18xx Variants: Form railroads, issue stock, and pay dividends
in these games about the beginnings or railbuilding in various
countries. 1829 by Hartland 1830 by Avalon Hill: Try the U.S. Eastern seaboard game or railbuilding
and stock market manipulation that started the 18xx craze in North
America. 1835 by Hans Im Gluck: Players build railroads and manipulate
stock while becoming rail barons in Germany. An 18xx variant. 1856 by Bill Dixon and published by Mayfair Games Inc.: An 18xx
variant that takes place in upper Canada. 1870 by Bill Dixon and published by Mayfair Games, Inc.: An 18xx
variant of railbuilding in the trans Mississippi area. Empire Builder/North American Rails by Mayfair Games, Inc.: Test
your ability to create a North American railroad empire. Empire Builder International by Mayfair Games, Inc.: Players build
railroad empires in international areas using the Empire Builder
system. May include Eurorails and Iron Dragon. Australia Rails Eurorails by Mayfair Games, Inc.: Become a rail baron in the new
Europe. An Empire Builder variant. Express by Mayfair Games, Inc.: A fast-paced card game of train
formation. Score points by assembling your own trains. Freight Train by Mayfair Games, Inc.: A card game set in the freight
yards. Assemble freight trains and accrue money. The Great Western Railway Game by Gibsons Games: Relive the age
of England's Great Western Railway. Iron Dragon by Mayfair Games, Inc.: An Empire Builder variant
in a fantasy setting. Iron Horse: A card game for train fanatics. Rail Baron by Avalon Hill: Race from destination to destination
while amassing railroad deeds and cash in this classic train game. Railroad Dynasty by Precedence: Connect cities and raillines in
this rummy-like train game. Railway Rivals by Games Workshop: A fast and furious game of building
railways and competing for load contracts. Any number of variant
maps may be used including Dampfross (distributed in the U.S.
by Mayfair Games, Inc.) Santa Fe by White Wind, Inc.: Try this game about the western
expansion of the railroads. Silverton by Mayfair Games, Inc.: Railroading in the Colorado
Rockies and beyond. Tracks to Telluride by Winsome Games: A fast game of Colorado
railbuilding. Trainsport: Austria and Trainsport: Switzerland by Winsome Games:
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1825, 1853 by Francis Tresham
1832, 1850 by Bill Dixon
1839, 1849 (2) by Federico Vellani
1837 by Leonhard Orgler
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