Ticket to Ride

One of the hottest board games in our house right now is Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder. Its a train game where you collect "tracks" to complete routes between cities. The object is to complete as many "high point value" route tickets as possible before the tracks run out. This is a great "eurogame" that is easy to learn and loads of fun - yesterday we taught the game to three friends, one of whom managed to beat me in spite of my great Boston to LA via Miami route (the green player below).