I've always wanted this game but couldn't justify the price. Black Friday at my LFGS had it for 40% off! I taught the kids how to play last night. So happy to finally have this one. The rules are so easy. Great review!
I personally love this 10th anniversary edition. This makes Ticket to Ride THE perfect game to introduce to beginners. It was already such a great gateway game, but the beautiful components just push this one over the top.
I think it's worth it, if you think about it the original USA base game retails for around 45$ and the expansion alone for 17$ so this is like 18$ more for all the cool components.
+TheAngryPhioneEggs I'm guessing your talking about the base game, as i've seen it for around $75 - 85. I stumbled on this version today and its around $160 aud, very nice looking, but although it looks really pretty, its very expensive just for those nicer pieces and tins, For that price you can get a standard TTR and a copy of TTR Europe and you'd still have some change lol
I love this edition, happy that I bought this all these years ago, also considering the prices they are selling on Ebay and such. I never had the original, so this was my way into Ticket to Ride. I have bought all kinds of expansions since then and can use the trains from Europe for those maps, so no problem there. I've introduced the game to friends and family (all ages) and pretty much everyone is (really) in to it. Everytime I set up and play the game, it just looks so nice and of course the gameplay is great.
I for one have never played ticket to ride, ( recently just got into board games, thanks Pandemic ), not including some rules is plain cheap, and you don't go for cheap in a Deluxe or Anniversary ed. Out of all of the things that I would want from an Anniversary or Deluxe edition would be actually including more maps, but that would ruin the franchise milking they're running. What's a slightly bigger concern is the fact that trains are "bigger" and might not well fit in the older maps/boards. I am glad I watched this review, because I will definitely not be getting this edition, because the fore-mentioned reasons. I find it's over-priced for what it offers with lack of compatibility ( train size ) and with that it seems to aim directly at the customers that already own the game and not new-buyers.
For someone like myself who does not own Ticket To Ride which version would you recommend as a beginner. I usually play with my 2 teens & or my parents. We just learned CATAN & Latice. I also just bought Time Steam but it hasn't arrived yet. I usually research each game before I purchase it via You Tube playthroughs, reviews & also Amazon customer reviews. My wish list has Just Desserts but I haven't purchased it yet.
As someone who likes (as opposed to really likes, or loves) Ticket to Ride, I have to admit that I'm slightly disappointed in this release. Not because it isn't a beautiful production, but merely because I had different expectations for it. I've been holding off on buying a copy of the game for myself simply because most everyone I'd play it with already owns it. So when I heard rumors of a 10th anniversary edition I thought it would be the perfect excuse to finally buy this game. Now that I've seen it, I just wish it weren't so big, and that it wasn't twice as expensive as the regular version.
I have to say that I've very disappointed in this edition. First--the insert is not well. It will not fit sleeved cards. Instead they use a large portion of the insert for score-markers--much larger than is needed. The box has plenty of room, but they just didn't think, or didn't care. Some people sleeve cards, some do not. It does NO HARM to the people who don't to provide another half inch of space for sleeved cards. Not including the full rules for 1910 is also careless. Just sloppy half-baked design for a very expensive special edition. If I pay a premium price for a special edition of a game--I should get a premium product that isn't short cut or missing anything, but that's exactly how I feel about this product. AAAH! Then an Plaid Hat Isaac Bomb at the End!
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I've always wanted this game but couldn't justify the price. Black Friday at my LFGS had it for 40% off! I taught the kids how to play last night. So happy to finally have this one. The rules are so easy. Great review!
Great review! Love that you compared the two by showing them both! Loved how you you talked through who would want this and who may not. Thanks!
I have used these trains on other maps. We have a train graveyard where we put the trains that dont fit on the smaller maps.
I personally love this 10th anniversary edition. This makes Ticket to Ride THE perfect game to introduce to beginners. It was already such a great gateway game, but the beautiful components just push this one over the top.
I think it's worth it, if you think about it the original USA base game retails for around 45$ and the expansion alone for 17$ so this is like 18$ more for all the cool components.
