UPDATE: I have now switched my review from 1 star to 5 stars. After contacting several representatives, we were finally referred to the counterfeit team. They have now opened a ticket and refunded our money! Thank you, Amazon!
As for the game, itself, I do like TTR USA more. Europe adds a different level of play. It was a little odd with the ferries and tunnels. You have to have multiple locomotives in your hand, just in case. I felt like we spent more time accumulating cards that we may or may not need instead of actually playing. It was nice to play on a different map.
We had purchased this game and was not able to open it during to life circumstances until almost a year later. We received a counterfeit version with 5 train stations, missing red trains, and bubbly paper on the board that wasn't glued properly. I didn't think it was a counterfeit because the cards, box, and game board all had that linen-look finish, but it was!
We knew we were way past the 30 day return window, but Amazon has been good to us in the past and we read on some board game forums how Amazon exchanged their game past the return window, so we gave it a try.
The Amazon associate we talked to, while kind, was wholly unhelpful. He just kept repeating, "I am not authorized to approve." over and over. I'm hugely disappointed in how Amazon has handled this. Like I said, we were past the return window (our fault), but Amazon has knowledge of these counterfeit games. I'm more upset in the fact that these counterfeit games are completely unregulated. My family has played one game with it before we realized it was an incomplete game so I have no idea what substances my family was handling (lead? asbestos?).
Amazon did not care.
Our associate kindly offered us to buy another game.
We regularly buy games from Amazon and will no longer do so.
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From the craggy hillsides of Edinburgh to the sunlit docks of Constantinople, from the dusty alleys of Pamplona to a windswept station in Berlin, Ticket to Ride Europe takes you on an exciting train adventure through the great cities of turn-of-the-century Europe. |
Players travel across Europe to score the highest total number of points by claiming routes between two cities, completing Destination Tickets, and competing to claim the longest continuous path of routes across the map! |
The map board of Europe offers aspiring train magnates plenty of options to create their strategies. Will you risk a trip through Switzerland's dark Tunnels? Perhaps you’ll venture forth on a Ferry across the Black Sea? Or maybe you’ll erect lavish train Stations in the great capitals of the old empires! |
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Ticket to Ride Europe's new Stations will allow players to utilize routes that are not their own to fulfill Destination tickets. However, those who forgo this help are awarded additional points at the end of the game! |
Players can now experience First-Class accommodations with the introduction of larger cards that display the beautiful train cars art and routes across Europe. |
Using a compatible Echo device, say “Alexa, launch Ticket to Ride Europe” and be taken on a guided tour from the beginning to end of the game. No rule book is needed. You can even play against Alexa! |
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| Ticket to Ride | Ticket to Ride Europe | Ticket to Ride Europe 15th Anniv. | Ticket to Ride First Journey | Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails | Ticket to Ride New York | |
| Number of Players | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Average Playtime | 30-60 minutes | 30-60 minutes | 30-60 minutes | 15-30 minutes | 60-120 minutes | 10-15 minutes |
| Recommended Player Age | 8 and up | 8 and up | 8 and up | 6 and up | 10 and up | 8 and up |
| Transportation Type | Trains | Trains | Trains | Trains | Trains & Ships | Taxi Cabs |
| Strategy Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adventure Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exploration Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expansion Option | ✓ | ✓ | Includes 62 Additional Destination Cards | |||
| Oversized Deluxe Collector Edition | ✓ |
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Great game to play for those looking for something different
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020
I love playing video games but at times I want to take a break from viewing a monitor or TV screen. My wife and I enjoy a few board games and playing cards, but I wanted some more in-depth to play that is not Monopoly, Sorry, Uno, and etc. I would love to play games like Risk or something in those veins, but I know she will not be up for it. My first tough was to get Catan, but sadly we need at least three players, and my daughter is barely 8 months, so she doesn’t count.I was looking for a game that would fit all these requirements and still be fun for her, but be something that was a little different and I remembered a game I got for free on my iPad a few months back called Ticket to Ride. I remembered having a lot of fun with it but playing against AI was not as fun after a while. I did some research on this game and showed my wife to see if she would be interested. We found that they had another version that was based in Europe instead of the US, and since we love traveling, we opted to get this out. Boy, it was a great investment.The night that it came my in-laws were over for dinner, and I asked if they wanted to play. They said sure to try something else. I was a little concerned as the instructions were a book, and it had a rule that was not in the iPad game since this was a newer version, but we opted to play the game in sections and introduce more advanced features (such as the Stations, ferries, and tunnels) with each new time we played.My in-laws and wife were hooked on his game. It is so simple to play yet, it is also complicated and provides a nice bit of strategy if you want to win. If you notice someone is trying to get to a particular place, do you be a jerk and claim that line, but you could risk losing your own line later? It is really fun to see how each game goes.I will admit the first game we played we had major issues fining some of the Eastern European locations, and none of us have been (or recognize) a few of the names, but after a couple of play thoughts, we now have a great grasp on everything. What I like is that each game can be done in about 30 min to 1 hour. This is great because anything longer would be too hard, as the baby could wake up and spoil the rest of the game. We have not had this be an issue where a game went over that time frame (yet).The concept for this game is SUPER simple, but it takes a while to master. Mark train lines to get from Point A to Point B in the faster route possible. You do this by collecting a train card. You have to have a specific color of train cards to claim a route. What makes this interesting is you can only do one of three things each time it is your turn:1. Claim a Route2. Pull Train Cards (from stack or on the board)3. Get another route cardSo you have to plan each turn carefully. Is it worth claiming a route, when you see a while card in the open deck? You are out of routes, but do you use your turn to do something else. Each route you claim is worth a certain amount of points, and the object is to get the most points before someone has less than two of their own person trains. Just because you get rid of all your trains doesn’t mean you win, as we have had a game where other people win as they claimed more complicated routes.This is a great game to play and we look forward to teaching our daughter it when she is a bit older, as it is just different from other games currently out on the market, and it makes for a really great time!
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020
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