When a player leaves a game, how should you treat their positions? I guess the best thing is to find a replacement player, but that could be difficult. What if...
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Robert Schroeder
hzark10
Aug 1, 2011 10:35 am
Yes, the pre-GenCon 18xx convention. I was wondering since we were getting reports from WBC that someone there would post info as well. Bob S....
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Steve Thomas
stephen839501
Aug 1, 2011 10:59 am
... Some years ago I was running a tournament. One of the players had brought his wife along, she to go shopping while he played 18xx. Midway through a game...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Aug 1, 2011 11:59 am
Bob, I am flying to Chicago at 6am Tuesday and will attend the last day of MidSumCon. A friend of mine reports: -4-5 tables of going at a time (not sure if...
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Fred B. Campbell, Jr.
fbcjr007
Aug 1, 2011 1:05 pm
Several Crayon games have been played as well. India and Europe I think. Sent from my iPhone...
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dave4b
Aug 1, 2011 6:02 pm
... The only legal upgrade of the other #52 promotions (#64-68) is #167. Since this does not maintain track, I would agree that #174 does not have a grey...
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daveberry33
Aug 1, 2011 7:20 pm
... That's not correct. The 1825 Phase Four kit (K3) allows #66 to promote to #168. Dave....
Pickup games of 1865, 1880 and possibly others. SEMIS: 1856 Spencer Hamblen beat Daniel Barnes by $170 1830 Fabio P. beat Andy Roosen by $4!!!! 1830- Ken...
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Tom McCorry
tmccorry3
Aug 2, 2011 11:28 pm
The game auctionn at WBC had several 18xx titles including 1832, 1850, 18FL, 18MEX, 1829, Steam over Holland, 18C2C (looked like one produced by Mark and not a...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Aug 3, 2011 5:15 am
Partly from observatins today and partly word of mouth. I think they had 27 people at MidSumCon: A mix of PBers and 18XXers. The had 3 tables of 18xx AND TWO...
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Edward S. Rustin
elemental0125
Aug 3, 2011 6:53 am
Forgive the ignorance, but what's pb?...
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Björn Westling
bwestling
Aug 3, 2011 10:00 am
The first thing that springs to mind is Pax Britannica... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert Schroeder
hzark10
Aug 3, 2011 10:43 am
Puffing Billy?? Robert Schroeder...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Aug 3, 2011 2:29 pm
Yes. Puffing Billy. Crayon games, Silverton, UP, TranAmerica, Ticket to Ride, etc. -Bruce ________________________________ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com...
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d_mitton
Aug 3, 2011 4:56 pm
Puffing Billy includes 18XX too.......
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Chris Shaffer
chris_shaffer
Aug 3, 2011 5:03 pm
I'm pretty sure when Bruce says "Puffing Billy" he means "Puffing Billy games that aren't 18xx." Here's a list of Puffing Billy categories: ...
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ftaton
Aug 3, 2011 5:04 pm
... Hello. in Paris, I don't know anybody playing on a regular basis. But in Namur and Liège (Belgium), not too far from Paris, there are two bunches of 18xx...
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Ian D Wilson
ianwilson156...
Aug 3, 2011 6:57 pm
What is 18MI ? ... From: Beard, Bruce D. <bruce_d_beard@...> Subject: RE: [18xx] Re: MidSumCon To: "18xx@yahoogroups.com" <18xx@yahoogroups.com> Date:...
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David Hecht
dhecht05
Aug 3, 2011 7:03 pm
18Michigan. It has some mild interest, but it has too much chrome (small complicated rules that for the most part add little value) and lacks a center of...
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Nick Wedd
maproom
Aug 4, 2011 8:04 am
... Not only no railway content, barely any "canon" content. This joke is much funnier without the punchline. Nick -- Nick Wedd nick@......
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dave4b
Aug 4, 2011 11:44 am
... 18MissionImpossible. When placing track/stations, players must hang from the ceiling on a bungy rope. Wherever it lands, it stays....
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Aug 5, 2011 5:23 am
20 games played 5 1830 2 teaching 1830 2 1870 2 1861 2 1846 2 EU 35 56 GL 2 pickup games of 1880 the night before -Bruce...
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daveberry33
Aug 5, 2011 9:19 am
When a company receives its second tranche of capital, does it receive 5 times its par price or 5 times its current share price? The rules use the phrase...
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Dr. Martin Brumm
marbrumm
Aug 5, 2011 9:31 am
Hi, the company receives the second half of its operating capital. The amount is based on the par price. It has not been explicitly stated. But the general...
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David Hecht
dhecht05
Aug 5, 2011 12:29 pm
I can't point you to a specific rules section, as my copy isn't to hand, but we've been playing par. It has to be said that life would be a lot easier if it...
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Mike Hutton
huttm
Aug 5, 2011 12:36 pm
As I gear up for getting 18EA into production, I'd like some feedback on the issue of how to deal with 20 companies. First some basics: Of the 20 teams only 16...
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daveberry33
Aug 5, 2011 12:58 pm
For most 18xx games with a "par" price, new shares are bought at the par price and this determines the company's starting capital, as Martin says. There are...
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daveberry33
Aug 5, 2011 1:01 pm
Eh? "8 sets of 11 and 8 of 7, giving a total of 72"? I make that a total of 144. Dave....
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Carlos Moreno Serrano
carlosmorenoserrano@...
Aug 5, 2011 1:09 pm
How about moving to plastic or other material instead of wood? Or using "caps or hats" on top of generic wooden tokens. Alternatively velcro tops. Another idea...
