From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in Ticket to Ride: Europe?
Days of Wonder refreshed English rules
The group chooses its own method for deciding who starts. Continue clockwise from that player.
Rule details
This refreshed rulebook leaves the choice of starting method to the group. Choosing randomly is one way to use that permission.
Check your edition: the separate 15th Anniversary rulebook instead starts with whoever has visited the most European countries.
Source & edition
- Ticket to Ride: Europe: Days of Wonder rulesDays of Wonder · The Game Turn, opening instruction; PDF pages 3 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 3
- Ticket to Ride: Europe: English 15th Anniversary rulesDays of Wonder / Asmodee Canada · The Game Turn, different starting criterion in the 15th Anniversary rules · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 4
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If your rules call for a random choice, use the player picker.
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.
Related games and editions
Ticket to RideNorth America base game · English 2015 reprint
Ticket to Ride: EuropeDays of Wonder English 15th Anniversary rules, copyright 2004–2021
Ticket to Ride: Nordic CountriesDays of Wonder Nordic Countries standalone English game (2018 rulebook PDF)
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