How to Play: 1830

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Correction note: In the Special Stock Round (1:24) play continues to the left of the last person to buy directly from the bank (a company with no bids on it), NOT the last person to win an auction. This applies to Priority Deal as well.

[@mattparkinson8471]

The moment I realised all the topics were time-stamped in the description... Not all heroes wear capes.. THANK YOU!!

[@BoardGameBlitz]

You're welcome! I try to timestamp all my videos, especially the how to plays, so that it's easy to go back to a section to rewatch it.

[@cafecomescrita]

Heroic explanation if I've ever seen one.

[@Darkjc86]

This is the best and fast explanation of a 18xx I've ever seen, thank you very much. I hope you can do a video for 1846.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Thanks for the compliment! I haven't played 1846 and wasn't planning on doing another 18xx rules video (since a lot of the rules tend to be the same/similar), but I know Heavy Cardboard (kzbin.info) is doing a live teach/playthrough of 1846 in the next couple of weeks, so that might help.

[@rufrider8682]

Since players with any experience usually explain 18XX games to each other by simply listing the ways that game differs from 18XX, it might be interesting if you did a video of another popular title (like 1846 - I am sure it would be a popular subject to cover) and format the video just like that: as a set of differences from 1830 and, conveniently, you can link this video at the start, telling people they should already be familiar with the earlier video before watching the new one. It could be a ~5 minute explanation then.

[@CDK472]

Thank you for making this video. I appreciate you

[@BoardGameBlitz]

You're welcome!

[@Goodluckg0odN1ght]

This was a nice, concise, much needed video. Thanks for posting, wish more people played 18xx.

[@jawaadmahmood]

This is the very best game explanation I have ever seen. My wife and I have watched videos for much easier games that are not nearly as easy to understand,

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Wow, thanks for the compliment!

[@Centigonos]

Great rules explanation! With a complex game like 1830, you will have to watch the video at least twice, even three times, but the rules teach is very well structured. On an entirely unrelated topic: I am regularly amazed how, from today's standards, the Avalon Hill version of 1830 looks like a prototype.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Thanks! And yeah, the Avalon Hill version looks like a prototype compared to today, but it also was a lot cheaper than most games today! I think our copy had a catalog of other Avalon Hill games and they were all around $10-$15!

[@Centigonos]

@@BoardGameBlitz Oh, I fondly remember the time when Avalon Hill games came with a catalog in the box and a note that you could send in a self-addressed, stamped envelope with questions regarding the game...Ah, the nostalgia! As I'm living in Germany, AH games have always been kind of expensive due to them being imported from the US, tariffs and such, but they were among the best games we could get our hands on!

[@vvelvenvv]

Thank you Oh so much! This is what I needed to get 1830 to my groups table. Having never touched an 18xx game it's been a challenge to try to explain it enough to get it to the table to try!

[@BoardGameBlitz]

You're welcome! Hope you enjoy playing!

[@jayglithero524]

Very concise but complete explanation. Thank you. Now, please do one for 1835.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

You’re welcome! I doubt I’ll ever do another instructional video for an 18xx game. I also have never played 1835 and don’t own it so it would be very far down the list anyway😆

[@clivewitcomb2839]

Really helpful examples, that confirmed my suspicions of how to play after my first reading of the rulebook. X

[@BoardGameBlitz]

clive witcomb haha “suspicions of how to play” is a great description of how it feels after reading the rulebook!

[@jackr1717]

Incredible little video on how to play 1830. I will link this to my friends before we sit down and do a run through. Great job! Can't wait to check out the rest of your videos. Keep up the great work! (I also second the short video about the differences between this and 1846 for example)

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Thanks! I don't expect to do another 18xx video soon. So many other games to cover! (plus, I still haven't played 1846)

[@pedropodtube]

Congratulations for explaining a very complex instructions y such a short time. You did it excellente and clear some doubts i had about the game. Thank you once again.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

You're welcome! I'm glad I was able to clear things up!

[@neeleyfolk]

thank you. I just found the 1986 editiongame at my recycling center free shed (game was complete). Being so old the rules are lean, but this video helped a lot.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Wow, that's a great find! Glad this video could help!

[@grrs91]

Excellent video, thanks for doing it.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

You're welcome! I'm hoping it can help people get into 18xx games.

[@tagorenakornchai5420]

Noticed the sneaky copy of 1817 hiding out just behind you. Probably one of the most mind-screwy games I've ever played. Love it to bits, though, but unfortunately haven't played it in a while :(

[@BoardGameBlitz]

I've only been able to play it once so far. Super epic game!

[@tagorenakornchai5420]

My favourite moment in 1817 was holding a 2-share company (with a 5 train in it) until the end of the game. $340 + appreciation/OR Share. Delightful.

[@neeleyfolk]

also like your use of poker chips, great idea

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Yeah, poker chips are very useful. We also use calculators for the dividend calculations and keep pencils and paper handy for keeping track of routes for a lot of 18xx games.

[@Norrygan]

Wonderful video! Thanks!

[@BoardGameBlitz]

You're welcome!

[@sebastiankuklo4093]

How long have You been recording this? It's a truly amazing performance. So essential and rich. Congratulations. Besides, how do You feel about the game?

