Age Of Steam

Age of SteamGameCode aos0308BlackCountryV1 5 Day turnaround


Game Ended: 16 April 2008 Also see: Rules Additional Rules: Being Play-tested: Costs: Rivers £3, Hills £4, Marsh £5 Goods moved to Bescot don't get removed & can on a subsequent Turn be moved again (not along the same route for one turn?). Bescot & THE SOUTH will take all colours of Goods: Setup 4 Goods in Wolverhampton & the South	(Click Mouse over board to see previous position) Orange Track is available for anyone to extend from. Forgotten your Player Id?

Score
3x(I-Sh)+T

Order

Players

Shares

Bid

Loco

Action

Cash1
Cash
+(Sh*5)
-Bid

Build

Cash2
Cash1
-Track

Goods1

Goods2

Income
(Prev)

Expenses
Sh+L(Prev)

Cash
Cash2
+I-(Sh+L)

3x(25-12)+17

3rd
=56

Dave

Black Bes-Ast

Yellow SOUTH-GaB

21+4+4(-4)(21)

12+5(17)

7-?

3x(23-11)+17

4th
=53

ChrisC

Blue Cos-Bes

Blue Sme-Cos

18+5+4(-4)(18)

11+5(16)

6-?

3x(24-8)+16

2nd
=64

Andy

Blue Wol-Cos

20+4+4(-4)(20)

8+5(12)

4-?

3x(19-14)+22

5th
=37

ChrisB

Yellow Bes-GaB

Purple BNS-Bes

16+3+1+3(-4)(16)

14+4(17)

1-?

3x(36-10)+22

Winner
=100

Snoozefest

Blue Bes-SOUTH

Yellow BMS-Bes

32+6+6(-8)(32)

10+6(16)

12-?

Ignore this: I'm trying to automate calcs

TestArea

Test

Area

Cash

Goods Display Table (Colours in boxes indicate Goods awaiting placement)

Id Cities 1 2 3 Id Town 1 2 Id Cities 1 2 3 Id Town 1 2

1 Wolverhampton 1 THE SOUTH E(1) Galton Bridge

2 Coseley 2 B Moor Street F(2) New City

3 Tipton A(3) Great Bridge 3 B New Street G(3) Tame Bridge

4 Wednesbury B(4) Rowley Regis 4 B Snow Hill H(4) Bradley

5 Walsall C(5) Oldbury 5 Perry Barr

6 Bescot D(6) Aston 6 Smethwick

Game Log: 5 players = 7 Turns: 27 February - 16 April 2008

Turn 7:
Final Turn Shares Bids & actions received: Snoozefest wins the bid to get Urbanisation (Andy L, Dave P, ChrisB E, ChrisC 1M)
Builds required: inTurn Order with Snoozefest - Urbanisation=Tame Bridge=G & Dave - Production 1=SOUTH & 2=SOUTH Two 'no builds' lack of routes or lack of money?
Goods 1 & 2 required: ChrisC has 1st Move then Turn order : ChrisC uses ChrisB's track on Goods 2
Income Reduction: Everyone -4 except Snoozefest -8 !!!!!
Final Score:
(Runaway) Winner Snoozefest 100, 2nd Andy 64, 3rd Dave 56, 4th ChrisC 53, & (Sluggish!) 5th ChrisB 37
I'll assume that you all want to play Version 2 unless you tell me otherwise - I also have 1 other who wants to play it.

Proposals Any final comments? I plan to run version 2 with map changes as soon as this one has finished and I can incorporate your comments: The new map will have Moor St as a town not city, an extra cost to get to the SOUTH and a town - Willenhall mid way between Walsall & Wolverhampton, plus Oldbury starting off as a city.
Snoozefest: I've forgotten what the starting setup looked like! But the changes sound good. I like the Hold Box for Bescot, although in a print version of the map, the Hold Box would have to be off the main map area. How many cubes/city at the start? Fewer is probably better.
Dave: Here's an idea you might want to try: Instead of allowing players to build to "THE SOUTH" directly, they need to connect to one or two nonplayer links. The real cost then would not be building, but a lower increase in income.

