The Depot: 1827 Jr. - The Little Game of American Railways
This game is largely derived from 1827, and was at first designed as a stripped down version of 1827. After a complete redesign 1827 Jr. is now a game of its own, and some rules (i.e.: the movement of the current market value token on the stock market chart) are actually more complex than the corresponding rules in 1827.
The beta playtesting phase was begun in May, 1996, and it is expected that it will end the following winter.
Map: 65 hexes and 6 external boxes, covering the continental United States, with the exception of the area east of Chicago and north of Richmond.
# of trains: 28 (of the H type, like in 1849), 16 non-permanent (1H to 4H) and 12 permanent (5H, P8H, and F7H).
# of tiles: 52 yellow, 36 green, 26 brown.
# of corporations: 6, each with 2 20% certificates, 6 10% certificates (like in 1849) and four to six tokens.
# of scenarios: 1.
# of players: 3 to 5.
Best # of players: 4.
Private companies: 13 (5 of which are available at start).
Hex types: plains, rough, hills, mountains (M hexes, with special tiles)
Cities: single dot, standard, and special (Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco)
Other features: 16 prestige items, 2 bonds for each corporation, transcontinental bonus, linear stock market (with different buying and selling prices for each position).
Money: $11,640.
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