{"id":145,"date":"2013-05-15T22:36:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T02:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euroquestcon.com\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:25:40","slug":"ticket-to-ride-mega","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/index.php\/gaming\/tournament\/ticket-to-ride-mega\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticket to Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Designer:<\/strong> Alan R. Moon
Publishers:<\/strong> Days of Wonder
Boardgamegeek Info:<\/strong> Ticket to Ride<\/a>, USA 1910<\/a>
Spiel des Jahres (German game of the year) 2004<\/p>\n

GameMaster<\/h5>\n

GM: <\/strong>Scott Saccenti<\/p>\n

Schedule<\/h5>\n

Demo: Fri 5:00 PM
See schedule<\/a> for Heat times<\/p>\n

Plaques<\/h5>\n

The top two finishers from the Final will receive a EuroQuest plaque.<\/p>\n

Event Description for 2026<\/h4>\n

Game Versions<\/h5>\n

There will be three preliminary heats, followed by the semi-final and final.<\/p>\n

All heats, the Semi-Final, and the Final will use the US \u2013 1910<\/strong> game. The Mega<\/strong> variation should be played.<\/p>\n

Number of Players<\/h5>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Elimination Rounds<\/h5>\n

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. \u201cClosest\u201d is defined by percentage not raw points.<\/p>\n

Rules Version<\/h5>\n

The tournament will use the official Ticket to Ride 1910 rules as published by Days of Wonder.<\/p>\n

Rules Clarifications\/Notes<\/h5>\n
    \n
  1. \n
    In the heats, players beginning in the third and\/or fourth starting position in initial turn order will be dealt an additional starting card<\/strong> to their hand (five cards instead of four).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    Players should determine how many of their starting tickets they shall keep in turn order, if requested by anyone at the table.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Reminder – the train deck is re-shuffled the instant that it is empty (NOT the instant when you “need to draw”).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    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.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    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.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \n
    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.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  7. \n
    The only tie-breaker, in all Ticket to Ride games in this tournament, is reverse initial turn order.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n
    Family members will be split up whenever reasonably possible.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  9. Be sure to shuffle the Train cards thoroughly (because they are discarded in sets).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Tie Breakers<\/h5>\n

    The only tie-breaker, in all Ticket to Ride games in this tournament, is reverse initial turn order.<\/p>\n

    Time Limit Adjudication<\/h5>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

    Past Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\n1st place<\/td>\n2nd<\/sup>\u00a0place<\/td>\n3rd<\/sup>\u00a0place<\/td>\n4th<\/sup>\u00a0place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2025<\/td>\nMatt Reibel<\/td>\nVirginia Colin<\/td>\nEric Freeman<\/td>\nSamantha Raszewski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2024<\/td>\nRobert St. Pierre<\/td>\nVirginia Colin<\/td>\nJeffrey Amos<\/td>\nAmy Rule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2023<\/td>\nMichael Vaz<\/td>\nLarry Tentor<\/td>\nEyal Mozes<\/td>\nNoah LoConte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    ______________________________________<\/p>\n

    \"Meeple<\/a><\/p>\n

    Ticket To Ride at EuroQuest 2026 will award Meeple League<\/a> points<\/p>\n\n\n

    Last updated Sept 21, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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