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This page gives some insight into the published 18xx games. This list restricts itself to games that had reasonable sized print runs and were generally available. There are a large number of designs under development that may or not see publication.

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Year Game Publisher Designer Setting Notes
1974 1829 Hartland Trefoil Francis Tresham Southern England The original 18xx game - reissued in a dark red box in 1978
1981 1829 North Hartland Trefoil Francis Tresham Northern England A conversion kit for owners of the original game was also available
1986 1830 Avalon Hill Francis Tresham Eastern USA  
1989 1853 Hartland Trefoil Francis Tresham India  
1990 1835 Hans im Glück Michael Meier-Bachl Germany  
1994 1837 Leonhard Orgler Leonhard Orgler Austro-Hungarian Empire  
1995 1825 Unit 1 Hartland Trefoil Francis Tresham South Eastern England  
  1842 Wolfram Janich Wolfram Janich Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein  
  1856 Mayfair Games Bill Dixon Upper Canada  
  1870 Mayfair Games Bill Dixon Trans Mississippi  
  2038 Prism Games James Hlavaty and Tom Lehmann The asteroid belt  
1996 1831 Carl Burger Carl Burger USA  
  1841 Chris Lawson Federico Vellani Italy Previously published by the designer as 1839
  1847 Wolfram Janich Wolfram Janich Germany - Pfalz  
  1869 The Golden Spike C&K Colin Barnhorst & Kris Marquardt USA  
  1876 Chris Lawson Peter Jacobi Trinidad Contained two mini-games, one for 1830 rules, one for 1835 rules
  1899 Chris Lawson Dirk Clemens & Ingo Meyer China A Version 2 upgrade kit was published late in 1997
  18GM The 18xx GameMaster C&K Colin Barnhorst & Kris Marquardt Fictional/Variable  
1998 1851 Chris Lawson Chris Lawson & Mark Derrick Kentucky & Tennessee  
  1849 Chris Lawson Federico Vellani Sicily Previously published by the designer as 1850
1999 1890 Nobuhiro Izumi Shin-ichi Takasaki Osaka, Japan  
  1898 Michael Brünker Michael Brünker France  
2000 1825 Unit 2 Tresham Games Francis Tresham The Midlands  
  1826 XL Games (Chris Lawson) David G D Hecht France Published from 2004 by John Tamplin
  1862 Helmut Ohley Helmut Ohley USA and Canada  
  18AL Mark Derrick Mark Derrick Alabama Published from 2002 by John David Galt
  18GA Mark Derrick Mark Derrick Georgia Published from 2002 by John David Galt
  18HeXX Michael J Schneider Michael J Schneider Fictional/Variable As far as I know, playtest copies only
2001 1838 Rheinland Wolfram Janich Wolfram Janich Rheinland  
2002 1800 David Metheny Antionio Leal Denver & Colorado  
  1854 Leonhard Orgler Leonhard Orgler Austria Published from 2004 by John Tamplin
  18C2C Mark Frazier Mark Frazier USA Coast to Coast  
2003 1837 SX Wolfram Janich Wolfram Janich Saxony  
  1844 Helmut Ohley Helmut Ohley Switzerland  
2004 1825 Unit 3 Tresham Games Francis Tresham Scotland and Northumbria  
  1826 John Tamplin David G D Hecht France  
  1854 John Tamplin Leonhard Orgler Austria  
  1860 JKLM Games Mike Hutton The Isle of Wight  
  1895 Adam Romoth and Helmut Ohley Adam Romoth and Helmut Ohley Namibia  
  18EU John Tamplin David G D Hecht Europe  
2005 1824 Double-O Games Leonhard Orgler & Helmut Ohley Austria-Hungary  
  1829 Mainline Tresham Games Francis Tresham England  
  1846 Deep Thought Games Tom Lehmann The Midwest  
  1850 Deep Thought Games Bill Dixon The Midwest  
  18EC Wolfram Janich Han Heidema USA East Coast Initially developed as 1831
  18GL Deep Thought Games Gary Mrockza The Great Lakes  
  18Mex Deep Thought Games Mark Derrick Mexico  
  18NL Wolfram Janich Theo Jansma & Helmut Ohley Netherlands  
  18Scan Deep Thought Games David G D Hecht Scandinavia  
  18VA Deep Thought Games David G D Hecht Virginia  
2006 1832 Deep Thought Games Bill Dixon The South  
  1841 v2 Deep Thought Games Federico Vellani & Manlio Manzini Italy  
  1861 JKLM Games Ian D Wilson Russia  
  1889 Deep Thought Games/
Wild Heaven Productions
Yasutaka Ikeda Shikoku  
  18FL Deep Thought Games David G D Hecht Florida  
  18TN Deep Thought Games Mark Derrick Tennessee  
2007 1848 Australia Double-O Games Leonhard Orgler & Helmut Ohley Australia  
  18Rhl Rhineland Wolfram Janich Wolfram Janich Rhineland A revised version of 1838 Rheinland
  18US Deep Thought Games David G D Hecht USA  
  18West Deep Thought Games David G D Hecht Western USA  
  Steam Over Holland Vendetta Games Bart van Dijk The Netherlands  

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