Sergio Giacuzzo wrote ... It's slightly worse than that. Suppose you have sfr.549 in the company treasury and no train, and the next train in the bank is a...
incorrect Steve, as the one rule states under purchasing a locomotive. ***** § If different locomotives are available (bank, bank pool or offers from...
I don't get to play 18xx too often, but now it seems that we might get a game going within the next month!!!! However, it's always interesting to pick up which...
I've got an opportunity to buy a complete set of 1825 - all the units, kits and expansions - for $318 + $17 shipping. Does that seem like a good price?...
... Unfortunately, the rule you quote is dependent upon another clause: If a company has to buy a locomotive and does not have enough working capital...
... The original retail price of the whole thing was something not too far from £150 ($300 or so at today's exchange rate) so the price doesn't seem far out...
... 1830 is the simplest of these games, but the least friendly to beginners. The extent to which negotiation is necessary rises with the number of players. ...
agreed, indentation doesn't show up unless i trace the statement line entirely. secondly,if rules are split on a page to appear as two separate columns, then...
1826: I see no reason you cannot play 1826 with beginners. I would limit it to 3-5. It is not a good 6 player game. 1861: I can see playing 61 with 3-6....
... If you are a collector it is likely a good deal if it is complete. It would save alot of time and effort trying to assemble the components. I would...
Many would disagree that 1870 is a good 5 or 6 player game. That is because not all players can start a company on the first turn. Some are quite vocal about...
Mike, I have heard there were gentlemen who played 1830 but I have never met any. ________________________________ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Mike...
I have all the exspansions except K4 The Steamships. Was it ever published? What are the Companies? Also would anyone like to play 1825 at Origins with all the...
... It has not yet been published. Regards, Michael...
Michael Hekel
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Jun 1, 2008 6:27 pm
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... I suggest a different date. The civilization we know as ancient Greece *began* with resettlement after the Thera explosion (about 1500 B.C.) destroyed the...
In some 95 games of 1830, I don't believe my local group ever had a bankruptcy occur. (If we did, it was maybe just once. On the other hand, we have had a...
Mike, I live in Ohio and I do believe that I have all of the published 1825 components except that my R1 (Wales) Regional Kit is the 2nd edition (2001) and not...
Over the last 5 years about 1/2 of the 1830 games played at WBC have ended in bankruptcy. ________________________________ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com on behalf...
... Whatever gave you that idea? As I understand it, the object of the game is to have more money than the other players when the game ends. -- Chris Please...
That is Profit isn't it ... Whatever gave you that idea? As I understand it, the object of the game is to have more money than the other players when the game...
Chris, I do not think I have ever played an 18XX game in which the winning total was less than the starting cash--have you? ________________________________ ...
Well, no, but the person to whom I was replying was implying that running someone into bankruptcy wasn't the way to win the game. If I understood what he was...
... Running other people into bankruptcy, I have no problem with. (Well, except when I'm on the receiving end.) Running YOURSELF into bankruptcy on purpose,...
From our experience of teaching beginners, we generally give them sound advice during play without "spin" as to what my or will happen if they do something, as...
Thank you for your suggestion. But the Minoan civilization, the Troian civilization and Mycenae play a small part in the game. To set an exact date on which...
In message <48436802.5070602@...>, Mark J. Dulcey <mark@...> writes ... But the rules of 1830 (and of all 18xx games, as far as I know), make...
Nick Wedd
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Jun 2, 2008 9:23 am
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Chris A quick run down my (Northumbria Games) price list and I make the total (U1-3, R1-3, K1-3, K5-7) come to £111.37. However, some of the kits haven't been...
... <snip> AFAIK K4 has never been published. I have certainly never seen it and never been invited by FT to stock it. Kind regards Charlie Wilson [a bearded...
