What site? There's no site mentioned in this email. In addition, the only rules/FAQ site for 1851 that I know about from Chris Lawson is for v1.51, which is a...
chris lawson's site may refer to the earlier version of rules for 1841. however, the new version (2.0) has been rewritten from these older rules with...
You may be happy to rely on the version 1.51 notes/errata. Others (including me) might reasonably disagree that "these rules still apply where the new rules...
... The 2.01 rules are intended to be standalone and are not simply updates to the 1.51 rules, which themselves are intended to be the original rules plus all...
... From: "John A. Tamplin" <jat@...> ... i agree, and that's the point that i'm referring to. ... well, very few people seem to take notice of that ...
Salutations, gentlefolk, Low budget and new set of distractions will keep me from travelling this month, but please tell Mr Jaffe I said "Hello!". Happy...
Can Tampico be laid in either possible orientation on the yellow tile, or must it be laid to conform with the eventual direction of the port extension on the...
Rule 4.4.1(h) says: "When a tile is laid in a hex that already contains any cities, towns, or track (whether because those features are preprinted or because a...
... The rules clearly say "yes" to the question as phrased. I suspect this form of words is a hangover from v1, in which the Ferdinandea Secession always ...
This came up again in a game I was playing and players thought a merged company could have a stock price of 3/298 or 4/284. Any idea when rules revision 2.02...
chris, this rule has not changed in either version, even though other people may claim that it has. the resulting merged value is either: 1: the highest value...
Allen, As Steve Thomas acknowledged, the rules *as written in v2.01, the version that I am playing* are wrong. I do not care, and will never care, what the...
Chris, I admire your determination to play by a set of rules you do not understand. Sort of a metaphor for life. Bruce ________________________________ From:...
Bruce, I didn't know you were a closet philosopher! What makes you think the rules are not understandable...? (The life ones, not the game ones....) Mike In...
Sorry -- that reply was only supposed to go to Bruce, not the group... Mike In a message dated 05/01/08 12:25:56 Eastern Daylight Time, BrophyM writes: Bruce, ...
Thanks, I think. I'm pretty sure I do understand the rules. I'm just trying to achieve clarity. I'd much prefer to play by a single set of rules, whether I...
... I don't know the answer to Chris' question--that's within John Tamplin's purview. But the above formulation isn't right, in at least two respects. If ...
... I thought life went: 1. You can't win. 2. You can't even break even. 3. You can't quit. Which actually sounds quite a lot like my attempts at playing 18xx...
While we're on the subject, I also have an 1841 (v. 2.01) question. Consider the merger of two major corporations, A and B, with two different presidents, Alex...
Having been involved in several efforts at revising or clarifying rules in 18xx games, I am aware just how difficult it is to write rules that are so clear...
it's during the exchange of each pair of shares, starting with the president of the active corporation that the new director is determined, then single shares...
We would like to get together a game of 18xx or two at the coming game day. I am open to anything but am limited by which games I own. On the other hand bring...
I'm still liking the religion analogy. Chris is struggling for understanding. Jehovah (played by Allen) appears in a blaze of glory and offers total...
Yes, the 5+5E is an express and can skip any city. The 2+2 is not an express and can only skip dots. Hence the "E". ________________________________ From:...
