1883 Express d'Orient is an 18xx game set between Budapest and Bucharest, players control companies that are headed by different company presidents . Two company president cards are randomly assigned at the beginning of the game to each company. These cards give the company a specific ability from phase 2 through phase 4 and another ability from phase 5 until the end of the game. Additional McGuffins include giving the players the ability to skip the last train of a type in order to buy the first train of the next type, private companies that pay more revenue once connected to the rail network, and a non-player investor that buys and sells shares based upon the current status of each company. You ll need familiarity with, or a copy of, the rules to 1830 to play the game.

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