{"product_id":"1812-the-cradle-of-steam-railways","title":"1812: The Cradle of Steam Railways","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the introduction in the rulebook:\n\n1812 is a member of the Series: 18xx series of games. The series is based on 1829, by Francis Tresham. 1812 is set in North-East England in the 19th century. Two to four players represent investors in railway companies, spending their initial capital to buy wholly owned Private and Minor Companies and later buying shares in Public Companies. The Public Companies are each controlled by the largest shareholder (its Director). Minor Companies and Public Companies build track and run Trains in order to earn revenues. Public Company revenues can be paid out as dividends to shareholders or retained to fund further track and Trains. A feature of 1812, as with all the other games in the series, is that the interests of a Public Companyís Director and the interests of its shareholders are not identical, so minority shareholders need to be careful in their investments.\n\n1812 is a medium length game. Experienced, brisk players can expect to take about three hours to complete a game.\n\nNovices or more deliberate players might add a few hours to that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.86 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ian D. Wilson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Deep Thought Games, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924670021848,"sku":"SB-039FDC195704-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/nsdo6m7gdye5rpked3oexmktl86j.jpg?v=1785455767","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/1812-the-cradle-of-steam-railways","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}