A flawed implementation of a wonderful game.

As a fan of the Ticket to Ride board game and iPhone game, I was very excited by the release of a Mac version. Overall this rendition is nicely polished and Ive been ejoying playing it, but there are a few things which drive me nuts. First off, the sound effects are intrusive and annoying-- fortunately it doesnt take long to find the settings screen to turn down the sound effects and silence the horrible, horrible conductor. More frustrating is the short idle timeout when playing network games. My girlfriend and I were disconnected several times while playing and dealing with lifes interruptions. A tight timer makes sense for games between strangers but gets in the way in games between friends. In this the iOS version of Carcassonne is the gold standard. I urge the folks at Days of Wonder (and anyone else bringing a board game to the computer) to study Carcassonne closely and follow its lead. Were the publisher to fix these two flaws, Ticket to Ride would be a five-star game, hands-down.

TheWayOfTheGun about Ticket to Ride