1836Jr Rulebook

Table of Contents

1836Jr-30 (1830 Variant)
1836Jr-56 (1856 Variant)

1836Jr-30 (1830 Variant)

Introduction

1836Jr–30 is an 1830 variant for two to four players set in the Netherlands and Belgium. The following rules outline the differences between 1830 and 1836Jr–30. Except as stated below, all 1830 rules apply to 1836Jr–30.

Preparing for Play

1836Jr–30 uses the 1836Jr map and various components from 1830.

The total amount of capital in 1836Jr–30 is reduced from $12,000 to (Francs or Florins) F6000 (set aside twelve F500 bills from the mix).

All six of the 1830 Private Companies are used, but only six of the 1830 Corporations: set aside the C&O and CP.

Remove the #1, #55 and #69 "double-dot" yellow tiles: only #2 and #56 may be legally placed.

Set aside one each of the type 2, type 3, type 4, type 5 and type D trains, leaving the following:

Train Type	2	3	4	5	6	D
Quantity in Play	5	4	3	2	2	5

The initial capital distributed among the players is F1800 rather than $2400 as shown in the following table:

Number of Players	2	3	4
Initial Cash	F900	F600	F450

Limit of Stock Holding

Players are limited to owning Certificates (not shares) in accordance with the following table:

Number of Players	2	3	4
Certificate Limit	20	13	10

Railroad Operations—Track Construction

The New York (NY) green (#54) and brown (#62) tiles are used to upgrade Amsterdam (D6). It costs F40 to upgrade Amsterdam from yellow to green, and Amsterdam may not be upgraded while the Amsterdam Canal Company remains unbought by a Corporation.

The Baltimore/Boston (B) green and brown tiles may be used to upgrade Brussels (H6) and Lille (I3).

The green "OO" (#59) tiles may be placed on the three hexes marked with "OO": Rotterdam/Den Haag (E5), Arnhem/Nijmegen (E11), and Maastricht/Liège (H10). These tiles may be upgraded using the brown "OO" tiles (#64 through #68).

The rules for placement of the GCL (I9) and NBDS (E11) base cities use the rules for the NYC and Erie, respectively. The GCL and NBDS must pay the F40 cost to place their base cities.

The NFL base city is treated like the C&O base city.

Note that mountains cost only F60 to build and rivers (except for the Hollandsche Diep (F6) and the IJsselmeer Causeway (B8), which cost F80 each) only cost F40 to build.

The dark blue hexsides are impassable and may not be built to or across.

Railroad Operations—Tokens

The rule for placement of the Erie base token is used for the NBDS base token.

Railroad Operations—Trains, Routes and Revenue

The same train may score Amsterdam (once it has been improved to green or brown) twice as per the rules for New York City.

Paris and the Channel Ports (Dover and Harwich)

A train that includes one of these three locations at one end of its run increases the total of its run by F20 per station token (not City) on the route in the green phase, and F30 per station token (not City) in the brown phase. As with Off-Map Locations, only one Paris/Port Location may be scored (either at the beginning or the end of the run). Such a run must include at least two other scoring locations (e.g., a run from Lille to Paris is not legal) and thus requires at least a 3 train. A train may include both an Off-Map Location and a Paris/Port Location in its run, one at each end.

Railroad Operations—Purchasing Trains

A Corporation may buy no more than one train of the current type from the Bank in an Operating Round: if there are additional trains remaining of the current type, the Corporation may not buy any additional trains from the Bank until the next Operating Round. However, if the next train available from the Bank is of a new type, the Corporation may buy that train also. Thus, a Corporation may buy at most two trains from the Bank in an Operating Round: the last train of the current type and the first train of the next type.

Private Companies (1836Jr-30)

The following summarizes the Private Companies, their characteristics, and the 1830 Private Companies to be used:

Private Company	Price	Revenue	Special Features	1830 Equivalent
Amsterdam Canal Company (ACC)	F20	F5	None.	SVRR
Enkhuizen-Stavoren Ferry (E-SF)	F40	F10	Owning Corporation may place a free tile on the E-SF hex (the IJsselmeer Causeway) free of cost, in addition to its own tile placement.	C&StL
Charbonnages du Hainaut (CdH)	F70	F15	Owning Corporation may place a tile and station token in the CdH hex for only the F60 cost of the mountain.	D&H
Grand Central Belge (GCB)	F110	F20	Owner may exchange for a share of the Etat Belge (this closes the Private Company).	M&H
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL)	F160	F25	Owner receives a share of the GCL.	C&A
Chemin de Fer de Lille à Valenciennes (CFLV)	F220	F30	Owner receives the President's Certificate of the Nord. The Private Company closes when the Nord buys its first train and may not be bought by a Corporation.	B&O

No Corporation may place (or upgrade, in the case of Lille or Amsterdam) a tile in any hex containing part or all of a Private Company until that Private Company has been bought by a Corporation or closed. Once a Private Company is bought or closed all Corporations may place or upgrade tiles in the Private Company's hex (or hexes) normally.

