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2005 Ranked #8,529

18gl

A railway investment game has players run companies and build networks around the Great Lakes. Varied private companies, ferry lines, and randomized setup create changing financial and route-building priorities.

Strategy Games Economic Trains Stock Holding Network and Route Building

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

4.21/5

Rating

7.27

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

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 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

18GL is an 18xx game set in the US Great Lakes area. It shares many features with David G.D.

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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18GL is an 18xx game set in the US Great Lakes area. It shares many features with David G.D. Hecht's 1826: Railroading in France and Belgium from 1826, differing in that it does not have destinations (and thus no 5-share corporations), only one merger corporation, and diesels instead of TGVs. Unique features include a varied mix of private companies (with a small amount of random setup) and ferry lines, with a mix of other features drawn from numerous games in the series.

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Type

1
Strategy Games

Category

2
Economic 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

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2–6
Play time
300 min
Age
14+
Complexity
4.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Gary Mroczka

Publishers

2
Deep Thought Games, LLC Golden Spike Games

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