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Ticket to Ride!
posted by GJ on May 21, 2007 @ 11:13AM
I have a new board game that perhaps I can get you interested in. Nope, it's not a social party game--but it does take up to five players. It's basically a combination of Star Reporter, Go Fish, and Qix. Have I lost you yet? The game is incredibly easy to play. Abby and Trevor picked it up immediately, and it's become a family favorite right away. A single game for newbies takes about 45 minutes with 3-4 people. Play with 5 experienced players, it might go up to an hour. Picture a gameboard that shows the USA. There are colored train routes all over the board, connecting the various cities. Your job--lay your rails down on these routes to a) match your secret destination cards, b) create the longest continuous rail empire and c) block your rivals from meeting their own goals. You keep a hand of "train cards," where each train car is a different colour, and a hand of "destination cards" which show you where you're supposed to be going. Points are scored laying down track and meeting your goals. Points are lost for failing to meet your goals. Each turn, you either draw two new train cards, three new destination cards (must keep at least one of those three), or place a new route with your existing hand of train cards. Game ends when one player runs out of track pieces--highest scoring player wins! It's a simple game to learn, simple game to play, and actually rather deep on strategy. Best part--often, you never quite know who will win the game until the very last turn when the secret destination tickets are revealed. I'll bring it in July for something to do other than Guitar Hero, Wii Sports, or golf. ;)
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