Railroad Corporation Assets (1836Jr-30)

The following summarizes the Corporations, their characteristics, and the 1830 Corporations to be used:

Name	Initials	Tokens	Base	1830 Equivalent
Chemins de Fer de L'Etat Belge	B	5	Brussels	New York Central System
Grande Compagnie du Luxembourg	GCL	5	Namur	Pennsylvania Railroad
Chemin de Fer du Nord	N	4	Lille	Baltimore & Ohio
Noord-Brabant-Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij	NBDS	4	Arnhem/Nijmegen	Erie
Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij	HSM	3	Amsterdam	New York, New Haven & Hartford
Noord-Friesche-Lokaal	NFL	3	Leeuwarden	Boston & Maine

1836Jr-56 (1856 Variant)

Introduction

1836Jr–56 is an 1856 variant for two to four players set in the Netherlands and Belgium. The following rules outline the differences between 1856 and 1836Jr–56. Except as stated below, all 1856 rules apply to 1836Jr–56.

Preparing for Play

1836Jr–56 uses the 1836Jr map and various components from 1856.

The total amount of capital in 1836Jr–56 is reduced from $12,000 to (Francs or Florins) F6000 (set aside twelve F500 bills from the mix).

Only four of the 1856 Private Companies are used: set aside the Bridge and Tunnel private companies.

Only seven of the 1856 Corporations are used: set aside the BBG, CA, TGB, WR, and WGR.

Remove the #1, #55 and #69 "double-dot" yellow tiles: only #2 and #56 may be legally placed.

Set aside one each of the type 2, type 3, type 4, type 5 and type 8 trains, leaving the following:

Train Type	2	3	4	5	6	8
Quantity in Play	5	4	3	2	2	5

The initial capital distributed among the players is F900 rather than $1500 as shown in the following table:

Number of Players	2	3	4
Initial Cash	F450	F300	F225

Limit of Stock Holding

Players are limited to owning Certificates (not shares) in accordance with the following table:

Number of Players	2	3	4
Certificate Limit	20	13	10

Railroad Operations—Track Construction

The Toronto (TOR) green (#120), brown (#122), and grey (#124) tiles are used to upgrade Amsterdam (D6). It costs F40 to upgrade Amsterdam from yellow to green.

The London/Barrie (LON/BAR) green (#121) tiles may be used to upgrade Brussels (H6) and Lille (I3). The London (LON) brown (#126) tile may be used to upgrade Brussels and the Barrie (BAR) brown (#127) tile may be used to upgrade Lille.

All other Cities (Groningen, Utrecht, Antwerp, Gand, Namur, Charleroi, and the Hainaut Coalfields) upgrade normally, first to green "K" or "X" City tiles, and then to either normal brown (#63) or "L" (#125) City tiles, which may be used interchangeably and without restriction.

The rules for placement of the base cities of the GCL and NBDS use the rules for the GT and THB, respectively. The GCL and NBDS must pay the F40 cost to place their base cities.

Note that mountains cost F60 to build and rivers (except for the Hollandsche Diep (F6) and the IJsselmeer Causeway (B8), which cost F80 each) cost F40 to build.

The dark blue hexsides are impassable and may not be built to or across.

Railroad Operations—Tokens

The rule for placement of the THB base token is used for the NBDS base token.

Railroad Operations—Trains, Routes and Revenue

The same train may score Amsterdam (once it has been improved to green or brown) twice as per the rules for Toronto.

Paris and the Channel Ports (Dover and Harwich) (1836Jr-56)

Railroad Operations—Purchasing Trains (1836Jr-56)

Private Companies (1836Jr-56)

The following summarizes the Private Companies, their characteristics, and the 1856 Private Companies to be used:

Private Company	Price	Revenue	Special Features	1856 Equivalent
Amsterdam Canal Company (ACC)	F20	F5	None.	FT
Enkhuizen-Stavoren Ferry (E-SF)	F40	F10	Owning Corporation may place a free tile on the E-SF hex (the IJsselmeer Causeway) free of cost, in addition to its own tile placement.	W&SRC
Charbonnages du Hainaut (CdH)	F50	F10	Owning Corporation may place a tile and station token in the CdH hex for only the F60 cost of the mountain.	TCC
Régie des Postes	F70	F15	Owning Corporation may place the "+20" token on any City or Town. The value of the location is increased by F20 for each and every time that Corporation's trains visit it.	GLSC

Railroad Corporation Assets (1836Jr-56)

The following summarizes the Corporations, their characteristics, and the 1856 Corporations to be used:

Name	Initials	Tokens	Base	Destination	1856 Equivalent
Chemins de Fer de L'Etat Belge	B	4	Brussels	Maastricht/Liège	CPR
Grande Compagnie du Luxembourg	GCL	4	Namur	Strasbourg	GT
Chemin de Fer du Nord	N	4	Lille	Namur	GW
Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij	HSM	3	Amsterdam	Arnhem/Nijmegen	CV
Noord-Brabant-Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij	NBDS	2	Arnhem/Nijmegen	Rotterdam/Den Haag	THB
Noord-Friesche-Lokaal	NFL	2	Leeuwarden	Amsterdam	LPS
Maatschappij tot Exploitie van de Staats-Spoorwegen	SS	Up To 10	(Multiple)	-	CGR