18Ardennes: Rails Through the Ardennes (2010)

About this game

18Ardennes is an 18xx game set in northwestern Europe, including northern and eastern France, Belgium, the southern part of the Netherlands, and the Rhine-Ruhr basin of Germany. Designed by David Hecht, the game has a one-dimensional stock market with 22 different companies: 6 public ones, 15 minor ones and a special one used only for 4-player games.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 5.
• Rules load. At 3.8/5 this is a heavy game — read the rulebook before people arrive.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.