It is played on a large and colourfully illustrated map of the United States and southern Canada.
The game casts payers as railroad developers, crossing North America in the age of steam. One of the reasons for its success is that it is deceptively simple. It is one of the most popular modern board games in the world, an honour that can only be shared with other mammoth titles like Catan or Carcassone. Since its inception it has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide and has received dozens of international awards, including the much coveted ‘Spiel des Jahres’ in Germany. Ticket to Ride was created by the American designer Alan R.Moon and was first published in 2004 by the game publisher Days of Wonder.
There is no doubt in my mind that the game Ticket to Ride is one of them.
These are the games that have staying power and that are loved not only by thousands, but by millions of people around the world. It is its theme, the accessibility and elegance of the rules, the design and production of the components, the depth of strategy, or the level of enjoyment one experiences when playing it? I believe it is a combination of all of these factors, and very few games are able to fulfill all of these points satisfactorily.īut there are exceptions.
