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 What is Ticket to Ride? Ticket to Ride is a board game that has been also been adapted for iOS and PC, which puts players in the role of one of up to five rail barons competing to complete their routes and gain the highest score (increased by both completing destination cards as well as by placing pieces on the board) by the end of the game. Here’s link to my Steam review, if anyone still feels like reading a spiel about how good TTR is. What are the rules for this fine game? Here’s a modified excerpt from Wikipedia (yes I know I’m terrible, although I did modify/correct portions of it) explaining the rules: quote:Gameplay is identical to the board game: there are two types of cards, coloured train cars representing a type of cargo (e.g. black represents coal cars), and destination cards which feature two city destinations (e.g. Chicago to Miami). Each player is dealt three destination cards at the start of the game, and must choose at least two of them (note: this is for the 1910 board - different boards have different amounts that you’re initially dealt). They are also dealt six randomly selected train cards. If/when the above rules inevitably fail to cover some aspects of the game, please feel free to refer to the below PDF that Days of Wonder have made for the board game version of TTR: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/108200/manuals/tt_rules_en.pdf?t=1428400470 That’s all well and good, but where do I buy this magnificent game? You can buy the game on Steam HERE (I’d recommend getting the complete pack myself, but up to you).  Please ensure that you have at least purchased the USA 1910 board, as this is the one we will primarily be playing on! Alternatively you could in theory get it on an iDevice, as it has cross-platform multiplayer - although I’ve had issues where the iPad player had to host it, otherwise not all parties could join the game, so if you choose this option, do so at your own risk. Tournament outline We’ll be playing a double-elimination game, which will begin shortly after sign-ups close on the 11th of May. The board that Bubz and I have picked for us to compete on is of course the ‘USA 1910’ board, from the last tournament. However in the event of a tie, a random board will be selected for the two (or more) contestants who have tied to play on, to determine the victor. (In the event of a second tie, a new randomly-selected board will be chosen) In addition to this, if a player is unable to compete for a round due to timezone differences, work, personal reasons, etc. they may select someone to stand in for them - a champion. If that person happens to win, the contestant who that champion represented will progress to the next round. On the topic the of round progression, the planned round time-frame at this early point in the tournament will be one week. This is of course subject to change, depending on how quickly everyone is able to get the ball rolling and complete their matches. Finally, the winner will receive  that can be redeemed on Steam, or potentially somewhere else, if it doesn't require me to create a million accounts and accepts PayPal. (Also, the winner will have to advise me on when and what they want it spent on, as I won't necessarily remember to pester you about it, after the victor has been declared)(However, I am mindful that some of these rules may not impress all of you. In which case, please feel free to raise your concerns, as these rules aren’t concrete and can be subject to change, if they prove to be unpopular/unfair) Contestants If you wish to join, please post with your Steam ID (if applicable), as well as your timezone and any DLC/board restrictions (e.g. 'all but USA Mega', or 'USA 1910 only') pre:Name/Steam ID | Timezone | DLC limitations bowmore | (UTC+10:00) Sydney | N/A - Complete Bubz (Host) | (UTC+10:00) Brisbane | USA 1910 only Factor Mystic | (UTC-05:00) US East | N/A - Complete Fredrik1 | (UTC-02:00) CET | Europe, Switzerland, Asia only LawfulWaffle | (UTC-05:00) US East | USA 1910 only OptimusShe | (UTC-05:00) US East | USA 1910 only Paul.Power | (UTC+01:00 BST) | N/A - Complete Random Stranger | (UTC-06:00) US Central | N/A - Complete Robust Laser |(UTC-07:00) Pacific Time| USA 1910 + Switzerland only RYang | (UTC-05:00) US East | USA 1910 only Shadow225 | US | USA 1910 + Europe only Sodomy Non Sapiens | (UTC+09:30) Adelaide | USA 1910 + Europe only Potential Champions/Stand-in Players: Jabor | (UTC+12:00) Auckland | N/A - Complete Major Isoor (Host) | (UTC+09:30) Adelaide | N/A - Complete Raditts | (UTC-05:00) US East | N/A - Complete Join the goon TTR Steam group, for any future games and events!
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Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 03:55 on Jul 25, 2015 |
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Random Stranger posted:Steam name: Random Stranger. Time Zone: US Central (UTC -6). I got myself the full set of DLC. Just to confirm, this is you, right? http://steamcommunity.com/id/RandomStranger Added everyone but Shadow and Optimus at this point - getting there, though!
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Alright then cool, everyone's in the OP now, and I believe you should all be on my friends list now (or invited to be, anyway) EDIT: vvv You too Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 09:09 on Apr 28, 2015 |
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Alright, everyone up to here's been added in. Also, I ninja-edited in a prize, as I forgot to do so when I originally posted the thread -  (PayPal only though - no CC) is on offer to the victor, so let's see some train carnage, when the games begin!  EDIT: vvv Someone's gettin' serious 
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Apr 30, 2015 11:38
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The OP is up to date again. Starting to get some decent numbers, now - this ought to get interesting
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bowmore posted:Is the only one that has been run since I ran the first one? Yeah, pretty sure it's just been yours, someone else's (name escapes me - couldn't find the thread either) and Bubz/mine now. We really need to get more group games going I think, even if it's all outside of tournaments and just via the Steam group. EDIT: Speaking of which, the group link's now at the bottom of the OP, if anyone's interested Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 00:54 on May 1, 2015 |
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Looks good! The three-player round will certainly make the lead-up to the finals tense, what with double-tracks being thrown out the window
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Alright, sign-ups will end at approximately (well, not before, but possibly a bit after) 6:30PM UTC+09:30 (Adelaide) - or 9:00AM GMT on Monday 11/05/15, unless I'm mistaken. Sign up now, to avoid missing out on trainy action!
