Site Home

18xx Games
1878 Inventory

Click for 18xx Home
You are in: Home > 18xx > Information > 1878 Inventory

Red line

| 1878 Stock Market | 1878 Tile Upgrade Chart |

Red line

1878
Designer Gary Mroczka
Publisher Gary Mroczka
Published 2022
Setting The Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains
Players 2 to 6

Red line

Components Qty Notes
+1 Train token 1 Wooden tokens
East/West tokens 2 Wooden tokens
Loan markers 18 Wooden tokens
Loan interest rate tracker token 1 Wooden token
Map board with revenue chart 1 Foam-core mounted 2-piece
Mine markers 20 Wooden toksn
Money - $12,000 required for the game
Player order tokens 6 -
Priority deal marker 1 A wooden train
Private company certificates 14 -
Public company certificates 127 11 set of nine, 7 sets of four
Public company charters 18 -
Reference map 1 -
Revenue chart markers 18 -
Rolling stock cards 25 -
Round marker 1 Wooden token
Rule book 1 -
Station tokens 65 -
Stock market and open market board 1 Foam-core
Stock market markers 18 -
Tiles 221 95 yellow, 59 green, 44 brown, 14 grey, 9 tunnel
Train cards 65 -
Tunnel markers 12 Wooden tokens

Red line

Private Companies # Full Name Minimum Bid Revenue Notes
LAR 1 Los Angeles Railway $20 $5 -
ULC 2 Union Lumber Company $40 $10 Comes with 2 tile points for tree hexes
TBMC 3A Tonopah-Belmont Mining Company $50 $10 Comes with 1 tile point for a mountain hex
US 3B Union Station $50 $10 May token Denver even if not connected
S 3C Surveyor $50 $10 May increase tile points by 1 or 2 for $20/$30 a turn
SFO 3D San Francisco and Oakland Railroad and Ferry Company $50 $10 May use one of the two ferry routes between San Francisco and Oakland
MTC 4 Moffat Tunnel Company $60 $10 Discounts tunnels, and can place a tunnel tile on Moffat or Summit for $50
SLW 5A The Schenectady Locomotive Works $75 $15 Comes with the +1 Train token
P 5B Prospector $75 $15 Receives mine revenue
PMSC 5C Pacific Mail Steamship Company $75 $15 Bonus payment for a train that runs to San Francisco
PLA 5D The Port of Los Angeles $75 $15 Exclusive rights to the Port of Los Angeles
UCC 6 Utah Construction Company $100 $20 30% reduction on all tile premium costs
CPR 7 Central Pacific Railroad Company $150 $20 Comes with the CPR Presidency
UPR 8 Union Pacific Railroad Company $180 $25 Comes with the UP Presidency

At the start of the game, one of the #3 companies and one of the #5 companies will be chosen at random. The companies not chosen will not be in the game.

Red line

Minor Companies # Full Name Presidency Home Hex Destination Station Tokens Notes
FSI 1 Ferrocarril Salitrero de Iquique 50% Pisagua
D6
El Abra Mine
E9
2 -
ACNR 2 Anglo Chilean Nitrate Railway 50% Tocopilla
D10
Chuquicamata Mine
E11
2 -
TNR 3 Taltal Nitrate Railway 50% Chañaral
B18
El Salvador Mine
E15
2 -
CCR 4 Copiapó a Caldera Railway 50% Puquios
C21
San Jose Mine
D18
2 -
FJ 5 Ferrocarril de Junin 50% Santo Domingo
A33
El Teniente Mine
C35
2 -

