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24778 Dave Thorby
dave4b Send Email
Jun 1, 2009
11:00 am
I can think of some people it wouldn't make a lot of difference to....
24779 Steve Thomas
stephen839501 Send Email
Jun 1, 2009
1:18 pm
... There are some people, granted, for whom getting their heads blown clean off would make little impact on their powers of ratiocination. But it would at ...
24780 john boocock
johnlner Send Email
Jun 1, 2009
1:23 pm
BUT THINK OF THE MESS AND BLOOD AND GORE SPATTERED ABOUT THE PLACE SLOWLY DECOMPOSING.....   JOHN B ... From: Steve Thomas <maisnestce@...> ...
24781 Ian D Wilson
ianwilson156... Send Email
Jun 1, 2009
4:47 pm
Not to mention the cops breaking down your front door at 5am: "Honest, guv, it was self-defence...he cracked that joke about 'running-for-a-Lille-bit-more"...
24782 Robert Jasiek
z51413 Send Email
Jun 1, 2009
9:59 pm
... During the following days, I hope that I will find time to upload an update. Sorry for the delay. (I have just come back from the World Amateur Go...
24783 Robert Jasiek
z51413 Send Email
Jun 1, 2009
10:11 pm
... Sounds like you have a printer where the manufacturer earns from ink rather than the printer's price:) -- robert jasiek...
24784 JDL
jamesludlow Send Email
Jun 1, 2009
10:12 pm
... 24th place with a 5-3 record. I'm not sure what your expectations were, but in my book that is a huge accomplishment. Congrats! -- JDL...
24785 Nick Wedd
nick@... Send Email
Jun 1, 2009
10:33 pm
In message <b157956e0906011510o2949c314yb6dfa4dd35851a64@...>, JDL <jamesludlow@...> writes ... Seconded. Nick -- Nick Wedd...
24786 sbszine Send Email Jun 2, 2009
12:34 am
Have a look at the 1825 games, which I think use an A4 board. I normally get about 8 x 10 hexes onto an A4, though it depends on the size of the hexes / track...
24787 Drew Dane
rustyolddart Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
1:58 am
Some of you may be aware of the entry-level game that we have in the works entitled 18EZ. I haven't plugged it too heavily with this group, but I have a...
24788 David G.D. Hecht
dhecht05 Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
2:09 am
... From: "Drew Dane" <drewdane@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 9:58 PM Subject: [18xx] 18EZ tile design... Too radical? ...
24789 W.R.Dixon
billdixonbc Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
2:13 am
... Interesting results. I played with a Tie and Rail and ballast concept some time ago but the market was not ready for it. It may be time now. You should...
24790 Breno Couto Kümmel
breno_k Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
2:23 am
It looks nice, better than the ones in Steam over holland, but if it's supposed to introduce people to the 18xx series, shouldn't you use the standard...
24791 Drew Dane
rustyolddart Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
3:06 am
... That had occurred to me, but there's not a whole lot I can do about existing games. My aim is to draw new players into the fold, and it seems like gee-whiz...
24792 John A. Tamplin
john_a_tamplin Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
3:20 am
... YMMV, but I drew the tiles the way I did because I thought that was the appropriate mix between functionality and aesthetics. To me, more complexity in...
24793 David G.D. Hecht
dhecht05 Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
3:26 am
... From: "John A. Tamplin" <jat@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [18xx] Re: 18EZ tile design... Too...
24794 Robert Jasiek
z51413 Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
7:02 am
OT ... Among the 5:3 players, I got the last place due to the first tiebreaker SOS (Sum Of Opponents' Scores). I expected some unpredictable order due to SOS,...
24795 Jonathan Flagg
jonflagg Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
8:51 am
I am setting up an email game. We will keep track of game changes using Cyberboard and a Excel Spreadsheet. Whoever is interested please email me at...
24796 Mike and Crissy
mikeandcrissy Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
9:02 am
Hi John,   I am interested if there is room.   Thanks,   - Mike ... From: Jonathan Flagg <jonaflagg@...> Subject: [18xx] 1861 email game forming To:...
24797 Steve Thomas
stephen839501 Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
9:17 am
... One of the many things to bear in mind is that none of us are getting any younger, and in many cases our eyes aren't as good as they were. So the more...
24798 john boocock
johnlner Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
11:55 am
hi jon   as i think i know what i am doing in 61 (as opposed to what i DON'T know in 70!!!!), i would be very happy to play in a 61 with you, 3, 4, 5 or 6...
24799 Frederic Taton
ftaton Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
12:04 pm
... Interesting. Akke Monasso did the same kind of tile variation for 18IB a few years ago (tie and rails). Just one comment: the scale(s) of 18xx games,...
24800 Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77 Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
12:20 pm
I am curious, john, what is the totally different strategy for 6 player '61? -bruce ________________________________ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com on behalf of...
24801 Tim Franklin
timfranklinuk Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
12:31 pm
... As it stands, these look nice, although when I zoom the PDF out to the point where the tiles are the same size as they would be in print, a lot of the...
24802 nonteadrinker Send Email Jun 2, 2009
12:35 pm
I am curious,too.I don't play PBM or email.Face-to-face,people seem to avoid playing games like 1861 with six players - they seem to think that even 5 players...
24803 Steve Thomas
stephen839501 Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
12:47 pm
... With '61, the main reason, I suspect, is that most players will only have one company at the start, and probably one more in due course. That severely...
24804 Tim Franklin
timfranklinuk Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
1:05 pm
... Do you know when you're planning to start? I'm interested, but I'm off on my hols next week - if you're starting before about the 15th, I'd better wait for...
24805 john boocock
johnlner Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
1:22 pm
hi all   what steve says is true.......   however, if you are playing with a good shuffler like steve thomas, danny v or bruce b, you really don't want to...
24806 john boocock
johnlner Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
1:25 pm
hi bruce   as you will know, in most 61 games, the starters usually have enough cash to start 2 or even 3 compamies.   in a six player game, the tactics re...
24807 john boocock
johnlner Send Email
Jun 2, 2009
1:30 pm
hi danny   i know that ian d says he never meant for the game to take six players, and the 6 player note on the game board he regards as an error in printing....
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