1832: The South

2006 · BGG

Avg rating

7.78

Bayes rating

5.63

Weight

3.89 (Heavy)

Players

2-7

Playtime

4 hr 30 min

Ratings count

126

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Description

Another in the 18xx series initiated by Francis Tresham's 1829, 1832 models railroad development in the southeastern United States during an era of consolidation. The rules are similar to 1850: The MidWest and 1870: Railroading Across the Trans Mississippi from 1870 with the addition of two types of mergers to model the railroad consolidation. Companies included are A&WP, ACL, CoG, FEC, GM&O, GRR, L&N, N&W, SAL, and Southern.

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

Deep Thought Games, LLC Golden Spike Games Rusty Robot Games

Designers

Bill Dixon