Re: [Rails-devel] 1835 presidency swap: Bug fix required (typos corrected)

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I have long since given up on the notion that Games Designers/ Rules
Writers can write in their native tongue as concisely as we must
program. 

Dave. 

On 2015-08-22 08:09, Erik Vos wrote: 

>> -----Original Message----- From: John David Galt [mailto:jd...@di...]
> 
>> Eyal may also sell 10%. In this case he just places his 20% non-president certificate in the bank pool and takes a 10% certificate.
> 
> Apparently you follow the line, that 1835 players buy certificates and sell
> shares, both understood as referring to the current common sense meaning of
> the words certificate and share.
> 
> I don't believe that the (old) rules as written follow this strict
> distinction. In some places, the English rules seem to support your view, in
> other places I find it pretty clear that the word 'share' should actually be
> understood as 'certificate'. 
> The word 'certificate' as used in the English rules only seems to occur in
> contexts where minors and privates are included as well.
> 
> The German rules (found on BGG) state in 2.6.3.2:
> "Jedes "Papier" kann nur als Ganzes verkauft werden, nicht teilweise (z.B.
> durch den Austausch einer 20%-Aktie durch einen 10%-Anteil)."
> " Each certificate can only be sold as a whole, not in parts (e.g. by
> swapping a 20% share for a 10% share)."
> 
> That seems pretty clear to me. If Rails would ever support your way, it
> should in my opinion be a non-default game option.
> 
> Erik
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