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1879: Us Pacific Northwest box art
2014 Ranked #11,416

1879: Us Pacific Northwest

Build routes and networks to connect locations efficiently.

Economic Trains Stock Holding Network and Route Building

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.5/5

Rating

6.64

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 3.8/5

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?

Set in the Pacific Northwest, and published by All-Aboard Games, 1879 was originally one of three titles in the Winsome Games 2014 Essen Set.

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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Set in the Pacific Northwest, and published by All-Aboard Games, 1879 was originally one of three titles in the Winsome Games 2014 Essen Set. 1879 largely follows the 1830 ruleset, but since it is designed to introduce players to the 18xx system, there are only 6 major companies in the game and no private companies.

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Category

3
Economic Trains Transportation

Mechanism

3
Network and Route Building Stock Holding Tile Placement

Family

3
Series: 18xx Series: 18xx Games (Winsome) Series: Winsome Essen Sets

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
150 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
John Bohrer

Publishers

2
All-Aboard Games Winsome Games

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