Ticket to Ride - GameNight! Se7 Ep42 - How to Play and Playthrough

[@DysonTony]

I hate that this channel still only has 100k subs. Best table top entertainment on youtube. I look forward to new GameNights every Thursday.

[@Happy2Plan]

BaneofExistence totally agree! It is like watching my friends play games and I don’t even know them!

[@eazeepeazee8236]

I have to agree, the production of Game Night is always so high, far better than almost every other board game channel I've watched.The banter between the games is always fun too, although in this game Alexa muted that a bit.

[@atomiccritter6492]

@@eazeepeazee8236 oh we should always give a shout out to rules explanations (mainly by Dave) which are consistently THE best seen anywhere online

[@mjnickoloff]

Please subscribe. Tell your friends. Repost on social media.

[@bcmaledragon]

You and me both.

[@RainTreeNecro]

Alexa: Hmm, I'm pretty sure you accidentally skipped me. Everyone: We didn't skip her. Everyone: *Totally skipped her*

[@SlyHacker]

I KNOW

[@DotDorte]

Poor Alexa she was really skipped at 1:07:36 🤣 - I guess she noticed because Lincoln (blue) claimed a route 2 times before her turn 😁

[@atomiccritter6492]

Unless I am mistaken "she" gets skipped at least 3 times within the first 45 minutes

[@DotDorte]

atomic critter no only this time they were very good at remembering her 😃

[@checkrazor76]

I'm only a minute and a half in and I can already tell this is going to be amazing.

[@spaztekwarrior]

I’d get Dave to explain a game to me any day ... over Alexa. :)

[@atomiccritter6492]

maybe amazon or whoever can make a "Dave"

[@lauriehester2402]

This game started Brian and I on our board game journey. Now, we have over 100 games. We live in a Travel Trailer. Some of the games are in storage, but probably half are in the trailer.

[@laughterismed]

Mike's side eye at 1:52 when Alexa wants to join the game. You are a legend, my man... And I am not even 2 minutes in!

[@agentmor]

This is exciting news for those of us who keep trying to teach games...

[@dk-jy3ug]

I never played Ticket to Ride before. I just ordered the game just so I could try out the Alexa feature. LOL

[@LucianoHilton]

Playing with Alexa is both amazing and terrifying. You know... Skynet feelings lol

[@mars4ever]

More simple than that: just useless and boring, what the hell is that needed for?

[@gaffercat]

Just FYI for team geek and others who play, Sault Ste. Marie is pronounced Soo Saint Marie.

[@mjnickoloff]

I blame Canada.

[@RainTreeNecro]

I noticed Alexa says Soo Saint Marie after seeing this comment.

[@TheCagedRaven]

@@RainTreeNecro that is so cool!

[@egee1010]

So interesting to hear Alexa play ticket to ride lol cool video

[@TheKiltedKraut]

Mike *TOTALLY* skipped Alexa's turn! At the 1:07:20 mark...Lincoln starts his turn (Omaha to Chicago)...Mike then SKIPPED Alexa's turn...and then Mike picks up his cards at the 1:07:34 mark to start his turn (He draws one wild card). Then Alexa catches the error at the 1:08:16 mark...yet Mike protests that the "computer" is wrong! Really dude?!?

[@hectorbarreda7510]

“Stupid humans.”

[@msmilder25]

Today, just a friendly game of Ticket to Ride with Alexa. But one day you'll be saying "Alexa, open the pod bay doors. Open the doors, Alexa."

[@Brashnir]

I'm afraid I can't do that, msmilder25

[@acemavrick]

I've played this so many times, but I watched this 1) because it's you guys and 2) because the alexa stuff was great. Thanks for putting these out. I've probably watched 15-20 of these in the last 2 weeks. I should be playing games with this time :P But I've learned a lot about some cool looking games and my wish list is growing...

[@APolitically]

Wow, Alexa is just like Dave, only "remembering" to mention rules in the middle of the game! :D :P

[@atomiccritter6492]

in Daves defence some rules are best explained as they circumstances pop up or people get swamped with minutae

[@LucianoHilton]

@@atomiccritter6492 that's absolutely true!

[@miistercrayon]

How did it feel saying you didn’t know how to play ticket to ride!?

[@boardgamegeek]

Like I wasn't telling the truth. What I do for your entertainment. -Lincoln

[@Spudkitty513]

@@boardgamegeek Ha ha ha … so true!

@@boardgamegeek one day they will implement a voice stress lies detector in Alexa and we'll be F*cked :D

[@saphirpti]

Our Echo Dot is freaking out trying to interpret this video as it’s playing. It tried to play the theme from Rocky at one point, then the most recent audiobook.

[@mjnickoloff]

Imagine how we felt during our first take.

[@Spudkitty513]

Very fun to watch Alexa's interaction. I say I have mixed feelings about tech + board games, but my most frequent game group requests are Mansions of Madness and Ticket to Ride.

