1894
2023
BGG Geek Rating
5.6
based on 45 ratings
BGG Average Rating
8.1
community average
BGG Ranking
#12691
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Players
3-4
Weight
4.00/5.00
Playtime
240 min
⚙️ Game Mechanics
How this game works - core systems and player actions
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📖 About This Game
1894 is a 3-4 player 18xx game set along the border between France and Belgium.
Some 1894 features:
two public companies start the game floated, with every player invested in them
full capitalization with shares in the IPO paying to the company
novel share redeeming/reissuing model
public companies that may be started later in the game and that can choose their home city
regular green cities upgrade to OO–like brown cities: it is possible to disconnect what used to be connected
trains may be upgraded to newer types at a discount
streamlined game end
—description from the designer