Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 bug in Rails 1.7.3 - Can't launch CGR

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

On 2012-05-12 03:07, Mike Bourke wrote:
> BUG 1: Savegame 1856_20120510_1824_d.rails
> The first opportunity to trade in the stock round belongs to player d. The
> game offers him the opportunity to purchase various shares, including a
> share of CGR for $0 - but will not actually carry out the purchase. CGR
> shares either should not be available for this player to purchase since it
> has no president yet, or the purchase should take place - I'm not sure which
> answer is correct under the rules, but what's now happening is not right.

Bill Dixon issued a clarification for this situation (where no player has enough
of CGR to get the president's certificate during formation) some time ago on the
18xx list.

What is supposed to happen now is:

1)  CGR should have formed with 10% shares (since only two shares were given out).

2)  In the stock round, anyone is allowed to buy single shares of CGR normally,
but -- by Bill's ruling -- the temporary president (the player who *first* got a
share during formation) is required to buy a second share at his next stock turn,
unless some other player relieves him of the problem by getting two shares (and
taking the presidency) before then.  (I assume he may must sell other shares if
necessary, either to raise the funds or to give him a space in his portfolio.)

Once somebody owns the president's certificate, play reverts to normal.