Are 18xx games ugly? Look at this gallery and judge yourself. Game: 1856: Railroading in Upper Canada from 1856 Edition : Mayfair Games Year: 1995 BGG link: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/423/1856-railroading-upper-canada-1856 Today I finished working on stickers for tokens for this title. If…
Author: Marcin (Magole)
First of all: this game is already 23 years old, the physical copy I got in Essen was made in 1995. If not for the fact that on the same day I got 1835, it would be the oldest game…
I played in UR 1830 BC. What does it mean? In short, it is an 18xx, which takes place in 1830 BC. Splotter Spellen (because it’s their game) managed to move mechanics of 18xx to times when nobody even dreamed…
I have prepared a brand new box and most of the components for my 18CLE copy which I got from the author. The map is a little bigger but it consists of 6 parts and fits perfectly into the box…
This time I decided to write a few words about ourselves and about what will happen in the future on the blog. I think it can be a constant topic which we will update from time to time. As you…
We have met in a group of four recently, and this amount of experienced players meant we were able to play 18Ireland for the first time, which is said to work best when there are 4 or more people. We…
From now until November 3, you can place an order in our store and collect your order personally from Galatolol at the Belgian 18xx Convention (November 30 – December 2). All you need to do is mark an ‘Pickup at…
This title previously surprised us with its speed and the number of companies that we manage from the beginning of the game. It surprised me positively of course. So this time I was wondering if I would like to invite…
I listened to an interesting discussion recently at the Punching Cardboard podcast. It concerned the COIN system used by the GMT games and the 18xx system. Both are similar in one respect: their complexity. These systems need time, time and…
First a few words about the performance of the game itself. It is known that 18xx games are inherently ugly when we play them on large conventions, it happens that people ask if they are prototypes. Among the hundreds of…