... *Please* be careful with woolly terms like "IP right" - there is no such thing. There are specific things that 18xx titles may infinge - copyrights,...
... A return to reasonable copyright terms is the legislation you're after - huge benefits for the population as a whole, not just the 18xx community. Cheers, ...
The RSR is effectively a mechanism for ending the game.It does this by buying through the trains [which is why it has no train limit] until it or another...
... Mmmmh, I believe Winsome Games is in the US. You are probably mixing Winsome with Warfrog, which is indeed a UK based company, though nowadays their past...
... John (who is indeed from the US) is descended from a (possibly short) line of patent attorneys, and is probably better informed on IP legislation in the US...
... short) line of ... in the US ... about ... to his ... manufacturers ... As an aside, my position is quite common, and shared by the IP holders of games...
... Thank you for your input, John. You provided the only concrete information in the thread. The rest of us were, indeed, the gentlemen at the table...
Let me clarify completely. If any minor or public company finds itself without a train at the end of its operating turn, it must buy one or be nationalised. If...
Or you find someone who has a set and a scanner and ask them to send you scans of the game. You then print your own set out. Legal? Probably not. ... ...
Allen, I think it's at the point where you need to realize that you are the only person advocating your position. Everyone else who has weighed in on the...
... Allen, take a look at the acknowledgments at the end of the last page of the rules. You are, in fact, addressing one of the people who wrote the rules of...
maybe so, but I'm referring to the rules as they're written. if there's going to be "implied" rule calls, then there should be an amendment to state so, with ...
Yeah, but as far as I can tell, you're the only one who thinks they aren't supported. Chris ... -- Chris Keep the flying car. I want the future where...
I am not nearly as convinced as everyone else seems to be that allowing one's public company to be nationalised is invariably a bad idea.Part of the reason...
It's been pointed out that my messages to Allen about 1861 rules were a bit strident. Apologies. -- Chris Keep the flying car. I want the future where...
thanks chris. and to whomever has pointed this out as well. for the sake of killing this thread on nationalization. i don't particularly care who's making the...
... I don't think anyone else has stated or implied that having one's public company be nationalised is invariably a bad idea. It just usually is. It might ...
... What's more, the designer agrees, too. Mr Stancius (is it Alan, Allen, or some other spelling?) may not be in a minority of one, but he's definitely way ...
... Thanks for your reply Wolfram. ... I've scanned in some images to help in this discussion. We are not sure which is the 'south' border, being ignorant ...
New thread here, not a continuation of another. In 1861 in 6.4 Loans the rules state that "... For train purchases, only Companies without a train may take out...
All, I am going to play this for the first time and I do not have alot of experience in 18xx games. 1) What are the dashes for on northern part of the map? I...
... Correct. Its slightly more restrictive then that as you are not even allowed to lay track which dead-ends against a dashed line. ... Yes, with one special...
... Just to be clear, I am talking about the heavy black dashes which separate two hexes in the Northern part of the map. The lighter gray dot-dash line which...
if this is going to be the ruling on the subject, then I formally request that a written amendment be released that supports this decision. in any other non...
Good example. There are several 18xx titles that allow purchase of trains between companies before T3s have been purchased from the bank. Consequently I do...
... This rule works the same as in 1830, but I wrote it in a way I feel is clearer: You may sell a President's certificate into the open market, but ONLY if...
