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1838: Rheinland
(Self-Published) · 2003
3–5180 min14+ yrs4.0/5 complexity6.8 BGG36Strategy
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1838 Rheinland is an 18xx game designed and self-published by Wolfram Janich. It is intended to be a short game, obviously located in the area of one of the most industrial area of Germany, the Rhine valley from Bonn to the RuhrGebiet (Essen).
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1838 Rheinland is an 18xx game designed and self-published by Wolfram Janich.
It is intended to be a short game, obviously located in the area of one of the most industrial area of Germany, the Rhine valley from Bonn to the RuhrGebiet (Essen).
mainly a variant of 1835 (trains X+x, last share is 20%, nationalization, corporations floated with 50%) with 1830: Railways & Robber Barons features (stock market, privates auction)
6 corporations
the Rhine can only be crossed in a few places in main cities (this represents the fact that the Prussian army did not allow, for defense reasons, the building of bridges over the Rhine)
special bonuses: coal mines and steel mills
small map (around 60 hexes)
A revised version has been published as 18Rhl: Rhineland.
🔬 game anatomy
Complexity4.0 / 5
BGG rating6.8 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Play time
180 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
14+ yrs
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1838: Rheinland is a economic game, for 3–5 players, taking ~180 minutes, featuring network and route building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about 1838: Rheinland — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
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1838: Rheinland is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of 1838: Rheinland take?
A game of 1838: Rheinland takes about 180 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is 1838: Rheinland for?
1838: Rheinland is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is 1838: Rheinland?
1838: Rheinland has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.0 out of 5.
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