Welcome to the Ticket to Ride page! This guide covers the rules, setup, and how to play using Tabletop Simulator (TTS).
Ticket to Ride is a route-building strategy game where players collect colored train cards to claim railway routes across a map. Complete secret Destination Tickets to earn bonus points and build the longest continuous route to become the ultimate rail tycoon.
🎯 Objective: Score the most points by completing routes and destination tickets.
🔢 Players: 2-5 (Standard USA Map)
⏳ Playtime: ~45-75 minutes
🎭 Genres: Strategy, Route Planning, Set Collection
Each player chooses a color and takes:
Shuffle the Train Car Cards and deal 4 cards to each player.
Shuffle the Destination Tickets and deal 3 to each player.
Flip 5 Train Car Cards face up beside the draw pile.
On your turn, choose 1 of the following actions:
The game ends when a player has 2 or fewer trains left.
Each player, including that one, takes one final turn.
Then calculate:
🎉 The player with the highest score wins!
Q: Can I play with expansions (Europe, Asia, etc.)?
➡ You’ll need to subscribe to separate TTS mods for each version.
Q: What if someone draws too many cards?
➡ Use TTS’s undo function (Ctrl+Z) or manually return extras.
Q: How do you check completed routes?
➡ Use Destination Tickets to cross-reference with claimed routes visually on the map.
🔹 All aboard! Build smart, claim early, and connect the country! 🚂🗺️