The Depot: 1837

Country of Origin: Austria
Designed by: Leonhard Orgler
Published by: Leonhard Orgler (Austria)
Released: 1994?
Not Licensed by Hartland Trefoil

Money Unit: Austrian Kroner
Off-board Connections: None
Stock Market: Hyper-Dynamic (1837-style)
Stock Purchase order: Start-Packet
Tile Colors: Yellow, Green, Brown/Russet

1837 bears a large relation to 1835, and expands on the basic structure of that game. There are three companies that form from minors similar to 1835's Prussian Railroad. The private companies are called mountain railroads and they can control the mountain passes. The stock market is a hexagonal grid, and stock prices can go in six different directions, based on total subscription of stock, payout, withholding, splitting, stock sales, etc. Companies may voluntarily scrap trains for a fee, to prevent the train-locking that we have all experienced in other 18xx titles... A new type of company, the coal-company, runs goods (freight) trains to and from coal mines on the board.

The map of 1837. (36.1k) An english translation of the rules for 1837

More will be added when available.

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dmreed@bihs.net last updated 15 May 1996