Re: [18xx] Re: 1844 - the suboptimal run optional rule
> 2. That the FNM has to buy at least one 2, not 2H, on its first turn
> to stop any strange monkey business. The FNM can buy more trains if
> it wants.
What strange monkey business are you preventing? As best I can tell,
you're just forcing the FNM to spend 20 more on a train. That said, I
can't imagine why the FNM president wouldn't want a 2 train, unless
someone else was foolish enough to buy 2 shares on the first stock
round.
Does anyone have the actual text of this rule? We are having a discussion, because someone did the FNM dump trick but created the Mountain in Monte Generoso,...
if i recall, that's not true. you MUST run the company's trains for their optimal revenue regardless of what actions are involved. to be sure, is this 1844? ...
... You can get the complete rules here: http://www.ohley.de/english/1844_Rules_14-01-04.pdf "The revenue claimed must be the highest total revenue that any...
I’m asking about the OPTIONAL rule, not the base rules. I am fully aware that the BASE rules require max value runs. Bill Jaffe bigbillthecollector@......
... As Chris Shaffer pointed out, there is only one optional rule in 1844: Elephant priority. Maybe you're talking about a variant created by someone other...
OK, here's the thing: as with so many other products of germanophone origin, the 1844 rules translation in the initial kit was not altogether a model of...
The only 1844 optional rule of which I am aware is the Elephant priority, which appears at the end of the rulebook. -- Chris Please consider the environment...
understood david, and thanks for the clairification. as i have two translated versions of 1844 in which one is formatted in such a way to form a booklet. ...
When I have played 1844 recently, I have suggested three different tweaks to the game: 1. Allow suboptimal runs to activate mountains and tunnels. (This is ...
... What strange monkey business are you preventing? As best I can tell, you're just forcing the FNM to spend 20 more on a train. That said, I can't imagine...
It's the same sort of "strange monkey business" that has just consumed an endless time discussing it in 1835: the 1844 equivalent of building BY in a big...
Ah, I see. I guess the reason I didn't think of it is because I've never seen anyone buy two shares of FNM. If nothing else, why wouldn't you wait until SR2,...
<shrug> FNM can be a pretty good company. I've seen plenty of games where the guy who owned it cruised to victory: I've even been that guy a couple of times...
I didn't mean nobody owned it, I meant there wasn't a second investor until SR2. Thus, there shouldn't be anyone vulnerable to the dump you described. -- ...
... The way I have seen this happen (twice) is that the FNM private owner bought other privates/shares and can't defend FNM. Someone else takes it over yet...
Hi Everyone, A while ago there was some griping on this about how the TGA runs the 18XX tournament at Gencon, Origins and Railcon. Here is what we do now: ...
one immediate problem is NOT being aware of WHEN this FINAL round is being played, and the stupid rule of NOT being able to play because of being in another...
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I plan on being at GenCon this year to play 18xx. I don't care how the tournament is run as long as I can play an 18xx game I enjoy each time slot. Craig...
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Hi Mike, Thanks for the kind words. Just making sure everyone is reasonably happy and that everyone knows how we currently run things. (There seem to be some...
not good enough asrequired by the organization laws in reference to the americans with disabilities guidelines for ALL clubs & organizations. as information...
How is a verbal announcement a printed posting? John _____ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com [mailto:18xx@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of allen Sent: Tuesday, January...
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