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1998 Ranked #6,233

18ga

A railroad investment game where players manage companies in Georgia through stock trading and railway operations. Its compact format focuses the contest on developing routes and company value without the longer scope of many related games.

Strategy Games Economic Print & Play Stock Holding Network and Route Building

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

4.07/5

Rating

6.99

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?

18GA is a shorter 18xx game set in Georgia and designed by Mark Derrick. It is currently available as a free print-and-play game or as a partially assembled kit from John David Galt.

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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Type

1
Strategy Games

Category

4
Economic Print & Play Trains Transportation

Mechanism

3
Network and Route Building Stock Holding Tile Placement

Family

5
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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–4
Play time
240 min
Age
14+
Complexity
4.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Mark Derrick

Publishers

3
(Self-Published) (Web published) John Galt