In 18C2C, a merged company has two "shells", each of which has some trains, and each of which has some ordinary tokens and possibly a destination token ...
That sounds right to me, from how I remember playing the game. Note that you can still use a "wrong" destination token as a regular token for the purpose of...
Salutations, gentlefolk, You may wish to check out the Small Layout Scrapbook at http://carendt.com/scrapbook/page30/index.html and view the plans of a layout...
I have played 3 games with my Christmas present and note that the copyright of 1829 Mainline is 1999 according to the parts list. However despite the length of...
I'm pretty much an 18xx newbie - Played 1829 in the dim and distant past; 1830 on the computer a few times and a few games recently at my FLGS (1825U2 and...
... Manchester ... 4+4Es - Since the highest paying "ordinary" stations are silver tiles BGM (70) or LIV (70), how do you reckon London is worth (120)? Surely...
<snip> ... Actually Jon's IS the correct interpretation. When assessing the value of the 'bonus' cities you calculate the value of the bonus city on the route ...
<snip> Also when we played we found that there were very few mountain hexags at (100) a go that any company could afford to lay yellow tiles on so the WCML was...
Hello. We finally had the pleasure to play 18Scan yesterday (with my homemade proto version V0.2.1, but with the rules V1.0 from Deep Thought Games, I guessed...
... The intent of the rule is that any corporation can run along the ferry "track", whether or not it has a ferry token. However, if it does have a ferry ...
Two days ago,Peter Hawkins,Ian D Wilson and myself played 18EU.After the auction,we each wound up with 5 minors.After the first double-OR,each of us floated a...
... 18EU 3-, or possibly 4-handed is the game where I'm always happiest to get the priority at the start--in most games, it doesn't matter much or at all. With...
Ok,David,I'm all ears.Exactly how might Ian have'anticipated and planned around' the shortage of 3 trains in the game that took place on Monday? Daniel Victor ...
... From: "Daniel Victor" <nonteadrinker@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [18xx] 18EU extra 3...
Er,yes,David.We all accept that Ian could have anticipated the likelihood of the 3 trains running out in OR 3 before he could get more than one,and that a 4 ...
I beg to differ,David.It does more than that.Two extra trains in the game in which we were playing would have prevented player 3 from being placed at a big ...
Well, Danny, you complained about a design feature and I told you why I believe the cure you suggest is worse than the disease. I have answered all your...
I apologise if I have somehow given offence,David.I tried to avoid it. Thank you for playtesting 18EU so thoroughly,and producing such a fine game. I've only...
Mark, Please add me (Steve Haugse) to your list of atendees for the Chattanooga Rail Challenge. I've got my flight booked, but haven't secured accomadations...
No harm, no foul, brother Daniel...I just find it a bit...frustrating...to be engaged in a dialogue when it would seem we are (for the most part) in violent...
... am. Well, for what I can recall now: - SR3 or SR4: the 4th Corp (NSB) is launched and the 3 trains 4 are available. I buy the president share of the SJ,...
It was playing with the Kentish Mob,who have played a lot of 18EU,that really awakened me to just how fast the trains can go! Tastes differ,and I must admit,I...
Yep, I can see that. Although you imply that even there, the guy could have survived (albeit reduced to a bare minimum holding). ... From: "Frederic Taton"...
Sorry folks! Some of that didn't make sense! What I had meant to say was,what do people think of the idea of having the 2 trains rust a la 1846 in 18EU in OR3 ...