%2Fpic784602.jpg&w=3840&q=65)
%2Fpic784602.jpg&w=3840&q=65)
Designed by Bill Dixon
Published by Deep Thought Games, LLC, Golden Spike Games
Players
2-6
Community Snapshot
Language Editions
Categories
How It Plays
Network and Route Building
You connect locations to form networks — the bigger and smarter your network, the more points you earn.
Stock Holding
You invest in companies or assets that change in value — buy low, sell high, and watch your portfolio grow!
Tile Placement
You lay tiles on the table to build a map, landscape, or pattern — every piece you place changes the board.
About This Game
1850 is set in the Midwestern United States to the west of Chicago. It is another in the series of 18xx games originated by Francis Tresham, and is most closely related to 1870: Railroading Across the Trans Mississippi from 1870, also by the same author. Companies involved in the game include CB&Q, CMStP&P, CRI&P, GN, MKT ("Katy"), MP, NP, Soo Line, and UP.
Source: BoardGameGeek
Similar Games
More Like This
Play Time
300 min
Complexity
3.6 / 5
Rating
7.4
Year
2005