# Area 1851

Area 1851 is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 3.5 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** American West, Card Game, Science Fiction, Real-time
- **Mechanics:** Area Movement, Set Collection, Open Drafting, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 3.5 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 8

**Designers:** Justin Blaske

**Artists:** Lucas Soriano, Sara Machajewski, Dann May

## Expansions

- [Area 1851: Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/area-1851-promo-cards)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/area-1851)
- [Area 1851 in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/area-1851)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/126404)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._