Where I live it retails at AUD $80
+TheAngryPhioneEggs
I'm guessing your talking about the base game, as i've seen it for around $75 - 85. I stumbled on this version today and its around $160 aud, very nice looking, but although it looks really pretty, its very expensive just for those nicer pieces and tins, For that price you can get a standard TTR and a copy of TTR Europe and you'd still have some change lol
The train size incompatibility with all the other Ticket to Ride maps out there is a huge killer for me. Skipping it this time, but it looks nice :)
I love this edition, happy that I bought this all these years ago, also considering the prices they are selling on Ebay and such. I never had the original, so this was my way into Ticket to Ride. I have bought all kinds of expansions since then and can use the trains from Europe for those maps, so no problem there. I've introduced the game to friends and family (all ages) and pretty much everyone is (really) in to it. Everytime I set up and play the game, it just looks so nice and of course the gameplay is great.
Will they do a Europe version later? I hope so.
What's the joke on the the board tom?
How many giraffes lost their heads during this component drop ;-)
I did not even drop mine and 3 were missing from the train cars upon opening. I wish the trains would have been wooden.
Shelley Shaw-Weldon Sorry to hear that. I got lucky - all my giraffes were OK. But surely they are fragile.
I for one have never played ticket to ride, ( recently just got into board games, thanks Pandemic ), not including some rules is plain cheap, and you don't go for cheap in a Deluxe or Anniversary ed. Out of all of the things that I would want from an Anniversary or Deluxe edition would be actually including more maps, but that would ruin the franchise milking they're running. What's a slightly bigger concern is the fact that trains are "bigger" and might not well fit in the older maps/boards.
I am glad I watched this review, because I will definitely not be getting this edition, because the fore-mentioned reasons. I find it's over-priced for what it offers with lack of compatibility ( train size ) and with that it seems to aim directly at the customers that already own the game and not new-buyers.
Are we sure there isn't supposed to be a hand limit on the train cards??
Tom, have you heard if DOW is going to make other larger boards for the other versions of ticket (ie. Asia Africa etc)?
Excluding some rules because they assume everyone knows them? Thats bad PR.
OK I feel like a dork....What's the joke I missed on the board?
I would like to see a pic of the board. I wonder if it has anything to do with Chicago being in Indiana on the board.
Maybe there's a little picture of Anne Wheaton smashing the table...
Jighm Brown Duluth is also way too far south, but I think that's just a carryover form the original board.
Thanks for an excellent review.
They traded yellow in for brown, that was a bad decision. Zee's not going to like that either!
Does this mean that if you get this version, it won't work with the expansions? If so, why would I want it?
For someone like myself who does not own Ticket To Ride which version would you recommend as a beginner. I usually play with my 2 teens & or my parents. We just learned CATAN & Latice. I also just bought Time Steam but it hasn't arrived yet. I usually research each game before I purchase it via You Tube playthroughs, reviews & also Amazon customer reviews. My wish list has Just Desserts but I haven't purchased it yet.
I'd recommend Ticket to ride Europe, it's the most family-friendly of the bunch.
I'd recommend Ticket to ride Europe, it's the most family-friendly of the bunch.
As someone who likes (as opposed to really likes, or loves) Ticket to Ride, I have to admit that I'm slightly disappointed in this release. Not because it isn't a beautiful production, but merely because I had different expectations for it.
I've been holding off on buying a copy of the game for myself simply because most everyone I'd play it with already owns it. So when I heard rumors of a 10th anniversary edition I thought it would be the perfect excuse to finally buy this game.
Now that I've seen it, I just wish it weren't so big, and that it wasn't twice as expensive as the regular version.
Wow, this edition is going for $500 on eBay!
How money this box
Around 75 monies this box.
Box money more or 80.
I just saw it for 100 at a nearby store
I always cringe at your component drops at the start of your videos, and this even more so. It's an anniversary edition!
Rail Baron is better.
I have to say that I've very disappointed in this edition.
First--the insert is not well. It will not fit sleeved cards. Instead they use a large portion of the insert for score-markers--much larger than is needed. The box has plenty of room, but they just didn't think, or didn't care.
Some people sleeve cards, some do not. It does NO HARM to the people who don't to provide another half inch of space for sleeved cards. Not including the full rules for 1910 is also careless. Just sloppy half-baked design for a very expensive special edition.
If I pay a premium price for a special edition of a game--I should get a premium product that isn't short cut or missing anything, but that's exactly how I feel about this product.
AAAH! Then an Plaid Hat Isaac Bomb at the End!