1864: Forty-Niner

1864: Forty-Niner supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.

1864: Forty-Niner belongs to these categories: Economic, Trains, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Auction / Bidding, Tile Placement, and Network and Route Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.

The credited designers of 1864: Forty-Niner are: Anthony Fryer, Michael Carter, Nick Neylon, and John Harres. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.

The catalogue lists 1864: Forty-Niner as an expansion for 1861: Railways of the Russian Empire & 1867: Railways of Canada. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need 1861: Railways of the Russian Empire & 1867: Railways of Canada to use it. Check that your edition of 1861: Railways of the Russian Empire & 1867: Railways of Canada is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.