In the years before the Civil War, Ohio exploded with railroad fever. At the crossroads between the East Coast and the newly opened lands to the west, Ohio was a magnet for speculators and promoters. Between 1832, when the first railroad was chartered in Ohio, and the Civil War, hundreds of companies were chartered in the state. The 25 companies in the...
18OL is an 18xx game about trains, tracks and finances in the former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, a German country in the 19th century. The main game play is done through the corporations and companies which are creating and operating the railroad network. Players buy and sell shares, act as CEO of these entities and do everything to enrich themselves and...
The games are based on Francis Treshams 18xx railway game system. Both games, 18Rhl-Rhineland (18Rhl) and 18LRA-Lower Rhine Area (18LRA) set in the western part of Germany. Most of the rules are the same for both games but they have different elements and therefore, provide different challenges. In 18Rhl, the crossing of the Rhine and running the Rheingold...
18Rhl-Rhineland is an 18xx railway game for 3 to 6 players. The concept is based on 1829 by Francis Tresham. The special features of 18Rhl-Rhineland are the bonus routes between steel mills and coal mines, the crossing of the river Rhine and the Rhinegold-Express. The latter achieves a very high income if it travels all the way from the Netherlands to...
18SA is an 18xx game which is set in South America. The players are seeking to make the most money by buying and selling stock certificates of eleven railroad companies. The player with the most stock of a particular company in his possession acts as the president of this company and is responsible for track laying, the placement of railheads (which are...
18SS is a Japanese 18xx game, apparently without a historical location. While the rules are as-yet-untranslated, it appears to be not dissimilar to the rest of its family - a combination of stock manipulation, route-building, and capital management. A few details: there are 14 companies, one central "big" city, highly variable off-boards. More details to...
18Svea is one of the smallest and fastest 18XX games around with less than two hours playtime taking place on a map with only ten hexes in total. Designed for two or three players. The players are railroad entrepreneurs who foresee an opportunity to make money by establishing and running railroad companies developing a railroad network centered around the...
18SX is an 18xx game and is a reworking of 1837 SX by the same author. It is available German as well as in English either as kit or as RTP. The game has 13 corporations, up to 10 of which may be in play, with 'concessions' to determine who may start which companies distributed in a start-packet system. The game has a unique track system where directors...
18TE is an 18xx game in the german region of 'Tecklenburger Land'. The focus of the game ist to give gamers without 18xx experience a possibility to play an 18xx with easy rules in a short time. Take it as your first step into 18xx gaming. Experienced players may use it as a nightcap. No privates, only 5 companies, a small map and 30% president shares make...
Welcome to the Lone Star State! The railroad development in Texas was concentrated in the east with the major cities of Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio serving as commercial hubs. 18Texas is one of the simplest 18xx games designed, but retains the core features of what makes 18xx game so engaging. Build your railroads from the Piney...