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1889
Designer Yasutaka Ikeda
Publishers Deep Thought Games
Wild Heaven Productions
Published 2006
Setting Shikoku, Japan
Players 2 to 5
2 to 6 for beginner game

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Components Qty Notes
Certificate display 1 -
Map board 1 Foam-core mounted
Money ¥7,000 -
Par value markers 7 -
Player order cards 6 -
Prioty deal card 1 -
Private company certificates 7 -
Public company certificates 63 7 sets of nine
Public company charters 7 -
Revenue track markers 7 -
Round marker 1 -
Rule book 1 -
Station tokens 15 -
Stock market board 1 -
Stock market markers 7 -
Tiles 63+8 25+6 yellow, 22+2 green, 16 brown
The + number refer to tiles added for the beginner game
Train cards 26 -

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Private Companies # Full Name Face Value Revenue Notes
TR A Takamatsu E-Railroad ¥20 ¥5 Blocks hex K4 in the full game
Not used in 2/3/4/5-player beginner games
MF B Mitsubishi Ferry ¥30 (full)
¥40 (beg)
¥5 (full)
¥15 (beg)
Comes with tile 437 in the full game
Not used in 2/3/4-player beginner games
ER C Ehime Railway ¥40 ¥10 (full)
¥15 (beg)
Blocks hex C4 in the full game
Not used in 2-player beginner games
SMR D Sumitomo Mines Railway ¥50 (full)
¥60 (beg)
¥15 (full)
¥20 (beg)
Not used in 2/3-player beginner games
DR E Dougo Railway ¥60 ¥15 (full
¥20 (beg)
-
SIR F South Iyo Railway ¥80 (full)
¥90 (beg)
¥20 (full)
¥25 (beg)
Not used in 2-player full games
UTF G Uno-Takamatsu Ferry ¥150 ¥30/¥50 Revenue rises to ¥50 when the first 5-train is purchased if still in player hands
Not used in 2/3-player full games
Not used in beginner games

Prices and availability varies between the full game and the beginner game, as noted above.

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Public Companies Full Name Presidency Other Certificates Home Hexes Station Tokens Notes
AR Awa Railroad 20% 8 x 10% Tokushima
K8
2 -
IR Iyo Railroad 20% 8 x 10% Matsuyama
E2
2 -
KO Takamatsu & Kotohira Electric Railway 20% 8 x 10% Takamatsu
K4
2 -
KU Tosa Kuroshio Railway 20% 8 x 10% Kubokawa
C10
1 -
SR Sanuki Railroad 20% 8 x 10% Marugame
I2
2 -
TR Tosa Electric Railway 20% 8 x 10% Kouchi
F9
3 -
UR Uwajima Railway 20% 8 x 10% Uwajima
B7
3 -

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Starting Cash Full Game Beginner Game
2-player ¥420 ¥420
3-player ¥420 ¥420
4-player ¥420 ¥420
5-player ¥390 ¥390
6-player - ¥390
Certificate Limits Full Game Beginner Game
2-player 25 24
3-player 19 19
4-player 14 14
5-player 12 12
6-player - 10

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Stock Market
Type 2D
Zones Starting value spaces for public companies
Yellow (ignore for certificate limit)
Orange (as yellow, plus may hold more than 60% of a public company)
'Closed' space No
View it here: Stock Market

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Game Map Clear Hexes 1 Town

2 Towns

Cities 'OO' Off-Board Areas Fixed Rivers Mountains Difficult
Hexes: 52 26 7 - 15 - 3 4 1 16 2
The total count of individual items will usually exceed the total number of hexes shown. This will be due to hexes that contain multiple items, such as towns and cities in off-board areas and fixed locations.
Clear Where tiles with plain track may be laid. May include hexes with pre-printed track.
1 Town Where tiles with a single town (no station token space) may be laid.
2 Towns Where tiles with two towns (no station token spaces) may be laid.
Cities Where tiles with station token spaces may be laid, or where stations printed on the board may be upgraded. Does not include 'OO' hexes.
'OO' Yellow hexes where green tiles designated as 'OO' tiles with two separate station token spaces may be laid.
Off-Board Static, where trains may run to off-board areas, typically with values that vary according to the phase of the game.
Usually includes fixed locations that have variable income.
No tile lays allowed.
An off-board area may consist of more than one hex - each area is usually counted only once for each train.
Fixed Static, usually with track or fixed value stations printed on the map.
No tile lays allowed.
Rivers and
Mountains
Hexes that contain these features with a cost to place or upgrade tiles. Other features appear occasionally (Desert, Forest, Swamp).

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Additional tiles are provided for the beginner game. These are the shown as +1 or +2.

Yellow Tiles Number 3 5 6 7 8 9 57 58 437 438
Total: 25+6 Tiles Tile 3 Tile 5 Tile 6 Tile 7 Tile 8 Tile 9 Tile 57 Tile 58 Tile 437 Tile 438
Qty 2 2 2+2 2+1 5+1 5+1 2+1 3 1 1
Green Tiles Number 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 23 24 25
Total: 22+2 Tiles Tile 12 Tile 13 Tile 14 Tile 15 Tile 16 Tile 19 Tile 20 Tile 23 Tile 24 Tile 25
Qty 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2+1 2+1 1
Number 26 27 28 29 205 206 439 440  
Tiles Tile 26 Tile 27 Tile 28 Tile 29 Tile 205 Tile 206 Tile 439 Tile 440
Qty 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Brown Tiles Number 39 40 41 42 45 46 47 448 465 466
Total: 16 Tiles Tile 39 Tile 40 Tile 41 Tile 42 Tile 45 Tile 46 Tile 47 Tile 448 Tile 465 Tile 466
Qty 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1
Number 492 611  
Tiles Tile 492 Tile 611
Qty 1 2

You may find more information about these tiles by visiting the 18xx Tiles Database.

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Trains Type 2 3 4 5 6 D
Total: 26 Cost ¥80 ¥180 ¥300 ¥450 ¥630 ¥1,100
Qty 6 5 4 3 2 6

A 4-, 5- or 6-train may be traded to the bank pool to buy a D-train for ¥800.

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