Re: [Rails-devel] Test run and comments - Rails 2.0 alpha 8

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

On 2014-11-23 08:53, Stefan Frey wrote:
> Quote from Martins release notes:
> 
> "1835: Introducing a switch name PrussianReservedIgnored. This 	
> 	    switch if toggled to yes on game start will tell rails to
> 	    ignore unavailable prussian shares (shares that have not
> 	    yet been converted in the Prussianformation process) in
> 	    determining if the prussian shares are sold out or not.
> 	    The old and current default method will treat unconverted
> 	    shares as unsold !"
> 
> So this is a similar question to Q5.3 of Bill Stolls FAQ list, however 
> not identical. I am not convinced that the current default of Rails 
> makes sense (except being compatible with the previous implementation). 
> However this can be changed, even without making previous savefiles 
> invalid. My opinion is that as long as there are no available shares in 
> IPO/Pool at the end of the share round, the company share price is 
> eligible for a rise. Unless the specific game rules define otherwise.
> 
> What are the opinions?

I'm glad this option is available if there are some groups that play that
way.  However, I continue to believe that the rule as originally coded is
the correct one.