Days of Wonder Press Release - Follow the Ticket to Ride World Championship (Live)!

From the Days of Wonder Website

On Saturday September 27th, the Musée de la Carte à Jouer (Card Game Museum) at Issy-les-Moulineaux will host the 2nd Ticket to Ride World Championship.

28 national champions will play several games on  a selection of Ticket to Ride maps – the best of them will then be declared Ticket to Ride World Champion and win the Grand Prize: an unforgettable trip for two to Asia on the Eastern & Oriental Express!

The Tric Trac team and Days of Wonder are happy to offer you the opportunity to follow this event live! The championship will be broadcasted on www.trictrac.tv. If you prefer, you can also attend the Play-Offs in the Musée de la Carte à Jouer (free entrance in the museum from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).

 

More information and the list of the 28 National Champions can be found on the Ticket to Ride World Championship page.

 

The champions need you to support them! Feel free to post a support message to your favorite champion on our forum!

Schedule:

• 10:00 a.m. – 1st Round on Ticket to Ride
• 11:15 a.m. – 2nd Round on Ticket to Ride Europe
• 1:15 p.m. – 3rd Round on Ticket to Ride Legendary Asia

After the 3 qualifying rounds, players will be ranked as follows:

• total of points for position in each games (1st = 3 pts ; 2nd = 2pts ; 3rd = 1pt ; 4th = 0pt),
• in case of a tie between two players in the final ranking, total of victory points scored during the 3 games will serve as a tiebreaker.

The eight best players will then move to the Play-Offs on the USA map.

• 2:45 p.m. – Quarter-Final
• 4:15 p.m. – Semi-Final
• 6:00 p.m. – Final (and 3rd place game)
• 7:30 p.m. – Award Ceremony

We wish all of the finalists the best of luck in the tournament!