Mainly playthroughs. 18ZOO is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, and 3 recorded sessions.
2 - 5 players
90 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About 18ZOO, from BoardGameGeek:
18ZOO is an 18xx game designed for 2-5 players, playable in about 100 minutes.
Many unique features make it highly distinguishable:
No need to compute divisions or percentages
POWERS/INVENTIONS (privates) are FUN and exciting
Companies are opened in a ring order - first choice (and second choice) will make the game afresh
train RUN have a growing threshold in order to increase the stock value
eurogame style: the goal of route building is to be efficient throughout the game, instead of trying to achieve a local best run
Villages/dits and Hills/Mountains are not upgradable so route building is different in each game.
The goal of the design of 18ZOO is to have a game that last only 90-120 minutes, with the full narrative of a 18xx (both Stock Shenanigans and Operative Shenanigans), approachable by a wider audience (low calculus involved).
