Australia's first railway company, the Sydney Railway Company, was founded in 1848. It proved ruinous for its founders. Shortly before the opening of the first line, it was taken over by the New South Wales Government Railways. In 1852 eight privately financed railways were planned in Victoria. Three of them were established but only one of them was a success -- The Melbourne and Hobson's Railway Company which was opened in September 1854.

Many types of railways, which during the next 150 years came into being over the whole country, supported industries such as mining, sugar plantations, logging, metal works, and cement factories. For the most part, they were owned by the industrial companies themselves and were therefore called "Private Railways" in order to distinguish them from the main railways owned by the States.

1848: Australia is a semi-historical railroad game for 3 to 6 people. It is based on the game 1829 by Francis Tresham. Historical constraints have, as far as is possible, been taken into account. In other areas, history will be written anew. 1848 features the inclusion of The Bank Of England as a public company that extends loans and administers railroads that are in receivership, dealing with the different track gauges between states, and 'The Ghan' special train.

1848 has simple mechanisms at its base. The yellow, green, brown and grey tiles are placed on the map to form a network of routes, connecting stations together. The trains (train cards) make notional journeys from station to station, thereby earning money. The (imaginary) travellers pay for their journeys. The more and the more important the stations a train visits, the more money it earns for the company and its shareholders.

In the game, you and your fellow players will own 6 Private Companies, shares in 8 Public Companies, as well as shares in the Bank of England. The Public Companies belong to their shareholders. The player with the most shares in a company is its Director and decides what the company will do. You will operate your companies, invest in others, buy better trains, and compete for routes. At game-end, players computer the value of their shares and add that value to their operating profits to determine their total wealth. The player with the most wealth wins.

Components:
* 1 Mounted mapboard
* 5 sheets with 100 tiles
* 9 Corporate mats
* 82 Stock Certificates
* 6 Private Company Certificates
* 30 Train cards
* 1 Priority Deal card
* 1 Pack of Play Money
* 1 Rule book

3–6 Players
200–240 Min

includes 20 Australian themed gaming dice.

“Enemy tank - “ was as far as Loxton got before his gunner, Gamson, yelled “Target! Firing!” and the turret rocked back with recoil. Even with the flash from the shot glaring in front of him, Loxton saw the ground next to the racing target erupt as the kinetic round demolished the paving.

“You bowling underarm, mate?” laughed Keiran as he slammed another round home. “Clearly demented,” thought Loxton, as he watched the 125mm barrel of the enemy tank swing towards them. Simultaneous shots boomed out. The T-72 turret sheared off, accompanied by an eruption of flame and oily black smoke.

Note: The Kangroo on each die represents the 6.

This is an expansion for Power Grid featuring India and Australia (one map on each side of the board). Players need Power Grid to play the game and follow the normal rules for Power Grid except for the few changes in the rules for this expansions to cover the special conditions of India and Australia.

This expansion features a double-sided game board of Australia and Canada.

In Australia, new Long Distance hexes are available to connect far away cities which provide massive bonuses. The rugged terrain reduces your build capacity even further!

In Canada, multiple clusters of cities await your connections. Toronto provides a bonus for all railroad companies connecting there.

Free Nations is a 98 page A4 hardback book for NATO forces in Team Yankee.

Since its inception in 1949, NATO has been a community of free nations brought together with a common goal, to defend the freedom of Western Europe and North America. To do this Canada, France and the Netherlands deploy armoured and mechanised forces in West Germany. Old allies have also been called

Canada, the Netherlands, and Australia all have 105mm armed Leopard 1 tanks, while both Canada and the ANZACs have M113 mechanised infantry. France has its own 105mm armed AMX-30 tank, while infantry travel in AMX-10P IFVs or 4x4 VAB APCs. The Dutch also have new Leopard 2 tanks and mount their infantry in YPR-765 IFVs.

Contains:
• Background on the 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, French Armée de terre, the Netherlands 1. Korps, and the Australian and New Zealand ANZAC Brigade.
• Instructions on how to build:
- a Canadian Leopard C1 Armoured Squadron or a M113 Mechanized Company,
- a French AMX-30 Escadron Blindé, AMX-10P Compagnie de Chasseurs, AMX-10 RC Escadron de Cavalerie, or VAB Compagnie d’Infanterie,
- a Dutch Leopard 2 Tank Eskadron, Leopard 1 Tank Eskadron, Pantserinfanterie Compagnie, or Verkennings Eskadron,
- an Australian Leopard AS1 Armoured Squadron, or M113 Mechanised Company,
- an ANZAC Brigade of Australian and New Zealand troops answers the call to fight.

Get 56 cards of Australian Soldiers, Gear, Skills, and Action cards to add this Nation to your Modern Daytime game!

Adds 112 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions! This is a Vehicle Soldier and Hostile pack with new Hostile Vehicles, and Soldier Vehicles to play as.