Re: [Rails-devel] Bugs fixed

[Erik V. <eri...@hc...>]

     When attempting to step through the game, I started L&N and GM&O in
OR 1, in SR 2 I sold GM&O so that it's stock value was
       below L&N, then in OR 2, L&N Ran first, after completing that run,
GM&O was not given a chance to operate at all.

I could not reproduce this behaviour. Mark, what exact sequence of actions
led to this situation? (And are you sure you haven't misunderstood the
appearance of the Status Window during the share trading step at the end of
each company's OR turn, from OR2 on?)


I admit I have not read the rules for 1851 in detail. If there is a special
situation that while in the middle of an Operating Round, a Share Round is
initiated for some special reason, then I withdraw my "bug". I am used to
the "old-school" 18XX games (1829, 1830, 1835, 1853, 1856, 1870, 1837) where
you stay in Operating Rounds until every company has operated. 
 



It's not a Share Round, but a step at the end of each company's turn in the
Operating Round where a company may buy or sell its *own* shares that it
holds in its own Treasury. In such games (there are many games nowadays that
have this feature) the unsold shares move from the Bank (IPO) to the company
treasury when the compamny floats.
 
In our current 18xx GUI share trading is done in the Status Window, so that
is the window that pops up in that step. However, the title is changed such
that it clearly (I hope) indicates that it is *not* a share round.
 
 Erik