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1830: Railroads & Robber Barons

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This turn-based strategy game challenges you to build a railroad empire through stock market manipulation and ruthless financial tactics.

1830: Railroads & Robber Barons was developed by SimTex and published by Avalon Hill for DOS in 1995; it was the original release platform, so both years are 1995.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1995
Perspective
Top-down
Size
3.90 MB
Version
1830.EXE
Rating
0 votes
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About 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons

1830: Railroads & Robber Barons is a digital adaptation of a board game, focusing on building a railroad empire. Its gameplay is turn based and prioritizes financial strategy over direct transportation management.

The objective centers on accumulating wealth, which can involve operating companies at a loss or trading them. Players engage with track laying, train purchases, and route establishment, but these are secondary to stock market manipulation and corporate finance.

Visual and mechanical elements, such as a hexagonal grid and physical tokens, are carried over from the original board game. This creates a different experience from other railroad simulations, where operational management is typically the primary focus.

1830: Railroads & Robber Barons Screenshots

9 images
Simtek company logo
Avalon Hill company logo
Intro Cutscene
Main Menu
Choose your character
The Main Screen. Watch your tracks sprawl across the northeastern U.S.
The Stock Exchange. Despite being a railroad game, this may be the most crucial screen in the game.
A New Engine Type. The game isn't time based; new engines usher in new eras, not vice versa.
Even a veteran of Railroad Tycoon might find himself riding boxcars in 1830, as the game is a completely different type of game.