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

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Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and original creator, Alan R. Moon are teaming up for what looks like a legacy edition

By Charlie Hall @Charlie_L_Hall May 23, 2023, 3:08pm EDT / new

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Ticket To Ride , a family-friendly experience and an exceptional gateway into modern board gaming, may be getting the legacy treatment.

The original Ticket To Ride , released in 2004, is a popular strategy game about connecting train lines across the continental United States. It was awarded the coveted Speil des Jahres that year, among the most prestigious in all of tabletop gaming. Over the last two decades, that game has spawned multiple different expressions, with maps that depict areas of Europe, Asia, and other continents, and several digital versions for PC and mobile devices.

A CGI trailer launched across social media on Tuesday teases a new edition of the game, which will reportedly include input from original designer Alan R. Moon. But the logo also features two names that cast a long shadow in the tabletop space: Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock.

Daviau invented the legacy-style format of modern board games with Risk: Legacy , a version of the classic wargame that evolves and changes across multiple sessions of play, telling a larger, overarching story of an entire fictional world. He later expanded the legacy concept into multiple additional board games, including SeaFall . The idea truly caught fire, however, when Daviau teamed up with Leacock, creator of the wildly popular board game Pandemic . Together, the pair created Pandemic Legacy , a critically acclaimed board game that’s widely regarded as one of the best ever made.

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Bringing Daviau and Leacock together for the first time since Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 , released in 2020, all but assures that this next version of Ticket To Ride will be a legacy game. But Asmodee , which owns Ticket To Ride developer Days of Wonder, tells Polygon that it has nothing else to add… for now.

Expect more information as we kick off the busy tabletop convention season this summer.

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Filed under: News. Trailers. Tabletop Games. Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and original creator, Alan R. Moon are teaming up for what looks like a legacy edition. By Charlie Hall @Charlie_L_Hall May 23, 2023, 3:08pm EDT / new. Share this story. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Twitter. Share All sharing options. Share All sharing options for: Ticket To Ride, a decades-old classic board game, may be getting a major update. Reddit. Pocket. Flipboard. Email. Image: Days of Wonder via Amazon. Ticket To Ride , a family-friendly experience and an exceptional gateway into modern board gaming, may be getting the legacy treatment. The original Ticket To Ride , released in 2004, is a popular strategy game about connecting train lines across the continental United States. It was awarded the coveted Speil des Jahres that year, among the most prestigious in all of tabletop gaming. Over the last two decades, that game has spawned multiple different expressions, with maps that depict areas of Europe, Asia, and other continents, and several digital versions for PC and mobile devices. A CGI trailer launched across social media on Tuesday teases a new edition of the game, which will reportedly include input from original designer Alan R. Moon. But the logo also features two names that cast a long shadow in the tabletop space: Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock. Daviau invented the legacy-style format of modern board games with Risk: Legacy , a version of the classic wargame that evolves and changes across multiple sessions of play, telling a larger, overarching story of an entire fictional world. He later expanded the legacy concept into multiple additional board games, including SeaFall . The idea truly caught fire, however, when Daviau teamed up with Leacock, creator of the wildly popular board game Pandemic . Together, the pair created Pandemic Legacy , a critically acclaimed board game that’s widely regarded as one of the best ever made. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Days Of Wonder (@daysofwonder) Bringing Daviau and Leacock together for the first time since Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 , released in 2020, all but assures that this next version of Ticket To Ride will be a legacy game. But Asmodee , which owns Ticket To Ride developer Days of Wonder, tells Polygon that it has nothing else to add… for now. Expect more information as we kick off the busy tabletop convention season this summer. Next Up In Tabletop Games. Sign up for the newsletter Patch Notes. A weekly roundup of the best things from Polygon. Just one more thing! Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. Email (required) Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again. Terms. Privacy Notice. Privacy Policy. Terms of Service. Most Read. The gas masked armored members of the Wolf Brigade in Illang: The Wolf Brigade The gas masked armored members of the Wolf Brigade in Illang: The Wolf Brigade Watch the explosive sci-fi thriller Illang: The Wolf Brigade before it leaves Netflix The rare live-action adaptation that lives up to its anime counterpart. Final Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive Rosfield walks to ward a towering castle in front of a huge, mountain-size crystal with a sword on his back Final Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive Rosfield walks to ward a towering castle in front of a huge, mountain-size crystal with a sword on his back Final Fantasy 16 is a slick, modern epic with the soul of a PS2 game Beneath its twin inspirations of Game of Thrones and God of War, this is still pure Final Fantasy. Loading comments... The Latest. Dark Link stands in the floral parts of the Depths in Tears of the Kingdom. How to get the Dark Armor in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. By Julia Lee / new. Close-up shot of King Kong from the animated series Skull Island on Netflix.. Netflix’s animated King Kong series absolutely covers Skull Island in monsters. By Toussaint Egan / new. Link walks into the underground Ga-Ahisas Shrine in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Ga-Ahisas Shrine solution in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. By Nicole Carpenter / new. An image of Zelda sitting alone and looking up at the big empty sky in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.. Are Zelda and Link a couple? It’s... complicated. By Ana Diaz / new. Link wears the flamebreaker armor while standing under twinkle lights in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.. How to get the Flamebreaker Armor in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. By Jay Castello / new. A pharaoh in Total War: Pharaoh, holding a scarab beetle up to the sky.. The next Total War game will mobilize in ancient Egypt. By Petrana Radulovic / new.