1822 is Simon Cutforth’s innovative title set in Great Britain that grew an entire new branch of 18xx! 1822 brings eurogame auction elements into a strong 18xx foundation. Exciting stock rounds, bidding wars, and experimenting with investments are a few of the reasons that 1822 has been the best-selling (pre-mass production) title published by All-Aboard Games.   

Years ago, Bob Lecuyer turned me on to 1822, introduced me to the designer, Simon Cutforth, and I made the decision to publish. I was blown away by the response and success – I then knew the game was truly special. 1822 has been in high demand since the game’s release in 2016 and has inspired designs of 1822CA, 1822MX, additional scenarios, and more to come! It won Heavy Cardboard’s “Game of the Year” and has been a driving force in All-Aboard Games’ switch to mass-produced games (I have personally hand-made 100s of copies). The 1822 branch of games is also my personal favorite to play!

The Kickstarter edition is discounted down to $120 or less (from $193) plus discounted worldwide shipping. The original price for hand-made 1822 with these expansions included was $193, often with extra $50-$60 shipping and extra customs. The new production is a major discount that includes worldwide discounted shipping and friendly shipping for most customers! I am very excited to make this game more accessible to 18xx fans and automatically include expansions and higher-quality components! The Kickstarter price is the lowest price 1822 will be offered! 

• Epic map of Great Britain
• Jam packed with different company types: 21 private companies with special powers, 30 minor companies, 10 major companies
• Unique auction system that brings eurogame elements into 18xx 
• 3-7 players (with 2-player rules stretch goal)
• Eurogame-quality components with clear, easy to understand graphic design 

• Six-fold map board (standard 1822 tile size)
• Bank pool sheet
• Dividend tracker sheet
• 10 major company charters (large play mats)
• 30 minor company charters (small play mats)
• 2 Private company charters (3 for 1822+)
• 81 major company 10% share certificates
• 10 concession certificates (printed back to back with director’s certificate)
• 30 minor company share certificates
• 21 private company share certificates plus 3 charters for private companies
• 7 player order number cards (deluxe player order available as an add-on from all-aboardgames.com)
• 57 train cards
• 251 Yellow, Green, Brown and Grey track tiles
• Bid Tokens: 7 sets of 6 coloured cubes, one set per player (subject to number of players in the game, players do not receive all of these tokens)
• Various wooden round tokens (large diameter natural coloured discs; small diameter colour coded cylinders, all with token labels
• 42 bidding cubes cubes to accomodate 7 players! 

Last year’s 18Chesapeake stretch goals were such a success that they set a new standard for mass-produced 18xx games. Thus, these previous stretch goal items are included automatically–we’ll check them all off when we reach the funding goal!

All of these quality upgrades will be made as a part of reaching the first funding goal. 

• 1822 Medium Regional Scenario / North Regional Scenario double-sided board INCLUDED! (3.5-4.5 hour playtime for each scenario)
• 1822+ expansion (extra six minor companies, extra 3 private companies) INCLUDED!

These were previously made available as add-ons from All-Aboard Games, but are now included in each copy. Additionally, the North Regional Scenario has never been offered for sale before! 

• US shipping:  1 copy $14, 3 copies $29, 5 copies $40, 10 copies $80
• Worldwide shipping: 1 copy $25, 3 copies $60, 5 copies $80, 10 copies $150

18xx Podcast The Train Rush Covers 1822 – Go Big Or Go Home

Will there be a pledge manager?

• Not in the way many other Kickstarters do it. 1822 will be available after the Kickstarter closes from all-aboardgames.com, with the bonus scenario map board available separately. Follow project updates with a $1 (non-rewards) pledge, but there is no further path to buying the games via a pledge manager.

When will rewards be delivered?

• The game will begin preproduction at the factory at the conclusion of the campaign with the factory, so the first rewards are expected to be delivered November 2020 with substantial reward completion planned for December 2020.

Why use Kickstarter? All-Aboard Games has published other mass printed games without Kickstarter.