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Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 11:03 on May 11, 2015 |
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After discussion with Bubz, sign-ups will remain open for another day, until 6:30PM UTC+09:30 // 9:00AM GMT, as I had forgotten to put a last-chance post in threads other than this one!  Hopefully we can get a nice even number of contestants.
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RYang posted:If I'm not too late and there's room available, I'd like to join. Last tournament was really fun and was what got me to try out this game in the first place. Alright cool, you've been added!
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Alrighty, sign-ups have ended for real We'll get this show on the
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Cool, first round starts now and ends on 26/05/15 at 20:30 UTC+09:30 // 11:00AM GMT at latest! Feel free to use this thread to organize times - otherwise there are links to all other contestants' Steam profiles in the OP to use, for Steam chat etc.
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raditts posted:poo poo, looks like I missed the cutoff. No doubt it would've eventually got where everyone could get together but me and they decided to play without me anyway, like the last couple times drat, thought you were in the Steam group and would've gotten the notification.  Well, want me to list you as a potential stand-in/champion, in case one's needed?
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Thanks Bubz, I've updated the OP with the new standings!
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Semi-relevant PSA (Hopefully I'm not just late to the party on this...) There are now 50 Steam achievements for TTR! All but one are hidden, and the unhidden one is as follows: quote:Indian Passport New board(s) incoming!  EDIT: Actually, if you go into the global stats here, it shows the lot of them! 
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Don't forget guys, we've got around eight hours left! Is it just your bracket that's left now, Bubz? I guess it could potentially be extended as it's the entire group that's having time issues rather than one person, if that isn't an issue with the other groups
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Right so, everyone please refer to the standings above or in the OP (well, second post technically) for your round two group if you haven't already, while the guys in group 1-1 try and sort out their game. The second round will end on 10/06/15, at this stage. May the destinations be with you! (Sorry about the delay, by the way - I've been doing a lot of OT lately, so it's affecting my afternoon/evening availability somewhat)
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Nice job, I've updated the OP with the current standings
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OK well, I hate to be 'that guy', but what's the situation with group 1-1? Is it like, a different person or two who are offline at any given time, or is it the same person/people who are unavailable? Since there's just over a week left for the second round to be completed, so we should see if we can try to get the last round one bracket finished ASAP, so the schedule doesn't lag too far behind. Is a stand-in/champion or two needed? If so, just remember that it's not just limited to the stand-in candidates in the OP - other goons/players (from other groups that is, or aren't involved in the event) are also acceptable stand-ins, and if they win it'll still be classified as a win for the person they're representing.
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Alright well, this round's end date has been extended to the 17th, due to the timezone issues a bunch of you all have been having - we'll see how it goes, hopefully the remaining matches for round two can be sorted out soon!
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Hmm, may potentially need this to be extended again, although hopefully we can get the remaining matches finished before that becomes a necessity. So, what's the situation in terms of availability for the remaining two groups? Is it just consistently 3/4 people online at once, or? Since we may need to potentially organize to have a champion for whichever member of the group can't attend at the time of the match, just so we can progress to round three. (Obviously this'll need to be agreed on before action is taken, but it's starting to look like it may be required, here. Hopefully next round will have better timezone match-ups, I guess)
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bowmore posted:Are we on round 2 or 3, am I up to date? We're currently in round two. Unless I'm mistaken, 1/3 groups for round two have completed their match, right?
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If anyone needs a champion, I'll be on for a few hours or so, give or take. (Unfortunately not terribly long, but I've got work early tomorrow)
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Shadow225 posted:I didn't see 4 people online Sunday night. Again, I'm in favor of taking a forfeit for this match and moving on to the next round. We've hd more than enough time, and nothing has materialized. Yeah, unfortunately I think we might need to just go until around the usual round-end time of Wednesday 20:30 UTC+09:30, and if it's not done then, skip ahead to the next round. Since it's starting to push the boundaries of being a Q2 championship, at this point! 
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Alright, there's around 11hrs to go, before the round will end! Hopefully we can get the last game going before then, but either way we need to get the ball rolling on this, again. EDIT: Round three, start! Goes until 15/07/15, at this stage Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Jul 1, 2015 |
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One done already! Good going, you guys And I've updated the standings in the OP, thanks Bubz!
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Apologies about not being around at all lately - my PC has been out of commission for around a week, now. C'mon rail barons, let's see if we can get some games going! I for one will be up for playing, either as a stand-in or just a friendly round.
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Thanks Bubz! I've updated the OP with the new standings
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Shadow225 posted:I forget, is the Steam version cross compatible with the Android version? If so, I can play tomorrow at work from 1-6 PM CST. Never played with the Android version, but I've played with someone on an iPad, so I'd imagine it's compatible across all three. (you might want to host the game though, since as I recall from my games, the iPad player had issues joining the PC-/Steam-hosted games)
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drat, sad to see you go, Shadow. Well, my heatsink is out of commission at the moment so I don't have a usable PC - how about you two, Raditts and Jabor? (if either are following this thread, at least) Alternatively, another goon could potentially take Shadow's place, if someone's keen.
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