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Feb 11, 2007 2:52 pm
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can you please remove me from this mailing list? Thank you ... From: intersys@... To: railgamefan@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 3:38 PM ...
MrKottair@...
Feb 18, 2007 11:38 pm
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You need to do that yourself. Use the Edit Membership link at the top of the page. Look at Step 2. Change it to Web Only or leave the group altogether at the...
Have you wondered how much difference the events make in the duration of Empire Builder matches? I have, so I ran some tests with EBP. On most maps, playing...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 12, 2007 3:07 pm
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Speaking of Empire Builder events, how do you play Shortages? "Heating fuel shortage in cities north of Kansas City. The next player delivering Coal, Oil or...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 12, 2007 4:07 pm
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When I've played, it has depended on the specific wording on the card. For the first shortage type you mentioned, where there is a "bonus" to a delivery, I've...
... Like John said, it depends on the wording of the card. The first card should have indicated (but definitely implies) the fact that one has to deliver the...
... OK, both John's and your interpretation matches what we do. I wanted to be sure others were handling it the same way. Thanks for the input, guys. ... ...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 15, 2007 5:02 pm
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... <snip> ... that ... Yes, it's a special load. To quote rulesguru@... "Card 155 is a very special delivery card. When it is drawn, place one of...
I hadn't thought about it before, but the Empire Builder shortage card refers to a "bonus" of 10M. That strongly suggests that the 10M is added to something,...
pjvanbloem@...
Mar 16, 2007 4:24 am
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... And when communism falls, what happens to the Grain as well (we play it goes away, since the card it was tied to goes away - it placed it there, it also...
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mthorn1032@...
Mar 17, 2007 12:18 am
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Well we hope so, that is why we are posting about the upcoming game day in Aurora. Lets get together for a day of gaming. In addition to the tried and true I...
Join us for food, fun, games and friends. Details are: Events start at 9am and continue to 11pm. Directions on how to get there are: May 12, 2007 Cost $10.00 ...
... One way is with EB Player: after you take your turn, save the game and email the file to the next player. Of course, if the participants are online at the...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
May 21, 2007 2:43 pm
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... It may be faster to play with the Web match feature, but having the time to play through a whole game in one sitting is rare. I've never sat through a...
... With EBP, matches require only about 30 per human player (less if you are experienced with the map, or are playing on the NYC map that was designed for...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
May 22, 2007 3:33 pm
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... Can you save and suspend with human players? Something tells me this would only happen if playing with friends. Playing against the AI just doesn't have...
... Yes, whoever is the GM (operating the computer to which the others connect for the match) saves the game to disk. Later the GM reloads the saved game, and...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
May 23, 2007 10:09 pm
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Has anyone else had these problems? During a network game, the automove feature will move the remote player FAR beyond their normal limits (my wife was moving...
Thanks for the report. Only recently had someone else also reported the conditions under which this occurs, and we've implemented a repair that will be part...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
May 30, 2007 8:20 pm
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Another thing we have noticed is that sometimes the events are not enforced and the results are very bad. :-( An example... during a network game my wife drew...
When you are impacted by a derailment, EBP requires you to toss the lost load(s)... and until you do so, your Loads window will not display loads available for...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
May 31, 2007 4:31 pm
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We've released a significant new version of EB Player, our "crayon rails" computer game, along with 3 new game maps. The major new items fulfill many users...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jun 5, 2007 7:25 pm
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Greg - For any EBP and/or EBPEdit 1.0 registrations paid within the past 30 days, we'll give an upgrade to 1.1 at no charge provided we receive your request...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jun 6, 2007 1:17 am
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... What are the 3 new maps? Are they included with the purchase of version 1.1?...
The upgrade FAQ has answers to your questions: http://www.railgamefans.com/ebp/ebpfaq.htm#upgrade...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jun 6, 2007 4:34 pm
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... Sorry but that didn't help. The upgrade list for 1.1 says 3 new maps. However, further down the FAQ it says you can buy those 3 new maps. Is the option to...
