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1831 box art
1996 Ranked #11,382

1831

Build routes and networks to connect locations efficiently.

Trains Stock Holding Network and Route Building Series: 18xx

Players

3-10

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

4.5/5

Rating

7.58

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

"1831 is a railroading game like no other.

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.
Read the full game description

"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.

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Category

1
Trains

Mechanism

3
Network and Route Building Stock Holding Tile Placement

Family

2
Country: USA Series: 18xx

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–10
Best with
2
Play time
600 min
Age
12+
Complexity
4.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Carl M. Burger

Publishers

2
(Self-Published) All-Aboard Games

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