1830: Railroads & Robber Barons

1830: Railroads & Robber Barons Description

<p><strong>1830: railroads &amp; robber barons</strong> is a <a href="https://classicgames.gg/game-category/turn-based-strategy-dos-games-online/">turn-based computer game</a> developed by simtex and published by avalon hill in 1995 for <a href="https://classicgames.gg/play-dos-games-online/">ms-dos</a>. play 1830: <strong>railroads &amp; robber barons online!</strong></p><h2>1830: railroads &amp; robber barons game description</h2><p>based on avalon hill’s board game of the same name, <i>1830: railroads &amp; robber barons</i> is a railroad empire building game that is along the same lines (although a different style of gameplay) as the much more famous railroad tycoon.</p><p>capturing the very look and feel of the board game, all the way to the hexagonal playing field and track tokens, <i>1830</i> is a turn based game that emphasizes the successful running of a company and manipulating the stock market rather than managing a railroad. tracks can be laid, cities connected, trains purchased, and schedules set, but the ultimate goal in the end is making money, even at the cost of your company; you’ll wind up buying and selling a number of them during the course of the game anyway.</p><p>starting with a relatively small amount of seed capital, players purchase shares in eight different railroad companies; ownership of a majority of a company’s shares makes a player its president, letting them dictate how the company lays track on a map of the northeastern us, builds stations, buys trains, and runs them on routes to generate revenue. the game ends when the players have collectively earned a certain amount of money (“breaking the bank”) or when a player or computer opponent goes bankrupt, at which point a player wins by having the highest total of stock valuation plus cash on hand. as in the board game, tactics such as looting companies of their assets, using buy/sell patterns to manipulate the stock market, and dumping unprofitable companies on other shareholders are prominent aspects of play.</p><h2>play 1830: railroads &amp; robber barons online</h2><p>you can <strong>play 1830: railroads &amp; robber barons online</strong> here, in web browser for free!</p>