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Ticket To Ride, a decades-old classic board game, may be getting a major update

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Summary

Ticket To Ride, an acclaimed board game and winner of the Speil des Jahres award in 2004, is potentially getting a major update with help from original creator Alan R. Moon, Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock. This new version will likely be a legacy game, similar to Risk: Legacy and Pandemic Legacy. Asmodee, the company that owns developer Days of Wonder, has yet to confirm the update. More information is expected to be released during the summer tabletop convention season.

Q&As

What is the Ticket To Ride board game?
Ticket To Ride is a family-friendly strategy game about connecting train lines across the continental United States.

Who are the creators of the upcoming legacy edition?
The creators of the upcoming legacy edition are Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and original creator, Alan R. Moon.

What is the legacy-style format?
The legacy-style format of modern board games is a version of the game that evolves and changes across multiple sessions of play, telling a larger, overarching story of an entire fictional world.

What are the notable accomplishments of Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock?
Rob Daviau invented the legacy-style format of modern board games with Risk: Legacy, and later expanded the legacy concept into multiple additional board games, including SeaFall. Matt Leacock is the creator of the wildly popular board game Pandemic, and together, the pair created Pandemic Legacy, a critically acclaimed board game that’s widely regarded as one of the best ever made.

What information is Asmodee sharing about the game so far?
Asmodee, which owns Ticket To Ride developer Days of Wonder, tells Polygon that it has nothing else to add… for now.

AI Comments

👍 It's awesome to see the legendary Alan R. Moon, Rob Daviau, and Matt Leacock teaming up to give Ticket To Ride a major update.

👎 It's a shame that Asmodee has not released any more information about the upcoming update to Ticket To Ride.

AI Discussion

Me: It's about an update to Ticket To Ride, a decades-old classic board game. Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and original creator, Alan R. Moon are teaming up for what looks like a legacy edition. It looks like it might be a really cool game.

Friend: That sounds really interesting. What are the implications of this?

Me: Well, first of all, it's really exciting that the creators of Risk: Legacy and Pandemic are working together. It shows that the legacy format is still popular and that these games are here to stay. It also means that fans of Ticket To Ride will get to experience a new version of the game with more depth and replayability. The legacy edition could also introduce a whole new generation of people to the classic game. It could be a great way to introduce new players to the world of board games.

Action items

Pre-order the new legacy edition of Ticket To Ride.
Follow Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and Alan R. Moon on social media to stay up to date on the new edition.
Research other legacy board games to get a better understanding of the format.

Technical terms

Speil des Jahres: German for "Game of the Year," an annual award given to the best board game of the year.
Legacy: A type of board game that evolves and changes across multiple sessions of play, telling a larger, overarching story of an entire fictional world.
Pandemic: A popular board game about stopping the spread of four deadly diseases.
Asmodee: A French game publisher and distributor that owns Ticket To Ride developer Days of Wonder.
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