Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
1843 aka 18FR-RCE, more familiarly known as 18Fried Rice, is an 18xx re-envisioning of 18FR.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Auction/Bidding
Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Stock Holding
Acquire shares whose value depends on companies, assets, or player actions.
Network and Route Building
Create connected routes that improve reach, delivery, control, or scoring.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Read the full game description
1843 aka 18FR-RCE, more familiarly known as 18Fried Rice, is an 18xx re-envisioning of 18FR. Significant differences include a ninth company, an extended train roster, a slew of map changes, an additional private company with a new power and tweaks to the other privates, changes to the track-tile manifest, etc. However this remains a fast train-rush game. Trains are expensive and they move quickly even when player companies aren't buying them...and players will be buying non-permanent trains out of pocket... The primary goals of 1843 were to reduce the bankruptcy rate to well below 50% of games (versus the near 100% rate of 1830 and 18FR when played aggressively) while also providing for a volatile and dynamic game with good texture and more interesting train and track management sub-games (especially in the late game).