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15725
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 ...
Maisnestce@...
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Jan 1, 2006
6:59 pm
15726
... Yes. Steve Thomas maisnestce@a... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jan 1, 2006
7:06 pm
15727
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...
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Jan 2, 2006
12:22 pm
15728
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...
John Desmond
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Jan 2, 2006
3:40 pm
15729
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...
jakeprescott18xx
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Jan 2, 2006
7:09 pm
15730
claimed a bonuses amounting to £200 for all the towns thus connected ... Whoops, for above read bonuses of £210!...
jakeprescott18xx
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Jan 2, 2006
7:16 pm
15731
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...
SMITH, Jon
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Jan 3, 2006
10:56 am
15732
... 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...
jakeprescott18xx
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Jan 4, 2006
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15733
<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 ...
Charlie Wilson
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Jan 4, 2006
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15734
<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...
SMITH, Jon
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Jan 4, 2006
10:49 am
15735
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...
Frederic Taton
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Jan 4, 2006
11:09 am
15736
... 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 ...
Maisnestce@...
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Jan 4, 2006
11:55 am
15737
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...
nonteadrinker
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Jan 4, 2006
12:00 pm
15738
... 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...
Maisnestce@...
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Jan 4, 2006
2:08 pm
15739
Though Steve's answers are both complete and clear, I can't resist the temptation to add a few /obiter dicta/... ... From: <Maisnestce@...> To:...
David G.D. Hecht
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Jan 4, 2006
2:28 pm
15740
... From: <Maisnestce@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [18xx] 18EU extra 3 trains. ... Indeed. The...
David G.D. Hecht
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Jan 4, 2006
2:38 pm
15741
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 ...
Daniel Victor
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Jan 4, 2006
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15742
... From: "Daniel Victor" <nonteadrinker@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [18xx] 18EU extra 3...
David G.D. Hecht
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Jan 4, 2006
4:18 pm
15743
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 ...
Daniel Victor
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Jan 4, 2006
5:12 pm
15744
... From: "Daniel Victor" <nonteadrinker@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [18xx] 18EU extra 3...
David G.D. Hecht
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Jan 4, 2006
5:17 pm
15745
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 ...
Daniel Victor
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Jan 4, 2006
5:36 pm
15746
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...
David G.D. Hecht
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Jan 4, 2006
5:52 pm
15747
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...
Daniel Victor
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Jan 4, 2006
6:37 pm
15748
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...
Steve Haugse
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Jan 4, 2006
6:42 pm
15749
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...
David G.D. Hecht
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Jan 4, 2006
7:05 pm
15750
... 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,...
Frederic Taton
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Jan 4, 2006
8:30 pm
15751
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...
Daniel Victor
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Jan 4, 2006
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15752
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"...
David G.D. Hecht
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Jan 4, 2006
10:09 pm
15753
... wrote: ... hexags ... so ... Mountains cost £80, not £100, IIRC Mike....
Mike Hutton
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Jan 4, 2006
10:53 pm
15754
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 ...
Daniel Victor
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Jan 4, 2006
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