Re: [Rails-devel] 18AL named trains

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

Erik Vos wrote:
> 2. Another new aspect is that the train naming ability does not disappear 
> when the private closes. So I had to implement a new way to make it
> permanent by moving the special ability object from the private to the
> company portfolio.

Why not treat the name chits as token-like objects which can be placed on
trains (as they are in the game)?

> BTW I think the term (and class name) SpecialProperty should perhaps be
> replaced by SpecialAbility, as I find the latter a lot more descriptive.

Does the class cover such properties as "the B&O private closes when the
B&O corporation acquires a train" and/or "Coal company X must exchange for
share Y when all other shares of Y have been purchased by players"?  Those
are not actions the player would choose, so I wouldn't call them abilities.