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18ardennes

Players

3-5

Time

?-?

Age

14+

Weight

3.78

Rating

7.49

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 4.3

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high interaction frequency. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game 18ardennes has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. The player interaction score is average. The game offers a moderate level of easiness to learn while providing enough depth for experienced players.

Luck profile

18ardennes has a low influence of luck. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

18Ardennes is an 18xx game set in northwestern Europe, including northern and eastern France, Belgium, the southern part of the Netherlands, and the Rhine-Ruhr basin of Germany. Designed by David Hecht, the game has a one-dimensional stock market with 22 different companies: 6 public ones, 15 minor ones and a special one used only for 4-player games.

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Credits

Designers

1
David G. D. Hecht

Artists

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

2
Deep Thought Games, LLC Golden Spike Games

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