Board Game

1830: The Coalfields

Released 1989 / 3-6 players / 300-300 min / Ages 14+

Designer: Alan R. Moon

Artist: (Uncredited)

Publisher: Games International, Rail Gamer, The Train Gamers Gazette

1830: The Coalfields cover art

Description

1830: The Coalfields by Alan Moon, published originally in Games International number 6 (and republished in the Train Gamer’s Gazette volume 2, number 2 and in Rail Gamer Magazine #7), expands 1830: Railways & Robber Barons, an 18xx game. It adds the Norfolk and Western Railroad; an extra portion of the board; two 7 trains; off-board connections that can be the center of a run, instead of the end; and suggests several other changes to the rules of play, including rules for combining it with 1830: Take A Ride on the Reading.

Game at a glance

Year published
1989
Players
3–6
Play time
300 minutes
Listed playing time
300 minutes
Minimum age
14+

Categories (4)

  • Economic
  • Expansion for Base-game
  • Trains
  • Transportation

Mechanics (4)

  • Auction / Bidding
  • Network and Route Building
  • Stock Holding
  • Tile Placement
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