Hey, Tom! Everything on that map is one single town, Amsterdam. The nodes of the graph are points of interest inside that one town, not different cities. They are bridges, towers, squares, etc. Thanks for a helpful review!
Hey Tom, good review! I'd already hadf this game, and would have bought it even if your entire review was "Don't buy this game! Every box is just full of angry bees! I'm being stung right now, AAAAAAAAHHH!!!" because I collect the Ticket to Ride games (and agreed pretty much with the video of you ranking every iteration!) so I'm kinda stuck there. I do have to say that I as well am a bit disappointed with the stock mechanic, I had originally thought it would be about making routes to supply different kinds of products, based on the description I'd read of it. I can tell now this is one that my cousin will most likely excel at, as his strategy is ALWAYS "Horde Cards, get Long Routes." Oh well, if I want to beat him, I'll just have to play him in Pennsylvania and win with my Short Route, Stock Owner strat.
That imbalance problem is something I actually find a fair bit in the original U.S.A. map - albeit without the stock element. The majority of games I play are won by players who sit back and collect cards at the beginning before filling up all the long routes in the north. It's mitigated a bit by the more limited access to destinations but, still, it feels a bit overpowered to me and it's why I've always preferred the Europe map. It's a pity for this one because the setting and components look great. These smaller one's are more aimed at kids though and maybe they're less likely to pick up on it so quickly.
This is why I own every iteration of this game and try to rotate through them among my family, because some of us do better at certain maps than others due to a long route/hoard strategy. Only one we tend to not do often is Netherlands, as every single game of that ends with all of us angry at incomplete tickets and being annoyed at the money variant. Our favorites tend to be Pennsylvania, Italy, Switzerland, France, and USA 1910 variants of classic original. The 2 (now 3!) City games come out when we have 15 minutes to kill before lunch or dinner arrives and we want to get a fast game in.
Personally, I love Europe and have only played Japan once. But my friends and I really like Japan. I've played all the other maps in the app (that are available) and don't really like them. I do like the Netherlands and Swiss maps, but only in app since in person we have more than 3 people.
I bought this game for a ridiculously low price at a discount store. Since my girlfriend seems to favor short games nowadays it will probably give me the chance to actually play a game of ttr once again.
I'm actually really disappointed by these small versions. I wish they'd focused on making these 2 player only, and making the mechanics and balance fit around that. When I played London with my girlfriend there wasn't any competition for places and it just felt like a shorter version of the main game. I was expecting a tighter experience.
I do like the small versions as they are, but I would LOVE a dedicated "Ticket to Ride: Head to Head" line that's specifically designed for a more intense 1 on 1 game. I'd been toying with my own homebrewed "Ticket to Ride: LIRR" (Long Island Railroad) based on the way that Long Island basically has TWO parallel routes running from Manhattan out to the east end of the island, but with occasional changeover points and offshoots. But I'm stymied about including the occasional bus line as a minor mechanic, to make up the difference, otherwise it would be SUPER easy for one player to permanently block a big location by taking two routes early in he first turns of the game. Maybe each player gets their whole train stock and, say, three buses, and there's a possible 10 bus routes on the board, so a crafty player can get around blockages while making the other player waste their train stock for redundant routes, or vice versa.
@@BlueStormZion You could still include double routes for 2 player to avoid blocking but make them have a higher price if someone is already there (for example: you have to discard all wild wards if the other player has claimed the 1st route already).
Hi, thanks for the review. I actually love that a small, fast version of T2R appeared (T2R NY): don't really have the time for the long game as much as we want; also with new players this small game is much, much easier. For me, Amsterdam is a likely buy, love the artwork and the wagons; the stock mechanic, if unbalanced, can be used with new players as an advantage option, so that they don't get hammered in their first games.
I honestly don’t know how so many Ticket to Ride games are selling. They all mostly seem the same. Are there really people out there that are wanting to own multiple versions of, in essence, the same game with slight variations?
Like anything else I think some people like the variety of theme to fit the mood. I like several types of ice cream. They're all basically the same and generally similar in their enjoyment, but different flavors satisfy different tastes at different times. That's how I would explain it, at least with the better varieties of TtR games.
