Today's review is of the 2016 release, Ticket to Ride: First Journey. For 2-4 players, it takes 15-30 minutes, and is geared towards children.
Overview
First Journey is a simplified version of the excellent Ticket to Ride. Your goal is to complete six ticket cards (a ticket is completed when you have trains on a contiguous route to connect the two cities shown). On your turn, you either draw two train cards or claim a route by playing train cards from your hand (color must match the route you need) and laying down plastic trains. Once you complete a ticket, you announce it and immediately draw another. First to complete six wins!
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| the board and components; image from here |
This accomplishes its objective, introducing Ticket to Ride concepts to children. They did away with the points system (for laying a route or completing a ticket), no ticket requires connecting more than three cities, and the map has fewer cities. I didn't enjoy my first play, but came around in subsequent games. My kids like it, it plays fast, and it introduces path optimization (and re-use) concepts necessary to succeed in the grown-up version.
Rating: B+
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