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19832
... Isn't that how all math trades work, since you have to submit a want list for each of your entries and want lists can be blank? -- James...
JDL
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Nov 1, 2007
4:38 pm
19833
Yes, but folks that have never participated in a Math Trade sometimes don't understand that. So, I was just trying to be explicit and clear. ... that...
uberboardgamer
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Nov 1, 2007
6:57 pm
19834
... Is it possible to specify multiple games in each entry of the want list? Otherwise it is hard to trade a very valuable game since there are very few single...
John A. Tamplin
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Nov 1, 2007
7:51 pm
19835
... You can't specify two different entries as a package for which to trade a single entry. However, some entries include multiple games - the first game and...
Chris Shaffer
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Nov 1, 2007
9:19 pm
19836
... Right, but unless someone happens to have a set of such games that I want, it doesn't help me. Frankly, there aren't any games there I would be willing to...
John A. Tamplin
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Nov 1, 2007
9:39 pm
19837
... Well, that's the nice thing about a math trade - if you don't like anything on offer, you can submit an empty want list and bow out. And if you've really...
Chris Shaffer
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Nov 1, 2007
9:50 pm
19838
... sometimes ... clear. ... list? ... very ... 3723...
an_love874
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Nov 2, 2007
5:16 pm
19839
Unfortunately, it is not possible to submit a Want List for your offered item that includes combinations of other offers. You can obviously submit a Want List...
uberboardgamer
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Nov 2, 2007
10:41 pm
19840
If you were very clear in your explanation, I think that most people would get it. There may be a few MT newbies in this particular MT, but most folks are...
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Nov 2, 2007
10:46 pm
19841
Hello all, I played 18West with my group and they liked many ideas in 18West as I do. But after my second game and their first we are of the opinion, that...
Michael Brünker
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Nov 3, 2007
11:25 am
19842
Well Michael, all I can say is, if you're ready to completely redesign a game that's been in development for almost two years with several different groups of...
David G.D. Hecht
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Nov 3, 2007
11:56 am
19843
well said David, having played some of your games, some people don't consider what it takes to arrive at such a pricing structure for the trains, nor why...
allen
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Nov 3, 2007
12:08 pm
19844
Yesterday I played my first games of 18West and a few questions about landgrant companies came up. 1. Are we right in presuming that a landgrant can lay one or...
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Nov 3, 2007
12:24 pm
19845
... From: "kalin_nl" <Kalin@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 8:24 AM Subject: [18xx] 18West rule questions ... I think you...
David G.D. Hecht
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Nov 3, 2007
12:59 pm
19846
Hello David, thank you for your answer. I didn’t want to offend you, it was not my intention. And I only will change the rules for my group if we want to...
Michael Brünker
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Nov 3, 2007
1:00 pm
19847
I am not angry with you, my friend. Just...disappointed. As I said, I wouldn't judge a game after one or two plays, and I am surprised that a designer such as...
David G.D. Hecht
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Nov 3, 2007
1:42 pm
19848
Hi David, to the rule question: In 6.2.1 I didn’t find a rule what happens if there is no possibilty to place a tile. Maybe we played it wrong. Here is the...
Michael Brünker
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Nov 3, 2007
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19849
... From: "Michael Brünker" <michael.bruenker@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 10:45 AM Subject: AW: [18xx] 18West...
David G.D. Hecht
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Nov 3, 2007
6:27 pm
19850
1) If RSR buys the first 8 train, and still has R600 or more, can it buy a 2+2 train or does RSR cease to operate immediately upon purchase of the first 8? 2)...
Björn Westling
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Nov 4, 2007
7:07 pm
19851
... It ceases to operate as soon as phase 8 begins, thus it can never purchase a 2+2 or 5+5 train. ... I believe your assumption is wrong. If your company has...
Chris Shaffer
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Nov 4, 2007
7:16 pm
19852
I checked 1830, 1826 and 1856 and they all state that if there exist a choice of trains from the bank, the Corpration must purchase the cheapest alternative...
Björn Westling
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Nov 4, 2007
7:54 pm
19853
It's especially dangerous in 18xx to assume that rules transfer from one game to another if they aren't explicitly spelled out. In the absence of a...
Chris Shaffer
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Nov 4, 2007
8:02 pm
19854
... From: "Chris Shaffer" <chris.shaffer@...> ... It ceases to operate as soon as phase 8 begins, thus it can never purchase a 2+2 or 5+5 train. ... I...
allen
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Nov 4, 2007
9:32 pm
19855
... You must be using the PDF that used to be available on the web. The printed game has a different set of rules, and most numbers in the PDF must be...
Chris Shaffer
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Nov 4, 2007
9:36 pm
19856
... Yes, that's what I said, and thus its token goes to the bottom of the stack, and doesn't retain the relative position that the minor company held. Right?...
Chris Shaffer
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Nov 4, 2007
9:38 pm
19857
... From: "Chris Shaffer" <chris.shaffer@...> ... ok, that's one problem that needs correction in the pdf. since i cannot use any other format, i'll have...
allen
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Nov 4, 2007
10:33 pm
19858
... I'm not sure there's going to be a correction to the PDF, since it isn't available on the publisher website anymore. I wouldn't consider the PDF a...
Chris Shaffer
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Nov 4, 2007
10:45 pm
19859
In 18AL, can two trains run through track 544, a brown X? The rules say "no two trains may use a single section of track, no matter how short." -- Chris Keep...
Chris Shaffer
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Nov 5, 2007
2:54 am
19860
... Chris, there is no tile #544 in 18AL according to my own game set and the tile manifest at Blackwater Station. Among the brown tiles, there is a tile #44,...
Lou Jerkich
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Nov 5, 2007
4:08 am
19861
Whoops, wrong game. Let's try again. In 18Scan, can two trains run through track 544, a brown X? This is the tile in question: ...
Chris Shaffer
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