1841 is the apex (or nadir depending on your point of view) of 18xx stock-market manipulation. Set in Northern Italy during a period of rapid political change (borders for playable hexes change twice during the course of the game) the game is one of the most difficult even for experienced 18xx players. The greatest innovations center on the ability of...
1843 aka 18FR-RCE, more familiarly known as 18Fried Rice, is an 18xx re-envisioning of 18FR. Significant differences include a ninth company, an extended train roster, a slew of map changes, an additional private company with a new power and tweaks to the other privates, changes to the track-tile manifest, etc. However this remains a fast train-rush game....
1845 is an expert level Railroad building, train operation, and stock manipulation game set in France in the mid to late 1800’s. It combines several features seen in similar 18xx games, with several twists to those mechanics added in to produce a free flowing Robber Baron atmosphere. Players have a large bankroll to begin the game, and the money can flow...
The McGuffins in 18 Grand Junction, an 18xx game, include a restrictive track set and the mountainous Colorado terrain. The yellow plain track only upgrades only to the complex green plain track (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22). After all, it is the Rocky Mountains, you can’t just build track where ever you want. The other primary McGuffin is Company...
Published exclusively in the Autumn 2021 edition of TraXX Mainline magazine, 18 Milwaukee is an 18xx game set along the routes of the historic Milwaukee Road Hiawatha trains. Featuring the proven 1846 game system, this variant features beer delivery to enhance your routes, and the ability to create new cities where none previously existed - no early route...
Australia's first railway company, the Sydney Railway Company, was founded in 1848. It proved ruinous for its founders. Shortly before the opening of the first line, it was taken over by the New South Wales Government Railways. In 1852 eight privately financed railways were planned in Victoria. Three of them were established but only one of them was a...
1850 is set in the Midwestern United States to the west of Chicago. It is another in the series of 18xx games originated by Francis Tresham, and is most closely related to 1870: Railroading Across the Trans Mississippi from 1870, also by the same author. Companies involved in the game include CB&Q, CMStP&P, CRI&P, GN, MKT ("Katy"), MP, NP, Soo Line, and...
This is the Indian sub-continent (British Imperial India) member of the 18xx family of games. It is billed as A game for engineers who've had enough of the financiers! It involves five-foot-six and metre gauges, hills, mountains and the Himalayas, contract bids and government mails. The technical challenges of building a railroad network in difficult...
MIK1 Extension Kit for 1853 Expands: 1853 1992 edition: Adds 25 Assorted yellow tiles to the game. 4 × #3 4 × #4 1 × #71 2 × #72 3 × #73 2 × #74 1 × #75 1 × #76 1 × #77 3 × #78 2 × #79 1 × #113 1999 edition: Adds 16 Assorted yellow tiles to the game. From the Sheet that comes with it: This Kit consists of 16 extra yellow track titles that may be added to...