Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure game. Players collect train cards that enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who can fulfill their Destination Tickets by connecting two distant cities, and to the player who builds the longest continuous railway. So climb aboard for some railroading fun and adventure.

Contents: Map board, 240 train cars, 110 train car cards, 30 destination cards, summary card, 5 wooden scoring markers, instructions.

Designed by Alan R. Moon, Ticket to Ride is the winner of the prestigious German Game of the Year award for 2004.

Warning: Choking Hazard. Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Warning: Choking Hazard. Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

As the box exclaims in large letters, this game was "invented on the seat of a tractor." Start with 20 acres, a line of credit at the bank and hopes of independence. Each player's goal is to make enough money through the course of several harvests to quit your city job and farm full time. The board is a calendar around which the players move on their turns. The center of the board depicts the farmland available. As in real life, certain areas of land lend themselves to certain crops. Should you diversify or keep all your eggs in one basket (so to speak!)? Even the best laid plans can been wrecked by good ol' mother nature, though. To my knowledge there's not another game like it. Fun and unique, how can you go wrong!

This game is truly educational. Some folks find it discouraging how many forms bad luck can take for a farmer.

Warning: Choking Hazard. Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Are you down to seeds and stems again? This little card game comes packed in a burlap bag. It's about the business of dealing grass. You try to make money while obstructing the other players' efforts. Some say a good lesson in the risks of the business. How does it feel to be hit with the Busted card?