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What this is
Buy railroad shares to compete in a financial death match in 19th-century Japan. Between subsequent Share Dealing Rounds, railroad corporations then conduct operations on the game board, with the decisions being made by the player who is the major share holder. In the end, the player with the highest value of personal cash and held stocks is the winner.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–6
- Listed play time
- 90–210 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2004
- Designer
- Yasutaka Ikeda
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Shikoku 1889
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.9/10
- Ease of teach4.7/10
- Gateway friendliness5.3/10
- Component quality7.7/10
- Table presence7.5/10
- Travel friendliness5.1/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate6.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.0FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent6.3Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.8LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding4.0SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.7No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.5Lap trayTwo tables
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