18AL (1999)

About this game

18AL is a shorter 18xx game set in Alabama and designed by Mark Derrick. It is currently available as a free print-and-play game from John David Galt. 6 Companies ABC - Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad ATN - Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad L&N - Louisville and Nashville Railroad M&O - Mobile and Ohio Railroad TAG - Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway WRA - Western Railway of Alabama 5 Private Companies Tuscumbia Railway South and North Alabama Railroad (coal field token) Brown and Sons Lumber Company (lumber terminal tile) Memphis and Charleston Railroad (train name chits) New Decatur Yards (half-price train purchase)

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 5.
• Rules load. At 3.9/5 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.