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Ranked #262

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride is a route-building game where players collect train cards to claim rail links and complete destination connections. The pressure comes from deciding whether to draw for a larger plan or seize a crucial route before another railway blocks it.

Family Games Trains Connections Contracts Continents: North America

Players

2-5

Play time

30-60 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.82/5

Rating

7.39

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Overview

How it plays

How does it play?

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Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Contracts

Complete specific requirements to earn rewards, income, or victory points.
Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Network and Route Building

Create connected routes that improve reach, delivery, control, or scoring.
Open Drafting

Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Push Your Luck

Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
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All aboard! Collect trains, choo-choo-choose your routes, fulfill your destination!

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

1
Trains

Mechanism

8
Connections Contracts End Game Bonuses Hand Management Network and Route Building Open Drafting Push Your Luck Set Collection

Family

12
Components: Map (Continental / National scale) Continents: North America Country: USA Digital Implementations: Apple App Store Digital Implementations: Board Game Arena Digital Implementations: Google Play Digital Implementations: Steam Game: Ticket to Ride (Official) Misc: Dice Tower Hall of Fame Misc: Watch It Played How To Videos Players: Games with expansions that change player count Theme: Trains

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Jízdenky, prosím! ‐ Czech edition 2021 Unknown Czech —
Ticket to Ride ‐ English edition 2021 Unknown English —
Ticket to Ride ‐ English edition 2022 Unknown English —
Ticket to Ride ‐ English edition 2025 Unknown English —
チケット・トゥ・ライド：アメリカ ‐ Hobby Japan Japanese second edition (2025) 2025 Japanese —
티켓 투 라이드 ‐ Korea Boardgames Korean edition (2021) 2021 Korean —
Ticket to Ride ‐ Galápagos Portuguese edition 2021 Unknown Portuguese —
¡Aventureros al Tren! ‐ Spanish edition 2022 Unknown Spanish —

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Play time
30–60 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Alan R. Moon

Artists

4
Cyrille Daujean Julien Delval Fajareka Setiawan Régis Torres

Graphic Designers

1
Cyrille Daujean

Editors

1
Jesse Rasmussen

Writers

1
Jesse Rasmussen

Publishers

19
Days of Wonder ADC Blackfire Entertainment asmodee Asterion Press Bandai Co., Ltd. Boardgame Space Edge Entertainment Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) Galápagos Jogos Giochi Uniti Happy Baobab Hobby Japan Hobby World Kaissa Chess & Games Korea Boardgames Lautapelit.fi Rebel Sp. z o.o. Siam Board Games Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.