Red line

Public Companies Full Name Type Presidency Other Certificates Home Hex Destinations Station Tokens Notes
D&SL Denver & Salt Lake Railway M / S 50%/40% 2 x 25%/20%
1 x 20%
Boulder
J7
- 2 +1 2 when a Mining Railroad
+1 when a Short Line Railroad
LV&T Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad M / S 50%/40% 2 x 25%/20%
1 x 20%
Las Vegas
F11
- 2 + 1 2 when a Mining Railroad
+1 when a Short Line Railroad
NCO Nevada-California-Oregon Railway M / S 50%/40% 2 x 25%/20%
1 x 20%
Eugene
B3
- 2 + 1 2 when a Mining Railroad
+1 when a Short Line Railroad
OSL Oregon Short Line & Utah Northen Railway M / S 50%/40% 2 x 25%/20%
1 x 20%
Boise
E4
- 2 + 1 2 when a Mining Railroad
+1 when a Short Line Railroad
SR Silverton Railroad M / S 50%/40% 2 x 25%/20%
1 x 20%
Grand Junction
D9
- 2 + 1 2 when a Mining Railroad
+1 when a Short Line Railroad
T&G Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad M / S 50%/40% 2 x 25%/20%
1 x 20%
Reno
D7
- 2 + 1 2 when a Mining Railroad
+1 when a Short Line Railroad
T&T Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad M / S 50%/40% 2 x 25%/20%
1 x 20%
Bakersfield
D12
- 2 + 1 2 when a Mining Railroad
+1 when a Short Line Railroad
AE Arizona Eastern Railway S / C 40%/20% 3 x 20%/10%
5 x 10%
Phoenix
H15
Sacramento
C10
3 + 1 3 when a Short Line Railroad
+1 when a Class 1 Railroad
A&P Atlantic & Pacific Railroad S / C 40%/20% 3 x 20%/10%
5 x 10%
Albuquerque
K14
Los Angeles
D13
3 + 1 3 when a Short Line Railroad
+1 when a Class 1 Railroad
CMR Colorado Midland Railway S / C 40%/20% 3 x 20%/10%
5 x 10%
Pueblo
L11
Ogden
H5
3 + 1 3 when a Short Line Railroad
+1 when a Class 1 Railroad
CPR Central Pacific Railway S / C 40%/20% 3 x 20%/10%
5 x 10%
Sacramento
C10
Salt Lake City
G6
3 + 1 3 when a Short Line Railroad
+1 when a Class 1 Railroad
EP&S El Paso & Southwestern Railroad S / C 40%/20% 3 x 20%/10%
5 x 10%
El Paso
K16
San Diego
E14
3 + 1 3 when a Short Line Railroad
+1 when a Class 1 Railroad
SPLA San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad S / C 40%/20% 3 x 20%/10%
5 x 10%
Salt Lake City
G6
Los Angeles
D13
3 + 1 3 when a Short Line Railroad
+1 when a Class 1 Railroad
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway C / P 20% 8 x 10% Kansas City
M8
- 4 -
D&RGW Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad C / P 20% 8 x 10% Denver
L8
- 4 -
SPL Southern Pacific Lines Railroad C / P 20% 8 x 10% San Francisco
B11
- 4 -
UP Union Pacific Railroad C / P 20% 8 x 10% Omaha
M6
- 4 -
WP Western Pacific Railroad C / P 20% 8 x 10% Oakland
B9
- 4 -

Railroad Types

M - Mining Railroad - shares are 50% Presidency, 2 x 25% ordinary
S - Short Line Railroad - shares are 40% Presidency, 3 x 20% ordinary
C - Class 1 Railroad - shares are 20% Presidency, 8 x 10% ordinary
P - Passenger Railroad - shares are 20% Presidency, 8 x 10% ordinary

Red line

Starting Cash
2-player $1,200
3-player $800
4-player $600
5-player $450
6-player $400
Certificate Limits
2-player 24
3-player 20
4-player 17
5-player 15
6-player 13

Red line

Stock Market
Type Linear
Zones Starting value spaces for public companies
Yellow (ignore for certificate limit)
Highest value (game ends)
Black (companies that enter this space are closed)
'Closed' space Yes
View it here: 1878 Stock Market

