In my ongoing quest to find ways to make the Rail Baron boardgame play faster, I've had several revelations recently. More than one person has emailed me to...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jan 15, 2003 6:45 pm
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Back in the days (1973 - 1980) I was in the Strategic Air Command and pulling alert at Dyess AFB and Carswell AFB, we were playing Rail Baron to fill the long...
Larry Nordgaard
Larry.Nordgaard@...
Jan 15, 2003 9:14 pm
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I have always turned off the $1000.00 in the comp game. But I dont play the board game much (as i dont own a copy)and i cant remember if we used the own rail...
James Parker
jameskayparker@...
Jan 15, 2003 9:29 pm
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We long ago developed a chart that's nearly identical to this Excel spreadsheet (but thanks very much for the spreadsheet--we'll adopt for future use). We...
Another way to speed up the payoffs: In the latest issue of 'Rail Gamer' magazine, there are a series of cards that make it quite easy to determine runs and...
Hi, We're putting the final touches on RB Player version 2.8. This version has been tested more extensively than any previous. We've played over a quarter...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Feb 26, 2003 7:15 pm
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Hi, I encountered the following Rail Baron game situation about which the rules are ambiguous. I can see either of two possible ways to handle it, but can't...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 2, 2003 4:30 pm
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Hello Steve, "Half of all gamers never read the rules. Half of all gamers argue about the rules. Unfortunately, it's the same half" Based on the button...
wyvern73@...
Mar 4, 2003 4:01 am
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Jef, That's basically my conclusion as well: the player can legally move onto the PA. The consequence is that for a brief moment, he cannot get to his...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 4, 2003 3:50 pm
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Based on that first quote from the rules, moving on the PA is not strictly illegal, for as I remember the board (I can't look at it right now), the PA goes out...
C/Amn Malcolm Cohen, ...
apollo@...
Mar 5, 2003 4:45 am
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A new version of RB Player was released today. As always, upgrades are free to registered users, and can be downloaded from the RB Fanatics Web site. This is...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 12, 2003 6:11 pm
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Dear Steve: As mentioned in an earlier e-mail a hard drive crash robbed me of the RBP codes for a second time. I believe there was a cheaper recovery option ...
Addison, David
daddison@...
Mar 14, 2003 8:51 pm
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Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro Announce "Rail Baron Monopoly" RENTON, Wash--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2003-- Wizards of the Coast, Inc., together with Hasbro...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Apr 1, 2003 3:49 pm
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Loved it, even if it was a tad obvious :-) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators,...
Snake-eyes Randomness in RB Player by Steve Okonski A few times a year I still hear from people who think RB Player is biased against them. "It's gotta be...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
May 1, 2003 7:44 pm
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Dear Steve: I found this fascinating. Thanks for writing it. I've never had the time, or the inclination, to see when a process repeats given a seed so I...
Addison, David
daddison@...
May 1, 2003 8:19 pm
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Does VB still use the Randomize function to seed the number generator? I remember using "Randomize Timer" (or something like that) to re-seed occasionally....
As a fellow programmer I have always found this problem to be intrguing and annoying. I just never took the time to figure out that the cycle was 16M...
Chris Pulsifer
chrisp@...
May 1, 2003 8:46 pm
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Hi David, Glad you liked the article. I would agree with you the variance in the distribution of die rolls produced in this test case is less than one might...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
May 1, 2003 9:13 pm
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Hi Rich, Randomize Timer does change the starting place in the "list" from which VB extracts the random numbers, but the list is always the same. I just ran...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
May 1, 2003 9:48 pm
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I'm a newbie so i appologize in advance for any etiquete broken here. If this is not the right forum just let me know. I found some old avalon hill games in...
BigDaddyCarp@...
May 11, 2003 1:36 am
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Doug, I think eBay would be your best bet. I sometimes see people selling individual copies of The General, as well as various board games. If you have a...
pjvanbloem@...
May 13, 2003 2:13 am
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I received the bug bear virus I thought I had caught it at the email. but I found it in 8 of my files when I scanned I hope it hasn't sent itself from this...
James Parker
jameskayparker@...
Jun 11, 2003 5:12 am
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I have already put a virus check for bugbear on my computer and it was clean. ... From: James Parker [mailto:jameskayparker@...] Sent: Wednesday, June...
Larry Nordgaard
Larry.Nordgaard@...
Jun 11, 2003 1:38 pm
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Hi Fellow Rail Gamers, Several assorted RBP and RB news items make up this newsletter. RBP version 2.9 is in the works, and is projected for release in July....
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jun 15, 2003 5:07 pm
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Hi, We're getting close to releasing the latest, greatest RBP so far. That may happen as soon as next week. Meanwhile, if you'd like a sneak preview of the new...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jun 30, 2003 10:26 pm
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Hi Steve -- We'd love to try out the new version, but we recently purchased a new computer, so we don't have the registered copy on this system. What would it...
Hi, RBP version 2.9 has been released! Thank you for all the feedback and comments on the test version. Registered users can download a free upgrade from the...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jul 10, 2003 2:47 pm
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Hi Steve - After getting tired of my old computer crashing (the TNT card always ran a bit too hot, even with fans), I bought a new Dell. I can't move RBP over...
Gary Axelson
gaxelson@...
Jul 11, 2003 3:12 am
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Hi, This is your last call to participate in the largest Rail Baron tournament in the world. It takes place near Baltimore at the end of this month as part of...
