18SCAN

18Scan

Designer: David G. D. Hecht
Publisher: David Hecht Designs
Status: Commercial
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/17857

From the BGG entry:

18xx meets Scandanavia -- Railroads on Skis

Intro from the manual: '18Scan is an 18xx game set in the Scandinavian peninsula of Northern Europe. It includes most of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. 18Scan is a small game, in the style of Mark Derrick’s one-state games 18GA and 18AL, and is intended as a change from the more robust 18xx games often played.'

From the Designer Notes: 'This is my second attempt at a small, short 18xx game: the first, 18VA, has matured -- alas! -- into a solid, medium-length performer, but has become quite unsuited for a quick fill-in-the-cracks session. I am hoping that 18Scan will not only prove to be a better short game, but will be sufficiently straightforward that it can also be used as an introduction to the 18xx system.

In 18Scan, I hope to bring to the table a simple game, yet with some strategic options, and a forgiving game -- unlike, say, 1830. At the same time, 18Scan has a number of subsystems (Minor Companies, a merger railroad, Destinations, various categories of trains) that provide a panoply of the wide variety within the 18xx gaming space.'

This game is no longer available for download from the 18xx Yahoo! Group website. It is now a commercial product.