TICKET TO RIDE First Journey
Our next game as part of the Blogger Board Game Club is Ticket to Ride, First Journey by Days of Wonder.
Players: 2-4
Age: 6+
What’s in the Box?
- 1 Game Board
- 80 Plastic Trains (4 colours)
- 72 Train Cards
- 32 Ticket Cards
- 4 Coast-to-Coast Bonus Ticket Cards
- 1 Golden Ticket
How to Play
The aim of the game is to be the first player to complete 6 tickets.
You start the game with 4 train cards and 2 tickets. On each ticket you have two cities and it is those 2 cities you are trying to connect to complete the ticket. On each turn you can either get two more train cards or discard the train cards to claim a route. You can only claim a route if you have the exact colour and number of cards for that route. If you can’t connect the route you need as it is blocked then you can use your turn to discard both your ticket cards and draw 2 new ones. Once you have claimed a route you reveal your ticket and pick a new ticket. If you connect an East Coast city to a West Coast city then you claim a coast to coast ticket. This counts as one of the 6 you need to win the game. The game ends when someone completes all 6 tickets OR if someone has placed all their trains on the board then the one with the most tickets wins. The winner then receives the golden ticket as a reward!
What did we think?
The game is for 6+ but Bee attempted to play it with us (she is 5). She loved the whole concept of trains but did need help with her strategy and with my help she did win! I think she was just happy placing the trains where I told her to.
If the children are young and still struggle to read the cities names then the board and tickets make it easy to plan their routes with pictures of the cities.
The game is fun and involves using strategy to work out which is the best route to get to the destinations quickly. So it does make the players stop and think. The girls did seem to enjoy playing it. It takes around 15-30 minutes to finish a game, so not too long and should keep the younger children’s attention.
Disclaimer: We were sent Ticket to Ride for the purposes of review as part of the Blogger Board Game Club. All thoughts and opinions are our own.
This sounds so interesting. I can’t wait to have these mini trains at hand and play along. They’re really cute
.will they be available in India
To be honest I am not sure if they will be available in India
That looks like a fun game. I love games where kids can learn different skills and use strategy to play.
Looks like a whole lot of fun. A game that teaches young kids as they play is always a good idea. Something I would consider getting for my little nieces and nephews.
It is so nice to see you reviewing board games! At a time when gaming is restricted to the tiny screens and tabs, this is such a refresher! The game sounds like fun…
Not something I would personally use but extremely interesting for a gift.
Its something new im learning daily. Those colourful trains.
I love this post. I miss board games and card games so much. Everything is all digital now and I feel like the true creativity came from games such as these. Let’s bring ’em back! 🙂
Sounds fun and interesting. Maybe a good game to gift to kids.
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This game sounds fun and educational…..As summer vacation is soon approaching I am making a list of board gmaes for my lil one….will check for this too…thank you for sharing….