1825 Extension Kit K3: Phase Four

I really like using this expansion. The obsolescence of the '3' trains is good but if you're using K2 Advanced Trains then the addition of the 3Ts and U3s make it so losing the '3's has really no effect.

Well. I own this kit, but I've never used it. To be honest, I've always felt 1825 felt just right at the length of the "regular" game, and the idea of playing a Phase 4 seemed like going past the natural end of the game. But, if you want a bigger 5-hour game with 2 units, it would be worth trying out. It's just that 5-hour chunks of time aren't as available as they used to be.

Bad bad bad bad Overextends an already over-long game

Frequently the base 1825 Units end a little too soon. Companies have been built, they have good earnings, but the bank breaks before the sacrifices made earlier in the game can fully pay out and produce a winner. Phase Four changes that by enxtending the bank and thus the game about 6 ORs. Highly recommended.

The Phase 4 makes the game even better. I waited a long time to be able to obtain a copy of this expansion. Got it thanks to Keith at Heron Games.