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2007 · 2-6 players · 360min · weight 4.00 · 120 ratings
v2 —v3 —v4 wide —v4 deep —
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ID
30771
Name
18West: Rails to the Pacific
Year
2007
Rank
10295
Min players
2
Max players
6
Playing time
360
Min playtime
360
Max playtime
360
Avg weight
4
Num weights
9
Bayes avg
5.58404
Average
7.24583
Users rated
120
Num owned
350
Wanting
26
Wishing
62
Num comments
63
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Network and Route BuildingSimulationStock Holding
Categories (3)
American WestEconomicTrains
Description (361 chars)
18West is an 18xx design by David G. D. Hecht, published in October 2007 by Deep Thought Games. 18West incorporates a variety of mechanisms into the 18xx framework, including three different types of companies (Granger roads, land grant and public) and subsidized track laying. Mergers are also involved, in which public companies can acquire Granger roads.
LLM v2 (wide)
Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).
LLM v3 (deep)
Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).
LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)
Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).
LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)
Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.