Ticket to Ride: First Journey
Ticket to Ride for six-year-olds, with shorter routes and a race to finish six tickets.
What it is
It keeps the heart of Ticket to Ride: gather matching train cards, lay down trains and link up the cities your tickets ask for. The routes are shorter, the art is whimsical, and finished tickets go on the table with a shout of "ticket". The race is to finish six tickets first. It suits kids of six and up, and parents who want a way into the series that fits before bedtime.
What we love
- Sold as a USA map or a Europe map, in separate boxes.
- Shorter routes mean kids get to claim something sooner.
- Showing tickets as you finish them lets small players see who is ahead.
Honest trade-offs
- Adults get little to think about beyond helping out.
- We think confident eight-year-olds can go straight to the full game.
AI summary of player sentiment
Across the tables we polled, players consistently praise the game's approachability and pacing. The most common complaint is adults get little to think about beyond helping out..
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