Ticket to Ride Gameplay Overview

Actions

• Draw Train Car Cards — Draw 2 Train Car Cards to add to your hand. You may draw from the 5 face-up cards or from the top of the draw pile, in any combination.
• Claim a Route — Play a set of Train Car Cards from your hand to claim one open route on the board between two adjacent cities.
• Draw Destination Tickets — Draw additional Destination Tickets to try to score more points by connecting distant cities.

Key Concepts

• Route Scoring Table — Points scored immediately when claiming a route: 1 space = 1 point, 2 spaces = 2 points, 3 spaces = 4 points, 4 spaces = 7 points, 5 spaces = 10 point...
• Locomotive Rules — Locomotives are wild and may be used as any color when claiming routes. Taking a face-up Locomotive counts as both card draws for your turn. You may N...
• Double Routes — Some city pairs have two parallel routes. A single player cannot claim both routes of a double route. In games with 2 or 3 players, once one route is ...
• Face-Up Card Reset — If 3 or more of the 5 face-up cards are Locomotives at any time, immediately discard all 5 face-up cards and draw 5 new ones. If the new set also has ...