![]() ![]() ![]() The Nederland map is the first Ticket to Ride map to incorporate money, as players must pay tokens to build across the many bridges on this board. Some eurogames do, and many of them are great, but as a general rule board games that involve money take longer to play (especially between turns) and deter new players (because we’re all traumatized by Monopoly). One of my favorite things about Ticket to Ride is that it doesn't include money as part of the game play. And if something below doesn't quite ride for you, let us know your favorite maps in the comments. So to help any Ticket to Ride faithful looking to expand, Ars has compiled this overview-along with my personal ranking-of all existing maps, some of which are also available in the wonderful mobile app version of the game. Also, the Märklin map is no longer available and won't be included in this exercise). I’ve counted 17 different maps so far (not counting Japan and Italy, which will be released in Europe at Spiel 2019 in late October and worldwide in January 2020. But have you tried all of the game’s expansions and standalone spinoffs? These additions introduce new boards and rules that tweak the basic format of drawing train cards and then placing trains to connect cities across each map with the goal of connecting more distant cities so you can complete Destination Tickets for more points. ![]() You may have played one of the most successful titles in tabletop gaming, Alan Moon's Ticket to Ride. Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at. ![]()
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