I've only played this with 2 players so far, but I imagine it would be even better in a group. One of my favorite times to play this game is with my boyfriend after work, when we're both a little mentally dead and we throw some Friday Night Lights on Netflix and pull out Ticket to Ride. It's a nice way to be able to interact with each other, but it's not too mentally consuming -- we can watch TV and maybe space out some, but turn play is short so we aren't bored.