Ticket to Ride vs Pax Pamir 2e

If you're gonna choose train cards, you can either pick two from the cards that are revealed or two random ones. It's not all luck of the draw because...

\- Because it's a game that rewards creative moves and out of the box thinking more than it rewards system mastery.

We have to clean each one individually with Windex and wipe each of them individually, then let each one sit out individually to dry. This sort of takes care of the dirt and stickiness, but the lamination should be better, especially how everything else keeps clean. We haven't needed to clean them again since the one time. It would be nice if the cards were larger, too

There's a rule in Pax Pamir that encapsulates its genius. "Players are free to discuss the game during play and explicitly coordinate their actions. However, any agreed-upon deal should be considered non-binding." In other words, double-crossing is allowed! Pax Pamir puts you in the mind of an Afghan tribal leader, with only situational allegiance to your own government, or to the imperialist British or Russians

Theme Well, several off-shoots from Ticket to Ride have come. Not to mention an expansions for the original game that adds several smaller routes. So there is evidence that the theme can be slanted, but in Ticket To Ride Europe, game play is the same with some twists, like you can use someone else’s route for your destination’s sake without getting points for the route, and you route requiring tunneling through mountains are more pricey. These off-shoot stand alone games are a good way for Days of Wonder to charge full price for what could have been a less expensive expansion to the existing game

My description is pretty dry, but the game itself was very thematic. Lots of Putin jokes, references to Russian famine for us poor players, making fun of my poor "Kabul" pronunciation but also giving me a pass 'cause it hasn't been in American news in 20 years. Also, a unique choice for American independence day.

Fun game to play. Easy game to teach the kids to play with the adults. Gets kids knowing where major cities are and how to pronounce them.

3 coalitions(British, Russian, Afghan) are fighting over the country after the fall of the Durrani Dynasty. You are one of several tribesmen who are working to keep themselves on top after the dust clears. Work for or against one of the 3 coalitions, as well as against the other tribesmen. It looks great, the cloth map and pieces are stunning

I am of the opinion that some of these modern classics, (**Small World, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Dominion, Catan,** etc...**)** are still worth playing today

Modern Art (Korean edition) - great art on cards, large gavel, and heavy coins (although not stackable)

The setup and play are very hard to understand. Outside of a neat box and concept, this is probably one to stay away from..

**To The Death!**: Tiny small box with HUGE gameplay and variability. Solo players with interest in party synergies, absurd replayability and tactical combat should *not* overlook this one.

i thought I was disproportionately bummed about it but then we babysat and our friends daughters also commented that their favorite part about the game was the cards and that the smaller size and simpler design was an outrage. So I felt validated. I would happily pay more for those magnificent cards or collectors editions with special art. I did order the extension set which had better cards but still feel that the game should have come with the original, magnificent cards

It has a lot in common with Inis regarding the shifting alliances, but it also has some signature Wehrle design ideas. It plays well at 2 with the Wakhan module that's in the box. And it scales very well up to 5p.

There's something about the texture and weight of plastic pieces that makes them vastly inferior to their wooden counterparts. If Ticket to Ride came with wooden trains, I think my enjoyment of it would increase tenfold.

Heavier game : **Pax Pamir 2e**. I love the game and the decisions it offers. Viticulture + Tuscany and Brass Birmingham get cut (BB getting cut isn’t super fair since it suffers from not many plays which makes it hard to decide if I’d keep it or not).

It is not a quick game, so plan to spend at least an hour to play, depending on how many players you have (and how quickly they make decisions). If you play often, consider purchasing the expansion pack! Highly recommended.

Robinson Crusoe - The first time we played it completely correct after about 10 plays and barely squeaked out a victory in the castaways scenario. We were excelling until the 6 round when the weather took its toll on us but if good items in hand and a lucky treasure card draw we survived!

Technically my Dads, but he bought Ticket to Ride 10th anniversary edition as our first proper board game. This meant we were children when we started to play this which, coupled with the fact that we didn't sleeve it means the cards are pretty dirty and worn. Which is slightly disappointing as that game is not cheap, we could have made a decent chunk of change if only we'd have thought to sleeve it. Edit: 10th not 15th

Age of Civilization has an interesting civilization drafting mechanic that varies with every setup, along with a half-dozen solo variants, tons of replay value & depth. Getting the right combo together can carry a player quite far.