Short answer: Yes! Longer answer: I have enjoyed the TTR series since the original came out all those years ago, but I think my interest in the game would have waned if I was only playing the USA map over and over. With each new map comes a new challenge, a subtle twist to the game (stations or stocks or the bullet train or the mandala or...), and often a different bonus (Globetrotter instead of Longest Route). This is one of the few games IMHO that produces expansions that convince me I'm still playing the same game AND provides something new each time. And as a side note... about two months ago I introduced the USA TTR to a new group of gamers and they loved it... and when I mentioned there were other maps, they wanted to try them out. For the past several weeks, we've played a different map each time we get together and they are absolutely loving it. There's often a good discussion after one game ends about which map they want to try next time. They even went and got the TTR app to try some of the other boards we haven't gotten to! So, in my experience, yes. There are people out there who do enjoy the variety each different map brings.
A few have big enough changes to make them worthwhile imo. I've got the U.K and Pennsylvania expansion and that one's great for variety. They both offer something new and play differently. Then again even with the less altered maps the games can offer different challenges strategy wise. But yea, there's so many now it would be mad to own them all.
What a completely wasted opportunity to not make this bike themed. There was already a Netherlands map. Thumbs way down on the game. Thumbs up on the review of course.
Nobody would buy this game,maybe one from amsterdam but not the others.whats the point of doing the same game 100 times.i own ttr europe and i dont want to get the same game 100 times
Like a train wreck unfolding I find myself watching yet another T2R game. I liked it when it came out ages ago, but like Carcassonne and Catan, this game has been expanded to death. Hey DOW... enough teat milking of the board game cow already. :)
Hey, Tom! Everything on that map is one single town, Amsterdam. The nodes of the graph are points of interest inside that one town, not different cities. They are bridges, towers, squares, etc. Thanks for a helpful review!
ahhh why does 7:14 have "MOONRAKERS" ? :P
Someone was editing videos a bit too quickly today, haha.
Hey Tom, good review! I'd already hadf this game, and would have bought it even if your entire review was "Don't buy this game! Every box is just full of angry bees! I'm being stung right now, AAAAAAAAHHH!!!" because I collect the Ticket to Ride games (and agreed pretty much with the video of you ranking every iteration!) so I'm kinda stuck there. I do have to say that I as well am a bit disappointed with the stock mechanic, I had originally thought it would be about making routes to supply different kinds of products, based on the description I'd read of it. I can tell now this is one that my cousin will most likely excel at, as his strategy is ALWAYS "Horde Cards, get Long Routes." Oh well, if I want to beat him, I'll just have to play him in Pennsylvania and win with my Short Route, Stock Owner strat.
To bad Tom didnt try the pronounce the location names
That imbalance problem is something I actually find a fair bit in the original U.S.A. map - albeit without the stock element. The majority of games I play are won by players who sit back and collect cards at the beginning before filling up all the long routes in the north. It's mitigated a bit by the more limited access to destinations but, still, it feels a bit overpowered to me and it's why I've always preferred the Europe map.
It's a pity for this one because the setting and components look great. These smaller one's are more aimed at kids though and maybe they're less likely to pick up on it so quickly.
This is why I own every iteration of this game and try to rotate through them among my family, because some of us do better at certain maps than others due to a long route/hoard strategy. Only one we tend to not do often is Netherlands, as every single game of that ends with all of us angry at incomplete tickets and being annoyed at the money variant.
Our favorites tend to be Pennsylvania, Italy, Switzerland, France, and USA 1910 variants of classic original. The 2 (now 3!) City games come out when we have 15 minutes to kill before lunch or dinner arrives and we want to get a fast game in.
Which of the other two is your favourite? You say you rank this third. My ranking would be:
1. London
2. New York
3. Amsterdam
Personally, I love Europe and have only played Japan once. But my friends and I really like Japan. I've played all the other maps in the app (that are available) and don't really like them. I do like the Netherlands and Swiss maps, but only in app since in person we have more than 3 people.
I bought this game for a ridiculously low price at a discount store. Since my girlfriend seems to favor short games nowadays it will probably give me the chance to actually play a game of ttr once again.
