We are pleased to announce that today we released EB Player version 1.2 and three new game maps: China, Great Britain v3, and Australia v2. There is a new...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Nov 18, 2008 6:36 pm
486
I have had a couple of games that will not end. One was with the Middle earth map, one was with the Japan map. Both were played without changing the settings...
I think the "Connected of 6" explains the problem. EBP lets you change the minimum number of major cities required to win (on the Japan map it should be 4),...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Nov 27, 2008 4:19 pm
488
I'd like to request your help with play of RBP and EBP over the Internet. The biggest impediment to such online play is that firewalls/routers prevent players...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Dec 18, 2008 11:36 pm
489
I have some serious problems with my player. It would no longer allow me to move automatically, or to automatically toss off unwanted loads, when I would put...
Rob - sorry to hear you've encountered some trouble. If those troubles cropped up after you've been using the program for years, it suggests the cause is a...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jan 5, 2009 6:57 pm
491
Thanks for the quick reply. I Recently added the first expansion for WOW (which is several years old itself, so shouldn't have virus, or driver issues), Have...
Even worse, now. in the process of trying to install v1.2, which wouldn't download, and install on it's own, like it was supposed to(not blaming anyone for...
I just tried to use the pass code sent to me with registration, and it wouldn't accept it. ... suggests ... begin ... another ... that ... problem. The ... ...
TotalCon XXIII will once again be hosting it's annual Puffying Billy Tournament, February 19-22, 2009 at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, MA. Pre-registration is...
steve, i'm having a problem with a never ending game here - my game options shows a "-1" under wincities, which i'm guessing means all except 1. me (dicegods)...
Christopher - I've run into this before, most often on the Australia map which is the only published map with a required city (Perth) as part of the victory...
I have just played a game of EBP (version 1.2.1) on the Moon map and something unusual happened. Card #148 - SHORTAGE (various foods to Major cities) - came up...
Dave, Shortage events had not been expiring, but that was fixed in version 1.2.3. A history of EBP updates, and instructions for downloading the latest...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Feb 17, 2009 3:35 pm
500
Do you play it online? I had only joined the newsgroup a long time ago to see if anyone had any info about buying Iron Dragon from eden studios ( no luck...
Tony, Basically, yes to all your questions. EB Player lets you play online vs remote opponents, or on your local network, or on your computer solely vs the AI...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Feb 18, 2009 7:53 pm
503
Just wanted to say that 'I am here'. I really only play Empire Builder and Rail Baron, and don't get to play that much. I just joined in case something...
We are happy to announce the availability of a new version of RB Player. The enhancements are relatively minor, but you can't beat the price: it's a free...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 4, 2009 5:51 pm
505
Hi, I'm looking for somewhere to play turn-based play by web crayon rails games. Any links? Either my google-fu is weak, or I'm just not looking in the right...
You found the right place. Download a copy of EB Player from http://www.railgamefans.com/ebp and then post a "looking for opponents" message at this group,...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 10, 2009 9:30 pm
507
Hi, thanks for the response, I'd already stumbled across EBP but it's not quite what I'm looking for - not playing a live game against an opponent, but where...
Michael, what you are probably looking for is the online version of Mayfair's "Iron Dragon". http://www.irondragon.org/ I don't know if it's still active. -...
If you don't mind the manual step of emailing your opponent, play by email can also be facilitated by EBP. You take your turn, save the game, and email the...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Mar 11, 2009 4:52 pm
510
... I don't think Iron Dragon allows for a play-by web option. It's still a live game from what I understand....
I stand corrected. Yes, Iron Dragon is a standalone application, rather than being web-based.  - Phillip Bump ________________________________ From: Jason...
... Michael, sadly what you are looking for doesn't exist. There use to be a site (way way back - LONG time ago) called MPGN.net that did what you are looking...
I host an occasional game with 2 or 3 friends, using cyberboard. This would seem to be exactly what the original poster desired. Cyberboard is a windows...
Unfortunately Eden Studios no longer has the licensing rights for Iron Dragon so you can't buy the license anymore and are stuck with just the 15-turn demo. ...
Close, but still not quite. I'm really looking for something specifically browser-based, as I can then easily play my turns from any of the 3 computers I am...
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