October 2, 1900 - 28 years to the day that noted London eccentric, Phileas Fogg accepted and then won a £20,000 bet that he could travel "Around the World in 80 Days". Now at the dawn of the century it was time for a new "impossible journey". Some old friends have gathered to celebrate Fogg's impetuous and lucrative gamble - and to propose a new wager of their own.

The stakes: $1 Million in a winner-takes-all competition. The objective: to see which of them can travel by rail to the most cities in North America - in just 7 days. The journey begins immediately...

Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure where players collect cards of various types of train cars that enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America.

Game Summary

The object of the game is to score the highest number of total points. Points can be scored by:

1. Claiming a Route between two cities on the map;
2. Successfully completing a Continuous Path of routes between two cities listed on your Destination Ticket(s);
3. Or by completing the Longest Continuous Path of routes.

Game Turn
In Ticket to Ride, there are three possible actions a player can take during the game turn - Drawing Train Car Cards; Claiming a Route between two cities on the board; or drawing additional Destination Tickets that will earn extra points if completed by the end of the game.