![]() ![]() Each colour is filled with unique rail cars ranging from mail carriages (red) to car transporters (blue) and giant reels of cable (grey.) Lumber (brown) and oil or similar (pink) round out the set. Things only get better when you start opening those tins as well. I really do mean that - Ticket to Ride: 15th Anniversary Edition has one of the finest boards that I’ve ever seen. ![]() Basically, it’s a giant version of the Ticket to Ride: Europe board, and with bolder, brighter colours and loads of small details, it looks absolutely gorgeous. Now back to what is here, let’s talk about the side of the board that is printed. That, alone, would probably have been a big step towards justifying the asking price. I think this is a shame - I’d love to have seen perhaps the best selling “alternate” map (maybe the USA) being printed on the other side, and it doesn’t seem much of a stretch to have included the cards to support such an inclusion. There’s really just one big omission for me - the board in Ticket to Ride: 15th Anniversary Edition is single-sided and because the components are larger than the regular version, you’ll never be able to use them on other maps (unless they release giant versions separately). Now, before I take a closer look at some of these components, I’d like to quickly nod at what isn’t here. These variants are all minor tweaks to routes players will try to fulfill and don’t really change the mechanics of the game, but it’s nice to see some variety. There are decks here for the standard game, plus all expansions released for the Europe map to date - these include the Big Cities, 1912 and Orient Express decks, plus a Ticket to Ride with Max promo. The final thing you’ll see in the box (aside from the manual) are the cards. To the side, you’ll find slots for the scoring marker associated with each colour - and taking up a lot more real estate than needed in the insert, but considering the size of the board there was always going to be wasted space here. Open up the box and you’ll realize why - Ticket to Ride: 15th Anniversary Edition comes with a board that is large enough to fill a six-seat dining table widthways no problem, and cover about sixty to seventy percent of the table lengthways.īeneath the board, a decent insert cradles pieces for five players, each set of which is presented in a colourful metal tin featuring the branding of a fictional train company. That said, it looks fantastic on the shelf. Indeed, the box for Ticket to Ride: 15th Anniversary Edition is larger than almost any other game I own, barely fitting into my shelves and with no chance of fitting into an IKEA Kallax. The first thing you’ll notice about Ticket to Ride: 15th Anniversary Edition is that the box is materially larger than the standard edition. Having recently reached its fifteenth birthday, Days of Wonder have chosen to celebrate Ticket to Ride with a gorgeous new edition - let’s find out if it’s worth the near £100 asking price. ![]() Moon’s take on route-building is a bonafide classic. Even if you’re here because you’re curious about whether you should take the step of purchasing it as your only board game, there’s no arguing against the fact that Alan R. If you’re reading this review, then I’d be willing to bet a lot of money - maybe even a crisp fiver - that you’ve heard of Ticket to Ride. ![]()
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