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- 8.0
Snowdonia: Deluxe Master Set
- 1–5 players
- 30–90 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Rules assistance for Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 30–90 min
- 10+
Rules assistant for Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train
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Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train is an expansion for Snowdonia released in 2018 for 1–5 players, 30–90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Tony Boydell and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, and Worker Placement.
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About the game
A promo card give away at UKGE and Essen 2018. Double-sided, it includes the Share and Share Alike mini expansion on one side and the 18XX Train on the other. Share and Share Alike: Whenever you would place a scoring marker on a station space (either as a result of excavating the last rubble on a rubble space, or by building a building) then instead of doing so you may choose to take any one other player's scoring marker and place that on the space instead. If you do that then you immediately place one or two of your own scoring markers on that player's Share Portfolio (this card) - if the pint value of the space which you gave them was from 1 to 9 (inclusive) then place one of your scoring markers, and if it was 10 or more then place one OR two scoring markers (it's your choice). You now have shares in that player's points - you can have as many shares in other players as you wish, but cannot have shares in yourself. When the normal scoring has been calculated at the game's end, for each player in whom you have a share you gain 1 point for every 10 points of their final score for each share that you have in them. Add those points to your total score. 18XX Train: Whenever a train is built - including this one - then the Train Maintenance Event is triggered (the purchaser of this train gets the steel bar before the event is triggered). At the end of the game the owner of this Train gets 18 points.
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- Surprised Stare Games Ltd
Questions and answers
Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train supports 1–5 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.
The listed playing time for Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train is 30–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train belongs to these categories: Trains and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, and Worker Placement. 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 Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train are: Tony Boydell. 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 Snowdonia: Share and Share Alike / 18XX Train as an expansion for Snowdonia. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Snowdonia to use it. Check that your edition of Snowdonia is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.