Ticket to Ride First Journey, a family-friendly introduction to theTicket to Ride series.The game features a board of Europe, with shorterroutes and new whimsical illustrations in every city.With this simplerversion of Ticket to Ride, younger players and beginners alike can take theirfirst steps in the train game series.Althoughrules are simplified and game objectives made easier, the game remainsfaithful to what has made Ticket to Ride a success: players race to completetheir tickets by capturing routes on the board.The imaginative art on theboard and on the ticket cards makes it easy to find cities for even theyoungest players, who will be delighted to build their own networks with thebig plastic train pieces included in the game.AEuropean map for younger players was the logical next step of the Ticket toRide series says Alan R.Moon, the game designer. The Europe version of Ticketto Ride is a bestseller in Europe, kids will now have their own version onwhich they could challenge their parents.Ticketto Ride First Journey is a stand-alone game for 2 to 4 players ages 6 andolder, which takes approximately 15-30 minutes to play.It includes 1 Map ofEurope, 80 Custom Plastic Trains (20 per player), 72 Train Cards, 32 TicketCards, East-to-West Bonus Cards and 1 Golden Ticket.