Story by Jason Begy (1st place in our competition, BIG congrads Jason) In Which Our Hero Learns 18xx But Not Dutch By Jason Begy “Why do I have so many damn games about stupid trains?” I muttered to myself,…
Swedish (and not only) convention One of our readers let me know that there is an 18xx convention in Sweden as well: Maybe it is time for someone (hint, hint, nudge, nudge) to create an international calender for 18xx conventions?…
We have already described 18GB, you can read our first impression here: https://www.railsonboards.com/2019/03/28/the-whole-saturday-with-18xx-18gb -18pa-18GB In short: 18GB we liked very much. Its several specific features make different 18xx from those already known and it is similar to 1860 (maybe also…
StationedOut is a new UK’s convention dedicated to train games, organised by Craig and Dave from The Train Rush podcast. The first edition will take place 12th-13th October in Basingstoke (about 80 km from London).
A new podcast has emerged. Derailed are two newcomers to the hobby that talk about 18xx games in weekly, 40-50 min episodes.
If you are following us on Twitter or Instagram (user: bgg_magole or key word #RailsonBoards), then you know what we’ve played recently, but not what we’ve played is the most important thing, it is who we played with! We already…
Story by Ewelina Koper (2nd place in our competition, congrads Ewelina) Once upon a time… oh wait it is not a fairy tale… It all started with one word said by a guy on the boardgame podcast: „Nie lubię osiemnastek”…
Story by Piotr Starnawski (3rd place in our competition, congrads Piotr) “Last Christmas you gave me 1830 and the very next day, other games went away.” December 2018 I was asked by a friend of mine what game could they…
Update: After a small brain storm, we decided to change the order, first we publish the best three texts, and then the next ones will be published. 8 people took part in our competition. We are very happy about it….
Note: the game is still under development and will likely change. The version I played was 4.20 During the last Belgian 18xx Convention, I had an opportunity to play an upcoming Marflow title, 18DO: Dortmund. The game incorporates a parallel…