HollyDay Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I didn't realize there was more than 1 Ticket to Ride game. Which one do I want to buy first? Thanks!!!H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilma Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I would like to know if they're significantly different. We have the North America game and LOVE it. But would another game just be a different map with different cities? Is it different enough to be worth a second game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 We bought this one first, and then the 1910 card expansion. My sister just bought this expansion and it requires you have a main set with the actual trains and train cards because this is only boards and tickets. We've only played the Indian/Switzerland expansion a couple of times, but we like it. I still think the North America will be my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I would like to know if they're significantly different. We have the North America game and LOVE it. But would another game just be a different map with different cities? Is it different enough to be worth a second game? The different games are mostly just different maps. Some have a few extra wrinkles, like tunnels and central train stations. I think the biggest differences is that some of the maps are smaller than the US one, and perhaps play better with fewer people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 There are several. Some have more differences than others. US~very simple, straightforward play. Europe~has tunnels (which could increase the cost of building by forcing you to need more cards of the same color) and train stations (in order to help players bridge line that's been taken by others). Names of cities are in their own language, not the English version. I like that but others maybe be frustrated over the geography. Marklin~Germany, but has riders for the train. The first person through gets special points for each stop through the route, so you want to be fast making routes but longer routes mean more money. Nordic Countries~2-3 player version, my favorite Switzerland~2-3 player version, not my favorite Asia~one side is similar to US and the other side is the 'legendary' East. Also has a co-play aspect you can chose to do (or not). Players split into partners and work a line together without speaking to each other about it. India~standard play like US (might have tunnels, I can't remember). I think there's an Africa and something else now. I think the play is fairly standard for these maps. I can't remember. The ones listed are the ones we own. Also, the Alvin & Dexter expansion which can add a 'monsters destroy the train lines' to any of the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Here's a link to that game on boardgamegeek. It lists the different games, what they include, and what they don't include. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 There are several. Some have more differences than others. US~very simple, straightforward play. Europe~has tunnels (which could increase the cost of building by forcing you to need more cards of the same color) and train stations (in order to help players bridge line that's been taken by others). Names of cities are in their own language, not the English version. I like that but others maybe be frustrated over the geography. Marklin~Germany, but has riders for the train. The first person through gets special points for each stop through the route, so you want to be fast making routes but longer routes mean more money. Nordic Countries~2-3 player version, my favorite Switzerland~2-3 player version, not my favorite Asia~one side is similar to US and the other side is the 'legendary' East. Also has a co-play aspect you can chose to do (or not). Players split into partners and work a line together without speaking to each other about it. India~standard play like US (might have tunnels, I can't remember). I think there's an Africa and something else now. I think the play is fairly standard for these maps. I can't remember. The ones listed are the ones we own. Also, the Alvin & Dexter expansion which can add a 'monsters destroy the train lines' to any of the games. Great review there! My favorite is Europe and my second favorite is US. Either are a great buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I really like Asia. But I'd get the North America/US map first. If you want to play for cheaper to try them out, you can get a number of them on iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camelfeet Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I got the Europe map, as it was the only one available at the time. I've played the North America map and game play isn't that different. I don't have any expansion packs yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamzanne Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I have played US and Europe. My favorite is the US version with the 1910 expansion pack. It provides enough variety to last you quite a while (three other versions of the game) and is inexpensive compared to buying more than one game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ruonboothb Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 It lists the different games, what they include, and what they don't include. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 We own all of them...it's our favorite game! My personal favorite board is Nordic Countries, but it's my favorite for a stupid reason. It's the prettiest board! I could just look at the artwork all day. You can practically see the fjords, it's so well done. But you really can't go wrong with any of them. Great series, and I love how they manage to keep finding different ways to play. Now if they'd just do one that focuses on the trains in a single city, like London or Chicago, I'd be all set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 We bought this one first, and then the 1910 card expansion. My sister just bought this expansion and it requires you have a main set with the actual trains and train cards because this is only boards and tickets. We've only played the Indian/Switzerland expansion a couple of times, but we like it. I still think the North America will be my favorite. Cool. I had no idea there were expansions. We have the first one you listed. Awesome game! Although wowsers the game board is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Nordic Countries is my favorite as well. We play a lot of 2-player though. It's a nice tight map. Competitive at 2 and tight at 3. For a family game, US is simplest if you have younger children. It feels too easy to me though. We started with Europe and I like the map on that one a lot. I spend downtime looking at the different cities and countries. It feels longer than US though. I also like the team play of Asia and the extra strategy of Marklin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 The app for iPhone is more fun for younger kids, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Europe~has tunnels (which could increase the cost of building by forcing you to need more cards of the same color) and train stations (in order to help players bridge line that's been taken by others). Names of cities are in their own language, not the English version. I like that but others maybe be frustrated over the geography. We have Europe and like that fact too, that the city names are in their own language. This is a complete version with the board and all the pieces, and up to 5 can play. I would love to try Asia, Africa, or Nordic Countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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