[@mjnickoloff]

So... What you didn't see was the production meltdown we had between the Dot and some of the other production equipment. Once we got Alexa back in line, we decided to: a) Redo the episode in 1 take b) Manage Alexa as best as best we could knowing that she's not video production friendly. Yes, I skipped Alexa. No, I didn't mean to. No, we couldn't retake. Just realize how hard the interaction with Alexa is normally (with or without a command phase) along with being a person that you couldn't coax to pick up production cues led to what you saw.

[@dpearson588]

No problem, you guys did a good job regardless. I don't think i could have made it though that game with Alexa, would have quit 25% through.

[@mjnickoloff]

Do we have a choice on GameNight?

[@wbartyna]

Great one! Thx guys for showing newewst things in gaming ;)

[@ssjhilfling]

Why on Earth did Dave show Montreal to winnepeg, and not take it? His trains did nearly Connect those two cities, all he needed wa 5 Greens and two purple 1:02:31

[@RoderickEtheria]

you guys totally did skip Alexa.

[@mate_duff]

Finally an episode with Mike!! :)

[@improg]

What an awesome opening. So playful. This is why Gamenight! is my favorite podcast.

[@seanboundy8365]

Question. A player has the option to pick up 2 cards. I noticed that after the first Face Up card was taken out of the 5 face up row, the deck manager would immediately replace the void before the player decided whether to take their second card from the face up or down pile. (I wondered if, perhaps you were not supposed to fill in the gaps on the face up row until after the player selected their second card.) I noticed that sometimes it would get filled in, and the player would select that newly flipped card as their second. And I noticed that after selecting their first card, that void would be replaced with a wild. That being said, that wild can't be taken as the second card. But if the stock was not meant to be refreshed till after Both cards were selected, then the wild could have still been face down on the top of the deck and potentially selected as a face down card as their second choice. I was wondering if this was an oversight, or if each face up card was to be replaced immediately upon selecting one, even if it was the first selected?

[@LinaTK]

The card gets replaced immediately. The same happens in the app, for example.

[@MindBoggling01]

Face up cards are filled in immediately. Alexa covers this rule in the video at 10:50

[@bennelson270]

Man, my version doesn't even have purple cards, but it does have pink ones!

[@kenmize4104]

I like that you can use Alexa with physical board game. I't nice t have someone to play with when no is there and you don't need to find a Solo game to play or play on a electronic device of some kind. Now if they could do that with other games that would be awesome during this pandemic. But nothing really replaces have some family or friends there to play the game with you.

[@patrikbroden6592]

1:07:33 they missed Alexas turn

[@JackieFox1976]

Yeah, but what happens when you don't invite Alexa to your next game night? Hell hath no fury like an AI scorned.

[@royhiggins7270]

Nice app. I think you should have told Alexa it was her "last turn" instead of just "your turn".

[@dougascott]

This was... oddly delightful.

[@progoddessanime5315]

This is a great game, and by watching this show, I have learned a lot more of playing this game. Beside this, do you have a video on the expansion version that is called Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails? It will be nice if you do or make one.

[@ExestentialCrisis]

😂😊 Alexa was smart enough to pronounce Sault Saint Marie correctly when the players didn't. Would've been epic if she had corrected him!!!

[@BradleyBoy]

Whoever wins gets a Rolex

[@ThanatoselNyx]

I understood this reference!

[@projectoverthinker]

You gotta be glad they didn't invite Anne wheaton to play this.

[@saulth]

@@projectoverthinker Ha, table flip (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ 😉

[@kingrex1931]

I can't believe how long they waited to take the faceup wildcards, especially when they were choosing to draw blind. Apparently they never heard the expression, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

[@kingrex1931]

@@TPH250290 you could luck into one, but it is about a one in eight chance.

[@SharienGaming]

gotta say - alexa going "yippeee" after being told she could join was adorable XD

[@gurukrsna]

I love this! n_n

[@TeaHauss]

I knew this video was suspicious for some reason. This is freakin amazing.

[@atomiccritter6492]

wow a great innovative start to this episode, sadly this years games selection have in general been very lacking imho

[@boardgamegeek]

On the show or in general? If it's the show, we are picking what we are excited about, so it might not line up with everyone. Thanks for watching. -Lincoln

[@kellicopley9520]

can I play Alexa in a 2 person game?

[@boardgamegeek]

Kelli, I believe you can! I think that was something they said about it when it was released to learn the game. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@joeysalt8974]

A robotic voice is not a feather to tickle the intellect , but a gun shot off at the ear.

[@fingersmaster]

I was so excited to watch this video about Ticket to Ride, but the Alexa thing ruined it totally! I hope you film another one without it. I absolutely like you guys a lot and I watch and recommend your videos to anyone, but in this case, I recommend the TableTop ep. 4 Ticket To Ride video with Wil Wheaton and his wife. Please, don't be mad at me.

[@chrissexton6910]

Thank you I was about to say the same thing

[@garyk2629]

Lol. Rise of the machines, it's inevitable, folks.

