Ticket to Ride: Germany - 2 to 5 Players and 60 Meeples
Published on 09/24/2026 at 09:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Ticket to Ride: Germany turns the supplied board into a late-19th-century rail network, with players connecting cities through colored routes. The standalone game supports 2 to 5 players, is recommended for ages 8 and up, and lists an average play time of 30 to 60 minutes.
Germany Map and Passenger Rules
The product uses a map of Germany and adds Passenger Meeples to the familiar route-building format. Completing connections to cities lets players collect passengers, adding a second scoring concern alongside Destination Tickets.
Days of Wonder lists SKU DOW7215 for the English-language US edition. The listing describes the game as standalone, so the original Ticket to Ride box is not required.
What Comes in the Box
The box contains 225 colored train cars, 110 Train Car Cards, 89 Destination Ticket Cards, one Bonus Card, 60 Passenger Meeples, one cloth bag, five scoring markers, and one rules booklet.
The 60 Passenger Meeples give the Germany edition a larger passenger component than the older Märklin design. Short and long Destination Tickets are included, creating two route lengths to consider during setup and play.
Place in the Series
Ticket to Ride: Germany uses the route network previously seen in the Märklin Edition, but it presents a different passenger system and includes the Deutschland 1902 ticket material in the English release. The result is a Germany-focused standalone game rather than a map expansion for another box.
Compared with the original Ticket to Ride, the Germany edition keeps the central collection-and-connection structure while adding passenger collection. Its 30 to 60 minute play range and 8-plus age recommendation place it alongside family strategy games that need more planning than a short card game.
Who It Fits
Ticket to Ride: Germany suits groups of 2 to 5 players that want a complete map game with an additional scoring layer. The passenger rule gives experienced Ticket to Ride players a new priority to manage, while the basic route-building structure remains recognizable to newcomers.
The game is less suitable for a group seeking a compact travel format or a two-player-only design. Its board, train cars, cards, meeples, bag, and scoring pieces are packaged as a full tabletop set, and the stated play time reaches 60 minutes.
Ticket to Ride Germany at a Glance
- Product: Ticket to Ride: Germany board game, SKU DOW7215
- Manufacturer: Days of Wonder
- Category: Standalone route-building board game
- Players: 2 to 5 players
- Recommended age: 8+ years
- Play time: 30 to 60 minutes
- Train cars: 225 colored train cars
- Train Car Cards: 110 cards
- Destination Ticket Cards: 89 cards
- Passenger Meeples: 60 pieces
