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1830: The Coalfields
Requires:1830: Railways & Robber Barons
Designed by Alan R. Moon
Published by Games International, Rail Gamer + 1 more
Expansion
Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach
Country: USA
Community Snapshot
Heavy complexity
~300 min
7.5 on BGG (34)
Categories
Designed for 3–6 players and playable in ~300 min, 1830: The Coalfields delivers a heavy experience that earned a 5.5 on BGG.
How It Plays
Auction / Bidding
Players bid against each other for cards, tiles, or resources — knowing when to go big and when to fold is the key.
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
1830: The Coalfields by Alan Moon, published originally in Games International number 6 (and republished in the Train Gamer’s Gazette volume 2, number 2 and in Rail Gamer Magazine #7), expands 1830: Railways & Robber Barons, an 18xx game. It adds the Norfolk and Western Railroad; an extra portion of the board; two 7 trains; off-board connections that can be the center of a run, instead of the end; and suggests several other changes to the rules of play, including rules for combining it with 1830: Take A Ride on the Reading.
Source: BoardGameGeek