Board Game

1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties

Released 2013 / 1-8 players / 120-300 min / Ages 14+

Also known as 1862: 이스턴 카운티에 불어온 철도 열풍, 18EA

Designer: Mike Hutton

Artist: Mike Hutton

Publisher: GMT Games, Korea Boardgames, LMN+B, Ltd

1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties cover art

Description

1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties is an 18xx game set in East Anglia, England. It features a company-packed board, where 16 of 20 companies are randomly selected for use on a board containing only 37 hexes. Major features of the game are:


Petitioning parliament as a means of floating your preferred company
a mixture of full and partial capitalisation for companies
three train types with differing objectives and building requirements
company mergers and re-floatation
1860-style semi-linear stock-market featuring multiple stock jumps.


Game at a glance

Year published
2013
Players
1–8
Play time
120–300 minutes
Listed playing time
300 minutes
Minimum age
14+

Categories (2)

  • Economic
  • Trains

Mechanics (8)

  • Auction / Bidding
  • Market
  • Network and Route Building
  • Ownership
  • Solo / Solitaire Game
  • Stock Holding
  • Tile Placement
  • Victory Points as a Resource
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