Myself and my husband love breaking out a board game on quiet evenings at home. Sometimes the weather is bad, while other times we are looking for something different to break up the mundane. Either way, we always have a blast and we have built up quite the collection over the years. This post will focus on the newest game to our collection.
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For my birthday this year hubby bought me my favorite game to date - Ticket to Ride Europe! We started playing this game, and a few others, at a local gaming hangout called Doughnuts & Dragons (now closed). They had a wide assortment of games ranging from 2-6 (or 8?) players and the game boxes were color coded with stickers so you could easily pick out a game to play based on how many people were in your party. This was the second of this type of hangout in the city, the first being Mochanopoly which is located in the heart of downtown St. John's. My hubby has been to Mochanopoly a few times, but I have yet to go due to scheduling.
At these types of establishments you pay per hour of game time and you have the option of purchasing beverages and yummy treats while you play. It's a great set up as it allows you to get out and socialize without costing a fortune. As well, you get to try out so many games for a fraction of the price to purchase. The home made coffee beverages at Doughnuts & Dragons were amazing and I'm sorry to see that they have shut up shop.
So, back to the game Ticket to Ride. The idea is to gain the most points by successfully completing the route challenges in your hand of cards. And, to build your route you need to pick up cards of the train track color before laying down your trains. Wil Wheaton's TableTop YouTube show featured this game a few times. Here is the SE2E19 - Ticket to Ride Europe. This is the version that I have of this game.
Why I love this game: It's a different game every time you play. The people that you play with creates new challenges. And the cards are unpredictable.
And that's a wrap for today.
Later Days,
Jen
(This post contains affiliated links. Meaning that I may college a share of the sales or other compensation from the Amazon links on this page.)
At these types of establishments you pay per hour of game time and you have the option of purchasing beverages and yummy treats while you play. It's a great set up as it allows you to get out and socialize without costing a fortune. As well, you get to try out so many games for a fraction of the price to purchase. The home made coffee beverages at Doughnuts & Dragons were amazing and I'm sorry to see that they have shut up shop.
(Us hanging out at Doughnuts & Dragons)
So, back to the game Ticket to Ride. The idea is to gain the most points by successfully completing the route challenges in your hand of cards. And, to build your route you need to pick up cards of the train track color before laying down your trains. Wil Wheaton's TableTop YouTube show featured this game a few times. Here is the SE2E19 - Ticket to Ride Europe. This is the version that I have of this game.
Why I love this game: It's a different game every time you play. The people that you play with creates new challenges. And the cards are unpredictable.
And that's a wrap for today.
Later Days,
Jen
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