Ticket to Ride

Designer: Alan R. Moon
Publishers: Days of Wonder
Boardgamegeek Info: Ticket to Ride, USA 1910
Spiel des Jahres (German game of the year) 2004

GameMaster

GM: Scott Saccenti

Schedule

Demo: Fri 5:00 PM
See schedule for Heat times

Plaques

The top two finishers from the Final will receive a EuroQuest plaque.

Event Description for 2026

Game Versions

There will be three preliminary heats, followed by the semi-final and final.

All heats, the Semi-Final, and the Final will use the US – 1910 game. The Mega variation should be played.

Number of Players

Most games will be played with 4 players, resorting to 3-player games if needed. Table assignments and seating order are assigned randomly. Choose a random start player by any agreeable method. The number of trains, train cards and destination tickets a player has is public knowledge.

Elimination Rounds

Every reasonable (GM discretion!) effort will be made to cut to a 16-player semi-final. Ranking will be determined by the EuroQuest formula. The top four ranked players after the heats will be split up in the semi-final. Winners of the semi-final games will advance to a four-player final. If any of these winners are not able to play in the final, we will select closest-second from among the semi-final games. “Closest” is defined by percentage not raw points.

Rules Version

The tournament will use the official Ticket to Ride 1910 rules as published by Days of Wonder.

Rules Clarifications/Notes

1. In the heats, players beginning in the third and/or fourth starting position in initial turn order will be dealt an additional starting card to their hand (five cards instead of four).
2. Players should determine how many of their starting tickets they shall keep in turn order, if requested by anyone at the table.
3. Reminder – the train deck is re-shuffled the instant that it is empty (NOT the instant when you “need to draw”).
4. In three-player games, the default will be to play (as per the official rules) “mean,” where double-routes aren’t part of the game; however, if all players agree before the start of the game to play “nice,” then all the double-routes will be available to play on, despite the official rules.
5. The default scoring etiquette will be to score routes at game END, unless ALL players at the table wish to score them during the game.
6. In the semi-final and final, the third player will start with a fifth card drawn randomly, while the fourth player will start with a Locomotive card as their fifth starting hand card.
7. The only tie-breaker, in all Ticket to Ride games in this tournament, is reverse initial turn order.
8. Family members will be split up whenever reasonably possible.
9. Be sure to shuffle the Train cards thoroughly (because they are discarded in sets).

Tie Breakers

The only tie-breaker, in all Ticket to Ride games in this tournament, is reverse initial turn order.

Time Limit Adjudication

Each heat will last 90 minutes. The GM intends to be available to adjudicate unfinished games promptly at the 90-minute mark. Adjudication will be based on likely outcomes, not only on current scores.

Past Winners

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Ticket To Ride at EuroQuest 2026 will award Meeple League points

Last updated Sept 21, 2026