18xx
Main branches of the 18xx system
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18xx is the collective term used to describe a set of railroad-themed stock market and tile laying games. The 18xx set has two main branches: the 1829 branch (1829, 1825, 1853, and 1829 Mainline) and the 1830 branch (1830, 1856, 1870, etc). There are also a number of crossover games which sit somewhere between the two branches (e.g. 1860). While general railroad operations such as track laying are critical to both branches, the two branches are fundamentally quite different in character and player focus. The 1829 branch games emphasize stock-picking and portfolio management while the 1830 branch concentrates more on financial prediction and stock market manipulation. So in 1829 et al. players are rewarded for holding the right stocks at the right time and for running their companies well, while in 1830 et al. they are rewarded more for manipulating the stock market to their advantage and investing in the companies that thereby profit.For more information about 18xx, visit the 18xx YahooGroup, the 18xx Family, and the 18xx Slack chat group.
Features
- The original 18xx game from which all others trace their design lineage is Francis Tresham's 1829.
- The games involve railroads/railways. (This is somewhat controversial, as games like 1830 UR and 2038 are based on the 18xx system, but do not involve railroads/railways).
- Highest net worth (normally cash plus stock assets) determine the winner.
- Players can buy stock in companies.
- The player (or corporate entity, e.g. in 1841) with the most stock runs the subject company as president or director.
- Turns alternate between stock buying/selling rounds and operating rounds.
- In operating rounds, the president/director determines what track tiles to lay and where, what stations/bases to create, calculates the earnings of trains, decides whether to pay out the revenue as dividends to the shareholders or to retain it in the company, and may buy a new train. These don't necessarily have to happen in this order (e.g. train buying may occur before revenue calculations in some games).
- The purchase of new types of trains may trigger other actions (increased revenues, border changes, private company closures, new track tiles, etc.).
- The board has a hexagonal grid and track tiles are hexagonal in shape.
- Stock values rise or fall depending on whether revenues are paid out as dividends or retained by the company.
Games
Title
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Area
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Designed By
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1761: From Canal to Rail |
England |
Ian D. Wilson
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1800 |
Colorado |
Antonio Leal
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1812: The Cradle of Steam Railways |
North-Eastern UK |
Ian D. Wilson
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1817 |
Eastern US |
Craig Bartell and Tim Flowers
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1822: The Railways of Great Britain |
Great Britain |
Simon Cutforth
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1824: Austria-Hungary |
Austria-Hungary |
Helmut Ohley and Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler
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1825
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Britain |
Francis Tresham
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1826: Railroading in France and Belgium from 1826 |
France and Belgium |
David G. D. Hecht
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1829
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Britain |
Francis Tresham
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1829 Mainline |
Britain |
Francis Tresham
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1830: Railways & Robber Barons
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Eastern United States |
Francis Tresham
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1830 Lummerland |
Fantasy Island |
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
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1831 |
Eastern United States |
Carl M. Burger
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1832: The South |
Southern United States |
Bill Dixon
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1834 |
Northern United States |
Thomas Lehmann
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1835
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Germany |
Francis Tresham and Michael Meier-Bachl
Wolfram Janich
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1836jr |
Netherlands and Belgium |
David G. D. Hecht
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1837: Rail Building in the Austro-Hungarian Empire |
Austria-Hungary |
Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler
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1838: Rheinland |
Germany |
Wolfram Janich
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1841 |
Northern Italy |
Federico Vellani and Manlio Manzini
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1842: Schleswig Holstein |
Germany Province |
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1843 |
France |
J. C. Lawrence
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1844: Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Helmut Ohley and Peter Minder
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1846: The Race for the Midwest |
Midwestern United States |
Thomas Lehmann
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1847: Pfalz |
German Sub-Region |
Wolfram Janich
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1848: Australia |
Australia |
Helmut Ohley and Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler
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1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways |
Island of Sicily |
Chris Lawson and Federico Vellani
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1850 |
Midwestern United States |
Bill Dixon
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1851: Kentucky & Tennessee |
Kentucky and Tennessee |
Chris Lawson and Mark Derrick
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1853 |
India |
Francis Tresham
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1854 |
Austria |
Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler
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1856: Railroading in Upper Canada from 1856 |
Upper Canada |
Bill Dixon
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1857 |
Argentina |
Eddie Robbins
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1857 by Roberto Ullfig |
Argentina |
Roberto Ullfig
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1858: The Railways of Iberia |
Spain and Portugal |
Ian D. Wilson
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1860: Railways on the Isle of Wight |
British Island |
Mike Hutton
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1861: The Railways of the Russian Empire |
Russia |
Ian D. Wilson
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1862 |
America and Canada |
Helmut Ohley
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1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties |
East Anglia, England |
Mike Hutton
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1865: Sardinia |
Sardinia and Corsica |
Alessandro Lala
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1869: USA West |
