Hi Danny, as a German speaker I have consulted the rules of the 2. edition of 1835. It clearly states that the owner of the Pfalzbahn has _two_ options: 1....
... The first edition German rules say, in translation "The home base token of the Baden may be placed in either of the cities found on its home hex after the ...
Well, Steve, I may have been wrong in mentioning 1851 in the comparison in that there are a number of other differences between it and 18TN. I only mentioned...
... mechanism of ... Funny? Do you mean the lack of junctions other than at towns? That's a mechanism which is essential to this game so as to provide...
... Each company can have between 2 and 8 base tokens. The other three are for the par chart, stockmarket, and revenue chart. ... These mark the home (initial)...
Can't wait either - looks good from here :o) What are the cities and towns are you using? A couple of historical context questions: Are the ferries from Great...
... cannot ... terms that ... it's not too ... assuming that ... And to a relative new-timer that's never played 1830, it's the kind of thing that can be...
... The rules started from the rules to 1832, which does not have diesels. It should go in 8.2, after the second sentence: A Diesel train may run a route of...
... The first edition German rules say, in translation "The home base token of the Baden may be placed in either of the cities found on its home hex after the ...
I posted a question on BGG -- I'm not sure which will be faster, but since we're continuing the game tomorrow at lunch, I'm hoping for an answer before...
During the playing, we came across a few situations in 1841 which were not clear. Would you please help us clarify these? 4.6.9: Assume that there is no legal...
4.7.3: Can corporation A start corporation B which has all of its tokens on the other side of an active border from corporation A? [There does not seem to be...
Floating a Corporation across the 5-share/10-share divide: The chart on page 6, indicates that in Phase 2 and 3, only 5-share corporations can start, showing...
The following four questions assume that there is a valid route connecting Milano and Venezia, that the Ferdinandea Succession does not occur, and that the...
Hi, I already answered this on the Geek - and yes, you have scored it properly.. JimA ... From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com [mailto:18xx@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of...
... We didn't really discuss the precise timing and I don't think it is likely to matter often, but I would say the rules as written imply option 2. -- John A....
... Because I completely missed this sentence from 4.5.8: "However, a 1G must include a CMD or mine in its route." Heh. Good job with this one, by the way. I...
Well, the credit for the auction concept belongs with Chris Lawson, who suggested it, based on something that he and Reiner Knizia were working on in another...
... The four biggies are Norwich, Cambridge, Ipswich & Colchester. After this there's King's Lynn, Ely, Bury St Edmunds, Gt Yarmouth, and Harwich. There s...
Thanks :o) As I said - looks good :o) Would some of the off area locations require specific types of trains to pick up - or would that affect game balance? ...
... You are right that the rules are clear on this point. I suspect that it's an error in the rules, though. In v1, the Ferdinandea Secession always happened...
... <snip> ... <snip ... Narrow Gauge? I always understood the Newmarket to be a standard gauge (4ft 8½in). But I suppose that was narrow compared to the...
... require ... balance? ... I didn't want to make the ports act differently from each other, as this could get fiddly. So I've gone for a blanket method for...
... It's a beautifully elegant mechanism for auctioning several things simultaneously. Each item for sale has its own bid track, labelled with suitable sums ...
... 5-share companies may be converted to 10-share comps from phase 3, but 10-share companies may one be started as such from phase 4. ... Yes. Erik....
