EXCITING TRAIN ADVENTURE: Embark on a journey across early 20th century North America, collecting train cards and claiming routes to expand your network and connect cities.
EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER: With simple rules and engaging gameplay, Ticket to Ride is perfect for both new and experienced players, making it a great choice for family game nights.
BEAUTIFUL GAME COMPONENTS: Features a giant map of the North American train network, accompanied by miniature trains for each player, enhancing the visual appeal and immersive experience.
MULTIPLE WAYS TO WIN: Strategically collect color sets of train cards, complete your tickets, and build the longest routes to secure victory, offering endless replayability.
Description
All aboard for a thrilling cross-country journey in Ticket to Ride, the award-winning board game of strategy, competition, and classic Americana! In this easy-to-learn yet deeply strategic game, 2–5 players collect train cards to claim railway routes across the United States. Connect iconic cities coast to coast, complete destination tickets, and block your opponents before they block you!
Earn points by building routes and completing long-distance tickets—but choose wisely, as uncompleted tickets will cost you in the end. With beautifully illustrated maps, engaging gameplay, and endless replay value, Ticket to Ride is the perfect game for families, friends, and board game fans of all experience levels.
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Estimated ship dimensions: 3.11 inches length x 11.61 inches width x 12.05 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 3.26 pounds
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A: We enjoy it as adults, but we also played it with a seven-year-old. He did fine, he needed as many reminders as I did the first time about the number of cards and sometimes needed help seeing the bigger picture to tie his cities together with less moves, but that’s about the only difference.
My niece has kids and she homeschools and she actually uses it as an education tool. The one thing we do as adults and especially when we are playing with kids is we aren’t mean to each other. We try to be thoughtful about not blocking someone to just be blocking someone. You can decide how cutthroat you want to be.
submitted byColleen D - 8 months ago
A: The basics are pretty simple to pick up. I'd say kids as young as eight can enjoy it. There may be some anger involved when an opponent takes their route, but that's about it.
submitted byJmouse - 9 months ago
Q: Why is "Ticket to Ride" called a ". . War Game"?
submitted by CDL - 9 months ago
A: Silly term, they are using, but the "war" aspect comes from the strategic tension and "cutting off" opponents by claiming key routes before they can, much like military strategy, but with trains.
submitted byColleen D - 8 months ago
A: Probably because it involves strategy to grab certain train lines before someone else or potentially to block someone.
submitted byBitty - 8 months ago
Q: How is this "refreshed" board different from the older version?
submitted by CleanFreak - 8 months ago
A: I think it's mostly cosmetic changes, the art on the boxes and cards look different.
submitted byTJ - 6 months ago
Q: how long does one game take
submitted by wizzerd - 9 months ago
A: When we first played in a group of four, it took almost 2 hours. But our friends play as a couple and they say 30 to 60 minutes. I think there’s just a bit of a learning curve at the beginning.
Family board game night 2-5 players. 45 mins games.
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5 March, 2026Verified purchase
Total Entertainment for the family!
This game is super fun to play with family or a group of friends. I gifted this game to my husband for Christmas and we all played it during the holidays and family get-together, and it surely impressed everyone. Quick to understand with simple detailed instructions. Love the vibrant board and cards provided. Easy to learn strategy. Highly recommended. Now other family members and friends want to buy it too!
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15 February, 2026Verified purchase
Great Game for Most
This is a very high quality game with components that are going to last. The box is also very nice and has a great texture in my opinion (it looks good on a shelf if you like to display your collection). The rules are simple enough my 7 year old was able to pick it up, but each playthrough is varied enough that replay value is very high. It’s also a good game if you want to play games with people who have a ‘hard time learning’ more complex games, because the mechanics are tight, simple, and make sense. If you like playing board games and haven’t tried this yet I highly recommend!
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14 January, 2026Verified purchase
Fun game
Fun game to play; easy to understand rules.
Samar
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Multiple delayed shipping notifications created much distress. Should have been honest from the beginning that the item would not arrive by Christmas so it could have been purchased elsewhere. Such an inconsiderate inconvenience. Extremely disappointed.
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30 December, 2025Verified purchase
Family game!
Great game for families. Adults and kids alike can enjoy this competitive game. There is some strategy involved, but kids are able to easily learn and play, too.
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Love this game!
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Super fun game. Kids like it and keep asking to play. Not difficult to learn but there is strategy to it. Best with 5 players but can play with 3 or 4.
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LOVE THIS GAME!!! Always a family hit!!
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I absolutely love this game! Really easy to learn and fun for the whole family.
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19 December, 2025
New art is bad
The new arts looks A.I. generated or at least assisted. It looks bad. This game is supposed to be set a century ago and the new art doesn't fit. I would recommend just buying an older version of the game.
