Who goes first in Ticket to Ride: Europe?
Days of Wonder refreshed English rules, 7281N publisher download
The group chooses its own method for deciding who starts. Continue clockwise from that player.
Rule details
This refreshed rulebook leaves the choice of starting method to the group. Choosing randomly is one way to use that permission.
Check your edition: the separate 15th Anniversary rulebook instead starts with whoever has visited the most European countries.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- Ticket to Ride: Europe — Days of Wonder rulesDays of Wonder · The Game Turn, opening instruction; PDF pages 3 · Checked 2026-09-23
- Ticket to Ride: Europe — English 15th Anniversary rulesDays of Wonder / Asmodee Canada · The Game Turn, different starting criterion in the 15th Anniversary rules · Checked 2026-09-23
Related games and editions
- Ticket to Ride — North America base game · English 2015 reprint
- Ticket to Ride: Europe — Days of Wonder English 15th Anniversary rules, copyright 2004–2021
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