‘Ticket to Ride’ Is Off the Rails With a New Game that Goes to Sea, Too!
‘Ticket to Ride’ is off on a new adventure as the highly popular train game takes to the high seas in ‘Rails and Sails.’
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‘Ticket to Ride’ Takes to the High Seas in New Stand-Alone Game
Everyone’s favorite train game hits the water with a new game that include boats and trains–‘Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails’!
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Tabletop Games Super Sale on Amazon Today Only!
This may be the biggest set of deals we’ve seen on Amazon this holiday season so far, at least for fans of GeekDad’s gaming content. ‘Magic the Gathering,’ ‘Ticket to Ride,’ ‘Tokaido,’ ‘Five Tribes,’ and more!
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Game of the Week: ‘Ticket to Ride – Europe’
Build a railroad empire and learn your geography during your next family game night!
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Fun & Spooky Games Whatever Your Halloween Plans
To help you celebrate Halloween I’ve picked out six games in six different styles including board games, video games, and games to play with kids.
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BIG DEAL! Tabletop Games on Sale at Amazon Today!
You need to fill out your tabletop game collection? Well, today may be the day. Amazon has some amazing deals on some GREAT tabletop games, including ‘Ticket to Ride,’ ‘Small World,’ ‘Munchkin,’ ‘and recent ‘Tabletop’ entry, ‘Libertalia.’
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Orange Trains Lead the Way as Ticket to Ride Expands to the Netherlands
The Dutch rely heavily on their railways, so it makes sense that the next Ticket to Ride expansion feature the Netherlands. The game includes a new mechanic, which really cranks up the tension and the difficulty.
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Days of Wonder Announces Ticket to Ride Nederland
Days of Wonder announced a new Ticket to Ride map pack: Nederland. The new map will be released in Europe at Essen, and in the rest of the world in November.
Continue ReadingTicket to Ride Heads to Africa, Plus a Halloween Bonus
Just a brief announcement today about two bits of Ticket to Ride news for you train fans: a new map, and a Halloween treat!
Continue ReadingGamers Rejoice! There’s a Brand-New Ticket to Ride Map: Legendary Asia
Today Days of Wonder announced a new map for the digital version of Ticket to Ride — their first new digital map in about seven years. The Legendary Asia map takes you from Moscow to Mecca, Tbilisi to Taipei, and …
Continue ReadingNow for iPhone: Ticket to Ride Europe Pocket
Fans of Ticket to Ride have been able to purchase the European map on the iPad app, but the Pocket iPhone version (which has some differences from the iPad app) didn’t include that option. Days of Wonder announced that Ticket …
Continue ReadingWhat to Do When Settlers of Catan Isn’t Enough
How do you sort through the clutter and find games that you will enjoy? Here are three ways to find out about great games…
Continue ReadingTicket to Ride Steams Onto PC
Ticket to Ride is now available on Steam for PCs. The game costs $9.99 and comes with the USA map — but for the first week you’ll also get the map of Europe for free. If you download it, you’ll …
Continue ReadingAll Aboard! This Week’s Tabletop Features Ticket to Ride
Pick your routes, place your cars, and get your tickets punched. This week’s episode of Geek & Sundry’s Tabletop features all-time favorite train game Ticket to Ride and this week’s guests are actor Colin Ferguson, Wil’s friend and huge comic geek Amy …
Continue ReadingTicket to Ride Now Available for the Mac
If you’ve been jealous of everyone who’s been playing Ticket to Ride on their iPads and Ticket to Ride Pocket on their iPhones, now you’ve got another group to envy: Mac users. Days of Wonder announced today that Ticket to …
Continue ReadingTicket to Ride Is First Board Game to Take Advantage of iPad Retina Display
Much has been made about the Retina display on the new iPad, so much so that it’s easy to dismiss all of the talk as hyperbole. But looking at these new screens from Ticket to Ride, perhaps the new display …
Continue ReadingCore Dump: Digital Board Games for iOS
Lately I’ve been trying to play a little less Tiny Tower on my iPad and trying to actually interact with other people when I’m using it. (When I’m not getting sucked into Book of Heroes, that is.) One of my …
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The Best Board Games of 2011
Here are some of the best board games reviewed on GeekDad in 2011, picked by myself, Jenny Williams, Dave Banks, and Michael Harrison.
Continue ReadingGeekDad Interview: Eric Hautemont, CEO & Founder of Days of Wonder
Just about anyone who has gotten into the board games scene in the past few years is sure to have encountered Days of Wonder. Ticket to Ride is probably their best-known line of games, with several different maps, online play, …
Continue ReadingPrepare to Storm the Beaches Again with Memoir 44 Campaign Book, Volume 2
Game company Days of Wonder is on a bit of a roll these days. After bringing longtime favorite Memoir ’44 online this year, releasing a truly excellent iOS version of its popular Ticket to Ride, and a nice two-player port …
Continue ReadingNew Pocket-Sized Ticket to Ride App
Fans of Ticket to Ride, rejoice: the excellent board game of building trains now fits in your pocket! Days of Wonder did an excellent job on the iPad version of the game (especially when a later update added the Pass-and-Play …
Continue ReadingTicket to Ride for iPad Gets a Much-Appreciated Update
When Ticket to Ride was released on the iPad in May, I thought it was a fantastic adaptation of the game, but it was missing a few key features that would make it even better. In particular, the lack of …
Continue ReadingTicket to Ride Arrives on the iPad
Yes, that is, in fact, Ticket to Ride on the iPad. Days of Wonder announced today that their popular train-building board game is now available as an iPad app, which lets you play solo games against up to four AI …
Continue ReadingMeet Alvin and Dexter: Your New Ticket to Ride Buddies
If you’re a fan of Ticket to Ride, the excellent train-building board game from Days of Wonder, here’s something new to look forward to. Alvin and Dexter is a new expansion coming in February which will work with any of …
Continue ReadingHow to Have a Game Night: Part One
So, maybe you read my post geeking out about board games and you’re thinking, I want to give that a try, but where do I start? Well, you’re in luck! This is the first in a series of posts about …
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