Bousou 1894 is one of the works in the 18xx series, which began with Francis Tresham's 1829 (1974), and depicts the Bousou Peninsula. The history of railways on the Bousou Peninsula (Chiba Prefecture) began in 1894 with the opening of the Ichikawa-Sakura section by the Sobu Railway Co., Ltd. This is a pen-and-paper game in which you manage a railway...
A self published 18xx variation set in Namibia. Designed especially for three players. Excerpt from rules by game author: 'Often there are only three or four players who want to play 18xx. Or sometimes after a long day of 18xx only few players remain, who want to play another short 18xx-game. Although there are a large number of 18xx-games already, there...
1895 Taiwan transports players into a turbulent era of industrial ambition and fragile enterprise. After Japan took over the rule of Taiwan in 1895, Taiwan’s landscape filled with railways serving tea farms, logging camps, sugar refineries, and mines. The sugar industry in particular became a crucible of volatility. Dozens of small operators appeared...
This 18xx game is a variant of 1830: Railways & Robber Barons in China. Full rules are not provided, the designer only provides the modifications to the 1830: Railways & Robber Barons rules. This game is essentially the regular game of 1830: Railways & Robber Barons, played on a new map, with relatively minor rules modifications: - Inner Mongolia: Extended...
The Railroads of Bornholm is a member of the 18xxx series of games. 1899+1 is set on the Danish island Bornholm. Here the railways came late (in 1900) so that explains the name of the game. You can call it 18Born if you don't like the pun. Two, three, or four players represent investors in railroad companies, spending their initial capital to purchase...
A solitaire railway building game consisting of 18 turns, in each of which you fill two hexes with passenger rails and stations, goods rails and factories, plus forests and spoil heaps. Each turn you roll 7 dice, 4 blue and 3 red. The blue dice are used for passenger lines and stations; the red dice are used for goods lines and factories. You may also use...
Investors compete to build lucrative railroad companies across India. India's railroad history began in 1837 when The Red Hill Railway used the country's first steam-powered locomotive to carry stone for road work to Madras, modern-day Chennai. In 1845, India's first railway was incorporated, the Madras Railway. Sixteen years later, on a warm April day in...