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1830: Railroads & Robber Barons cheats / 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons hints / 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons faqs / 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons solutions 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons hints OVERVIEW 1830 is based on Avalon Hill's classic boardgame of the same name and is set in the northeastern United States and southern Canada. This game is a money game. As a Baron, you will try to earn more money than your rivals by becoming the President of Railroad Corporations and investing in the stock market. By investing in the stock market, you will influence the value of stock and the success of the Railroad Corporations. As President, you will conduct Corprate business - run trains, collect revenue, etc. You are (in essence) playing dual roles: an independent entrepreneur (a Baron) and President of a Corporation. These dual roles will sometimes conflict, because to win 1830, you must be the richest "Baron" at the end of play. However, you must become President to earn money as a Baron. Your decisions as President will determine your individual success: "Should I pay out dividends to the shareholders of the Corporation?" Paying dividend is one of the only ways you (the Baron) will earn revenue. "Should I withhold the revenue and invest it in the Corporation?" There will be times when it's imperative to place all revenues in the Corporate Treasury to finance further business activities. Withholding revenues keeps money out of your hands. It's a balancing act, and only constant play will make you aware of what actions to perform at the right time. THE MECHANICS OF 1830 The LEFT mouse button is used most of the time. Click on this button to clear messages displayed on the screen, select stock to buy, place railroad track tiles on the game map, etc. Note: Either click on a particular area of the screen or on the name of the feature displayed. For example, to view the help window for the Bank (on the Stock Screen), right-click on the word "Bank." ENTER: The ENTER button on your keyboard can also be used to clear messages displayed on the screen. STARTING A GAME Like most computer games, 1830 moves from screen to screen. Each screen deals with a different part of the game. To start a new game, follow the steps on the bottom. These steps are an "overview" of the actions you will perform on each screen. 1. INITIAL OPTIONS SCREEN Click the NEW GAME button on the Initial Options Screen. This will bring you to the Baron Gallery. Where you will set play options and select a Baron to represent you during play. 2. BARON GALLERY Set the DIFFICULTY level of play to EASY and the number of OPPONENTS to three on the Baron Gallery Screen. Disregard the CUSTOMIZE and CANCEL buttons for now. Afterward, click on one of the Baron portrait on the Baron Gallery. A name window will appear. BACKSPACE over the name, type in your name, and press ENTER. 1830 now begins with the purchase of Private Companies on the Company Bidding Screen. 3. PRIVATE COMPANY BIDDING SCREEN Buy Private Companies. There are six different Private Companies in 1830. These companies represent small, privately-owned freight handlers. Historically, they were the precursors to the major Railroad Corporations. Private Companies serves two purposes: (1) they provide their owner a fixed revenue at the start of each Operating Round and (2) they give their owner special play benefits. All Private Companies must be acquired before you're allowed to purchase stock in the Railroad Corporations. On the Private Company Bidding Screen, you may either BUY the top most company, or BID on one below it. To buy or bid, move the mouse arrow over the Company and click once. If you're the only Baron who bids on the Company, you will acquire it. The ownership of a Company receiving multiple bids will be resolved on the Auction Block. As soon as all Private Companies are acquired, play proceeds to the Stock Round. 4. STOCK SCREEN Buy Stock. This is where you will buy and sell stock in an attempt to become President of one or more Railroad Corporations. To become President, you must own the PRESIDENT'S CERTIFICATE (the 20% share) and more shares in that Corporation than any other Baron. As soon as 60% of a particular stock has been purchased, the corporation is "floated" and will begin operating in the next Operating Round. To buy or sell a stock certificate, move the mouse arrow over the stock and click once. The stock certificate will move its respective area on the screen. When you're finished, click DONE. If you dont' want to buy or sell, click PASS. The Stock Round will continue until all Barons have completed buying and selling stock. Play then proceed to the Operating Screen. 5. OPERATING SCREEN Run your Corporation. All "floated" Railroad Corporations will operate on this screen. Your goal here is to run your Corporation's train between the various cities on the map. Cities are connected by laying track. Each city has a value printed in yellow. If you run a train into that city, you will earn that value in "revenues". As President, you will then have to decide whether to pay out the revenue as dividends or withhold the total amount and reinvest it in the Corporation. The red numbers represent the cost (in Corporate Money) to lay track in those hexes. Play rotates between the Operating Screen and the Stock Screen until either (1) a Baron goes bankrupt, or (2) the Bank runs out of money. The richest Baron at game end wins! PERSONAL AND CORPORATE MONEY Since 1830 is a money game, you will use cash throughout play. As a Baron, you will use "Personal Money"; as a President of a Railroad Corporation, you will use "Corporate Money." 1. PERSONAL MONEY The amount of Personal Money you receive at the beginning of the game is based on the number of Barons in play: # of Barons Personal Money at Start ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 $1,200 3 $800 4 $600 5 $480 6 $400 You will use your Personal Money to buy Private Companies and stock certificates. Personal Money will fluctuate during play, so watch it carefully. Your Personal Money is displayed as "FUNDS" on most screens. 2. CORPORATE MONEY As soon as Railroad Corporation begins to operating, it receives its starting money, which is ten times its "Par" Value. As President of the Corporation, you will use this money (during Operating Round on the Operating Screen) to buy trains, lay track, place stations, etc. Corporate Money is displayed on the Operating Screen under its company's logo. If you try to buy something the Corporation can't afford, the comuter will immediately alert you and block the purchase or force you to quickly see off stock to raise enough money to cover the difference. This is where Personal and Corporate monies are interconnected. The money you raise to cover the cost is pulled from your Personal Money. If you can't sell enough stock to raise the difference, you go bankrupt and the game ends. HOT KEYS You may access various information and features during the game by selecting these keys: 1. Private Company Bidding Round [B] To display bids on left of Portrait 2. Stock or Operating Rounds [F1] Corporate Summary [F6] Stock Market [F2] Player Holdings [F7] Trains [F3] Remaining Tracks [F8] Game Map [F4] Private Companies [F9] Custom Options in effect [F5] History [Q] Quit Game (during Stock Round only) THE TRAINS OF 1830 TYPE # PRICE NOTES ~~~~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ 2 6 $80 First train available. Connects two cities. 3 5 $180 Connects three cities. GREEN TILES may now be used and Private Companies may be bought by corporations. After the next Stock Round, two Operating Rounds between Stock Rounds will begin. 4 4/5 $300 Connects four cities. All 2-Trains removed from play. Railroads may now hold and operate only three trains. The number of 4-Trains is five if the Reading RR is in Play. 5 3 $450 Connects five cities. BROWN TILES available and all remaining Private Companies are closed. Railroads may now hold and operate only two trains. revenue values on red hexes are increased. After the next Stock Round, three Operating Rounds between Stock Rounds will begin. 6 2/3 $630 Connect six cities. All 3-Trains removed from play. Diesel (D) Trains immediately available. (An additional 6-Train is optional) D 6 $1100 Connect an unlimited amount of cities. All 4-Trains /$800 removed from play. Instead of spending $1100, you may trade in a 4, 5, or 6-Train for a Diesel for $800. (A 4- Train may be traded in for the first diesel purchased.) 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