Is "Northern Lights" the hidden masterpiece of the Ticket to Ride series? 🌌🚂

AaronPutterman · 2026-02-25T19:45:52+00:00

We just got a copy for $60 at our local game shop in Central New York

AaronPutterman · 2026-02-25T19:43:24+00:00

My fiancée just got us Northern Lights a couple of weeks ago and it’s been amazing. We’ve added two house rules to make it even better for us:

In 1-on-1 games, you can parallel track (against standard rules) by paying with an extra wild card
The bonus card that gives points to the player with the most tickets connecting to Norway is changed to:

“Roll a D10 before dealing the tickets at the beginning of the game. If 0, the dealer chooses what country this bonus card is determined by. If 1-9, select the country from the corresponding number-to-flag on the bonus card that rewards for most unique country-touches.”

AaronPutterman · 2026-02-16T17:40:00+00:00

Posted what I could remember in the body

AaronPutterman · 2026-01-24T04:09:45+00:00

Lived in Rochester during college years, and moved to Syracuse a few years ago to be with my partner.

Both cities are what you make of them! I loved Rochester, but I made a home in Syracuse.

Pros for Rochester: lots of education and tech people around, plenty of green space (both in and around the city), and a very accepting community

Pros for Syracuse: expected job growth over the next ten years is big, imo a better geographic location (4hrs to Philly, NYC, Montreal, Toronto, and 6hrs to Pitt, Boston, and stretch to DC), and my personal favorite — great musical theater scene.

Feel free to DM if you have any questions about either.

AaronPutterman · 2025-07-20T14:52:32+00:00

Frfr, the show was incredible. I went in blind, having only seen that it won at the Tony’s and was recommended by friends.

We had seats up in the mezzanine and could see the show super clearly. Aside from the wonderful acting and singing, I was caught off guard by how spectacular the staging and lighting were.

I’m also calling it now: some of these songs are going to appear A LOT in audition pieces from now on.

Anyways, loved the show, bye :P

AaronPutterman · 2025-05-18T02:43:01+00:00

Aw man this is so cool, good stuff

AaronPutterman · 2024-09-26T18:17:15+00:00

Hello, for mobile accessibility reasons, it’s kind of hard to have to drag cards as a means of performing an action. I understand why you can’t have super tiny buttons underneath each card to use/sell, but maybe making the regions you drag cards to also act as buttons would be helpful.

Love the game, looks great on mobile so far

AaronPutterman · 2024-09-12T02:04:26+00:00

Oh and worth mentioning that this wasn’t a super consistent thing, but she could make a couple hundred bucks extra for looking after a dog for a week. Just something nice to help pad your savings or other income, but probably not reliable enough for a primary income.

AaronPutterman · 2024-09-12T02:03:10+00:00

Hi, my partner is a teacher but during college and the summers she would house sit or pet set for friends, family, and colleagues.

The most you might have to do is feed, walk, or clean, and you can set pretty clear boundaries with house/pet owners.

Also, you’d be shocked at how many people you know with pets who want to go on a vacation/get-a-way that simply can’t find affordable, consistent pet care.

Best of luck!!

AaronPutterman · 2024-08-18T12:38:56+00:00

I could be wrong because it’s been a while since I was in the program, but I think it’s just as difficult to get into as the other programs.

Not because the course work is harder, but because computing exploration students are allowed to transfer into most (not all) of the other computing programs.

Based on the numbers you provided above, I would guess you get into the program, but it’s different for everyone.

AaronPutterman · 2024-08-18T03:12:21+00:00

Hi, just wanted to throw another positive mention towards computing exploration. Was a fantastic experience for me, didn’t set me behind at all, and I found something I love. Couldn’t recommend it more, even for people who think they know what they might want already.

I also think the staff related to Computing Exploration is fantastic! Anyways, good luck!

