{"product_id":"1833ne-preorder","title":"1833NE (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-product-description storepass-custom-description\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003ePlayers \u003c\/label\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?players=3\"\u003e3\u003c\/a\u003e-\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?players=5\"\u003e5\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003ePlaytime \u003c\/label\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?playtime=180\"\u003e180\u003c\/a\u003e-\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?playtime=360\"\u003e360\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \n    \n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eDesigner \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?designer=Thomas%20Lehmann\"\u003eThomas Lehmann\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003ePublisher \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?publisher=GMT%20Games\"\u003eGMT Games\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eArtists \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"storepass-see-more-content\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?artist=Kurt%20Miller\"\u003eKurt Miller\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?artist=Chris%20Whitpan\"\u003eChris Whitpan\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca class=\"storepass-see-more d-none\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"toggleSeeMore()\"\u003eShow More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eMechanics \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?mechanic=Network%20and%20Route%20Building\"\u003eNetwork and Route Building\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?mechanic=Stock%20Holding\"\u003eStock Holding\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?mechanic=Tile%20Placement\"\u003eTile Placement\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\" style=\"display:flex;\"\u003e\n\u003clabel style=\"margin-right:0.5rem;\"\u003eCategories \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?category=Economic\"\u003eEconomic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%\/board-games?category=Trains\"\u003eTrains\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1833NE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, 3-5 tycoons compete to earn money and build the best stock portfolio by investing in and operating railroads within New England and Montreal, Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eHistorically, the Western division of the the Boston \u0026amp; Worcester RR was chartered in 1833 to drive west. Boston's leaders recognized that New York City, with its easy access to the rapidly growing American midwest via the Erie canal, was a threat to their continued prosperity. To the north, Montreal interests sought freight access to a warm weather port, either Portland (Maine) or Boston, to ship their goods when the St. Laurence river froze each winter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/gmtwebsiteassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/1833NE\/1833NE_map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"827\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eCan you build the most profitable rail network in New England, a small region buffeted by outside forces?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGame Play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePlayers begin by auctioning private companies and launching corporations. Stock rounds alternate with pairs of operating rounds. Each railroad—with its majority stock holder (President) making its decisions—lays track and stations, runs routes, declares dividends, and possibly buys bigger and better trains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/gmtwebsiteassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/1833NE\/1833NE_banner2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"195\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eAs new train types appear, older trains go obsolete, representing technological progress. A corporation without a train must buy one—with its President having to make up the difference out of pocket if the corporation doesn't have enough cash. The player with the best stock portfolio and most cash on hand—not including any money in railroad treasuries—wins!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/gmtwebsiteassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/1833NE\/1833NE_SampleTokens.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"453\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSample Tokens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/gmtwebsiteassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/1833NE\/Sample_StockMarket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"493\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSample Stock Market Track\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1833NE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an '18xx' game that moves the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e rules to New England to portray regional railroading with a vengeance. Players must contend with a rapidly changing landscape as Boston interests first try to link to the Erie canal; then out-flank it entirely via Ogdensburg or Montreal combined with Great Lakes shipping; and finally surrender and deliver New England freight to New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eNew features include passenger ferries (the 'business class' travel of the age), freight interconnections, and \"dot\" cities that portray both rural New England towns and Boston's subsidies for commuter traffic. For players familiar with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a quick start summary of rules differences will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eBut, wait! There's more! \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1833NE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is two games in one: a Standard game, plus a Takeover game, which adds 5 more railroads and takeover rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eThe takeover rules portray the two different ways that railroads grew in New England: not by mergers, but by financial takeovers (J.P. Morgan's approach to create the New York, New Haven, \u0026amp; Hartford) or by acquiring near-bankrupt railroads for a pittance (the Boston \u0026amp; Maine's approach).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eTakeovers provide valuable flexibility and extra station markers. Railroads who do not pull off at least one successful takeover will find themselves limited to just one train in the later portion of the game, limiting their options.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eAlthough \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1833NE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e shares most of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e's rules, its play is not '\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e in New England.' The dramatically changing off-board and interconnection bonuses give it a distinct feel. Aimed at intermediate to advanced 18xx players, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1833NE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e uses a Private auction and has fewer Private companies and more railroads (9 in the Standard game; 14 in the Takeover game) than \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1833NE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e has been in development for many years (under its working title '1834', which is no longer available). GMT is proud to publish it for the first time. The components will be similar to those in GMT's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eAs a bonus, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1833NE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e will contain an \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e mini-expansion: 2 new Private Companies to add more variety. These will be included in the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e 2nd Edition reprint and made available separately for \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e 1st edition buyers who don't purchase \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1833NE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. 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