I'm actually really disappointed by these small versions. I wish they'd focused on making these 2 player only, and making the mechanics and balance fit around that. When I played London with my girlfriend there wasn't any competition for places and it just felt like a shorter version of the main game. I was expecting a tighter experience.
I do like the small versions as they are, but I would LOVE a dedicated "Ticket to Ride: Head to Head" line that's specifically designed for a more intense 1 on 1 game. I'd been toying with my own homebrewed "Ticket to Ride: LIRR" (Long Island Railroad) based on the way that Long Island basically has TWO parallel routes running from Manhattan out to the east end of the island, but with occasional changeover points and offshoots. But I'm stymied about including the occasional bus line as a minor mechanic, to make up the difference, otherwise it would be SUPER easy for one player to permanently block a big location by taking two routes early in he first turns of the game. Maybe each player gets their whole train stock and, say, three buses, and there's a possible 10 bus routes on the board, so a crafty player can get around blockages while making the other player waste their train stock for redundant routes, or vice versa.
@@BlueStormZion You could still include double routes for 2 player to avoid blocking but make them have a higher price if someone is already there (for example: you have to discard all wild wards if the other player has claimed the 1st route already).
@@britishbattleborn Hey, that's an idea. First route is a normal color, second route is 100% Wild! I really, REALLY like that...
Totally agree with you, once more: for me it was a waste of money :-(
Hi, thanks for the review. I actually love that a small, fast version of T2R appeared (T2R NY): don't really have the time for the long game as much as we want; also with new players this small game is much, much easier.
For me, Amsterdam is a likely buy, love the artwork and the wagons; the stock mechanic, if unbalanced, can be used with new players as an advantage option, so that they don't get hammered in their first games.
I honestly don’t know how so many Ticket to Ride games are selling. They all mostly seem the same. Are there really people out there that are wanting to own multiple versions of, in essence, the same game with slight variations?
Like anything else I think some people like the variety of theme to fit the mood. I like several types of ice cream. They're all basically the same and generally similar in their enjoyment, but different flavors satisfy different tastes at different times. That's how I would explain it, at least with the better varieties of TtR games.
Short answer: Yes!
Longer answer: I have enjoyed the TTR series since the original came out all those years ago, but I think my interest in the game would have waned if I was only playing the USA map over and over. With each new map comes a new challenge, a subtle twist to the game (stations or stocks or the bullet train or the mandala or...), and often a different bonus (Globetrotter instead of Longest Route). This is one of the few games IMHO that produces expansions that convince me I'm still playing the same game AND provides something new each time. And as a side note... about two months ago I introduced the USA TTR to a new group of gamers and they loved it... and when I mentioned there were other maps, they wanted to try them out. For the past several weeks, we've played a different map each time we get together and they are absolutely loving it. There's often a good discussion after one game ends about which map they want to try next time. They even went and got the TTR app to try some of the other boards we haven't gotten to!
So, in my experience, yes. There are people out there who do enjoy the variety each different map brings.
A few have big enough changes to make them worthwhile imo. I've got the U.K and Pennsylvania expansion and that one's great for variety. They both offer something new and play differently. Then again even with the less altered maps the games can offer different challenges strategy wise. But yea, there's so many now it would be mad to own them all.
@@adamkenney6932 exactly this.
Kind of like most Felds and/or Train games?
The game also really lacks charm. The board and the pieces are so bland, I can't imagine ever wanting to play it.
What a completely wasted opportunity to not make this bike themed. There was already a Netherlands map. Thumbs way down on the game.
Thumbs up on the review of course.
Nobody would buy this game,maybe one from amsterdam but not the others.whats the point of doing the same game 100 times.i own ttr europe and i dont want to get the same game 100 times
Like a train wreck unfolding I find myself watching yet another T2R game.
I liked it when it came out ages ago, but like Carcassonne and Catan, this game has been expanded to death.
Hey DOW... enough teat milking of the board game cow already. :)
Tom has become UNBEATABLE at Ticket to Ride!
The game looks fine but other than that - definitely a pass.
These small ones are the lamest