Re: [Rails-devel] Some questions regarding a new release

[John D. G. <jd...@di...>]

On 2011-12-18 08:04, Erik Vos mentioned:
> And then we have the (very old) issue that in some cases PfB and OBB do not
> close where these (allegedly) should, necessitating a manual "Special"
> private close action.

I tried to test this, specifically the assertion that OBB doesn't close if its
hexes are built without using the private company power.  But I got a surprise:
if you own OBB and build one of those hexes, the program doesn't ask whether
you are using the private company power, it just assumes you are, even if you
have a track connection to the hex.

This assumption doesn't seem to do any harm in 1835, since OBB is supposed to
close if both hexes are built on, no matter how or by whom.  But it will matter
in games that have a private company with a tile-laying power which closes the
private, or which reduces the cost of the tile (as in 1870 and 18C2C).

The program correctly *does* ask whether or not you're using a private company
power when placing a token in the NF or PfB hex.  There it does matter, since
placing the token closes the private company only if it's done using the
private company's power.