Ticket to Ride: Germany

Claim train routes across Germany, finish your secret tickets and collect passengers for bonus points.

Designer: Alan R. Moon
Published by: Days of Wonder
Editions by: Rebel Sp. z o.o., Hobby Japan, Galápagos Jogos

Ticket to Ride: Germany is a standalone entry in the train series, so you do not need any other box to play it. The core is familiar: draw colored cards, claim routes between cities, and try to link the pairs on your secret destination tickets, because unfinished tickets cost you points. The twist here is passengers. Each route you claim lets you take a passenger from both end cities, and at the end the player with the most passengers of each of the six colors earns 20 points for that color, the runner-up 10. That gives every route a second reason to exist. If you know the original, this is the same comfortable ride with one extra layer of choices.

Standalone game on a German mapClaiming routes also collects passengersMost passengers per color scores 20 points

Who it's for

You know the series and want a fresh map with one new twist, or you like route building that stays friendly but occasionally bites.

Not for you if…

You want a big leap from the original. The passenger layer is a clever add-on, not a new game.

Vibe's take

Relaxed with a sharp edge: you build in peace until someone cuts across the exact route you needed. The passenger bonus adds a second, quieter race.