TICKET TO RIDE
Ticket to Ride is a world-renowned board game franchise created by Alan R. Moon and published by Days of Wonder. Since its debut in 2004, the property has sold over 20 million copies worldwide in more than 30 languages, expanding from tabletop board games into digital adaptations, spin-offs, and upcoming film and television productions with Netflix.
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Ticket to Ride is one of the most successful and recognized modern board game intellectual properties in history. Created by game designer Alan R. Moon and published by Days of Wonder (a division of Asmodee), the franchise officially debuted in 2004 with its original North American railway board game.
Across its lifetime, the brand has achieved monumental global success, selling over 20 million copies across more than 30 languages. The franchise's product ecosystem extends far beyond the original release.
It encompasses over 30 standalone board games, deluxe anniversary editions, fast-paced 'Cities' express games (such as New York, London, and Paris), kids' editions, and eight major Map Collection expansion volumes. In addition to physical tabletop releases, Ticket to Ride features a major digital presence with video game adaptations across PC, mobile, and console platforms, as well as single-player puzzle titles. In February 2026, Asmodee partnered with Netflix in an exclusive global deal to expand the franchise into media adaptations, including a live-action feature film and television programming.
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The origins of Ticket to Ride trace back to designer Alan R. Moon and publisher Days of Wonder, who released the original game (known as Les Aventuriers du Rail in French and Zug um Zug in German) in 2004.
Set in 1900 North America, the game introduced an engaging narrative lore: on October 2, 1900—marking the 28th anniversary of Phileas Fogg's fictional journey around the world—five eccentric university friends gathered in London to issue a $1 million wager. The winner would be whoever could travel by train to the most North American cities in just seven days.
Upon release, the game instantly became a critical and commercial phenomenon. In 2004, it won the industry's highest honors, including the prestigious Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) and the Origins Award for Best Board Game, along with numerous international accolades like the Japan Boardgame Prize and France's Jeux sur un plateau gold award. This immediate success established a foundation for rapid expansion, beginning with 2005's Ticket to Ride: Europe and setting off a decades-long legacy of worldwide train-building adventures.
I PEZZI DI TICKET TO RIDE
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For tabletop collectors, Ticket to Ride represents a vast and highly prized ecosystem filled with premium anniversary editions, regional map expansions, and unique promo sets. The ultimate centerpieces for serious collectors are the oversized deluxe printings: the 10th Anniversary Edition (2014) and the Europe 15th Anniversary Edition (2021). These releases are renowned for their giant game boards, expanded artwork, and custom-sculpted plastic train cars housed in individual tin storage boxes. Beyond the anniversary core boxes, collectors actively pursue the Map Collection volumes (ranging from Vol. 1 Asia to Vol.
8 Iberia & South Korea), which introduce specialized gameplay mechanics such as tech trees, bridge tolls, and express train mats. Out-of-print items, hard-to-find promo expansions like Mystery Train (2004), and quirkier releases like Alvin & Dexter—a mini-expansion featuring an alien UFO and a Godzilla-style monster—command strong interest on secondary markets. The franchise also appeals to collectors through thematic variety, ranging from the narrative campaign box Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West (2023) to compact 'Cities' series editions packed with unique vehicle miniatures like 1960s double-decker buses, cable cars, and open-platform streetcars.
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* **The Five Friends / Travelers**: A group of eccentric university alumni who gather annually in London and initiate the $1 million railway wager in 1900.
* **Alvin**: A Godzilla-like giant monster featured in the Alvin & Dexter expansion that blocks players from claiming routes to affected cities. * **Dexter**: An alien UFO featured alongside Alvin in the Alvin & Dexter expansion that disrupts player train routes across the map.
Film
* **Untitled Ticket to Ride Feature Film** (In Development / Netflix): A live-action feature film adaptation written by Ben Mekler and Chris Amick, produced by Asmodee, The Tannenbaum Company, and Megamix under an exclusive Netflix global partnership deal.
Serie TV
* **Unscripted Game Show Pitch** (2018): An unscripted reality competition game show format optioned by Propagate Content.
* **Untitled Netflix Unscripted & TV Projects** (In Development / Netflix): Television series and unscripted projects currently in development as part of the Netflix/Asmodee global deal.
Videogiochi
* **Ticket to Ride (Online / Days of Wonder Web)** (2006): Web-browser digital adaptation hosted on the official Days of Wonder website. * **Ticket to Ride (Xbox Live Arcade)** (2008): Xbox 360 console video game adaptation featuring local/online multiplayer and Vision Camera support.
* **Ticket to Ride Classic Edition** (2011): Cross-platform digital game released for PC, Steam, iOS, Android, and Mac (sunsetted in October 2023). * **Ticket to Ride: Track Switcher** (2021): Single-player logic puzzle video game testing train switching mechanics. * **Ticket to Ride (Marmalade Game Studio Remake)** (2023): Full 3D video game remake featuring cross-play, adaptive AI, and cosmetics, released on PC/Mobile in 2023 and PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch in 2024.
A free print-and-play expansion called Stay at Home was officially released in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
