It has now been 25 years since the Rail Baron boardgame was released by Avalon Hill. But did you know RB has an older sibling? You can read about it and more...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jan 1, 2002 6:35 pm
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At 01:36 PM 1/1/2002 -0500, Steve Okonski wrote:
>It has now been 25 years since the Rail Baron boardgame was released
>by Avalon Hill.
1977! What a year......
I would like to test various strategies such as whether it makes sense to buy the SAL early (for $21,000) when another player is travelling to Miami, or...
Hi Steve, Please update your records to reflect my new Email address. It is as follows fburm@... Thanks Forrest Burm...
F H Burm
fhburm@...
Jan 2, 2002 4:56 pm
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... Reginald, This can be resolved by telling the scenario which player's turn it is (enable the Turn checkbox in the Scenario window for one of the players). ...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jan 2, 2002 8:44 pm
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At 03:45 PM 1/2/2002 -0500, Steve Okonski wrote:
>Reginald Braithwaite-Lee wrote:
> >
> > I would like to test various strategies such as whether it makes...
For a long time I wondered how someone created Rail Baron's payoff table. Did they sit down with the board and count dots to find the shortest route from...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Feb 7, 2002 10:18 pm
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Steve -- Thanks. That's an interesting collection of trivia. The next question is, of course, how did they calculate the destination chart with its ...
wyvern73@...
Feb 8, 2002 1:48 am
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... Well, I always chalked it up to population, but as you indicated, it might have been rail activity instead. Rail activity is not necessarily directly...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Feb 9, 2002 6:36 pm
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Rail Baron still doesn't have a GM at WBC. If there isn't one by tomorrow the game will not be offered. If you're going to play anyway, why not give GMing a...
A discussion in one of the newsgroups about railroad purchasing in Rail Baron reminded me of a variant that's been bouncing around in my head, but I've yet to...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 10, 2002 11:06 pm
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i think that is an awesome idea...i'm not so sure about the more money in the game thought though...i envision some railroads going for very inflated ...
Chasborock@...
Mar 12, 2002 2:13 am
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... I agree that if passing (NOT choosing a RR to auction) is allowed, the RR prices could get inflated because players will be able to save enough money to...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 12, 2002 5:41 pm
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Please update your database. I enjoy getting info about RBP and the game. My new address is charpaul@.... Thanks!! Keep the trains rolling!...
Mcdonaldczech@...
Mar 22, 2002 4:09 pm
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This may sound like a lame question -- and since this is my first post, I hate to be lame so soon -- but it's come up often enough in my games that I think...
While I've never seen this come up, why not let the players who want a color bid for it? The winning bidder would have his initial $20,000 lowered by the ...
wyvern73@...
Mar 28, 2002 1:56 am
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You've got a good point, Jef -- make 'em bid, and suddenly people care a lot less about their color. It's never been a BIG issue and people in my group never...
Mark et al, At the WBC, the players at each table decide for their game. I agree with your point about the owner of the game getting first choice. For the...
pjvanbloem@...
Mar 28, 2002 5:50 am
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Wow, having the person who goes last pick first sounds like a really nice way of doing things. I think I'll suggest that at our next game. Thanks. -- Mark...
Wow, the largest digest I have to date has to do with piece color selection. Seems trivial but obviously it is important. BTW.. You can't win if you don't...
Most of the people I game with know I'm partial to green, and don't really care what colour they play. If someone else wants green, I don't mind letting them...
I saw your message after I posted my last one (re my partiality to green). But even I wouldn't sacrifice $$$ to play my colour -- I'd just take another colour...
I agree with that statement - BUT, Now if I could only find people on Long Island to play the game!!!! That would be awesome!! AND I will play any color just...
Kenney, Robert
RKenney@...
Mar 29, 2002 4:24 pm
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You're right, Robert -- the main thing is to be able to play. I've got my kids into the game (14 & 11), and we have a good time. Now they're itching to play...
You can select how you receive this mail list. A daily digest or each individual email. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/railgamefan/ and select "Edit My...
In reading through the rules for what seems like the bazillionth time, I can't seem to find any reference to whether players are required to keep their money...
The property should be displayed since everyone should need to know what is owned. However, your money is your own business until $150,000. If other players...
Larry Nordgaard
Larry.Nordgaard@...
Apr 3, 2002 1:41 am
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... At the Avaloncon/WBC tourney we play that your cash must be visible to other players, but can be kept in a single stack. Generally, people don't convert...
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