Re: [Rails-devel] Bug in 1.7.3 1835, Token of a starting company

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

On further checking I see, that in 1837 only the three merger companies have
a fixed starting price. 

For the other companies, the start price can be chosen, but still is not to
be indicated on the stock chart until floating time - which seems awkward to
me: apparently you'll have to remember the price until that time.  Or lay
the price token upside down initially.

Anyway, a Rails implementation of 1837 is not really on the horizon, and
when it gets there, the stock chart will be special in many more respects.

Erik.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Vos [mailto:eri...@xs...]
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 10:18 PM
> To: 'Development list for Rails: an 18xx game'
> Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Bug in 1.7.3 1835, Token of a starting company
> 
> I had not yet received Stefan's earlier reaction when I gave mine, and
mine
> seems to have been overlooked since.
> 
> The quick and simple rule that I had inferred from looking into some rule
sets
> is, that if a company has a *fixed* starting price, the stock price token
is laid
> when the company floats.  This at least applies to 1825, 1835, and indeed
> 1837 (thanks John).  My question was if that rule holds for all such
games; so
> far is does.
> 
> The discussion now seems to have digressed to the question what happens
> with companies that do not have a fixed starting price, but that have both
a
> par and a market price.
> But that was not the issue at stake here, so I'll ignore that issue.
> 
> My proposal was and is:
> 
> > a) add a provision to show fixed start prices on the Stock Chart, to
> > be
> shown only
> > if a company hasn't yet floated,
> 
> (i.e. not in the form of a token, but just plain text)
> 
> > b) for fixed start price companies, postpone stock chart token laying
> until
> > floating time.
> >
> > If exceptions exist, we'll also need a new game parameter to define
> > the correct rule for each such game.
> 
> No exceptions seen so far.
> 
> Erik
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Bourke [mailto:com...@ip...]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 9:46 PM
> > To: 'Development list for Rails: an 18xx game'
> > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Bug in 1.7.3 1835, Token of a starting
> > company
> >
> > I don't know what you are talking about when you refer to "his
> > version", Volker was quoting the official, actual, rules. You also
> > seem to be
> confusing
> > "only placing a token on the stock market when the company operates"
> > with "placing a token on the stock market when the company first
> > operates" -
> the
> > first is a misinterpretation, the second is correct for 1830.
> >
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