1830: Variants
Take a Ride on the Reading by Alan Moon,
published originally in The General volume 23, number 6 (and due
to be republished in the Train Gamer's Gazette volume 2, number
4), added the Reading Railroad to the game and suggested several other
changes to the rules of play. A map is available
(22.4k). All of these are supported by 1830:Railroads and Robber Barons for
the IBM PC.
The Coalfields by Alan Moon, published orginally
in Games International number 6 (and recently republished in the
Train Gamer's Gazette volume 2, number 2), added 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 suggested several other changes to the rules of play. Amap is available. It also includes rules for
combining The Coalfields with Take a Ride on the Reading.
Dave Mitton has supplied an excellent map for
The Coalfields/Reading combined variants.
The 1830 Debt Variant by John Puddifoot, published
originally in the Train Gamer's Gazette volume 1, number 3, added
the ability for companies to go into debt (similar to, but not exactly like
the debt rules in 1856).
Combining all of the above variants should yield chaotic results and will
require several extra trains. Eventually, I will do a map that shows all of
the variants, but this is a low priority.
The Pere Marquette by Federico Vellani, published in
the Train Gamer's Gazette volume 3, number 1, added a new western
railroad.The Chesapeake Bay Bridge by Carl Burger has not been
published anywhere yet, to my knowledge. It adds on to the Coalfields
variant. A bridge between hexes J14 and I17 is the only added terrain. K15
(The N&W base) is now has room for two tokens, and its value changes based
on phase from $30 to $50 to $60. Two tiles are also added: one each of tile
145 (from 1870) and 220 (from 1835).
The "Simple" 1830 variant by John David Galt adds the
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific (CMSt.P&P - The "Milwaukee Road")
starting with 3 tokens in hex D2 (Flint MI) and the Louisville & Nashville
(L&N) starting with 3 tokens in hex H4 (Dayton OH). Both companies are have
standard 1830 share set-ups (President: 20% and 8 x 10%). The third "6"
train should be used, but no other trains should be added. These should
only be used with 5 or 6 players. The variant also adds a couple of gray
tiles, which will be available when the first six train is sold. The first
is a tile identical to the Toronto tile in 1856 for New York City; the
second is a "B" tile (two hole city with five exits, worth 70). Only one of
each of these tiles is added.
New Board Variants
Especially in Germany, play-by-mail and play-by-email 18XX is very
popular. Many new maps have been devised for the 1830 rules and parts.
There is no guarantee that this list is complete: new ones are being
devised all the time.
1830L - Lummerland, the setting of a popular German
children's television program.
1830T - Set in Trinidad. Not to
be mistaken with 1835T
1831 - Set in the Southeastern
United States. Not to be confused with John Bohrer's design.
1832 - Set in France. Not to be confused with Bill
Dixon's design covering the Southeastern United States (due for release in
1996).
1839 - Set in the Netherlands. Not to be confused with
Paul Stouthard and Rob van Wijngaarden's 1839.
1850jr - Set in Sicily. Not to be confused with either
Federico Vellani's 1850 (now titled 1849) or with Bill Dixon's forthcoming 1850.
1899 - Set in Korea and China
around the Yellow Sea.
As more information becomes available on these variants, they will get
their own pages.
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dmreed@bihs.net last updated 9 August
1996