1882 - Assiniboia

1882 is set in an area of western Canada known as Assiniboia. Two
to six players represent investors in railroad companies, spending
their initial capital to buy private companies and later shares in
public companies. The public companies are each controlled by the
largest shareholder (its president). Public companies build track
tiles and run trains in order to earn revenues. Public company
earnings can be paid out as dividends to shareholders or retained
to fund further track, trains, and station markers. The interests of a
public company’s president and the interests of its shareholders are
not identical, so minority shareholders need to be careful in their
investments. 1882 is a short-length 18xx game. Experienced, brisk
players can expect to take about 1 to 3 hours to complete a game.
Novices or more deliberate players might add an hour to that time.