1861: The Railways of the Russian Empire (Russia) - by Ian D. Wilson

Availability:

• JKLM Games , Z-Man Games , Lookout Games (for 3-6 players; best with 4 / playing time: 4 hrs. minimum / published in 2006 )
• Sold out at this time
  

PBEM

• 1861 Gamebox.zip Cyberboard Gamebox and Scenario files for 3, 4, 5, and 6 players (BoardGameGeek, 6 September 2007)
  

Playing Aids

• 1861 Tables v1.02 Quick Reference compiled by Christopher Clouser (BoardGameGeek, 17 October 2007)
• 1861 Tile Upgrade Chart v1.05.pdf  (BoardGameGeek, 16 October 2007)
  

Reviews and Summaries

• 1861 Post-game comments by members of the Fort Wayne Game Night Forum
  
• 1861 Review by Walter Sorger in German (Westpark Gamers, 10 December 2006)
  
• 1861: A Review for the Connoisseur by Philip Johnson (BoardGameGeek)
• 1861: A Review for the Uninitated by Philip J. Fry (BoardGameGeek)
  
• 1861: Adventures with a Russian Hangover (Meeple2Meeple)
  
• 1861: The Railroads of the Russian Empire (BoardGameGeek)
• 1861 is a Solid 18xx Game by Greg Lutz (BoardGameGeek)
• Why is this game so expensive? (BoardGameGeek, 14 October 2008)

Rules and Components

• 1861 FAQ v3 pdf by Ian Wilson (BoardGameGeek, 3 Dec 2007)
• 1861 Map (BoardGameGeek)
• 1861 Rules (pdf)
• 1861 Rulebook  pdf (BoardGameGeek, 9 April 2009)
  
• 1861 Stock Questions (BoardGameGeek, 22 May 2008)
• 1861 Train Questions...Help! Help! (BoardGameGeek, 26 May 2008)
  
• 1861 - Unofficial FAQ - pdf edited by Alessandro Lala (BoardGameGeek, 19 August 2008)
• 1861 - Unofficial FAQ ver2.1 - pdf edited by Alessandro Lala (BoardGameGeek, 18 August 2008)
• FAQ from the Designers (BoardGameGeek, 21 March 2008)
  
• Loans for Buying Trains  (BoardGameGeek, 31 January 2008)
• Private Companies Nationalized (BoardGameGeek, 23 November 2008)
• Reglas en Espanol  (BoardGameGeek, 9 April 2009)
• Russian Currency to use with 1861 ppt file (BoardGameGeek, 19 December 2007)
• Section 7.3 only after Merging? (BoardGameGeek, 6 December 2007)
  

Strategy

• Evolving Strategy in 1861 - by Bruce Beard (7 July 2009).
• How to Lose at 1861 v1 (Beginner's Guide to 1861) pdf by Ian Wilson (BoardGameGeek, 28 March 2009)
  

Variants

• 2 Player Variant by Christopher Clouser (BoardGameGeek, 28 May 2008)
• 1861 Variant [for small stations] by Graham Lockwood  (BoardGameGeek, 19 February 2008)