1848 has simple mechanisms at its base. The yellow, green, brown, and grey tiles are placed on the map to form a network of routes, connecting stations together. The trains make notional journeys from station to station, thereby earning money. The more and the more important the stations a train visits, the more money it earns for the company and its shareholders.
You and your fellow players will own 6 Private Companies, shares in 8 Public Companies, as well as shares in the Bank of England. The Public Companies belong to their shareholders. The player with the most shares in a company is its Director and decides what the company will do. You will operate your companies, invest in others, buy better trains, and compete for routes. At game-end, players compute the value of their shares and add that value to their operating profits to determine their total wealth. The player with the most wealth wins.
Components:
- 1 Mounted mapboard
- 5 sheets with 100 tiles
- 9 Corporate mats
- 82 Stock Certificates
- 6 Private Company Certificates
- 30 Train cards
- 1 Priority Deal card
- 1 Pack of Play Money
- 1 Rule book