• Last year’s 18Chesapeake Kickstarter was a huge success and Kickstarter is a good way to reach a broader audience than the general releases from All-Aboard Games. 1822 has been highly requested for mass printing and the Kickstarter can help bring attention to it to get the best production level possible. 

What will be included? Are there any gameplay changes?

The Kickstarter version of 1822 will ship with everything needed to play:

• The full 1822 game
• 1822+ Expansion
• 1822 Medium Regional Scenario
• 1822 North Regional Scenario

The only “new” item is the North Regional Scenario which is also possible to play with a PnP overlay using the 1822+ components.

The components will have minor graphic updates from the hand-made version that will not affect gameplay.

Will there be any stretch goals?

• 18Chesapeake’s stretch goals were an enormous success and set a new standard for how all the mass produced All-Aboard Games titles have been produced. If 1822 meets the funding goal, many of the 18Chesapeake component upgrade stretch goals will be included. I have a couple ideas about “quality of life” extras, too, as the campaign progresses!

I already have some 1822 gear. What items will be sold separately?

•  MRS/NRS Scenarios Board. The 1822 Medium Regional Scenario / North Regional Scenario board is available separately from all-aboardgames.com. This is the first time the North Regional Scenario has been made available and is printed on the reverse side of the Medium Regional Scenario.
•  Replacement full game 1822+ board. The hand-made 1822 copies came with a 3-part board. The Kickstarter mass printing will have a single six fold board of the same size. Since I can now have extra copies of the six-fold board made, I am also opening these for orders during the campaign. Since I don’t know how many copies will be desired, I will only print enough extra copies to fulfill those preorders during the campaign. Available from all-aboardgames.com.
•  1822+ is offered as a hand-made item. Please request via the All-Aboard Games contact form and I will send a PayPal invoice for $10 plus shipping (one copy is $6 US, ~$13-$15 international).

There are also new Deluxe Wood Player Order Markers made especially for this campaign available at all-aboardgames.com as a separate add-on. For existing owners who wish to upgrade to the new components, a bundle with the six-fold board, MRS/NRS board, new rulebook, and the new player order markers is also offered.

What size box will 1822 have? Will everything fit in the box?

• 1822 is planned to be 30 cm x 25 cm x 9.4 cm (12 in x 10 in x 3.7 in) and everything that comes with the main reward fits in the box! It is the same footprint as other All-Aboard Games mass produced games, but thicker. This is the same size as the mass produced 1817 version.

I would like to coordinate a group order or I am a retailer. What kind of group buy offers are available?

• If you would like to order more copies than the pledge amounts allow, please message me to arrange to buy more copies at the 10 copy pledge rate with no extra shipping cost. 

Is this the end of the 1822 (UK) expansions? Will there be any future items that further extend this game?

• I think this is it! Simon has set his sights on an even more expansive game, 1866: German and Italian Unification, which covers most of Western Europe. This is a new kind of 18xx game that has very little in common with 1822.

Will there be any other games included with this third wave of mass production games from All-Aboard Games?

• 18Ireland and 18MS are also in preproduction and will be available to order starting at the conclusion of this campaign, July 1, 2020.
• 18Ireland is Ian Scrivins’s clever game of railroad mergers and tricky track building. 
• 18MS is Mark Derrick’s beginner-friendly small “one state” game that was originally published along with 18Dixie. The new edition has rules and component changes to open more strategic decision making while retaining the short 10 round game structure.

What about future mass produced games?

• As long as the mass production efforts are successful, I hope to keep releasing games on a regular basis including 1822CA, Harzbahn 1873, 18USA and more!

Are there any more mass-produced 18xx games for sale from All-Aboard Games?

Yes! All of the following are available for preorder from All-Aboard Games. 18Chesapeake, 18MEX, and 1817 are available for on-demand ordering in the US now and the others will be shipping later this year in “Wave 2” (1822 will be in “Wave 3”).