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thg0724 wrote: ↑19 February 2023, 02:57 I play a lot of three-player TTR in person. Recently my regular playing partners and I got out our copy of TTR Europe and played six games. I thought it was boring and not nearly as challenging. The lack of 5 car routes (and very few 6 & 8 car routes) removes one strategy. The long tickets having very little overlap means players aren't often competing for the same routes, and when there is competition over the few overlapping sections, you can just build a station if you miss out. Blocking (except to break up longest train) is not that important, though there is admittedly a cost to building stations.

Those I played with agreed, it felt much more like solitaire.

Goldgrog wrote: ↑23 February 2023, 06:29 Agree! I used to play on Steam and loved the Europe, 1910, Switzerland and Asia games. We also have the Old West and France map boards at home - would be fun to see them come to BGA too.

lwrpy wrote: ↑01 March 2023, 22:15 When playing the Europe map at home we have a house-rule that stations are not allowed at all. It makes the game significantly more challenging that way. (Stations would perhaps appeal to those who think blocking is against the spirit of the game.) For me, stations undermine one important element of the excitement of the game, which relates to the tension involved when it's uncertain whether you will make your tickets. Of course I will happily play with stations if the map ever appears here. Can't wait!