Review: Shikoku 1889

Tom’s dipped his toes into the 18XX genre with Shikoku 1889 – a game about doing trains, making money, and… soft roleplaying?

We tried a new approach with this one – a more quick and silly look at something that we might not usually play, and hopefully? It paid… dividends…

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Shikoku 1889

1889, an 18xx game in the series originated by Francis Tresham’s 1829, is set in Shikoku Japan. The rules are similar to 1830: Railways & Robber Barons on a smaller and terrain-heavy map. In 1889, 2-6 players will use money to purchase shares in railroad companies during Share Dealing Rounds. Between subsequent Share Dealing Rounds, … Read more

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