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Ticket to Ride: Europe

Draft tickets, lay trains, grin when you build the Berlin to Petrograd line.

Players
2–5
Time
45–60 min
Weight
2/5
Age
8+
· OUR TAKE ·

What it is

Our pick over the original Ticket to Ride for every table. Europe adds tunnels, stations, and ferries, and that trio turns a tidy gateway into something with real decisions. It still suits parents who have never touched a hobby game.

What we love

  • Stations give new players a graceful out of a bad block
  • The map is readable from across the table, which the US map is not
  • Finishes in under an hour at four players

Honest trade-offs

  • Longest route and the big-ticket bonus favor players who can see three turns ahead
  • Two-player plays fine but lacks the ticket pressure of four

AI summary of player sentiment

Generated · updated weekly

Across the tables we polled, players consistently praise the game's approachability and pacing. The most common complaint is longest route and the big-ticket bonus favor players who can see three turns ahead.

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