Has anyone played 18GL with only two players? It looks interesting. 1846 looks very interesting as well, but says 3-5 -- any chance it may work with just two?...
... It's equally dangerous to assume that "prevailing" rules common to most title do NOT carry to new titles if they are not explicitly ruled out. -- Tis the...
1. Conversion price: If a minor with a "high yellow" stock price converts, does the major corporation's marker go into the same position, or shunt diagonally...
You replied to the second post of a 20+ post thread. At this point, it's clear the rules differences list was wrong. It has since been amended to read: ...
... Great question. We've always played that the token stayed in the same spot, but it seems clear on reading rule 7.3 that the token is placed in a valid...
Chris, I always took this to mean that the owners of the MINORs required their consent, not the owner of the newly formed major to the merger of another minor....
Here's an example: Company A, owner Chris, stock value 100 Company B, owner Chris, stock value 80 Company C, owner Bill, stock value 35 All companies are...
... Starting a new company, whether by merger, conversion, or the old-fashioned method of buying the director's certificate, is starting a new company, and the...
I moved from Arlington, VA to San Antonio, TX. I will travel as far as Austin plus another 90 miles to play 18xx games. Are there any open games in this...
For the month of December, I'm offering a special deal to anyone who reads the 18xx list: Anyone in the USA who orders 18AL or 18GA gets free shipping. Anyone...
During a recent 1830 game using the Coalfields variant, a couple of questions about delayed obsolescence came up. I will admit that I do not have a ton of...
... From: "Ed Holzman" <edholzman@...> Subject: [18xx] Delayed Obsolescence ... in most games, the obsolescent train has no trade in value. therefore the...
... (talking about the 18xx rules difference list) ... That statement implies that you've found things in the list that you disagree with. In that case, it...
... I can't really speak for the Coalfields variant, because I haven't read the rules (though the rather basic nature of these questions implies that reading ...
The Coalfield Variant Rules are different from other delayed obsolescence rules. The rules say "Diesels now cost $750 with a trade-in and $900 without." The...
... That invalidates just about everything I said in my last. In the Coalfields variant, obsolescent trains hang around long enough both to trade in and avoid...
For the last several months I have been working on an 18xx variant, which like 2038, takes place in space. I have come to the point that I need play testers...
Shouldn't that be 'obsolete 3- and an obsolete 4-train' [ I must have a death - wish] Danny Victor Maisnestce@... wrote: ... That invalidates just about...
I must admit that I've never thought about this, but now that it's mentioned I have to ask: A Corporation which is at its train limit can not buy new trains. I...
a corporation that was at it's train limit before these trains die can now buy new trains. as the trains don't count towards the train limit anymore. ... From:...
... Obsolete trains disappear at the end of the "collect income" phase, so the 4 disappears before it can be traded. ... Obsolete trains disappear at the end...
... That is also true in standard 1830. You can always trade in any train plus $800 for a diesel, so long as there is a diesel left in the bank. The...
OK, that is when the delayed obsolence rules are in action. Silly me, I began to think that this applied always (that you could trade in a train for a diesel...
Eh? Surely,in normal,unmodified 1830 you have always been able to trade in a 4-train for a diesel even if you have two trains [providing,of course,that you...
only the first person to do the trade in will get the advantage, all others die off. second, to use train obsolescence, and the discount towards the diesel is...
... First: Please form complete sentences. Text that parses more easily is more easily understood by all, especially the non-native english speakers present...
I'm the CPR owner in Ed Holzman's example #2. My point of confusion stems from rule 20.2 in the original 1830 rules ... 20.2 Train Required Any Corporation...
Hi, i recently sort of relocated to irvine (for a while)and i'm looking for any players of 18XX in the sort of area. sorry for spamming the list but as my...
