18FR
1997 · BGG
Avg rating
6.92
Bayes rating
5.52
Weight
4.50 (Heavy)
Players
3-6
Playtime
6 hr
Ratings count
30
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Description
An 18xx game originally designed in 1987 by Michael Liebetanz as 1830: Railways & Robber Barons on a new map for France. In 1997 Helmut Ohley produced a variant set of rules for 18FR which introduced ports, the special track-tiles, etc. In 2009 J C Lawrence in collaboration with Helmut Ohley updated 18FR, extending and clarifying Helmut's original variant into a more interesting game. Both variants require additional components to 1830: Railways & Robber Barons to play (files are provided to make your own) and assumes familiarity with the 1830: Railways & Robber Barons rules. Though this uses components of 1830 this is not an expansion, but is a separate standalone game.
Play mode
Competitive
How it plays
Auction & bidding Resource & economic management Tile, map & route building
Game type
Board game
What it’s about
Business, building & transportation
Publishers
Designers
Helmut Ohley J. C. Lawrence Michael Liebetanz