Inspired by Around the World in 80 Days, Ticket to Ride is a blast.  I was impressed with how involved yet laid back the gameplay is.  This is a quietly strategic game that will challenge you to make the right moves at the right time.  The concept is to travel to and from specific destinations, but the key is that no one is aware of where you are going or where you are starting from and the routes to each destination can vary depending on the cards you have in your hand.  You can select multiple routes, which allows you to travel to different destinations at the same time, and while you do get points (visible points) for each route to lay down, you get extra points tallied at the end of the game for each ticket you complete, and because you keep your tickets hidden from other players, no one is aware of how many you have completed and how many points each of your tickets is worth.  In other words, when we played this the other night I was in last place on the board and wound up winning by over 70 points because I had completed far more tickets than anyone else!  This was a blast.