Days of Wonder Ticket to Ride Asia Board Game Expansion Ages 8 Plus For 2 to 6 players Average Playtime 30-60 Minutes, Multicolour

I started with Europe, then brought the Nordic ticket to ride and have now got this extension pack that features a double sided board and two packs of destination cards for both countries. One side is India at the time of the Raj and the other side is Switzerland with bordering countries shown. Please note that you need to have ticket to ride USA or Europe to play it as there are no 'train pieces', 'counters' or 'carriage cards'.Although the premises of all ticket to ride games are similiar - each country always has slight differences. The India game is good for just 2 or 3 players as you can get quite competitive trying to take control of all the tiny routes in the middle of India. There is also extra points if you have encircled your destinations in a 'mandela'. I quite enjoy this, but it is not worth trying to create them especially as you could get as many points taking the longer routes around the coast which are worth a lot of points.Switzerland is very different - and because it features the boundaries of France, Germany, Italy and Austria on the board, you need to be quite strategic in your thinking to get a route into these additional countries. A lot of the destination cards give you a huge amount of extra points if you have. So it is not only about the number of destinations that you have covered but also how many of the cards you have picked up that give you extra points for connecting all the other european countries.As with all ticket to ride games this extension pack is well made and attractive. The games strategies and ways of getting points are very different so each country provides a good contrast. I have thoroughly enjoyed both countries - India is better with just a couple of players, Switzerland with more.

This was bought for my 8yo for Christmas and it's proved a hit all round! I had seen it advertised but wasn't sure but it's a good game of strategy. My 8 yo likes strategy games like chess, Battleships, Cluedo and this is along those strategy lines. The more people playing, the longer the game goes on but it's still fun with 2.In the past as a family, we used to play and love 'Journey Through Europe' and it's on a similar theme to that. The first time we played, the purchaser had already played the adult version so we had a help learning the rules but I don't think it'd be that hard to pick up normally. Once you start playing it makes or sense.

WHERE IS SOUTH AMERICA THAT WOULD BE A GREAT MAP AND AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Great board game. Great as a team or individuals lots of routes and options for variation

I already read some reviews which were confirmed by the purchase.India is kind of boring and it's almost impossible to have as many mandalas to reach the end goal. We even bent some rules but it was still a dull game.On the other hand, Switzerland is perfect for 2-3 players when you don't have enough people for the original Ticket To Ride. It's very fun, fast and swarming with tunnels. Some game mechanics are changed due to the map design and Alan R. Moon did a terrific job making this board. It's worth a purchase only because of this map.

As a family we love all the ticket to ride games. They are great fun to play and every time they are played it's a different outcome. Hours of fun in a box

Mere than with any other game, I have come to see each variant, expansion and new version of Ticket To Ride (or Zug Um Zug as we call it in our house) as definitely worth having. The beauty of them is that there is so little to learn each time in terms of new rules, and yet each has its own character and challenge. The conventional side is far from boring, but the real purpose of this set is the Team Asia side, which is the most radical variant of all (and the one with the most to learn - though it is not arduous by any means). It is really quite clever - two players make up a team and play individually in succession (but for a common score). They share a certain amount of information about what tickets and coach cards the other has, but can increase the amount of information at the expense of doing one of the usual allowable moves. So it replaces the usual three-way choice of what to do now with a four-way choice. A very nice hybrid between team and individual play. There does need to be an agreement to keep within the spirit of the rules as it is quite easy (and tempting) for players to drop too heavy hints, effectively telling their partner what to do and thereby spoiling the balance that the rules create. Can only be played by 4 or 6 players, while the other side can be played by any number from 2-5 and works (and works fine as a two-player game).

I'm a high ticket to ride fan and love this addition to the main game, you do need one of the base games to play fully but it is worth it