[@atomiccritter6492]

this is only the very tip of the AI iceberg

[@shortydancer]

What happened when you say “no” when she asked if you understand? Does Alexa keep repeating the same thing or does she explain the concept in a different way?

[@boardgamegeek]

You know, that would have been good to do. Unfortunately we all really know how to play the game so I never thought to see how it worked when you didn't understand. Thanks for the question and for watching. -Lincoln

[@shortydancer]

BoardGameGeek No problem! I just always like to test edge cases when it comes to software.

[@atomiccritter6492]

I assume it also has the rules in printed form, maybe it refers you to read those or "google it"

[@boardgamegeek]

@@atomiccritter6492 • The game itself includes rules, but many people hate reading rulebooks to learn how to play, which is why Amazon created this rules-teaching tool for Alexa in co-operation with publisher Days of Wonder. -WEM

[@dpokan]

I think app integration can be a great thing for a board game. But Alexa is just annoying and in the way.

[@SprengerMon]

Might be time to get that Samuel L Jackson custom voice for Alexa. lol

[@TriplePalindromous]

Please have the next person who teaches a game imitate Alexa. 'Bingo!' 'Next, Dave.'

[@garys4067]

Hey Alexa, There are a lot more than 2 versions of Ticket to Ride.

[@DrMcFly28]

Ugh, again some fancy new kickstarter game with a lot of minis.. :(

[@isbragg]

Ticket to ride was first published in 2004. They are playing the 10th anniversary edition from 2014.

[@OrichalkosTV]

Just curious, has there ever been a game night episode without Lincoln or Nikki?

[@boardgamegeek]

Nikki is the only GameNighter that has been on every episode. We film these at home. -Lincoln

[@shortydancer]

BoardGameGeek Can i come over to play?

[@paolopiccione7470]

I couldn't get my Alexa to teach the game for me...

[@craigvivian]

Alexa next

[@shazammy]

TOOT TOOT!

[@Del-Canada]

The only thing that the video could have done without would have been Alexa. Would have been better if no tech was in the video.

[@lilmonster90210]

what??? needs sponsored tag above.

[@boardgamegeek]

This was not sponsored. We wanted to try out the Alexa Ticket to Ride application that had just come out. It was fun but not necessary.

[@user-yr5nv2gv7m]

Alexa! Ya cow!

[@JellyJerryy]

Wait what!?

[@joshjenson8111]

Alexa got destroyed

[@edwindrood2816]

How odd and funny

[@kentgodfrey2483]

I would rather have Dave explain the game.

[@boardgamegeek]

Me too but this was a fun experiment. Thanks for the note and for watching. -Lincoln

[@ericfitch9181]

☹️ all I have to say

[@cezar3ro]

alexa the new socialist guide to utopia...lmao chooooo-chooooo

[@starbyray7828]

I like Mikes glasses! OH MY GOD not Alexa, such an irritating voice.............. SAVE OUR DAVE! bring back Dave! Edit It has ruined the banter so far.... had to stop watching.

[@ProfessorB.]

The Alexa app factor made this episode insufferable to watch. Sorry. That was the most annoying thing I have ever seen. I play board games to interact and have fun with my friends, who are actual human people. This is ridiculous. Plus it slowed the game down a lot. Ugh!

[@MarkBuschhaus]

wow, i can no longer hear these stupid arguments. technology does not hinder the fun with friends. when a board game has an app i always hear "booowoooh i dont want to use my phone when playing games, i want to spend time with my friends." but really, apps dont replace the social interaction with friends. games like mansions of madness are best when using the app, games that have apps, which help keeping track of games are also great. my game group had so much fun with chronicles of crime for example. and detective club also is only fun while using the app. yes, in this alexa example it slowed down the game, but it was interesting to see what technology is capable to do. everybody whining about it, doesnt have to use it. but you should be aware, you will miss out a lot of games in the future.

[@pewpewlazers5702]

I love board games with app interaction...maybe because I’m younger but it makes it more fun and you do;t have to keep track of everything because technology is doing it for you lol. I wish Gloomhaven had a built in apppppp omggggggg

[@kevinsmith9899]

I suspect if anything Alexa sped the game up, since it kept score automatically. Ticket to Ride tends to run long(er than it deserves) no matter what. I'll stay out of your other argument.

[@atomiccritter6492]

i think it brings a freshness to what IS an old game

[@imjoshellis]

This is a weird argument to me considering that when I play TTR (just played last night), the faster we play, the less table interaction there is (and my group usually plays pretty heavy so TTR flies by as almost a filler if we play). That being said, I love the idea of voice controlled score keeping. Though I’d prefer if there were a generic app where you could just say something quick like “Alexa blue four points” and manually deal with end game scoring. Playing with Alexa as a player isn’t interesting to me at all though.

[@stevegeorge7773]

Why need a computer app when you have PEOPLE. That’s beauty of playing a board game; you sit together and play and communicate together. Not for me.

[@dpearson588]

Wow this was actually pretty terrible. Why would you want to play this way and slow down the whole game. I get some people like this gimmick but totally unnecessary