| Ur 1830BC Close-up of board in play | |
| Players | 3–6 |
|---|---|
| Setup time | 10 minutes |
| Playing time | 2–3 hours |
| Chance | None |
| Age range | 12+ |
| Skills | Strategy |
Ur 1830BC is game of irrigation and kingdom management in ancient Mesopotamia, loosely adapted from the 18XX series of railroad operations and share trading board games, designed by Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga and published by Splotter Spellen. As with all games in the 18XX series, play centers around ownership of valuable networks. Ur 1830BC replaces the rail networks found in most 18XX games with networks of irrigation canals, shares with parcels of land, companies with kingdoms, trains with irrigation technologies (such as reservoirs and pumps), and company presidents with kings. While typical 18XX games rail networks generate income through the operation of trains; in Ur 1830BC networks of canals and waterworks generate income by irrigating lands within kingdoms.