Introduction
Bill Dixon (real name William R. Dixon) is an American board game designer. He published four 18XX series games—1830, 1832, 1850, and 1870. He also worked on an expansion kit that would combine 1830, 1832, 1850, and 1870 into one large game covering the eastern half of the United States.
Games
1832: The South
His game 1832 was published by Deep Thought Games in 2006. The game is set in the Southeastern United States. It retains the new rules Dixon introduced in 1850 and 1870 for share price protection, stock redeeming, and reissuing while adding new rules to model the mergers that shaped the South's railroads.
1850
1850 was published by Deep Thought Games in 2006. The game is set in the upper Midwestern United States. It retains the rules he introduced in 1870 for share price protection and stock redeeming/reissuing.
1856: Railroading in Upper Canada from 1856
1856 was published by Mayfair Games in 1995. The game is set in Upper Canada, including the upper reaches of the St. Lawrence River, and the Toronto to Detroit area for southern Ontario.
1870: Railroading across the Trans Mississippi from 1870
1870 was released in 1992 by Mayfair Games. The game is set in the Mississippi Valley and central United States.