Catan vs. Ticket to Ride for new players: which one actually gets people hooked?

I've introduced about 8 friends to board games over the last year, and I swear Ticket to Ride always works better because the rules take 5 minutes to explain. Catan always has that one guy who gets stuck with no resources and checks out halfway through. Anyone else find that one game just clicks faster for beginners?

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nancy35119d ago

Ticket to Ride every time, lost three Catan games in a row and the newbies just quit.

morgan_butler19d ago

Oh man, I just read this article that said Catan has a 40% quit rate for new players because of the dice randomness and resource blocking. Ticket to Ride keeps everyone in the game since you're always doing something on your turn, even if you're losing. Makes total sense when you think about it, nobody wants to sit there watching other people trade wheat while you're stuck with nothing.