1830 Railways and Robber Barons

• Welcome to 1830, a railroad game that is geographically located in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. The game owes its name to the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company, which started operations on May 24, 1830. As usual with 18XX games, players take on the roles of investors and directors of railroad companies and try to make as much money as possible.

  -Revised version of a fan favorite originally released in 1986

  -Mechanisms include: auction and biding, investments, markets, network and route building

  -Component upgrades include: new price markers, new cards, reduced rulebook, updated colors

  -This game was one of the earliest 18xx game series games published (by Avalon Hill), and remains a favorite