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2000 Ranked #5,825

1825 Unit 2

A railway finance game has investors operate English Midlands companies and manage shares, trains, and routes. It works alone or joins related maps, expanding the economic network across Britain.

Strategy Games Trains Transportation Stock Holding Network and Route Building

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.53/5

Rating

7.43

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The second unit in the 1825 series covering the Midlands (of England). This can be played standalone or in conjunction with 1825 Unit 1 (southern England) & 1825 Unit 3 (Scotland).

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Network and Route Building

Create connected routes that improve reach, delivery, control, or scoring.
Stock Holding

Acquire shares whose value depends on companies, assets, or player actions.
Tile Placement

Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
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The second unit in the 1825 series covering the Midlands (of England). This can be played standalone or in conjunction with 1825 Unit 1 (southern England) & 1825 Unit 3 (Scotland). Designed by Francis Tresham this is another of many games based on the same underlying mechanics, known as 18xx.

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Type

1
Strategy Games

Category

2
Trains Transportation

Mechanism

3
Network and Route Building Stock Holding Tile Placement

Family

5
Admin: Better Description Needed! Country: England Digital Implementations: 18xx.games Game: 1825 Series: 18xx

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
180 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Francis Tresham

Publishers

1
Tresham Games

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