Upgrades In Ticket To Ride Europe

In Ticket to Ride Europe, you can travel by train through turn-of-the-centure Europe. In the second part of the Ticket to Ride franchise there are several new elements which we'll look at here. Lovingly designed and drawn, the board, trains, stations, tunnels and ferries show great design choices too.

There are several changes and new elements in Ticket to Ride Europe, including:

Pieces: The map of Europe, which you play on, is wonderfully drawn as are the larger train and mission cards, which makes for easier shuffling. The new Station pieces are coloured plastic arches, which can be placed over the train pieces.

Missions: The longest destination tickets are now handed out to each player at game's start. There are six of those; the ones the players choose to discard are put out of play for the rest of the game.

Ferries: Use Ferries to cross Europe's many waterways, but each comes with a price. You'll need at least one locomotive card up your sleeve to pass.

Tunnels: When passing through a tunnel, you risk a cave in. As such, when you play through, turn up three cards from the pile. After you've done that, you'll have to have enough cards in hand to complete the sets. e.g. If you played blue carriages, and there are two blue cards in the overturned cards, you'll need two MORE blue carriages to pass through.

Train Stations: Train stations are a new element in Ticket to Ride Europe. You have up to three train stations which allow you to make use of an opponents tracks. This means you can still complete missions, even if you get cut off. It does cost highly though: each unused Station gives you 4 extra points at the end of the game.

Ticket to Ride Europe is an exciting addition to the franchise and an award-winning game perfect for family or friendly play.