Board Game

1895 Namibia

Released 2004 / 3-3 players / 180-240 min / Ages 12+

Designer: Helmut Ohley

Artist: Helmut Ohley

Publisher: (Self-Published)

1895 Namibia cover art

Description

A self published 18xx variation set in Namibia. Designed especially for three players. Excerpt from rules by game author: 'Often there are only three or four players who want to play 18xx. Or sometimes after a long day of 18xx only few players remain, who want to play another short 18xx-game.
Although there are a large number of 18xx-games already, there are only few 18xx-games for three players.
Therefore I decided to develop this game. I chose Namibia because my little sister lived there several years and sent me a lot of information and historical maps.
The main theme of this game is not complex railroad construction. The number of brown tiles is limited, so that there will be no useless delay in the end of the game (when everything has been decided). Many hexes of the plan probably won't be used, but this is realistic in view of the Namibian geography.'

Game at a glance

Year published
2004
Players
3
Play time
180–240 minutes
Listed playing time
240 minutes
Minimum age
12+

Categories (3)

  • Economic
  • Trains
  • Transportation

Mechanics (4)

  • Network and Route Building
  • Stock Holding
  • Tile Placement
  • Trading
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