Designer	Bill Dixon
Artist	John Kamacher Mike Russo Chris Vande Voort
Publisher	Mayfair Games
Year Published	1992
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4, 5 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (14 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 (2 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Strategy Games (28 voters) [vote]
Category	Economic Trains
Mechanic	Auction/Bidding Route/Network Building Stock Holding
Expansion	18??
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Family	18xx Country: USA
Primary Name	1870
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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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English first edition

Publisher: Mayfair Games

Artist: John Kamacher, Mike Russo, Chris Vande Voort

Year: 1992

Product Code: 471

Size: 11.60 x 9.50 x 3.25 inches

3.81 pounds

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1	Rules Connection Run Timing	2011-10-05	thirdman	5
0	General 1870 PBEM - GenCon	2011-08-23	jdbehan	1
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11	Sessions A Tale of 23 Cities, 5 Players, and 10 Railroads	2011-03-20	blackdt	1
0	General Quality/thickness of track tiles	2011-03-08	pagames	14
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1870 Moderator v3

1870_v4 Read Me 1870_v4 was written by SDAmoabite inspired by but quite different from the 1856 Moderator posted by marktav on July 16, 2009 who happens to be a friend as has given valuable input. 1870_v4 is an Excel Spread Sheet that utilizes macros (Visual Basic) to automate the rules and operations in the 1870 rule book. MACRO’s MUST BE ENABLED. The moderator replaces all game pieces not directly related to the map: i.e. Tiles and stations. Game time can be greatly reduced. (I play solitaire ‘Algorithmic Revenue’ games in about an hour and fifteen minutes.) Players input game actions through the use of forms. The file is saved as a template so it starts exactly the same every time. As with all templates at the first “Save” a new file is created. The file is saved...

sdamoabite

2011-12-14

1870 Routes

Shows starting and ending points for the public company routes.

yankeeap

2009-08-11

1870 Player aid (Portuguese)

1870 Player aid em Português.

Mayapur

2009-08-03

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

Updated GBX file by correcting orientation error for tile #3 in half scale display. Also removed password protection from file.

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

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English rules for 1870	http://mayfairgames.com/mfg-shop3/rules/MFG0471-Ru...	2010-06-25
1870 Tile Manifest (w/ Visual Aid)	http://www.diogenes.sacramento.ca.us/18xx_net/tile...	2010-01-19
Tracking spreadsheet	http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pNpe1wm7Kvq...	2008-11-29
Lou's Game Corner	http://home.earthlink.net/~gamecorner/lgc1870.html	2008-09-26
1870 Rules (author's website)	http://www3.telus.net/wrdixon/1870html/1870toc.htm...	2008-03-05
1870 prototype rules	http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/wrdixon/1870html/1870t...	2007-07-07
The 18xx Rules Difference List (a comparision of 18xx rules)	http://www.fwtwr.com/18xx/rules_difference_list/in...	2006-10-17
Review by Emmit Other on rpg.net	http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11406.phtml	2005-07-18
1870 play by email	http://www.pbemitalia.it/figf/index.html	2005-03-18
Review from the Train Gamers Association Site	http://www.mimgames.com/tga/tgg/reviews/1870.shtml	2001-11-02