Red line

Game Map Clear Hexes 1 Town

2 Towns

Cities 'OO' Off-Board Areas Fixed Rivers Mountains
Hexes: 94 44 8 3 27 - 12 - 20 30
The total count of individual items will usually exceed the total number of hexes shown. This will be due to hexes that contain multiple items, such as towns and cities in off-board areas and fixed locations.
Clear Where tiles with plain track may be laid. May include hexes with pre-printed track.
1 Town Where tiles with a single town (no station token space) may be laid.
2 Towns Where tiles with two towns (no station token spaces) may be laid.
Cities Where tiles with station token spaces may be laid, or where stations printed on the board may be upgraded. Does not include 'OO' hexes.
'OO' Yellow hexes where green tiles designated as 'OO' tiles with two separate station token spaces may be laid.
Off-Board Static, where trains may run to off-board areas, typically with values that vary according to the phase of the game.
Usually includes fixed locations that have variable income.
No tile lays allowed.
An off-board area may consist of more than one hex - each area is usually counted only once for each train.
Fixed Static, usually with track or fixed value stations printed on the map.
No tile lays allowed.
Rivers and
Mountains
Hexes that contain these features with a cost to place or upgrade tiles. Other features appear occasionally (Desert, Forest, Swamp).

Red line

Yellow Tiles Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
Total: 95 Tiles Tile 1 Tile 2 Tile 3 Tile 4 Tile 5 Tile 6 Tile 7 Tile 8 Tile 9 Tile 11
Qty 1 1 4 4 4 4 12 12 12 1
Number 24M 25ML 25MR 26M 27M 55 56 57 58 69
Tiles Tile 24M Tile 25ML Tile 25MR Tile 26M Tile 27M Tile 55 Tile 56 Tile 57 Tile 58 Tile 69
Qty 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 4 1
Number 141M 144M 301 306 311 311 321 325 335 339
Tiles Tile 141M Tile 144M Tile 301 Tile 306 Tile 311 Tile 311 Tile 321 Tile 325 Tile 335 Tile 339
Qty 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number 343 344 T1 T2 T3  
Tiles Tile 343 Tile 344 Tile T1 Tile T2 Tile T3
Qty 2 2 1 1 1
Green Tiles Number 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 24
Total: 59 Tiles Tile 12 Tile 14 Tile 15 Tile 16 Tile 17 Tile 18 Tile 19 Tile 20 Tile 23 Tile 24
Qty 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
Number 25 26 27 28 29 141 142 143 144 302
Tiles Tile 25 Tile 26 Tile 27 Tile 28 Tile 29 Tile 141 Tile 142 Tile 143 Tile 144 Tile 302
Qty 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Number 312 322 326 332 336 340 619 T11 T21 T31
Tiles Tile 312 Tile 322 Tile 326 Tile 332 Tile 336 Tile 340 Tile 619 Tile T11 Tile T21 Tile T31
Qty 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1
Brown Tiles Number 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 63
Total: 44 Tiles Tile 39 Tile 40 Tile 41 Tile 42 Tile 43 Tile 44 Tile 45 Tile 46 Tile 47 Tile 63
Qty 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
Number 70 105 125 145 146 147 303 313 323 327
Tiles Tile 70 Tile 105 Tile 125 Tile 145 Tile 146 Tile 147 Tile 303 Tile 313 Tile 323 Tile 327a
Qty 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Number 333 337 341 T12 T22 T32  
Tiles Tile 333 Tile 337 Tile 341 Tile T12 Tile T22 Tile T32
Qty 1 1 1 1 1 1
Grey Tiles Number 106 171 304 314 324 328 338 342 894 T13
Total: 14 Tiles Tile 106 Tile 171 Tile 304 Tile 314 Tile 324 Tile 328 Tile 338 Tile 342 Tile 894 Tile T13
Qty 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Number T23 T33  
Tiles Tile T23 Tile T33
Qty 1 1
Tunnel Tiles Number 30 31 32
Total: 9 Tiles Tile 30 Tile 31 Tile 32
Qty 3 3 3

You may find more information about these tiles by visiting the 18xx Tiles Database.

Red line

Trains Type 2 3 4 5 6 3P5 8 5P 2D+
Total: 60 Cost $80 $180 $300 $500 $700 $700 $850 $1,100 $500
Railroad Types Any Any Any Any M/S/C P S/C/P See below M
Qty 11 8 5 4 3 3 14 5 7

Each 5P train is allocated to a specific railroad.

Rolling Stock Type MC PO C P V
Total: 25 Cost $20 $50 $200 $100 $175
Railroad Types M/S/C M/S/C M/S/C P P
Qty 5 5 5 5 5

Red line

| Home | 18xx | Information | Top |

Red line

Mail me © Keith Thomasson June 29th 2024