Posts Tagged ‘Ticket to Ride’

Oct
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Round 4: Steve vs. Amy in "Ticket to Ride"

It's been a little while since I've posted an updated list of scores in our "Steve vs. Amy" Ticket to Ride games. Having a baby will do that, I guess. We actually still have been playing, but I haven't spent the time to blog about the scores, so it's time to play catchup.

For those just tuning in for the first time… whenever we play a head-to-head game, we update the ongoing results table on our guest bathroom wall, which features chalkboard paint. Our guests are always quite amused when they take a look! (Previous Updates: Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3).

The following scores include games played December 2011 through April 2012:

Round 4: Steve vs. Amy Game Results

Round 4: Steve vs. Amy Game Results

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Dec
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Round 3: Steve vs. Amy in "Ticket to Ride"

It's time to post an update on the ongoing scores of "Steve vs. Amy" Ticket to Ride games!  Whenever we play a head-to-head game, we update the ongoing results table on our guest bathroom wall, which features chalkboard paint.  Our guests are always quite amused when they take a look!

We posted Round 1 results last October, with an update on Round 2 in April.  Well, we've finished another column of games, so it's time to post the latest results:

Round 3: Steve vs. Amy Game Results

Round 3: Steve vs. Amy Game Results

To be honest, we haven't been playing Ticket to Ride at the same pace that we had previously.  Our passion for the game hasn't subsided, but rather with Amy being pregnant and frequently tired, we just haven't had the time in the evenings to play like we used to.

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Nov
1

The Tale of the Purple Passenger

Recently, Amy & I purchased Ticket to Ride Marklin, the German map version in the Ticket to Ride boardgame series.

Ticket to Ride Marklin

Ticket to Ride Marklin

Compared to other versions of the game, Marklin is considered to have the most advanced play, namely because it introduces the concept of "Passengers" who travel along the routes you build, picking up cargo points along the way.  (FYI, Marklin is the name the largest model railroad company in the world, based in Germany.)

Is this passenger traveling light due to TSA restrictions?

Is this passenger traveling light due to TSA restrictions?

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Sep
0

Summertime Out and About 2

Now that I've got some downtime after being hit by a car while riding my bike (we'll save that story for later), I figured it would be a good time to look at some other things we did over the past few months.  It's another "Summertime Out and About" post!

Ticket to Ride at the Botnaic Gardens!

Ticket to Ride at the Botnaic Gardens!

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Aug
0

Coming Soon: Ticket to Ride Map Collection #1 – Asia

Back in February, Days of Wonder – the makers of Ticket to Rideannounced a Map Design Contest.  Per the contest information, the winning fan-created map would join other maps and be released as part of a new product, the Ticket to Ride Map Collection, slated for October 2011 availability.

Ticket to Ride Map Collection #1 Asia

Ticket to Ride Map Collection #1 Asia

The company received 612 entries from 40 countries… but has been pretty tight-lipped about the winning map or what might be contained in the "Map Collection."  Fans have been hoping for the unpublished "Japan" map that creator Alan R. Moon previously noted was the inspiration for the Alvin & Dexter expansion.  Leaked information from a game event website seemed to indicate that this "Map Collection" concept was actually part of a series, with many releases planned.

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Jun
0

100 Thumbs for Monsters

Back in February, I wrote a review for the Ticket to Ride Alvin & Dexter Monster Expansion.  Frankly, Amy & I really like this tiny expansion because it adds more depth to any TtR game.

100 Thumbs on BoardGameGeek.com

100 Thumbs on BoardGameGeek.com

At the time, I cross-posted my review to the highest-traffic boardgame website, BoardGameGeek.com.  There's an internal "karma" system there that allows members to give "Thumbs Up" to posts they like or recommend.

Small expansion, but very fun!

Small expansion, but very fun!

I'm happy to say that my review has reached "100 Thumbs" on that site, which is sort of a big deal (well, I'd like to think so!)  I hope that my writing at least helped steer some folks towards checking out Alvin & Dexter; it's a goofy expansion idea, but I think it's a hidden treasure!

Apr
2

Round 2: Steve vs. Amy in "Ticket to Ride"

Back in October, we posted a photo of our guest bathroom wall, where we had been keeping track of the "Steve vs. Amy" Ticket to Ride scores. Since that time, we've added another column and here are the results:

Round 2: Steve vs. Amy Game Results

Round 2: Steve vs. Amy Game Results

In Round 2 of our matchups, we tied in wins with 8 games each.  You'll note that our more recent games have included the awesome new Alvin & Dexter Monster Expansion, which really adds so much more fun to any Ticket to Ride game.

On the wall you'll also note our "W+D" references, which represent the "Warehouses and Depots" game elements that are part of the Europa 1912 Expansion (and like Alvin & Dexter, can be added to any version of Ticket to Ride).  This expansion also includes new Destination Tickets much like the USA 1910 Expansion for the original game, except that Ticket to Ride Europe is now the benefactor, providing 3 different expansion games to play (Europe Expanded, Mega Europe, and Big Cities of Europe).

Providing a fun break from regular TtR games, our friend Jason Steele gave us a fan-made map of the London Underground which really was quite different.  We haven't released the monsters on this city yet, so apparently the folks on London are safe for a little while longer!

I'd also like to point your attention to a fan-created set of rules called the Ghost Train, which actually did a very nice job of tightening up the USA map for a 2-player game.  Such a simple concept, but it added a lot more cutthroat action in a recent game.

Finally, I'm particularly proud of the Nordic game we played where I won with the really low score of 71-57.  This game almost had me sleeping on the couch because I ended up defeating Amy in under 20 minutes using a strategy I read about online.  She was NOT happy about that technique.  Needless to say, I haven't used that strategy since then. :)

Who's ready for Round 3?

Feb
0

Review: "Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter Monster Expansion"

If you follow Amy & I via social media like Facebook, or even keep up with our activities here on the blog, you know that we're big fans of the boardgame Ticket to Ride. Since first picking up the original game in the fall of 2009, we've added the Mystery Train and USA 1910 Expansions, Ticket to Ride Europe and its companion Europa 1912 Expansion, Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries, and Ticket to Ride Switzerland.

Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter Monster Expansion

Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter Monster Expansion

There are still other games in the series that we haven't explored, but our minds were sort of blown when back in December rumors started leaking about another expansion… involving aliens and monsters? Surely this wasn't the case of completely throwing the theme of a turn-of-the-century railroad game out the window. But in fact, it was true!

And you know what? It's a great idea!

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Feb
0

Alvin & Dexter are ready to play!

Today I went to get our mail and…

Ticket to Ride Alvin & Dexter

Look what just arrived in the mail!

It would appear some new Ticket to Ride fun is in order!  (More about Alvin & Dexter)

Jan
0

A Night of Ticket to Ride

Over the weekend, some friends joined us for an impromptu get-together to play Ticket to Ride.  After all, it's January, it's cold, it's full of doldrums… why not play a boardgame which takes you to exotic cities… like Duluth?

A Night of Ticket to Ride

Amy, Megan, Branden, & Sarah take on TtR Europe

The 11 of us played every one of our TtR games, including the original USA version (with the USA 1910 Expansion), Europe (with the Europa 1912 Expansion featuring Warehouses & Depots), Switzerland, and Nordic Countries.

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