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Designed By	Bill Dixon
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Published By	Mayfair Games
Year Published	1992
# of Players:	3 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4, 5 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (9 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	360 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	14 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (1 voter) [poll]
Category	Economic Trains
Mechanic	Auction/Bidding Route/Network Building Stock Holding
Primary Name	1870
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Expanded By	Show Expansions »
Families	18xx

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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 a map of central United States. 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 private companies with special money-making capabilities and sizeable map which encourages most (if not all) share companies to become profitable. A game is finished when the bank runs out of money, and the player with the greatest personal holdings wins.

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1870 train game (Mayfair Games) sealed Board Game

13d 23h 7m

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10	Sessions Robber barons tackle 1870. 1870 tackles back.	2009-05-31	Henkka	8
0	Rules Track Costs?	2009-05-31	ajbasel	6
0	Rules Operating The Trains	2009-04-26	Biker1999	3
0	Strategy Frisco strategies?	2009-04-25	mmacmartin	3
0	Rules Why does the ledge have up arrows?	2009-03-23	Darke	5
0	Rules track upgrades on passing over tracks	2009-02-21	Ashlar	1
0	Variants Can this be played two player??	2009-02-10	bop517	6
0	General Is this a stand alone 18xx game?	2009-01-07	GreyLord	4
2	General Component Question for 1870	2008-10-30	LordCthulhu	3
4	Sessions 1870 - The Three Kings Played It Good	2008-09-24	MichaelB	8

	Recommendations

Strong Recommendations
1856	1835	1830: The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons	1861: The Railroads of the Russian Empire
18EU

Standard Recommendations
1826	2038	1853	1860: Railways on the Isle of Wight
18AL	Ur: 1830 BC	1846	1829
1854	18GA	1844	18VA

Weak Recommendations
British Rails	Silverton	Rail Baron	1825 Unit 1
Merchant of Venus	Air Baron

Very Weak Recommendations
Iron Dragon	Age of Renaissance

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Regras do 1870 (Portuguese)

TraduÃ§Ã£o das regras do 1870 para o portuguÃªs. Inclui correÃ§Ã£o que consta da FAQ.

lclaudius

2008-06-07

Financial Tracking Spreadsheet

This Excel file is a powerful tool for tracking the financial status of all players and companies during a game of 1870. Much of the bookkeeping has been automated, allowing for quicker games. This is a vital tool for PBeM games. A brief "How to Use" document is also included.

Bearcat89

2008-05-05

Cyberboard Gamebox and Scenario

A Cyberboard gamebox (GBX) and six player game scenario (GSN) file. The number of players in the scenario file can easily be modified to accommodate a game with fewer players.

Bearcat89

2008-05-05

Alternate 1870 train cards

Includes rusting information and tile color changes on cards

skink

2007-10-25

1870 Player aid

Summary of Operating Round and game phases

skink

2007-10-25

1870privates.pdf

Private Company Attributes. Can be used as a quick reference or replacement cards.

Taryn

2007-04-08

Chip Count Bank Set Up.xls

Use chips? This excel file will help you determine what chips you should use to get to the 18xx bank or anything other game. It can be easily modified for any chip set. Just change the chip amounts and numbers of chips to get to the total you need.

g3lutz

2007-02-28

1870 Tile Upgrade Chart v1 short game.pdf

Tile Upgrade Chart - short game v1

RaDiKal

2007-02-25

1870 Tile Upgrade Chart v1 full game.pdf

Tile Upgrade Chart - full game v1

RaDiKal

2007-02-25

1870 Variants by Michael Schneider.doc

.doc file containing 1870 variants

mderrick

2005-06-10

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736	Plays best with 2? 3? 4? 173? You tell me! Ultimate Optimum # of Players List (BGG Top 288)	2007-02-09
544	2008 Edition of Look what my Secret Santa sent me...	2008-10-29
511	Creepy Pictures on the Geek	2005-04-04
411	An european Ameritrasher/Wargamer got to Essen 2008 - photo heavy!!	2008-10-28
408	2007 Edition of: My Secret Santa Sent Me... (only received gifts)	2007-11-20
282	*BEWARE !!! ...Statistics Inside * A Yearly Analysis of Boardgaming from 1980-2006	2006-09-29
181	Language levels of the top 250 (or can I buy this cheap foreign edition?!)	2007-09-13
172	Online Turn-Based Play-by-Web Games	2006-01-23
126	Why 18xx is so great and why 18xx also really sucks	2009-03-27
109	Tragedy: My Gaming Catastrophes	2009-02-13

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User Rank:	274
Num Ratings:	457
Average Rating:	7.47
Standard Deviation:	1.54
Num Views:	34520
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Avg. Game Weight:	4.2
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Personal Comments:	199
Users Owning:	727
Users Wanting:	52
Users Trading:	35
Has Parts For Trade:	0
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Total Plays:	423
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Review from the Train Gamers Association Site	http://www.mimgames.com/tga/tgg/reviews/1870.shtml	2001-11-02
Informational Page from Chris Lawson's Blackwater Station	http://freespace.virgin.net/chris.lawson/18xx/1870...	2001-11-02
1870 play by email	http://www.pbemitalia.it/figf/index.html	2005-03-18
Review by Emmit Other on rpg.net	http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11406.phtml	2005-07-18
The 18xx Rules Difference List (a comparision of 18xx rules)	http://www.fwtwr.com/18xx/rules_difference_list/in...	2006-10-17
1870 prototype rules	http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/wrdixon/1870html/1870t...	2007-07-07
1870 Rules (author's website)	http://www3.telus.net/wrdixon/1870html/1870toc.htm...	2008-03-05
Lou's Game Corner	http://home.earthlink.net/~gamecorner/lgc1870.html	2008-09-26
Tracking spreadsheet	http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pNpe1wm7Kvq...	2008-11-29

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