1829 (board game)
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1829 is a railroad operations and share
-trading board game
in the 18xx
series, first published by Hartland Trefoil Ltd (UK) in 1974
from an original design by Francis Tresham
, but is now out of print. 1829 (South) is based on railroading in southern England and Wales and became the first game in the 18xx series, with the basic game design now licensed to companies such as Mayfair Games
and Hans im Glück
. The game is also the inspiration for Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
series.
multiplayer game where the only element of luck involved is in determining the initial play order.
and covers railroading in Northern England and Southern Scotland.
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-trading board game
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
in the 18xx
18XX
18XX is the generic term for a series of board games that, with a few exceptions, recreate the building of railroad corporations during the 19th century; individual games within the series use particular years in the 19th century as their title , or "18" plus a two-letter geographical designator...
series, first published by Hartland Trefoil Ltd (UK) in 1974
1974 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1974. For video and console games, see 1974 in video gaming.-Game awards given in 1974:...
from an original design by Francis Tresham
Francis Tresham (game designer)
Francis Tresham is an United Kingdom-based board game designer who has been producing board games since the early 1970s. Tresham founded and ran games company Hartland Trefoil , a company well known for its Civilization board game, until its sale to Microprose in 1997...
, but is now out of print. 1829 (South) is based on railroading in southern England and Wales and became the first game in the 18xx series, with the basic game design now licensed to companies such as Mayfair Games
Mayfair Games
Mayfair Games is a publisher of board, card, and roleplaying games. They also license German-style board games and publish them in English throughout the world...
and Hans im Glück
Hans im Glück
Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH is a German board and card game publisher. Though many of their own games are language-independent they themselves publish only printings for the domestic market which include only German-language rules; English-language printings of their games have been published...
. The game is also the inspiration for Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
Railroad Tycoon
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon is a business simulation game. There are five versions; the original Railroad Tycoon , Railroad Tycoon Deluxe , Railroad Tycoon II , Railroad Tycoon 3 , and Sid Meier's Railroads! .Railroad Tycoon was written by game designer Sid Meier and published by MicroProse and...
series.
Game Structure
1829 (South) is a turn-basedTurn-based strategy
A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing...
multiplayer game where the only element of luck involved is in determining the initial play order.
Second Version
A second version of the game known as 1829 (North) was published by Francis Tresham in 19811981 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1981. For video and console games, see 1981 in video gaming....
and covers railroading in Northern England and Southern Scotland.
External links
- 1829 game information on Blackwater Station