18 Los Angeles
2020
Build your 18xx strategy on a compact map packed with cities, shared track, rail congestion, and fierce competition for tokens.
240
minutes
2 - 5
player(s)
Medium Heavy
About this board game
18 Los Angeles is an 18xx railway game for 2–5 players, with sessions lasting about 240 minutes. Set on a compact map, it packs numerous city hexagons into a small playing area.
This dense layout is designed to create congestion in rail traffic and competition for tokens. Players must contend with limited space as rail routes and company interests converge across the map, making the crowded setting a central feature of the game.
A distinctive part of 18 Los Angeles is its use of both freight and passenger trains. These trains can share track, which can help manage the pressure created by the compact map and its busy rail network.
- A compact map filled with city hexagons
- Potential congestion in rail traffic
- Competition for tokens
- Freight and passenger trains that can share track
The result is an 18xx experience focused on navigating a crowded railway environment while making the most of shared track. The interaction between map density, rail traffic, and token competition gives the game a tightly concentrated strategic setting.
To play 18 Los Angeles, you will need familiarity with the rules of 1846, or a copy of those rules for reference. Released in 2020, it is suited to players looking for a long-form railway game with a compact map and a distinctive freight-and-passenger train system.
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