Ticket to Ride (video game)

Infobox VG
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title= Ticket to Ride


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developer= Next Level Games [ [http://www.xblah.net/2008/05/oflc-watch-ticket-to-ride-crazy-mouse.html XBLAH!: OFLC Watch - Ticket To Ride, Crazy Mouse, and Darwinia+ rated] ]
publisher= Playful Entertainment, Inc.
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released= June 25 2008
genre= Turn-based strategy
modes= Single player, Multiplayer (Xbox Live, same machine)
ratings=vgratings|ESRB=E
platforms= Xbox Live Arcade
media= Download
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input= Gamepad

"Ticket to Ride" is the Xbox Live Arcade version of Alan R. Moon's German-style board game of the same name, developed by Next Level Games and published by Playful Entertainment, Inc. The title was released on June 25, 2008 for 800 Microsoft Points. [http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/06/23/559646.aspx Happy Tree Friends False Alarm and Ticket to Ride - This Week - XBLA] , Gamerscore Blog]

Gameplay

Gameplay is identitical to the board game: there are two types of cards, colored train cars representing a type of cargo (e.g. black represents coal cars), and destination cards which feature two city destinations (e.g. Chicago to Miami). Each player is dealt three destination cards, and must choose at least two of them. They are also dealt six train cards.

Players may draw train cards, a new destination card, or claim a colored route on their turn. To claim a route, a player must pay with a combination of same-colored cards including locomotives which serve as wild cards. Once a route is claimed, no other player may claim it; some routes feature double routes which allow up to two players to claim it. The players earn points for each successful route, and the points listed on the destination card when claimed. If a player decides to pick a new destination card, he draws three cards and may choose any of the cards; however, the player "must" pick at least one destination.

The game ends when players have expended their trains. Players are given bonuses for completed destinations, and penalized for unrealized destinations. The player with the longest contiguous route earns an additional bonus.

Multiplayer

"Ticket to Ride" supports play with up to five people on Xbox Live or four people on the same console, and supports the Xbox Live Vision cam. [ [http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/05/12/559073.aspx Gamerscore Blog, March 12, 2008] ]

Downloadable content

On August 1, 2008, the Europe map was released for download for 600 Microsoft points.cite web|url=http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/08/01/dlc-ticket-to-ride-europe.aspx|title=DLC: Ticket to Ride Europe|author=Larry Hryb|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-07-01|work=Microsoft] The Europe map includes two new types of route in addition to a new

The 1910 USA map is due for release on September 17, 2008.cite web|url= http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/09/15/561095.aspx| title= Domino Master, Feeding Frenzy 2 and Content for Ticket to Ride Coming to XBLA on Wednesday!| date=2008-09-15| work=Gamerscore Blog] It adds 35 new destination tickets, the Globetrotter bonus card (for completing the most routes), and a large map. The expansion costs 400 MSP ($5 USD).

Reception

VG Reviews
EuroG=7/10
IGN=6.5/10
OXM=7/10
TX=7.9/10|
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MC = 68% [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/tickettoride Ticket to Ride (xbox360: 2008): Reviews - Metacritic] ]
GR = 69% [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/946102.asp Ticket to Ride - X360 - Gamerankings] ] |

ee also

*"Catan"
*"Carcassonne (video game)"
*"Lost Cities (video game)"

References

External links

* [http://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/t/tickettoridexboxlivearcade/ Official "Ticket to Ride" Xbox.com game page]