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1817WO is a 'very short' variant of 1817 as such it shares most of the same rules as 1817 The map is very small; it is 5 hexes tall at its highest, and only 12 hexes wide. The differences beyond the map are:

  • The Pittsburgh Tile private is laid in New Pittsburgh
  • Less seed money for the IPO
    • Seed money is $100 instead of the $200 in base 1817
  • Fewer privates
    • (Mail Contract, Minor Mail Contract, Major Coal Mine, and Union Bridge Company are removed)
  • Fewer corporations
    • (Down to 12 from 20)
  • Coal is placed on oceans (15 terrain cost water hexes) instead of mountains
    • Coal may not be placed on C8
  • The NY green tile may be laid in two different ways
    • The new connections in green may point upwards or downwards
  • Fewer trains
Train Type Train Count (1817NA) Train Count (1817)
2 Unlimited Unlimited
2+ 2 4
3 7 12
4 5 8
5 3 5
6 2 4
7 2 3
8 Unlimited Unlimited
  • Loan interest increases for every 3 loans taken rather than 5 (as in 1817)
  • Less starting cash and smaller cert limit
Player Count Starting Cash Cert Limit
2 330 16
3 240 13
4 195 11
5 168 9

The city Nieuw Zeeland may not have any tiles laid on it. Players may select Nieuw Zeeland as an IPO starting in phase 3. Must choose 5 share or higher IPO. A company winning the bid places a token in Nieuw Zeeland. After concluding paying for additional token(s), a 2nd token from the company is immediately placed anywhere on the map that has a free city, if there are any. A company owning a token in Nieuw Zeeland earns +$20 from the bank per OR if it has no loans, or one interest payment for one loan is ignored per OR.

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