18MEX (2005)

About this game

18MEX is an 18xx game set in Mexico, designed for 3-5 players and playable in 3-4 hours. Like other 18xx type games, it is a rather abstact simulation of historical railroad operations and financing, this time with a setting in Mexico. Players compete to control railroads while attempting to accumulate the greatest net worth. 18MEX features private companies, minor railroads, major railroad corporations and a government railroad, the NdM.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 5.
• Rules load. At 3.8/5 this is a heavy game — read the rulebook before people arrive.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.