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

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Our group has always taken the position that if players have had the opportunity
to convert shares but have not done so, then the company is not sold out
and is not eligible for a stock market increase. Therefore the existing interpretation
is correct in our eyes.

Mike Bourke



>"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?