How many train cards do you need to start with a ticket?

Ticket to Ride: The Card Game Players start with 1 locomotive card and 7 other random train cards in their hands. Players are also dealt 6 destination tickets of which they must keep at least 1. The destination tickets have 1 to 5 colored dots which match the colors of the train cards.



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Shuffle the Train cards and deal a starting hand of four cards to each player ?. Place the remaining deck of Train cards near the board, then turn the top five cards from the deck face up, and lay them one next to the other ?.

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In most circumstances, you must purchase a ticket before you board a train. On most Amtrak trains, only the full, undiscounted, unrestricted fare will be available for purchase onboard the train. This is regardless of reservations made or fares previously quoted by ticket agents, Amtrak.com or elsewhere.

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You can only use the number of trains you start with so you cannot complete routes if you do not have enough trains. You can only place and claim complete routes so you don't get points for playing only six trains. You can place your trains elsewhere on shorter routes to score points.

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Rules say that stations, and the opponents' routes they may provide access to, do not count for the purpose of computing paths and claiming the longest one.

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