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Ticket to Ride Pocket updates, adds asynchronous mode

by Alexander Sliwinski on Feb 2nd 2012 9:16AM

Ticket to Ride Pocket has added a major update to the train baron simulator, allowing for asynchronous gameplay. Track-layers can now conduct up to four games at once using the new multiplayer mode. The game also now permits play across iPhones, iPod Touch and iPads in local mode across Bluetooth, WiFi and telegraph wire.

"This is the update Ticket to Ride players have been clamoring for since we released Ticket to Ride Pocket," said Days of Wonder founder and CEO Eric Hautemont.

The company also shared that sales of Ticket to Ride on iOS have reached 350,000, with over 27.6 million games played and a new one starting every four seconds. We were pretty impressed by the faithful translation of the board game when we played the $2 app over the holidays, which is also available in more expensive forms on iPad and XBLA.

Tags: days-of-wonder, ios, iphone, mobile, ticket-to-ride, ticket-to-ride-pocket

Reader Comments (9)

Train simulation sounds incredibly boring.

While I can't deny the fact of asynchronous play being convenient for some users, but most of the time I want to play a synchronous multiplayer game. Where I don't have to sit around waiting for people to finish "doing whatever they're doing" and get back to playing the game, so I can make my next move. It seems most people start a game and then just leave it sit there when things may not be going their way.

@ItsameMatt03 you'd be shocked at how incredibly fun this game is.

How about android version? Please?

What is the point of adding async multiplayer if you have to be in the same room as someone to play over Wifi?

Attention all iOS game developers, please play the game Carcassonne if you want to see the best async multiplayer gaming implementation.

@(Unverified) EXACTLY!! Eric Hautemont is full of crap... the most clamored for option is to play ONLINE! ...which they brazenly note is KEPT OUT of the iPhone version. Jeesh. Carc is awesome and should be the standard devs should review before trying to recreate a board game on the iphone. Save your money unless you have an iPad.

@(Unverified) My bad. It does have async multiplayer over the internet. The article is confusing when he says it permits play over wifi in local mode.

Wow, thanks for posting this article. I love the board game, and didn't even know there was a phone version. Asynchronous gameplay make this a must buy for me.

Are more boards included, DLC or otherwise?

Love TTR on xbla and ios. Need more iphone dlc

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