http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/ Railway Board Games based on 1829, 1830 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:32 GMT Daniel Victor http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26346 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26346 Hi,Ian.Please put me down on the 1861 list - although you've probably read my reply to Steve................. Cheers,Danny Victor Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:25 GMT Daniel Victor http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26345 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26345 Hi,Steve.Please,put me down for games starting December 27th and finishing whenever it finishes -with gaps in between for recovery.Ian D said something a bout Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:22:23 GMT Ian D Wilson http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26344 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26344 Hi Steve,   I shall be available to play from Monday 28th through to Sunday 3rd inclusive, assuming you can put me up/put up with me over that period. The Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:51 GMT john boocock http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26343 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26343 hi mike be dominant, she'll love it...... (rule 62 from 'the world according to john b') (i think you can also volunteer to be a host, i did last year....) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:41 GMT Mike Hutton http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26342 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26342 Steve,   Good to see you in Brum.   I'm interested, although it may be tricky for me to join you. I may have some negotiating to do...   Mike.   ... From: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:25:17 GMT Steve Thomas http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26341 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26341 Traditionally, at about this time of year I start my seasonal preparations by embarking on the project of arranging meetings in South-East England to play Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:20:23 GMT Steve Thomas http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26340 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26340 John David Galt wrote: ... It is true that you played a game using these rules, and that you did badly, but the causative links were, in my opinion, much less Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:56:19 GMT John David Galt http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26339 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26339 ... I recently played a game this way and lost during the initial stock round as a direct result. I don't intend to try it again. I see no reason not to use Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:10:36 GMT SevenWattBulb http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26338 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26338 Hi Hanno, That's good news! You agreed to let the good folks who created the retuned rules have a free copy - have you collected everyone's addresses yet? The Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:46 GMT Hanno Girke http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26337 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26337 Just wanted to let you know that finally 1853 got off the press and shipped to the Mayfair freight forwarder. Folks who live in Europe and don't want to Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:25:10 GMT JC Lawrence http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26336 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26336 ... Whoops, wrong alias. -- JCL Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:02:43 GMT JC Lawrence http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26335 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26335 I've been a little tardy sending out the game reports. Sorry about that. On Saturday we got in a 4-player game of 18FR -- which Aliza won by $5 as she went Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:20:18 GMT Ian D Wilson http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26334 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26334 My choice would be (2). To allow anything to be sold below minimum bid is changing the rules mid-game, never a nice thing to have to do. In my opinion, it Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:14:52 GMT Stephen http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26333 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26333 A question for general comment but I would most welcome the views of other zine admimstrators. It is general though not universal practice to put the contents Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:02:59 GMT g3lutz http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26332 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/18xx/message/26332 The last 3 or 4 games I have played (both 3 and 4 player) I have hit share limit. A couple of them before the final SR and there was stock share shuffling...