A while back I purchased the 1825 kit from Chris Lawson, unaware that this was designed only to replace the components of an existing game. Everything was...
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Steve Thomas
Steve.Thomas@...
Mar 3, 2000 7:45 pm
... You *could* always buy the game, I suppose, rather than trying to steal the intellectual property in it. Mayfair claimed to have copies left last I...
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Steve Thomas
Steve.Thomas@...
Mar 15, 2000 12:31 pm
The deadline for booking accommodation in the convention hotel for Baycon is tomorrow, March 16th. Bookings made after this date may be accepted, but can't be...
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Steve Thomas
Steve.Thomas@...
Mar 17, 2000 5:56 pm
This year, ManorCon runs from 14:00 on Friday 21st July to 14:00 on Monday 24th July. It's the UK's largest board games convention, typically attracting...
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Mark Derrick
derrick@...
Mar 20, 2000 5:23 am
I would like to announce the availability of 18AL, The Railroads Come to Alabama. This is the second game in my series of smaller 18xx games intended for 3-5...
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Steve Thomas
Steve.Thomas@...
Mar 20, 2000 12:19 pm
... Congratulations! ... At the end of a game of 1870, the draw from the bank is something of the order of $4000 per round, so adding $23000 to the bank would...
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Alex Rhomberg
rhomberg@...
Mar 20, 2000 12:37 pm
... For some groups, it would remove the uncertainty whether 12's come out and therefore lengthen the game by at least three additional rounds. - Alex...
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Steve Thomas
Steve.Thomas@...
Mar 20, 2000 1:20 pm
... Perhaps I'm being a little dense this afternoon, but isn't the effect the other way? If I own 5-trains and I don't know whether they're going to be...
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Robert Cannon
rob@...
Mar 20, 2000 2:01 pm
Is 18GA available with the improvements (Mayfair's tiles, map enhancements) that you mentioned on your webpage? ...
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Rick Westerman
westerm@...
Mar 20, 2000 4:21 pm
I received my non-deluxe version of 18AL last Friday and we played 4-player on Saturday. I'd love to report on how the whole game feels but we had a very...
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Mark Derrick
derrick@...
Mar 21, 2000 1:29 am
... Maybe the effect is that by knowing of the large bank from the start, players will withhold and shuffle trains in order to bring out the 12s in the...
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Mark Derrick
derrick@...
Mar 21, 2000 2:38 am
... Actually this is a little embarassing to explain. As I developed 18AL I was getting a little better with the program I use to produce most of my 18AL...
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Tom M
starfury_42@...
Mar 21, 2000 5:18 am
... I've found in the majority of 1870 games we've played the 12's don't come out. Usually people are share tight, and nobody is willing to dump the...
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Mike Hutton
huttm@...
Mar 24, 2000 7:28 pm
Hello all, After only 9 months of playing, Franklin J Evans wins the game with a decisive move on the Taff Vale railway. Anyone who would like copies of the ...
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Mike Hutton
huttm@...
Mar 24, 2000 7:40 pm
I've been meaning to get hold of a copy of one of these for some time, but don't really want to be shelling out £35-£40 for a game I'll probably never play...
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Michael Brünker
Michael.Bruenker@...
Mar 24, 2000 7:57 pm
... I am interested to read this article. Maybe you can post it here (with the permission of FWTDR or send it to me. ... Who is Wolfgang Strontz? Michael...
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Steve Thomas
Steve.Thomas@...
Mar 27, 2000 9:15 am
... I have asked FWTDR's editor, Keith Thomasson, about this. I'll let you know what happens. There is essentially no 18xx content in the article. ... A...
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Steve Thomas
Steve.Thomas@...
Mar 27, 2000 9:35 am
MasterCon 2000 took place over the weekend 24-26 March 2000 at the Royal Norfolk Hotel, Bognor Regis, UK. The official attendance was 58 people, of whom about...
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Lawson Chris
ChrisR.Lawson@...
Mar 27, 2000 11:02 am
I would like to announce that my latest gamekit, 1826, is now available. 1826, designed by David G.D. Hecht, is set in France. Intended for 2 to 6 players,...
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Alex Rhomberg
rhomberg@...
Mar 27, 2000 11:53 am
... Congratulations. The pictures look really great, probably the best looking 18xx I have seen so far. You simply produce great game-kits, and I am grateful...
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Steve Thomas
Steve.Thomas@...
Mar 27, 2000 12:11 pm
... Indeed. The pictures aren't fakes - production values for the 1826 kits are very high, as usual. You wouldn't believe how long we argued over the correct...
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Lawson Chris
ChrisR.Lawson@...
Mar 27, 2000 12:29 pm
... Thanks very much Alex, very good of you to say so ^_^ ... Very good point you raised here. I was so used to laminating my own gamekits that I forgot to...
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Lawson Chris
ChrisR.Lawson@...
Mar 28, 2000 12:17 pm
As there have been quite a number of enquiries concerning the 1826 Gold Edition gamekit, I have added a page which details the costs and what is offered. ...
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SWDagger@...
Mar 28, 2000 1:31 pm
I don't see For Whom the Die Rolls, but the article sounds like the one Francis offered me for publication in Counter. If so it consists of the following: (1)...
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ALESSANDRO LALA
alessandro.lala@...
Mar 28, 2000 5:17 pm
Hi Chris, this is Alessandro Lala. I already bought some gamekits from you, so I suppose you have me in your database. Just before to go with my order.. Last...
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Michael Brünker
Michael.Bruenker@...
Mar 28, 2000 7:53 pm
Hi all! I only want to inform you that 1898 is nearly sold out, only two copies left. Michael...
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Lawson Chris
ChrisR.Lawson@...
Mar 29, 2000 9:02 am
Hello Alessandro, nice to hear from you again. ... One of the things was that it saves me time when it comes to packing and the number of visits to the Post...
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Lawson Chris
ChrisR.Lawson@...
Mar 29, 2000 10:36 am
Hello everyone. Sorry about the last message, it was sent to the mailing list by mistake. It should have been a direct reply to Alessandro. That's what you get...
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ALESSANDRO LALA
alessandro.lala@...
Mar 29, 2000 11:24 am
Hi, this should not last so much, but my intention was to send the original mail directly to you, Chris. I sent it to the mailing list by mistake... I don't...
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Nick Wedd
nick@...
Mar 29, 2000 3:39 pm
ALESSANDRO LALA <alessandro.lala@...> writes ... Why? I suppose this is true in many games, but it seems an odd thing to base your design on. ...
