Mrs_JWM Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 We just got the original Ticket to Ride, and I think that you can "add onto" routes to complete one. See photo: My routes were Portland-Phoenix and Seattle-Los Angeles. Can't I just complete both by finishing the San Francisco to Portland segment? My husband has already quit playing and I'm two eggnogs in...whoops. Sent from my XT1049 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Yup, if you go from Seattle to Phoenix, you'll have completed both tickets. Enjoy!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_JWM Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Yay!!! Booyah, husband! ;) Sent from my XT1049 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatherineNaomi Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Definitely! That's a good way to rack up points. It's great when you pick a new destination route and it's part of something you already completed. Love this game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Agreed. That's one of the main strategies in Ticket to Ride - take tickets you can complete by sharing train routes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_JWM Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 I figured it had to be. I can't believe he didn't like this game. Weirdo! Sent from my XT1049 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I love that game! The other day my first three tickets were tons of shared mini routes in NE area. I didn't get many points as I was building all those two and three piece segments, but - Wow! Tons of points for completed routes! Woot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 And now I want egg nog! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 LOL! YES! Because he who uses his trains most wisely WINS! :) Tell him to keep playing - this is my hubby's favorite! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 My dh doesn't like it either... he has never won. I feel like the strategy for it is super simple. It's not always straightforward - like you have to decide when to reveal your direction, whether to take or wait, whether to play aggressively and try to block the other players' routes or conserve your trains and stick to your own routes. And some of it is luck, of course - which tickets and colors you draw. But it's weird to me that dh couldn't quite get it. He's so smart. I took pity on him and we don't really play anymore sadly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I've been eyeing this game for awhile. Last I looked though it was $50! Not quite ready to shell out that kind of money for a board game. What's the best price you've seen for the game? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 If you want to try it without buying the actual game and you have a tablet, get the app and see if you like it. It's not that expensive and it's basically the same. It has tabletop and local play options too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF612 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 We love Ticket to Ride. My husband wins a majority of the time but one of the kids or I get the win occasionally. We have USA but just got Europe and have had fun wit the tunnel aspect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I like to avoid tech as much as is reasonably possible so I'd prefer to actually get the board game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 We love Ticket to Ride! We (actually 10 y.o. DS) have three versions of the game from various Christmases. As far as entertainment goes, $50 is a good value, and the game board and pieces are good quality. It costs us that much as a family to go to a movie and get a treat for one evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Love this game. We only have the Europe & Asia ones - they were the ones that went on sale haha. I usually win, but DH occasionally gets a win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 We prefer the app to the tabletop game. :blushing: It's way too easy to bump the game and knock pieces out of place! Plus it keeps score for you. My 15 year old plays pretty frequently on his own. I believe the rules are the same as the tabletop version - and you can get the pack with all the maps! Remember that there is a bonus for longest route - so combining routes is the best way to do that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plateau Mama Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I've been eyeing this game for awhile. Last I looked though it was $50! Not quite ready to shell out that kind of money for a board game. What's the best price you've seen for the game? We got ours for $35 off amazon last summer. Honestly we love this game. We played multiple games every day over Thanksgiving break. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 (Pssssst - if you're considering buying it, our family strongly prefers the Europe version to the USA version! Far and away our favorite game ever.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RioSamba Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 We have Europe & Nordic. I love this game so much. The Nordic version is absolutely beautiful. I'm glad the Jultomten brought it to us one year. DS usually wins. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittanyM Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 We have Europe, Asia & the India/Switzerland expansions. It is a great game and we bought one as a gift during Target's 30% off sale for about $30 which is an awesome price! As an aside the Indian board has some different rule options where they do not allow you to use the same routes many times and it really changes the whole game! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 We prefer the app to the tabletop game. :blushing: It's way too easy to bump the game and knock pieces out of place! Plus it keeps score for you. My 15 year old plays pretty frequently on his own. I believe the rules are the same as the tabletop version - and you can get the pack with all the maps! Remember that there is a bonus for longest route - so combining routes is the best way to do that. You're not the only one. The app is the same and you can get all the expansions for so little. It's one of the best board game to app versions I know of. I've tried a bunch of them and it's excellent. Just like the game, but no clean up. If you have enough iPads or tablets you can just sit around and play with others as if you're really playing. Or you can play in the car or waiting for an appointment or something. Pandemic is the only other board game to app translation that I think comes close that I've tried. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCB Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I've been eyeing this game for awhile. Last I looked though it was $50! Not quite ready to shell out that kind of money for a board game. What's the best price you've seen for the game? Sorry to gloat but I got this game for $2 at a yard sale. It looked like it had hardly been played before. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_JWM Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Sorry to gloat but I got this game for $2 at a yard sale. It looked like it had hardly been played before.Lucky! [emoji1] Sent from my XT1049 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_JWM Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 I've been eyeing this game for awhile. Last I looked though it was $50! Not quite ready to shell out that kind of money for a board game. What's the best price you've seen for the game? We got it at Target for $40 this week, so it's probably still on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_JWM Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) My daughter and I played twice today - back to back games. We are hooked! We'll try the app next. Thanks for the tips, everyone! For the eggnog lovers in the thread, here's my favorite recipe. I made this batch three years ago - no joke. It's perfection personified at this point. Plus, you look brave/crazy when you tell your friends what you're drinking! http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16631663 Sent from my XT1049 using Tapatalk Edited December 23, 2016 by Mrs_JWM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinesWife Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 This is my favorite game. I have 5 versions now. I am hoping to get one I don't have!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_JWM Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 I had to tell you guys a fun Ticket to Ride story. My daughter's school had this awesome board game day today as a fundraiser and Alan R. Moon came! He lives in town and is friends with the woman who organized it. I asked him to sign my game board, of course. 😊 He was so, so nice. He played the Junior version with a bunch of kids and was just an all-around fun guy. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highspirits Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 You're not the only one. The app is the same and you can get all the expansions for so little. It's one of the best board game to app versions I know of. I've tried a bunch of them and it's excellent. Just like the game, but no clean up. If you have enough iPads or tablets you can just sit around and play with others as if you're really playing. Or you can play in the car or waiting for an appointment or something. Pandemic is the only other board game to app translation that I think comes close that I've tried. The Carcassonne app is really good too if you are looking for new options :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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