1880: China, a Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler Board Game
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| 1880 China | Caverna Cave VS. Cave | Patchwork | Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small Big Box | Isle of Skye Big Box | Mandala | |
| Type of Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game |
| Number of Players | 3-7 Players | 2 Players | 2 Players | 2 Players | 2-5 Players | 2 Players |
| Average Playtime | 300+ Minutes | 30-60 Minutes | 30 Minutes | 90 Minutes | 30-50 Minutes | 30 Minutes |
| Recommended Player Age | 12+ | 12+ | 8+ | 12+ | 8+ | 10+ |
| Game Objectives | Players compete to become the richest. In order to gain money, they buy and sell shares of China's historical railway companies, build and expand their railway network and let trains travel on the networks. | Excavate, dig and mine your way to victory in this two player version of the original board game. | Work to create a beautiful patchwork quilt out of the available patches. | This version of Agricola is focuses only on the animal husbandry aspect of the game. Breed horses, cows, sheep and pigs and try to make the most of your pastures. | Build your kingdom as Chieftain one tile at a time and rule all of Scotland! | Play colored cards into two mandalas, building central mountains and growing your fields. |
| Theme | Trains | Cave Mining | Quilt Making | Animal Husbandry | Territory Building | Mandalas |
| Strategy Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Route-Building Game | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Family Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expansion(s) Available | is a standalone | ✓ | is a standalone | ✓ | ✓ | is a standalone |
Features and further details
- n 1880 China, players become railway magnates in faraway Asia. Based on 1829 by Francis Tresham, they experience China's railway history in a game that was designed to represent related historical events as correct as possible within its own game mechanics.
- Players compete to become the richest. In order to gain money, they buy and sell shares of China's historical railway companies, build and expand their railway network and let trains travel on the networks.
- Shares of successful companies are worth more and owning them will increase the chance to win the game. In the end, the player with the highest wealth combined from cash and shares is the winner of the game
- Turn order for companies doesn't change with the evolving stock prices; it is set along with the par price when a player opens a company. The game includes a player-manipulated ratio of stock rounds and operation rounds. For example, a new stock round occurs when the last of a type of train is bought.
- 3 to 7 Players
- Up to 300+ Minutes Average Playtime
- Ages 13 and Up
- Asmodee Products can not be shipped outside the United States and it's territories. No International Sales.
- Brand New, Factory Sealed