[@russsandbags1967]

Have you played 18Chesepeake by chance? Is it similar to 1830?

[@russsandbags1967]

Thanks for making this!

[@BoardGameBlitz]

I've played 18Chesapeake once. The rules are very similar to 1830. I don't remember the differences though since I was taught the game and it was a couple years ago. I think the main difference is that there's exporting of trains (the game removes trains at the end of the round).

[@pfefferle74]

Do yourself a favor and watch this video at 0.75x

[@Centigonos]

You are right, I also had to slow the video down. This being said, you could have been a bit nicer than only concentrating on the fact that you (and I) are incapable of thinking as fast as Ambie is speaking. How about a few words on how brilliant the explanation is?

[@kaimayer305]

What kind of chips are you using? I'd like a set.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

We have the Majestics from Apache Poker Chips: www.apachepokerchips.com/product/300-custom-majestic-chips/

[@kaimayer305]

@@BoardGameBlitz Thank you!

[@szba-tl2oo]

Great video! Can I share this video to China's bilibili in a non-profitable way?

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Sorry, I don’t want the video uploaded anywhere else so that if people have questions they can comment here.

[@szba-tl2oo]

@@BoardGameBlitz Ok, sorry to bother you, I think your video is very good, I wish you a happy life and a smooth work☺️☺️

[@RolandTemplar]

Hey nice tutorial, but a bit slower xD, a question, i can sell a private to a corporation that i own? Or must be a corporation of other players?

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Yup, you’re can sell it to any public corporation. Most of the time in my games a player sells it to a corporation that they’re the president of.

[@playingk5845]

My rulebook says that the priority deal card doesn’t change after an auction for private companies at tech start of the game?

[@BoardGameBlitz]

It shouldn't really matter, since the next stock round happens immediately after the inital private company auction. But otherwise it helps indicate who goes first in the next stock round. I think the original Avalon Hill Rules say that the priority deal card gets passed to the next player after the private company auction, but I'm not sure if that has been changed in other editions.

[@playingk5845]

I think I might have worded my statement a bit wrong, I meant when you made multiple bids on a private company so you start an auction, I’ll go by what my rulebook says but it states that after that private (with multiple bids) has been sold play goes to the person with the priority deal and it doesn’t change hands. In other words, after an auction for a private company with multiple bids happen, the player to the left of the last player to directly buy a private (not by a bit, auctioned or not) goes, but, anyways is fine really, I’m just gonna roll by what my rules says

[@BoardGameBlitz]

@@playingk5845 Ah yes, that is correct. I have the correction in the description of the video and I think I had annotated it in the video, but because KZbin got rid of annotations the correction no longer shows up in the video.

[@playingk5845]

You right I should look at the description! Thank you!

[@unachimba9]

Don't discarded trains go to the bank pool rather than the supply?

[@BoardGameBlitz]

It just goes back to the Bank (the rules don't specify a difference between bank pool and train area for trains - only for stock). We put it in the train area since that makes it more clear which trains are available for purchase, especially during a force purchase.

[@Goomba_Smash]

Why does this say the game is for 3-5 players? My 1830 box says 2-5 players

[@BoardGameBlitz]

The original game was for 3-6 players. The 2 player version might be a new variant? I’m not sure.

[@The-Eric-Cartman]

@@BoardGameBlitz I’m confused too. At 15:46 in your video, the certificates limit chart shows an amount for 2 players.

[@ElegyForTheMasses]

@@BoardGameBlitz I have a 1986 copy of the game and the rulebook included shows a cert limit for 2-6 players, and no player count is listed on the box itself. Was there a version before that? Back when I played this in the early 90s, I remember contacting Avalon Hill for clarification on the money distribution for 2 players, and they informed me they meant to include the amount for 2 players. They also said it’s common to increase shareholding limit from 60 to 70% for two players, though it’s not in the rulebook. I’m curious where the original ever was advertised to be 3-6 players.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Ah I didn’t look at that part and just looked at the setup in the rulebook, sorry! As @ElegyForTheMasses said, there wasn’t a player count on the box so I looked at the setup and only saw it listed for 3-6 players so I assumed that was the player count (and maybe BGG had that as the player count or community voted player count when I made the video).

[@kylesimons4280]

This video doesn’t load

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Sorry, I don’t know how to troubleshoot that since it works for me. Might be a KZbin problem?

[@The-Eric-Cartman]

I can’t keep up with how fast the rules are being spoken :(

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Have you tried the KZbin playback speed function? It works really well and can play back at 0.75x (or even 0.5x or 0.25x) if normal is too fast.

[@kosterix123]

no girl I showed it liked 1830. Like ever. I agree the best part is the IPO but now effectively you are not showing any "real" gameplay as in takeovers and forced sale of stock..

[@ClydeWright]

Maybe because you called them 'girls' instead of women?

[@nshaw1299]

4:14 I see in the instructions that share value goes up if all shares are 'owned by players'. not 'sold out'. Is that an update to the rules?

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Sorry for the confusion! The rules are correct and I meant “sold out” as “not available for purchase anymore” (from IPO or bank pool).