[The Mind Cafe] Ticket To Ride First Journey (Europe)

First Journey is easy to learn and quick to play, Ticket to Ride: First Journey is the perfect introduction to the Ticket to Ride series. Players collect train cards, claim routes on the map, and try to connect the cities shown on their tickets to achieve victory. So Climb aboard and embark on your very own railway adventure.Ticket to Ride: First Journey – Europe is a stand-alone game that does not require the original version to play. It is the perfect, all ages introduction to the popular tabletop franchise!No. of players: 2 to 4 playersSuitable For Ages 6 and AboveGame Duration: 15 to 30 minsGame Contents:1 Game Board80 Plastic Trains72 Train Cards32 Ticket Cards4 Bonus Ticket Cards & 1 “Golden Ticket” Card1 RulesheetHow to play?:First Journey – Europe offers unique rules designed for a younger audience that retain the strategy, charm, and fun of the original Ticket to Ride Europe. The whole family will enjoy claiming routes and completing Tickets!Aspiring engineers will play matching colored Train cards, or Locomotive cards that can act as any color, to claim routes across the map board!Crafty engineers who claim routes from East to West (or West to East!) will earn an additional Ticket, taking them one step closer to victory!Ticket cards guide players to connect specific routes. Gain new Tickets when you complete one. If you can’t fulfill your Tickets, discard and draw new ones to keep your trains moving!To win and claim the Golden Ticket, players race to be the first to complete six Tickets before anyone else.The cute plastic trains and fun, cartoon-like art style of First Journey makes the game attractive to young and young-at-heart players.Gather the family and set off on a cross-country train adventure across Europe!