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Rules assistance for Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter
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Rules assistant for Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter
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Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter is an expansion for Ticket to Ride released in 2011 for 2–5 players, 30–50 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Alan R. Moon and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Point to Point Movement, and Network and Route Building.
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About the game
Alvin & Dexter – A Ticket to Ride Monster Expansion can be added to any of the various games in the Ticket to Ride series that designer Alan R. Moon and publisher Days of Wonder have released since 2004. These monsters stymie players both during the game and once it ends. During play, no routes can be built into or out of a city where Alvin or Dexter are currently nesting, and during the final score tallying, any destination ticket showing a city where either monster stands is worth only half its normal value. Desperately need to build a route to Seattle, Paris, or wherever else a roaming monster has set up shop? Discard one (or two) wild locomotive cards, and you can move the monster up to three (or six) cities away from its current location. Move a monster more than any other player, and you'll pick up an endgame bonus for your role as monster minder.
Editions
- Ticket to Ride: Alvin & DexterenDays of Wonder2013
- Ticket to Ride: Alvin & DexterenDays of Wonder2011
Designers
Publishers
- Days of Wonder
Questions and answers
Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter is 30–50 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter has a complexity rating of 1.6 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter belongs to these categories: Trains, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Point to Point Movement, and Network and Route Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter are: Alan R. Moon. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter as an expansion for Ticket to Ride. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Ticket to Ride to use it. Check that your edition of Ticket to Ride is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.