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1830: Wabash Cannonball Variant
Requires:1830: Railways & Robber Barons
Designed by John Bohrer
Published by (Self-Published), Rail Gamer + 1 more
Expansion
Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach
Country: USA
Community Snapshot
Heavy complexity
~240 min
7.3 on BGG (13)
Categories
Since 1999, 1830: Wabash Cannonball Variant has captivated fans of tile placement and auction with its heavy complexity design.
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
Originally published in Rail Gamer Magazine, the Wabash Cannonball Variant is an expansion for 1830: Railways and Robber Barons. It was later commercially published in Wolfram Janich's 1830: Variant Box #1 and periodically reprinted by Winsome. The Wabash Expansion consists of: 1) an extension the map to the west and south-west, pushing Chicago and the America west red areas a few hexes further out 2) adds a gray city north of the NYC home (not in the 2010 Winsome edition) 3) adds a few extra tiles to the mix 4) adds some trains 5) replaces the diesels with 7 trains (pictured as Challengers) 6) adds $2000 to the bank 7) adds another railroad corporation–the Wabash.…
Source: BoardGameGeek