Designer(s):
Alan R Moon
Manufacturer(s):
Days of Wonder
Artist(s):
Julien Delval
Year: 2006
Players: 2 - 5
Time: 30 - 60 minutes
Ages: 8 and up
Weight: 1,814 grams
Ticket to Ride: Märklin is the third installment in the award winning series by
Alan R. Moon. This train game, in which players attempt to connect routes between cities in Germany and surrounding countries, is widely hailed as the most strategic of the series. Adding new wild cards, two different types of tickets, and passengers, the Märklin version adds a new level of tension to the game, in which players must hurry to complete their tickets. Not only is their more competition between tickets, but players must also race to be the first to transport their passengers to achieve the lucrative points on the cities. Made to the high standards of all
Days of Wonder games, Märklin is not just another version of the original game, but a tremendous strategic one in its own right. While boardgamers may not be familiar with the Märklin name, train hobbyists consider it the premier name in the model train world. This German company has been around for over 140 years and is the world's leader in the miniature train hobby. Each train card in this edition will feature a different image (118 in all) of a Märklin model train car or locomotive.
Marklin 是一間創立於1859年的德國玩具生產商。現今該公司以鐵道模型而馳名。
『鐵道任務』是一個建立火車路線遊戲，學習難度屬於簡單。但遊戲性是高，策略性屬中等。基本版是以北美地圖為遊戲版圖；歐洲版是以歐洲地圖為遊戲版圖；這一個則以德國地圖為遊戲版圖。三個版本的規則都有些微更改。
遊戲目的：
根據獲發火車票上的指示建立自己的鐵路網絡，賺取車票上的分數。萬一任務失敗，就會扣去那些分數。此外，每建成一段幹線，也可得到一定的分數。
遊戲玩法：
在地圖上的路線是有不同的顏色，玩者須收集足夠和他希望建立路線相同顏色的『車箱』咭，用來建立該條路線。 每回合玩者只可選擇四種行動的一種；1) 收集『車箱』咭； 2) 收集新的任務火車票； 3) 建立一個城市至另一城市的鐵路；4) 移動其乘客棋子沿鐵道收集貨品。
當其中一位玩者把一開始擁有的 45 隻棋子用到餘下兩隻或以下。遊戲會餘下一個回合。最後各人展示各人擁有的火車票，成功的可以得分，失敗的要扣分。最後得分最高的勝出。
這一版本除了用上了德國地圖外，加入了收集貨品的概念。開局時每個城市都放有不同數目、分數的貨品。玩家可移動其乘客棋子沿自己建築的鐵道 而行，亦可使用「乘車票」借用他人的鐵道，並沿途收集貨品。由於玩家收集某城市的貨品時，定必拿取分數較多的，因此何時收集貨品成了必須認真考慮的問題。
有別於其他版本，這版本計分時，並無最長鐵道的獎分。反過來完成最多火車票者，可得10分獎分。
Contents:
1 game board
240 colored train cars
165 illustrated cards
5 scoring markers
74 merchandise tokens
1 Most Completed Tickets tile
1 rules booklet
15 passengers
1 Days of Wonder online access number
