18USA

Table of Contents

General Information
Frequently Asked Questions
Rules Clarifications
Variants and Optional Rules
Implementation Notes

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General Information

• Designed by Mark Hendrickson, Shawn Fox, and Edward Reece
• 2-7 Players
• Location: United States
• 18USA Rules
• 1817 Rules
• Map
• Tiles
• Market
• BoardGameGeek

Frequently Asked Questions

• Coal and oil resource tiles and rural junctions can not be run through twice with the same train.
• The Denver metropolis tile's orientation is determined by the corporation that starts there or the first corporation to lay track to the Denver hex (does not need to connect). LA, Chicago, and New Orleans only have one legal orientation. Atlanta and DFW begin with exits pointing NE, SE, and W.
• Coal pays $10 and can be upgraded.
• Oil pays $10 in yellow and green, $20 in brown and grey, and can be upgraded.
• Ore pays $10; use a tile upgrade action to increase to $20 from phase 3, and cannot be upgraded.

Variants and Optional Rules

• 1817 Trains
  • Use the 1817 train roster and export rules

Implementation Notes

• The coal (⛏️), ore (⚒️), and oil (🛢️) resource privates do not show up as selectable companies during a corporation's turn. Instead, the player is given the option when laying the tile.
• On the 18xx.games map, coal is indicated by a mining cart icon, ore by crossed pickaxes, oil as a derrick, and bridges as bridges.
• The Track Engineers (P7) and Pettibone & Mulliken (P11) privates are used automatically.
• The American Locomotive Co. (P25) must be activated to receive the 10% discount on trains.

Open Issues