I don't think we played 1844, Bruce. I love that game but don't remember playing it in Portland last year. I think we DID play 1830 together, with Ken...
28095
jmi
Apr 2, 2010 6:13 am
Hi Everyone, Just a small post to announce the annual 18xx tournament in Namur, Belgium. The game highlighted this year will be 1856, although many more will...
28096
jheuer7
Apr 2, 2010 7:04 am
... I'll be there. Have bought the plane ticket. Now I need to do the hotel and registration. I look forward to seeing you there. Did you box arrive today?...
28097
Jim Knight
james986712
Apr 2, 2010 9:46 am
My experience of an 18xx game is the intersection of the players with the players and the game. I'm one of the players, and I will bring to the table agendas...
28098
Chris Brooks
brookscl_97140
Apr 2, 2010 1:04 pm
... Yes it did, and I'm playing with Mike on Sunday. But mostly just so I can come over and play with his new iPad. -Chris...
28099
Dave Mitton
d_mitton
Apr 3, 2010 2:53 am
Thomas, Yes, I am trying to restore the website, but my progress has been slow to date. Hopefully that will improve this year. The problem with the Yahoo Group...
28100
thomas wall hannaford...
twall1958
Apr 3, 2010 6:21 am
Dave, thank you for giving us that update. I'll wait a little longer before delisting from the TrainGamersAssociation Yahoo Group. Also thank you for...
28101
Jonathan
jonflagg
Apr 3, 2010 6:30 pm
We are going to play up to a five player game. We have two players signed up so far. We will be using a google spreadsheet and Cyberboard to maintain game...
28102
daveberry33
Apr 3, 2010 10:13 pm
I can find hole punches for sale easily enough on the web, either 1/2 inch or 15mm, but I haven't found any discs to mount the stickers on. I'd like to have...
28103
JC Lawrence
clearclaw
Apr 3, 2010 10:29 pm
Look for wood plugs used to cover screw heads at your local DIY store. They are conical sections (a slight taper) rather than cylinders, but this also makes...
28104
Eric Flood
eflood32883
Apr 3, 2010 10:40 pm
How do they stack? I've been searching for a wood-token solution, but am afraid that stacking half-convex only goes so far before stability becomes an...
28105
JC Lawrence
clearclaw
Apr 3, 2010 10:43 pm
They stack well. The plugs I use are flat on both sides, not domed. --JCL (mobile)...
28106
Chris Shaffer
chris_shaffer
Apr 3, 2010 10:48 pm
I have used these furniture plugs and they stack fine up to 4 or 5 tokens high. -- Chris Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail....
28107
Eric Flood
eflood32883
Apr 3, 2010 10:54 pm
Hm, all I've ever been able to find are half-convex. I guess I've never thought of Home Depot or some similar place...thanks! I've been stealing tiddly-wink...
28108
JC Lawrence
clearclaw
Apr 3, 2010 11:04 pm
I go to Home Depot. The brand is "General", and the box lable is "Flat Head Plugs". --JCL (mobile)...
28109
David G.D. Hecht
dhecht05
Apr 3, 2010 11:04 pm
... From: "daveberry33" <daveberry33@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:13 PM Subject: [18xx] Home made tokens, UK ... Have...
28110
Juho Snellman
jsnell@...
Apr 4, 2010 3:20 am
... 15*4 mm colored wooden disks are available in small quantities from bedi-spielematerial.eu or spielmaterial.de. The shipping to UK will probably not be too...
28111
John A. Tamplin
john_a_tamplin
Apr 4, 2010 6:25 am
... I think that is only true if you can match the colors. Otherwise, you are simply adding confusion. When you have 2-3 shades of green on the ...
28112
J C Lawrence
clearclaw
Apr 4, 2010 7:09 am
... 18C2C has this problem with its new coloured tokens, and mostly, not entirely, it isn't so much of a problem simply because all the green companies are...
28113
Stuart
swdagger
Apr 4, 2010 9:37 am
Dave, You asked for UK suggestions and got a lot from the US! These were helpful, but didn't really answer your question, and if it comes down to shipping...
28114
Erik Vos
evos237
Apr 4, 2010 11:17 am
The German ones are 15mm in diameter and come in at least two thicknesses. I have both 4mm and 1cm. They are also obtainable in 10-12 different colours,...
28115
Charlie Wilson
wilson_brundall
Apr 4, 2010 11:50 am
<snip> ... I, that is Northumbria Games, provide a retail level supply of exactly those counters - from exactly that source! ;-)) To be fair, our stocks are a...
28116
pentaclebreaker
Apr 4, 2010 1:34 pm
... i use wooden disks - i think 15 mm * 4 mm - for my 1853 (the old one) first i "borrowed"; the colored tokens from airlines by abacus and then i got a bag...
28117
Juho Snellman
jsnell@...
Apr 4, 2010 1:57 pm
... The color doesn't need to be unique or an exact match, it's just an extra bit of signal. And of course you'll still need labels to disambiguate between the...
28118
breno_k
Apr 4, 2010 2:07 pm
On top of the cover of DTG games there's a SN with the game's name and a number... is that the copy's number? For an example, my 1841 has 1841v2-0160. Does...
28119
John A. Tamplin
john_a_tamplin
Apr 4, 2010 6:53 pm
... Generally yes, although the first sold copy starts at 10 -- author copies, my copies, and promo copies use the earlier numbers. -- John A. Tamplin ...
28120
Hanno Girke
kuestenzauberer
Apr 5, 2010 10:42 am
Just upgrade your Agricola to Veggiemeeples and Resourcemeeples, and you'll have plenty of those tokens. ;-) (Lookout Games has some left, but mainly dark...
28121
Nick Wedd
nick@...
Apr 5, 2010 11:37 am
North American readers of this list may be interested in item no. 140396065804 currently on Ebay. It is "White & Kemble's Atlas & Digest of Railroad...
28122
David G.D. Hecht
dhecht05
Apr 5, 2010 12:01 pm
... From: "Nick Wedd" <nick@...> To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 7:35 AM Subject: [18xx] 1955 US railway atlas ... Very cool,...
28123
Chris Shaffer
chris_shaffer
Apr 5, 2010 2:09 pm
It appears to be fairly rare, as only six copies appear in WorldCat. Note that the seller has misspelled the second author's name - it is Kemble and not...
