# 18USA

18USA is a board game for 2–7 players. It plays in 420–540 minutes and is meant for ages 16 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 9 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–7 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 420–540 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 16+
- **Complexity:** 4.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Economic, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Ownership, Network and Route Building, Auction / Bidding, Victory Points as a Resource, Tile Placement, Stock Holding, Market
- **Ludoya rating:** 9 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3
- **Unique players:** 12

**Designers:** Mark Hendrickson, Shawn Fox, Edward Reece

**Artists:** Scott Petersen, Shawn Fox, Scott Peterson

**Publishers:** (Self-Published)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/18usa)
- [18USA in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/18usa)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219717)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._