As I said in my TTR: London review, when playing with the maximum 4 players, the smaller map can feel very constrained these smaller TTR games seem best with 2-3 players.ДЄrtwork in the game is reminiscent of 17th Century professions and people. Players are awarded points based on how many cards they have, and how many players are in the game. The only new change other than the smaller scale is the addition that certain routes give you Market Cards. In fact, if youвЂ™ve played any TTR game before, youвЂ™ll feel immediately comfortable in Amsterdam. Failed destination cards still cost you points.

However all 4 players in my first game opted to go for both of their cards. The game warns you somewhat, by offering that you donвЂ™t have to take both destination cards youвЂ™re offered during game setup. On my first playthrough I failed to realize that there were less Carts for each player, and therefore it was barely possible to make it to my 2 different destination cards. Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam continues in this by making the game a small, easily digestible affair. The appeal of a smaller Ticket To Ride is easy to see: quick games and low explanation thresholds make for broader appeal вЂ“ itвЂ™s far easier to get people who donвЂ™t usually play board games to sit down to a 20-30 minute game than a 1-2 hour affair.

Amsterdam also moves the gameplay back to the 17th Century, so players can look forward to laughing at each other trying to pronounce old Dutch names. Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam continues in the vein of the newer, smaller TTR games like London.

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