1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Countries (EN)

Content:

• 1 Mounted 25.5" x 22" Game Board
• 20 different Charters
• £15,000 in play money
• 180 Stock Certificates
• 34 Train cards
• 8 Phase Change cards
• 12 Train Distribution cards
• 6 Player Order cards
• 7 Certificate Limit cards
• 175 Track Tiles: (175 total tiles on thick counter stock)
• 30 Train Permits (on thick counter stock)
• 20 Warranty chits (on thick counter stock)
• 220 Station tokens/chits (on thick counter stock)
• 20 Small wooden station tokens
• 1 Wooden Train marker
• 1 Wood cylinder to mark Stock Operating Rounds
• One Rules booklet

1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties is an '18xx' game, one of many rail games by different designers inspired by Francis Tresham's 1829. Although it shares many traits in common with the other 18XX games, it has several unique features, such as:

• random selection of companies
• three types of trains
• two different ways to finance companies (either by petitioning parliament or by piecemeal capitalization in a stock round)
• allowing companies to run multiple trains over the same track
• the ability to accommodate from 1 to 8 players
• a special homage to the great “Railway King” George Hudson

Although there is randomness in the game setup, no luck takes a part in the game after that. Your success will entirely be due to your judgement and interaction with other Players.