The USA version of Ticket To Ride is fun but frustratingly cutthroat; I would not recommend getting the base set without the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Days-of-Wonder-Ticket-to-Ride-1910-Expansion/dp/B000K8FYAS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Days of Wonder Ticket to Ride 1910 Expansion</a>, which offers three superior variants, more tickets (routes) and regular sized playing cards to replace the tiny ones included in the base set. The main problem with the base set is that whoever builds the big northern routes usually wins, exacerbated by the awarding of a "longest route" ticket worth bonus points. The 1910 expansion offers you the choice of eliminating the longest route bonus and awarding a "most routes completed" bonus instead, or using both of them, or neither. That helps tailor the win condition to best suit the group.