1831
(1996)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 3 to 10 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Network and Route Building, Stock Holding und Tile Placement...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 600 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 3 - 10 |
| Publisher: | (Self-Published), All-Aboard Games |
| Designers: | Carl M. Burger |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Network and Route Building, Stock Holding, Tile Placement |
"1831 is a railroading game like no other. It combines the real spirit of the original Robber Barons with both common and preferred stock, hostile takeovers, passenger and cargo routes, and a game map that accurately reflects real terrain." (quote from the rules overview)
This is one of the three largest 18xx games (18C2C: Manifest Destiny and 18OE: On the Rails of the Orient Express being the others). There are 30 railroads, hundreds of freight and passenger stations and 9 different sizes of trains.
26 copies of the original edition of this game exist individually lettered A, B, C, ......Z.
The game was republished in 2014 by All-Aboard Games.
Alternative names:
1831
Last Updated: 2025-08-13 05:18:53 UTC
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