1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons (First Edition ) by Avalon Hill (1986)
Set in the North East U.S and Canada,1830 recreates the development of the Railroad System from its Horse Drawn beginnings
to the ascendancy of Diesel Locomotives.
The object of the Game is to be the Wealthiest Player at the Finish. To this end you invest in Railroad stock and operate the Companies you can control.
You can be an Empire Builder carefully managing your Companies for the Long Term,
or you can Loot Companies for Quick Profits and hope to leave someone else with the Wreckage.
The Play of 1830 is divided into two separate segments : Stock buying rounds when Stock is bought and Sold. Railroad Operating Rounds
when each Railroad in Play is Operated by its President. The Majority stockholder of a Railroad is usually its President.
Operating Railroads play Track Tiles on the Map Board,Build Bridges and Tunnels,Buy and Sell Trains and decide whether to pay the Revenue earned
each Round as Dividends to Stockholders or to keep it in the Treasury for Future needs. A Railroad Stock Value rises or Falls depending on the Payment of Dividends,
as well as the Buying and Selling of Shares.Once the Starting Positions are determined,there are no more random events or Elements of Luck in the Game.
Each Players success is dependent on his or her own Skill and Decisions.
The Game is for 2 to 7 Players,Aged 14 Years to Adult.

The Game is Complete and the Contents are as New with all the Cards/Counters Unpunched from their Sheet.
The Box is in Very Good Condition for its Age.