Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails Board Game - Train Route-Building Strategy Game, Family Fun for Kids & Adults, Ages 10+, 2-5 Players, 90-120 Minute Playtime

What a great game, our family loves it we end up playing multiple times when we bring out the game. It’s fun to figure out how to get from one place to another. People try to block your route but it adds to the fun! Games last about an hour

"Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails" has been a fantastic addition to our game nights, proving to be a hit not just with family, but with friends as well. Here’s why it stands out: **Super Fun and Engaging** The game is incredibly fun and has a way of drawing everyone in. Whether you're a seasoned board gamer or new to the hobby, the engaging gameplay of "Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails" offers an enjoyable experience for all. Its blend of strategy and unpredictability keeps every round exciting. **Great for Friends and Family** This game strikes a perfect balance, making it suitable for both friends and family gatherings. The rules are straightforward enough for younger family members, while the strategic depth keeps friends engaged during a more competitive game night. It's versatile, appealing to a wide range of players. **Addictively Entertaining** The addictive nature of this game is undeniable. Whether you're playing with friends or family, the desire to play 'just one more round' is a common occurrence. Each game feels fresh and encourages trying new strategies, ensuring that it never gets old. **Competitive Fun** "Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails" fosters a healthy dose of competition, which can make game nights with friends particularly lively and entertaining. The competitive aspect is well-balanced, ensuring that the game remains enjoyable and doesn’t become overly intense. **Overall: A Stellar Choice for Any Gathering** In conclusion, "Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails" is a highly recommended game for anyone looking to enhance their game night, be it with friends or family. Its fun, addictive, and competitive gameplay makes it a crowd-pleaser and a staple for any social gathering.

If you like strategy games this game is perfect for you I do recommend having a big space to play this game as it is a big board. The game is made very well it holds up perfect and is the best price we could find for the game we had a jr version that was easy so this one was a little harder at first but once you play it a time or two it is pretty easy to remember and fun to play it does have two sides so if you get tired of playing one side just flip it over and play the other side. Comes with boats and trains to play with. Will definitely be looking for more games like this soon

We bought this game about seven years ago, and it’s still one of our favorites to bring out for a small group. Ticket to Ride offers the perfect mix of strategy, competition, and fun. Every game feels different, and it always keeps everyone engaged from start to finish.

Our (homeschool) family LOVES this game! We play it a few times a week. With 2 people playing, it takes around 35-45 minutes. With more people, add more time--when we play with 5 people, it takes about 90 minutes. (Our first time playing each side took about 2 - 2.5 hours--but now we know where each destination is and normally play takes around a hour for 4 people). Our children play this version (Rails and Sails) with no problems--they are only 7 and 9 years old...our 5 year old needs our assistance yet. (However they play alot of critical/strategic/logic type of games). Our children prefer ' The World' side of the board, as routes loop around to the east and west; and the 'route' cards seem to be of higher point value, so they can really score massive points on this side. The high score is 466 points, which our 9 year old scored! On 'The Great Lakes' side, the high score is only 172 points--scored by mom. With that being stated, I wish the scoring pawns were cube shaped, with a zero on one side (for 0-99 point value, then a 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 on other sides for keeping higher scores much easier (I made one with a die, see pic). We regularly score over 200 points with "The World" version. As with the pawns that came with the game, I wrote "@ 100" (representing 100-199 points) on one side of the pawn and simply flip it over when needed. The nice challenging aspect to this version is the rails (trains) AND sails (ships). It gives you more options for playing routes. In these versions, you can only play one section of your route at a time (each turn), which I like because other players can't hoard all the cards and then suddenly go down and claim an ENTIRE route all in one go, taking your route more easily...However, in these versions, with 2-3 players playing, all double routes are consided single routes only (the double route is obsolete). Double routes can only be used as 'double routes' in 4-5 player games. That rule makes it quite challenging sometimes and you may end up needing to reroute (sometimes multiple times) to complete your route(s). A negative for me is that only up to 5 people can play; I wish 6 could, as we are a family of 6; or three couples could play together. I understand why though--it's to hard to get your route(s) with more people playing. The board is HUGE, it measures 21" x 38 1/8". The box measures 11 5/8" x 11 5/8" x 4" and weighs 4.6 #s. The game does have around some 730 pieces/(regular sized) cards, so take caution with little ones getting into it. (The train and ship pieces are of lighter weight than the 'USA' version, but we have not had an issue with it). When our game first arrived, I took some time to organize everything into labeled baggies...it makes clean up and set up a breeze (see pics); I got the idea from the 'USA' & 'Europe' versions we rented from our local library. Personally, I think that playing the 'USA' version first is unnessisary. The rules for these versions are written nicely and if needed, you could always watch a YouTube video on how to play the game to help understand it better and more quickly. (We also enjoy the 'Rails & Sails' version better than the 'U.S.A.' and 'Europe' versions--it seems to be a bit more challenging). All in all, this version (Rails & Sails) of 'Ticket To Ride' is one of our top 3 go-to family games we play, along with 'Carcassonne' and 'Settlers of Catan'. It's an expensive game, but it's of high quality and like 2 games in 1. (A deciding factor for me to purchase was that on ' The Great Lakes' side, we live very close to the 'Wausau' route--which we all thought was cool; and my children recognize all the other nearby routes, as they've been to them!). However, the price has gone up $15 from when I purchased it a month ago (February 2018) for $65. Update (May 2018): FYI: As we play ALOT, the game board edges were starting to peel from unfolding/folding the game board with each game of play. I taped all the edges with some scotch tape to help keep it nice; the tape has also helped with keeping the large game board more flat. Update (September 2018): New high scores: +537 points on "The World" side; +205 points on "The Great Lakes" side. (Both scores by former 9 year old who's now 10). So yes, a better scoring pawn would be nice.

Great game which I am familiar with the original and it is enjoyed by friends and family

This game is actually pretty fun to play. It takes some time (between 1-2 hrs) to play, but with some strategy and patience you can win! I like how this game uses a combination of sails and rails to complete routes from one city to another using the entire world map. At first, it was a little overwhelming to learn the game, but after the first game most of us who played felt pretty comfortable next time around. I wish the game came with some type of plastic boxes to keep the game pieces as players have more than 60 pieces each! Overall, fun game to play while having a cold one and good conversation.

Excellent game.I would definitely recommend it to everyone.Probably somewhere around ten and older