1830: Railroads & Robber Barons Overview
1830: Railroads & Robber Barons is a digital adaptation of a board game, focusing on building a railroad empire. Its gameplay is turn based and prioritizes financial strategy over direct transportation management.
The objective centers on accumulating wealth, which can involve operating companies at a loss or trading them. Players engage with track laying, train purchases, and route establishment, but these are secondary to stock market manipulation and corporate finance.
Visual and mechanical elements, such as a hexagonal grid and physical tokens, are carried over from the original board game. This creates a different experience from other railroad simulations, where operational management is typically the primary focus.
