


They will then choose which combination of trains and ships they will keep.

Shuffle the ticket cards and deal five to each player.The rest of the cards form the two draw piles.
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Flip the top three cards from the train and ship decks face up on the table.For The Great Lakes map each player is dealt two train and two ship cards.For The World map each player is dealt three train and seven ship cards.Deal train and ship cards to each player depending on which map you are playing.Shuffle the train and ship cards separately.Place the game board in the middle of the table.I have also combined the rules for both The World and Great Lakes maps, and have noted the rules that only apply to one of the maps. Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails shares a lot of mechanics in common with the original game so I have streamlined these rules more than usual. How to Play | My Thoughts | Should You Buy? | Comments How to Play Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails takes the original game and tweaks it into a more advanced game creating a game that might arguably be better than the original. I had high expectations heading into Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails as it is considered the “advanced” Ticket to Ride and the idea of having both train and ship routes intrigued me. Because of how much I love the original game, I have checked out a number of the Ticket to Ride spinoff games including Ticket to Ride Card Game, Ticket to Ride Europe, Ticket to Ride First Journey, and Ticket to Ride Marklin. What you get is a compelling game that I would play whenever I got the opportunity. The game is easy enough that almost anyone can play it, and yet the game has enough strategy where it feels like your decisions truly matter. I think this is due to the fact that the game has the perfect balance between simplicity and strategy. The game is honestly the closest thing to a perfect game that I have ever played. Any regular readers of Geeky Hobbies will know that my favorite board game of all time is the original Ticket to Ride.
