Keith Hoovestol and other Ticket to Ride experts: What’s the best version that isn’t the American one?
Keith Hoovestol and other Ticket to Ride experts: What’s the best version that isn’t the American one?
This is an interesting theory, but I notice the author has to omit one of the most important Heinlein novels to make...
Originally shared by Curt Thompson This is an interesting theory, but I notice the author has to omit one of the most important Heinlein novels to make it work. Time Enough For Love was written in the very early 70s and was a straight (heh) extrapolation of the chaotic and frenetic zeitgeist of that era. http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2012/11/the-joke-is-on-us-the-two-careers-of-robert-a-heinlein/
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ReplyDeleteTicket to Ride Europe is by far my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI just got Europe and it's p cool. Less opportunity to simply block peeps
ReplyDeleteTicket to Ride Scandinavia is my favourite by far. It's great for small numbers of players and it just seems to me that all the other versions of the game have that hole. It's got enough challenge in it to be more of a brain-burner for three players, and I find that when I'm playing the game with more than three, I'm just as happy to use it as an easy gateway game and then the US board is just fine. With those two sets, I hit like 90% of the times this game would get to the table, and all the other variants just don't get enough play to warrant having them.
ReplyDeletea new contender enters the ring.
ReplyDeleteI haven't played Scandinavia but the map looks a lot less dense. Can you confirm Viktor Haag?
ReplyDeleteEurope. Im keen on the world map.
ReplyDeleteAsia is fun. Has a good regular map, and a Team version map on the back of the board (have not played teams ever.) Europe is fun, until you've played the 6 long routes too many times, then it gets stale. Europe also has the stations, which are too forgiving imo, but great for younger players or adults who whine when they get blocked.
ReplyDeletePeople also like Switzerland, as a 2-3 player, but I prefer Scandinavia, which is also 2-3 player. So check the # of players for your family.
ReplyDeleteI will third the player count consideration.
ReplyDeleteJarrett Crader I actually think the map is a bit more cramped. There’s fewer easy ways to build a simple way to shoot for a big circuit or a hub and spoke to max out on tickets as there is with the US map. I think there might also be a few more choke points which can be meanly thrust at opponents in the mid game. The map really shines with three and maybe feels a bit open with two.
ReplyDelete"best version that isn't the American one"... honestly, I think the American version is my least favorite. The game certainly gained in later editions.
ReplyDeletePennsylvania map
ReplyDeleteHmmm...how soon do I think Coop will be playing Ticket to Ride is the main question I think. Probably pretty quick.
ReplyDeleteI've read good things about Scandinavian ticket to ride.
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