"Mom, I think she broke Ticket To Ride...."

At least the online version of the Mega Game, anyways. My sister sent me the scores from a couple of her two player games below and all I have to say is "holy %&$#!!!"

Game 1: Final score: 356, 21 tickets made

Game 2: Final Score: 362, 25 tickets made

Oh, Chicago Express....

Played a couple of games of Chicago Express last night with some newbies at games night. Very fun but in neither game did any one train company get even remotely close to Chicago. It was weird since in my other games Chicago was reached repeatedly, the Wabash opened, and in one of the games it was even particularly successful. I feel like we were burning through the stocks as an offensive maneuver most of the time. Hmmm. Love the game but I sure haven't come remotely close to figuring it out....

Anyone else had weird experiences with this one?

UPDATE (Oct.2, 09): How about next time I read the rules CAREFULLY... Each time an expansion action is taken, up to three hexes can be played NOT just one. Stupid me.

Ticket to Ride World Championship!

Check out the details here. I'm kind of annoyed because the only Canadian tournament is in Victoria, BC. Great little city, but Victoria?!?!? How about Toronto or Vancouver? Would probably make more sense....

I'm curious as to how these games will play out. 2-player? 5-player? Viciously competitive? Probably.