We normally play four-player games of 1825, although I have records of a three-player and a six-player game as well. One thing that has become apparent is...
The SF Bay Area Games Day will be March 4 at the Los Altos public library from 10am-11pm. I will be there early looking for an 18xx game (or 2) to play. Tom...
Salutations, gentlefolk, I'm typing this out while dealing with the aftereffects of a cold - any ascerbic (as opposed to ascorbic ;-) ) notes herein should be...
... If you have well-placed hotels and or tokens, a 6 train can easily exceed a 3E run. If you have tokens in Jacksonville, the 3E works well, but if not you...
I originally used closed tile sets in all my designs. The open set (unlimited basic yellows) was introduced into 1870 by Mayfair. I find that I like this...
This is the problem with having two computers: a Win98 machine to run 18CONFIG on and a WinXP laptop on which to run 18XX-286! ... version of 18xx (18- ... ...
... Both of which can and generally are built around. ... Um, I dunno...I've never seen that combo, myself. The SR is viewed by many as one of the best...
We've played perhaps a dozen games, and there are certain "norms" in play, but restrictiveness is not at all the feel of the game. FYI - Florida is long at the...
... It has happened here, just not often. The short version is that LNWR and GER cooperated sufficiently well to get LNWR and GWR into London thrice each. ......
... Sooth. ... Nothing happens to them, they aren't paid. ... There's no limit. You can own 100%. ... Curious. We've run out of #7 and #8 a couple times, but...
Hi all, I would be glad if somebody could tell me if I interpret the rules of Mainline in wrong way and what is my mistake. Maybe I misread the rules but some...
Hi all, to continue… 6. In a two player game with patience formation a player is allowed to pick and buy any card revealed in a column and not only the...
... of ... rules but ... has ... We don't play this way. We play that you can extend a single railhead. The key to this is that "track must be continuous". We...
... to pick ... one. ... Interesting clarification. ... in a ... (not on ... This is 1829 Mainline, not patience. ... company in ... Correct. This is the only...
Thank you for your answer, Mike. Point 4 is not bad. It is just so that is not 18xx. It is not so easy to interpret a rule of a game which looks as 18xx (but...
Thank you again. Just to point 7: It was compared by Matthias Hardel with Patience and so I had different expectations. Just a problem if you have a background...
Hello. Just to give you MHO: we played a 2-pl game of 1829 mainline last WE with Christwart Conrad during the Belgoludic Con, and it was simply awful. Both of...
As I said in my previous post we encountered one strange thing in the 2038 game while using the moderator: - one player was able to get one more certificate...
I've laid out all the boards of 1825 (three Units and three regional Kits) and have been contemplating those port cities labeled in large white letters. I...
... In my estimation, the above represents a major strategic mistake by players. Yes, in all of Tresham's designs that I have seen (1825, 1829, and 1853), and ...
The +20 bonus that I mentioned as going to the company that places a station token on the appropriate Port city should perhaps go to just the first company...
For those of you not living in the United States, the US Mint has been producing quarters celebrating each state of the union. There have been five state...
... Lines ... <snip> Steam Packet Lines: the first becomes available to purchase once the last private company has been purchased and the second once the...
To anyone, Has anyone put together a set of instruction for a complete dummy? The read me files are tending to blend at this point. I have downloaded the 18xx...
" But I will give Mainline a chance. ;-) Michael " Thx a lot, now the whole world breathes a sigh of relief. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi, I'm new to 18xx (although you might recognize my username from BoardgameGeek). I'm trying to learn more about the game 1850 (the one set in the US...
I can't show you a map, but I can tell you what its geographic limits are. The north edge is a row of hexes above the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Fargo,...
Dont ask & I wont lie to you! ... FWLIW Two 18XX were played: 1856 and 1824. Both were 4 player. Bjoern did an excellent job of introducing and running the...
