1883 Express d'Orient is an 18xx game set between Budapest and Bucharest, players control companies that are headed by different “company presidents”. Two company president cards are randomly assigned at the beginning of the game to each company. These cards give the company a specific ability from phase 2 through phase 4 and another ability from phase 5 until the end of the game. Additional “McGuffins” include giving the players the ability to skip the last train of a type in order to buy the first train of the next type, private companies that pay more revenue once connected to the rail network, and a non-player investor that buys and sells shares based upon the current status of each company. You’ll need familiarity with, or a copy of, the rules to 1830 to play the game.