Ticket to Ride

44.99 RRP 2–5 players 30–60 minutesAge 8+🧠 Medium complexity⚔️ Competitive

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StrategyFamilyCompetitiveset collectiongatewaytrains

Best at: 3 or 4 players
First published: 2004
Complexity: 1.8 / 5

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Why you might love it

Collect coloured train cards and claim railway routes connecting cities across the country. Simple to teach, tense to play, and endlessly replayable — the definitive family strategy game.

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