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114	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
115	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
116	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
117	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
118	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
119	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
120	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
121	Loved it, even if it was a tad obvious :-) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators,...	Reginald Braithwaite-... raganwald	Apr 2, 2003 5:15 pm
122	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
123	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
124	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....	Rich Shipley richshipley	May 1, 2003 8:32 pm
125	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
126	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
127	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
128	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
129	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
130	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
131	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
132	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
133	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
134	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...	Donna Balkan gamergrrl2000	Jul 1, 2003 4:00 am
135	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
136	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
137	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...	Steve Okonski intersys@...	Jul 16, 2003 5:12 pm
138	An RBP News Release, August 2003 David Saunders is the winner of the Beat the Robber Barons contest! He was the first to submit a saved game in which he beat...	Steve Okonski intersys@...	Aug 19, 2003 9:16 pm
139	Hi, I received the following question from an RBP user: "BTW, the game is excellent and I am able to play remotely with a dial-up connection but my brother...	Steve Okonski intersys@...	Aug 19, 2003 10:00 pm
140	To find the actual IP address of a connection on a Linksys router, you need to go into the admin web interface on the router (usually 192.168.0.1 unless this...	Rich Shipley richshipley	Aug 19, 2003 11:11 pm
141	Steve, Most of these boxes apply NAT to protect your internal machines from outside access. On some of them you can open up specific ports on specific...	Chris Pulsifer chrisp@...	Aug 20, 2003 2:03 pm
142	Hi, I was wondering was the RailGameFans message board has been so quiet, only to discover Yahoo has not been properly passing along messages. Messages from...	Steve Okonski intersys@...	Nov 23, 2003 5:31 pm
143	Hello everyone! Just wondering if there are any FTF Rail Baron players out there in Vancouver, BC, or the surrounding area. I host an informal gaming night...	king_of_grilled_cheese king_of_gril...	Nov 23, 2003 5:40 pm

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