Playing Ticket to Ride

On New Year's eve, like real nerdy geeks, we played some board games. Think what you will, I love board games.

One that is universally enjoyed by everyone who try it is "Ticket to Ride." This is a game of making card sets and then playing them to claim train routes on a map. You get points for completing certain routes and connecting certain cities.

Here you can see Claudia having a good think about what to do next.

I was fortunate enough to win this particular game. As it was new years and we were in a wild and crazy mood, the game was enhanced through the wearing of silly hats. Here I am posing in a silly hat displaying my winning green trains.

Ryan came second. He is very sad because he has NEVER won the train game. I have won quite a lot, as has Claudia and Doris. But for some reason, Ryan has never quite pulled off a win in all the many hundreds of times we have played. The Joneses even purchased their own copy of the Europe version of the game (I have the American one,) and we have all taken turns beating Ryan on that version too.

Here is Ryan in a silly hat coming second. Note the sadness in his eyes.