Western United States |
Alan R. Moon
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1869: The Golden Spike |
Western United States |
Colin Barnhorst and Kristopher Marquardt
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1870: Railroading across the Trans Mississippi from 1870 |
Central United States |
Bill Dixon
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Harzbahn 1873 |
Northen Germany |
Klaus Kiermeier
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1880: China |
China |
Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler and Helmut Ohley
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1876 |
Trinidad |
Peter Jacobi
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1881: Das Berliner Strassenbahnspiel |
Berlin |
Michael Mette
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1886 |
Nagoya, Japan |
Micha Bear Cub
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1889: History of Shikoku Railways |
Shikoku, Japan |
Yasutaka Ikeda
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1890 |
Osaka, Japan |
Shin-ichi Takasaki
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1891 |
Hiroshima, Japan |
Toryo Hojo
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1895 Namibia |
Namibia |
Helmut Ohley and Adam Romoth
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1897
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Northern Kanto, Japan |
Tatsuya Kamioka
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1898 |
France |
Michael Brünker
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1899 |
China |
Dirk Clemens and Ingo Mayer
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1899KP |
Korean Peninsula |
Nobuhiro Izumi
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2038: Tycoons of the Asteroid Belt |
Asteroid belt |
James Hlavaty and Thomas Lehmann
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3018: Age of the Interplanetals |
Inner Solar System |
Christopher Clouser
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18AL |
Alabama |
Mark Derrick
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18Ardennes |
Northwestern Europe |
David G. D. Hecht
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18BA |
Bahia (Brazil) |
Rafael
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18C2C: Manifest Destiny |
United States |
Mark Frazier
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18C2C: Continental Empires |
United States |
Mark Frazier and Michael Calhoon and Mike Monical
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18CLE |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Richard McGuire
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18CZ |
Czech Republic |
Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler
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18EC: USA East Coast |
Southeastern United States |
Auke Stegink and Han Heidema
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18EU |
Europe |
James Hlavaty and David G. D. Hecht
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18EZ |
Non-historical |
Clay Murry and Drew Dane
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18FL |
Florida |
David G. D. Hecht
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18FR |
France |
Michael Liebetanz, Helmut Ohley and J. C. Lawrence
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18GA |
Georgia |
Mark Derrick
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18GL |
Great Lakes Area |
Gary Mroczka
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18GM: The 18XX GameMaster |
Non-historical |
Colin Barnhorst and Kristopher Marquardt
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18IB |
Iberian Peninsula |
Akke Monasso
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18Kaas |
Holland |
Erno Eekelschot
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18MEX |
Mexico |
Mark Derrick
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18NA |
North America |
Bill Dixon and Dustin Hatchett
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18NAC |
North America |
Matthew Campbell and Fred Campbell
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18NEB |
Nebraska |
Matthew Campbell
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18NK |
Nagaokakyo |
(the Japanese designer who calls himself "CTDA")
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18NL |
Netherlands |
Helmut Ohley
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18OE: On the Rails of the Orient Express |
Europe (Orient Express) |
Edward Sindelar
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18OH |
Ohio |
Thomas Hudson
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18Rhl: Rhineland |
Germany |
Wolfram Janich
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18Scan |
Scandinavia |
David G. D. Hecht
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18SP |
São Paulo |
Luiz Cláudio Duarte
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18SS |
Non-historical |
(unknown Japanese designer)
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18SX |
Saxony |
Wolfram Janich
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18SY |
Hoshu Island |
Toryo Hojo
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18TK |
Tokyo, Japan |
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18TN |
Tennessee and Kentucky |
Mark Derrick
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18US |
United States |
David G. D. Hecht
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18VA |
Virginia |
David G. D. Hecht
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18West |
Western United States |
David G. D. Hecht
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18?? |
Alternate map & privates for 1870 |
Allen Sliwinski
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Poseidon |
Aegean Sea |
Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler and Helmut Ohley
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Railroad Barons |
11 Different Metro Areas |
Helmut Ohley
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Powerrails |
Non-historical |
Tom Schoeps
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Steam over Holland |
Holland |
Bart Van Dijk
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Ur: 1830 BC |
Ur |
Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga
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Game Conventions
- Chattanooga Rail Gaming Challenge - January-February in Chattanooga, Tennessee; run by Mark Derrick
- TempleCon - January in Providence, Rhode Island; run by Dave Lionett
- TotalCon - February in Mansfield, Massachusetts; run by Dave Mitton
- Hattanooga - May in Medicine Hat, Alberta; run by Tyler McLaughlin
- Portland 18xx Convention - June in Portland, Oregon; run by Dave Blanchard (magnate)
- DieCon - June in St. Louis, Missouri metro area; run by Chris Fawcett
- ManorCon - July in the United Kingdom
- World Boardgaming Championships (WBC) - End of July in Seven Springs, PA near Pittsburgh; 18xx Tournament run by Tom McCorry
- MidSumCon - August in Chicago, Illinois; run by Anthony Carver
- RailCon - Fall in the United States, location varies; Run by the Train Gamers Association; includes non-18xx rail games.
- Buckeye Game Fest - September in Columbus Ohio. Includes non--18xx games. Run by Columbus Area Boardgame Society (CABS).
- Conception Convention - September in Glen Ellyn Illinois. Features an 18xx Tournament. Tournament run by Joe Miller.
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