after playing the game so many times yesterday, it’s always quite clear which of the six we’re attempting. And the fact that with the point system, building the long tunnel between Stockholm and St. Petersburg and even the smaller six train routes give players a large point advantage, whether or not they need it.
We have yet to play with more than two players so we expect the gameplay and strategy to be kicked up a notch when we add more players (and hopefully we won’t figure out what long routes we’re all attempting, if we’re doing them at all) and we’re looking forward to that. Hopefully that will make it seem a bit more interesting as I suspect it’s already getting a little predictable.
But that still doesn’t stop us from wanting to play more. It’s a very addicting little game and it reminds me a bit about how we were when we first discovered Catan. Definitely the other great gateway game we’ve played so far. As relative newbies to these new types of boardgames, we’re more than satisfied we added Ticket to Ride Europe to our collection. We’ve never played the first Ticket to Ride but it does make me wonder how it differs in terms of game play.
5 Stars Time for fun
Very good game that continues Ticket To Ride series with new features which enhance player’s fun and satisfaction. Besides that, the board map allows you to learn a more about Europe’s geography.
