Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 Issue

[Phil D. <de...@gm...>]

Just to confirm that Aliza's mentioned scenario works fine, the logic
for noting that the CGR has or has not acquired a permanent train
works even if it disposes of it later.

Phil

On 25 February 2011 09:34, Phil Davies <de...@gm...> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure that all works fine although I'll run up a test case
> to check it.  The whole process around 'has CGR acquired a permanent
> train or not' seems fairly solid, the bit that was missing was the
> behaviour if it inherits a 4 that hangs around long enough for the CGR
> to run it.
>
> On 25 February 2011 01:00, Aliza Panitz <ali...@gm...> wrote:
>> To be more precise:
>>
>> "Until the CGR has a permanent train (a type 5, type 6 or Diesel), its
>> token on the stock market is not adjusted from its starting position
>> for any reason, including sales of shares. Once the CGR acquires its
>> first permanent train, it may no longer borrow a Diesel."
>>
>> So if (for example) the CGR forms with a 5-train and sells it to
>> another company for face value, it cannot borrow a Diesel, and moves
>> backwards normally if it has no train.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:25 AM, Stefan Filonardi <jk...@gm...> wrote:
>>> Hello Phil,
>>>
>>> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>>>> Datum: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:06:41 +0000
>>>> Von: Phil Davies <de...@gm...>
>>>> An: "Development list for Rails: an 18xx game" <rai...@li...>
>>>> Betreff: [Rails-devel] 1856 Issue
>>>
>>>> Discovered a 'bug' (ish) in 1856 whilst playing a game recently.
>>>> Currently rails checks to see whether the CGR is running a borrowed
>>>> train and if it is then rails forces the CGR to withhold.  The
>>>> situation that occurred in this game was that the CGR was able to run
>>>> a 4T inherited from it's merger corporations, I believe from the rules
>>>> that it must withhold revenues from a 4T until it can buy a permanent
>>>> train (I'm FAR from an expert on '56 though so if someone could
>>>> clarify that would be nice).
>>>
>>> You are right, the information is "hidden" in the section about Dividends within the CGR-Chapter:
>>> "When the CGR has a permanent train, it may, at the discretion of the current president, pay dividends." or
>>>
>>> http:/www.18xx.net/1856/1856f.htm
>>>
>>>> There was a further issue in that I think it was allowed to buy a 4T
>>>> from another corp, something it should not be allowed to do, but I
>>>> haven't looked into that in detail yet.
>>>
>>> Could you check if the Share Value token does move too? (It shouldn't)
>>>
>>> ciao stefan
>>>
>>>
>>
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