Designer	Bill Dixon
Artist	John Kamacher Mike Russo Chris Vande Voort
Publisher	Mayfair Games
Year Published	1995
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4, 5 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (28 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	300 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	14 and up
User Suggested Ages	14 (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (6 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Strategy Games (37 voters) [vote]
Category	Economic Trains
Mechanic	Auction/Bidding Route/Network Building Stock Holding
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Family	18xx Country: Canada
Primary Name	1856
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This 18xx game takes the basic mechanics from Tresham's 1829, and adds several new elements. Players seek to make the most money by buying and selling stock in various rail companies located on an map of eastern Canada. The board itself is actually a fairly abstract hexagonal system, with track tiles placed on top of the hexes. Players buy and sell stock in various share companies, whose actions are controlled by the majority stockholder. The stock manipulation aspect of the game is widely-regarded as one of the best. Plus each 18xx title adds new and different elements to the game. This game features the formation of the Canadian National Railroad, and government loans well as major obstacles for railroad growth. A game is finished when the bank runs out of money or one player goes bankrupt, and the player with the greatest personal holdings wins.

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The Flos Tramway
Waterloo & Saugeen Railway Company
The Canada Company
Great Lakes Shipping Company
The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company
The St. Clair Frontier Tunnel Company

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1856

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First Edition

Publisher: Mayfair Games

Artist: John Kamacher, Mike Russo, Chris Vande Voort

Year: 1995

Product Code: 472

Size: 11.60 x 9.50 x 3.25 inches

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1	Rules Forced Train Purchase... from another company?	2012-02-12	Icedanno	4
0	Rules Movement of share prices	2012-02-10	Baragos	3
1	Rules Selling share of companies that have not operated	2011-12-11	RoamDog	5
0	Rules Track on closed private companies?	2011-10-10	Diogenes ...	2
0	Rules Par-Value when opening; question	2011-09-22	Phreakyha...	2
0	Rules Priority Card	2011-09-11	thirdman	2
0	Rules 2 questions: CGR & 4-trains; no-route and train purchases	2011-08-10	Conster	13
4	General Winning 1856	2011-08-03	msaari	0
0	General Newbie game...randomize private companies ??	2011-07-08	glenn69	13
1	Rules Very Basic Operating Rounds Question	2011-06-28	Biff68	3

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1856 Player Aid v1.1

My very first player aid (!) made to include all commonly referenced rules for 1856 as well as relevant information for new players. This player aid is meant to be printed doubled sided so everything can be included on only a single page. Any suggestions for improvement would be appreciated since this is my first attempt at a player aid.

fishin in TBay

2010-12-13

Moderator for 1856 using MS Excel version 1.1

This moderator for 1856 uses MS Excel with VBA and YOU MUST ENABLE MACROS to use this file. Unfortunately this file is unusable with the Macintosh version of Excel. This moderator replaces all components of the game except the map and related pieces, and often cuts game time in half as it automates many rules and calculations. To start press "New Game" button on the first page, throughout the game you interact with this file through buttons and form fields. If an error is found: 1) let me know so I can fix it, 2) you can correct it by directly modifying the data fields on the spreadsheet. I wrote it myself and left the code unprotected, so others may see and modify this file as they wish. v1.10 fixes several errors & improves certain housekeeping functions *fixed error in calculating...

marktav

2009-07-16

Alternate 1856 train cards

Includes rusting information and tile color changes on cards

skink

2007-10-25

1856 Player aid

Summary of Operating Round and game phases on one page

skink

2007-10-25

1856 Initial City Connections.jpg

A map of the starting to destation cities to be connected first. (v. 1.0)

mentoc3000

2007-07-30

1856_player_aid_v1.0.pdf

Rules to 1856 compressed to three pages; headings and important rules either highlighted or in bold. First two pages serve as player aid. Third page describes formation of CGR. (Original rules obtained online.)

rayzg

2007-06-13

1856 Spielregel.pdf

Deutsche Übersetzung der Regel, mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Autors S. Meinhold

Flix

2007-05-01

1856 Tile Upgrade Chart v2 short game.pdf

Tile Upgrade Chart - short game v2

RaDiKal

2007-03-03

1856 Tile Upgrade Chart v2 full game.pdf

Updated (v2.1) tile upgrade chart for 1856 full game. Tile 3 upgrades to both a 5 or a 7 in phases 5 & 6 (misprint in the rulebook)

RaDiKal

2007-03-03

1856TileManifest.xls

1856 Tile Manifest Spreadsheet

BobMaysJr

2007-02-06

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Another Detailed PBEM Session of 1856	http://www.rahul.net/alange/games/1856-beta/1856-b...	2011-01-19
Detailed PBEM session of 1856	http://www.rahul.net/alange/games/1856-alpha/1856-...	2011-01-19
Rules at Mayfair Games Site	http://mayfairgames.com/mfg-shop3/rules/MFG0472-Ru...	2011-01-13
English Session Report on Boardgamecafe.net	http://blog.boardgamecafe.net/2006/10/31/euro-game...	2010-06-22
English Session Report on Boardgamecafe.net	http://blog.boardgamecafe.net/2007/01/20/bgc-meetu...	2010-06-22
Finnish review at Lautapeliopas	http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/peliarvostelut/1856/	2009-11-28
1856 FAQ	http://www.18xx.net/1856/1856f.htm	2008-11-11
The 18xx Rules Difference List (a comparision of 18xx rules)	http://www.fwtwr.com/18xx/rules_difference_list/in...	2006-10-17
Informational Page from Chris Lawson's Blackwater Station	http://freespace.virgin.net/chris.lawson/18xx/1856...	2001-11-02