1853 (India) - by Francis Tresham

Published by:

• Hartland Trefoil Ltd. (for 3-6 players [intended for 3-5] / playing time: 4-7 hrs. [partly depends on bank size] / published in 1989)
• Out of print.  A copy has sold for $424 (BoardGameGeek).
  

History of the Railways of India

• History of Indian Railways (Railindia site)
• History and Chronology of Railways in India (IRFCA: Indian Railways Fan Club site)
  
• Indian Railways (Indianetzone)
  
• Indian Railways (Wikipedia)

PBEM

• 1853 Cyberboard Gamebox (Robo's 18xx Page) [Roberto A. Ullfig]

Playing Aids

• 1853 Company Charters (MM's Kleine Spielegalerie: pdf file)
  
• Tables 1 & 2 Combined (by Lou Jerkich)

Reviews and Summaries

• 1853 (BoardGameGeek)
  
• 1853 Main Page (The Depot)
• Chris's List of 18xx Games: #2. 1853 (BoardGameGeek Geeklist by Chris Farrell)
• Review (by Lou Jerkich)

Rules and Components

• 1853 (Blackwater Station)
• 1853 Map and components (BoardgameGeek)
• 1853 Rules v2.0.03 (Pdf format; prints in both A4 and US letter size.  Scanned, edited and posted with permission from Francis Tresham.  Includes the rules for the MIK2 extension kit for 1853.)  Another link to this version of the rules can be found on the 1853 page of BoardGameGeek.
  
• 1853 Tile Manifest (Blackwater Station - John David Galt)
• Mapboard (The Depot)

Strategy

Variants

• 1853 Kit MIK1.1  (Heron Games) - supplementary tiles
• 1853 Kit MIK2  (Heron Games) - additonal share certificates, commodities, and disturbance cards
• 1853 (Retuned) v3.00 (Pdf format; prints in both A4 and US letter size.)  Scanned, edited and posted with permission from Francis Tresham, Stuart Dagger, and Steve Jones.  This version contains a revised edition of the rules of "Retuning 1853" fully integrated into the 1853 v2.0.03 rules.  The appendices include notes on the "Retuned Rules" and where the original "Retuned Rules" can be found in this new document.   In addition, there is an updated commentary by Steve Jones on "The Companies of Retuned 1853", a tile manifest, and a "Sample Game Start."  This document was scanned and edited by Dick Ruck, Jeff Heuer and Lou Jerkich, with the generous assistance of Stuart Dagger and Steve Jones.  Another link to this version of the 1853 (Retuned) rules can be found on the 1853 page of BoardGameGeek. 
  
• Retuning 1853 by Stuart Dagger and Steve Jones 1999 ed., with a few year 2000 additions (Francis Tresham, 1853 designer, had commented favorably on the 1994 ed. of this "Retuning" in a letter in Sumo)
• Three Variants for 1853 (by Lou Jerkich)