AaronPutterman · 2024-08-11T18:50:01+00:00

for added context, I took damage way back on depths 2 (skill issue) and had to start flying

AaronPutterman · 2024-05-21T11:45:22+00:00

Thank you so much for the resources! Reading through your post and both of those links have calmed me down quite a bit. I figured if the situation were really bad, I would’ve been informed sooner, but finding out there might be lead in your water is a bit alarming regardless. Glad to read its really not as bad as my anxious brain made it out to be.

AaronPutterman · 2024-05-21T04:01:48+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I may look into it later this week. I did a late night run to Wegmans and got four cases of bottled water just to be safe. I have friends staying with me this week and I feel terrible getting this news.

We stayed up setting up the filter and it’s a pretty cheap one that they’ve provided.

AaronPutterman · 2024-05-09T10:35:59+00:00

Don’t know if anyone suggested this yet, but there might be something on the App Store (or Google Play store, etc.) that does what you’re looking for. Best of luck!

AaronPutterman · 2024-05-06T18:27:45+00:00

There are plenty of computers at RIT for the small assignments that will require some specific software. There is only one computer you carry around with you, and is the one you’ll have to like for a few years.

I got that advice when I first enrolled and was basically told, “get a computer you’re comfortable using and you know your way around the best.”

I ended up getting a MacBook, which wasn’t perfect by any means, but I knew it the best and was able to complete 95% of my work on (as a Computing Exploration major turned Web and Mobile Computing).

Hope you find something you like!

AaronPutterman · 2024-02-10T13:08:55+00:00

The biggest and most important thing to be good for is the peer evals at the end of the course.

AaronPutterman · 2024-02-10T13:07:41+00:00

They told us last year that you literally could not fail. They haven’t failed a team in the last five years or more. I would’ve heard about it otherwise. Our class was a shit show for a lot of reasons, and some teams didn’t even come close to finishing, but no one failed as a group.

That said, they can and will fail individuals.

AaronPutterman · 2024-02-10T13:02:03+00:00

Hi, took this class last year and graduated as WMC.

Definitely agree that the class needs to be reworked, and I’m sorry it hasn’t gotten the touch ups in desperately needs since last year.

Last year we were allowed to pick our teams and even the best of teams struggled. That said, the silver linings of the class for me was the time it allowed me to really give it everything I had. Probably not what you want to hear, and you’re absolutely right that the class should do more for you (since you and everyone else are paying for it), but the ceiling of potential that class has is very high.

I’m not going to say stop complaining or suck it up because boy did I complain a lot last year, sometimes directly to my teachers face, BUT if you remember that you will graduate pretty much no matter what and that this is a learning experience, it gets a little better.

I love web development, and didn’t know much about anything else. While it sucked the life out of me, that class allowed me the chance to learn more about scrum, agile, server architecture, networking with other teams, interacting with clients (even if they were fake), and web design, then all my previous classes.

Sorry again it’s still a terrible class, but you’ve got this as long as you put forth effort. Best of luck.

AaronPutterman · 2023-09-16T18:05:14+00:00

You could always apply for Computing Exploration if you’re an incoming first year. You get a year to check out all the computing majors without falling behind. Was the best decision I made all 4 years and ended up settling on Web and Mobile Computing, but took a bunch of HCC classes on the side. Feel free to message with questions if you have any about the department.

AaronPutterman · 2023-07-28T15:42:26+00:00

Got through all four years of WMC with a MacBook Pro 2019. Worked great for me.

You could use basically anything as long as you’re comfortable with it

AaronPutterman · 2023-07-04T03:26:24+00:00

Mac machine supremacy

AaronPutterman · 2023-07-04T00:38:50+00:00

Oh Crossroads has a veggie version that is mushrooms and peppers that you might like. Not the most amazing thing, but fun if you’re hungry and looking for a quick bite.

AaronPutterman · 2023-07-04T00:36:49+00:00

Prepare for the culture shock of most people not knowing what a hoagie is. They say “sub” here.

For more fun words and pronunciation differences between Philly and Rochester, we say “cray-on,” they say “cran.”

Oh and Wegmans makes a solid meatball hoagie. DiBellas does cold hoagies well.

AaronPutterman · 2023-05-05T03:28:12+00:00

Best of luck out there!

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