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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: net.games.board
Subject: Re: Good Railroad Games
Message-ID: <936@mmintl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-Dec-85 00:23:16 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 27 00:23:16 1985
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Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT
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In article <37800025@hpcnoe.UUCP> jeff@hpcnoe.UUCP writes:
>> Rail Baron is a good game.  I have three other railroad games that are
>> interesting.
>
>I think Empire Builder (Mayfair) is widely available.  I had problems 
>finding "1829" and "Railway Rivals."  Are they available in other cities
>in the U.S.?  You can get 1829 through "Games" magazine, but it lists
>for $35 for the Southern version and $39 for the Northern version.  
>These seem high for a game.  Are they reasonable?  Which version would
>you recommend getting.  Are there expansion modules you need to get to
>get a good game.  How much are the expansions?

Both 1829 and Railway Rivals are available from a store called Games People
Play in Cambridge, Massachussetts.  (I have no connection with the store,
other than having shopped there a lot.)  At one time, this was the only
U.S. outlet for 1829.  I don't know what the current availability of
either of these is elsewhere in the U.S.

The prices you quote for 1829 are about as good as you are likely to find
on this side of the Atlantic.  If the games were being manufactured here,
they would probably be cheaper.  Personally, I have found them to be well
worth the price.

The Southern version is the original one, and probably somewhat better.
The other is for when you want a change of pace.  There are expansion
modules, and they do add something to the game, but the difference is
not all that much.  The original game is very good without them.

With Railway Rivals, there are no expansion modules, just alternate playing
boards.  You will want more than one of these; any one map gets tiresome
if played exclusively.

Frank Adams                           ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108