Upgrades in Ticket to Ride Europe
Travel by train through the great cities of 19th century Europe in the fast-paced Ticket to Ride Europe board game. This is the second edition of Ticket to Ride, with a new board and new game elements. With Stations, Tunnels and Ferries, there are lots of new and exciting strategies introduced. Each piece of the game is beautifully illustrated and well crafted, with good design choices shown throughout.
Ticket to Ride Europe includes several changes and new markers:
Pieces: The map of Europe, which you play on, is wonderfully drawn as are the larger train and mission cards, which makes for easier shuffling. The new Station pieces are coloured plastic arches, which can be placed over the train pieces.
Missions: The longest destination tickets are now handed out to each player at game’s start. There are six of those; the ones the players choose to discard are put out of play for the rest of the game.
Ferries: There are plenty of waterways in Europe and a price to pay to pass them. When you come to a “Ferry” you need at least one locomotive card to make your attempt to pass.
Tunnels: By cutting under the mountains, you can save plenty of time and circuitous routes. However, you also risk a cave in or other dangers. To show this risk, for each time you try to pass through, you have to turn over the top 3 cards from the deck. For each that matches the colour of your carriage cards, you must match them again to complete the set … or forfeit your turn.
Train Stations: A new element of Ticket to Ride is the train station. You can use a limited number of train stations to use another player’s route! You need never get stuck on a track again as you can save time and turns by co-opting another’s tracks to complete your mission. However, each Station you don’t use is worth four victory points.
Ticket to Ride Europe is a worthy contribution to the franchise and is worthy of the many, many awards it has won.
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