Turn 6: Shares Bids & actions received: Andy wins the bid to get Locomotive (ChrisC E, Snoozefest 1B, ChrisB U, Dave 1M)
Comment: Suggestion that Goods going to Bescot are placed in the Goods display area as a means of 'holding' them until the next turn - alternatively see current map for Holding box.
Builds received: Snoozefest has 1st Build then Turn Order with ChrisB having urbanisation=Rowley Regis=B. ChrisC builds an impressive link through the marshes!
Goods 1 & 2 received: Dave has 1st Move then Turn order
ChrisC This map is a keeper! Glad you like it :)
Income Reduction: Everyone -4 except Snoozefest -6 & poor old ChrisB -2
Goods Growth: West = -, -, -, -, - plus Rowley Regis; East = -, Perry Barr, -, -, - plus -

Turn 5: Shares Bids & actions received: ChrisC has Turn Order Pass from last turn if required
Comment: consider setting aside goods delivered to Bescot until end of turn (so they can't travel, even over someone else's track, till following turn; or is that already the rule? That's the rule at present but needs to be more obvious on the map - Perhaps Bescot shouldn't be on the Goods display - i.e no extra goods unless transported there? Also possibly Wolverhampton should have more Goods on the display table???
I forgot Income Reduction - now included: Some high bids received: Snoozefest wins the bid again to get Locomotive (Dave 1B, ChrisC P, Andy 1M, ChrisB U)
Builds received: Dave has 1st Build then Turn Order with Production 1=Tipton & 2=Tipton from ChrisC & Urbanisation=Oldbury=C from ChrisB
Goods 1 & 2 received: Andy has 1st Move then Turn order
Income Reduction: Everyone -2 except Snoozefest & now Dave -4
Goods Growth: West = Walsall, Tipton, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Tipton plus Oldbury, -, Oldbury, - ; East = -, BNS, Smethwick, Perry Barr, SOUTH plus -, Galton Bridge

Turn 4: Shares Bids & actions received: Snoozefest wins the bid to get Locomotive (Dave U, ChrisB 1M, ChrisC T, Andy E)
Builds received: In Turn Order : Dave Urbanises Galton Bridge=E
Comment: it seems unlikely the middle/south of the board will get built up much ... maybe there should be a city in there? Proposal for Oldbury on Version 2?
Goods 1 & 2 received: ChrisB has 1st Move then Turn order
Income Reduction: Everyone -2 except Snoozefest -4
Goods Growth: West = -, Bescot, -, -, - plus Aston; East = B New Street, Perry Barr, -, -, SOUTH plus Galton Bridge

Turn 3: Shares Bids & actions received: ChrisB wins an expensive Bid to get Engineering (Snoozefest L, Andy U, Dave 1M, ChrisC 1B)
Builds required: ChrisC has 1st Build then Turn Order with Andy getting Urbanisation=Bradley=H
Goods 1 & 2 received: Dave has 1st Move again then Turn order
Income Reduction: ChrisC & Snoozefest -2
Goods Growth: West = Coseley, Walsall, Coseley, -, Bescot plus Aston; East = B Moor St, -, B Snow Hill, SOUTH, - plus Bradley, Bradley

Turn 2: Shares Bids & actions received:Snoozefest wins the bid to get Urbanisation
Builds received: Andy has 1st Build again then Turn Order with Snoozefest getting Urbanisation=Aston=D
Goods 1 & 2 received: Dave has 1st Move then Turn order
Income Reduction: none
Goods Growth: West = Coseley, Tipton, -, Wolverhampton, Tipton plus Great Bridge; East = Perry Barr, Moor St, New St, -, Moor St

Turn 1: Shares Bids & actions received: After some interesting bidding between ChrisC, Snoozefest & Andy ChrisC wins to get Urbanisation.
Builds received: Andy has 1st Build then Turn Order with ChrisC getting Urbanisation=Great Bridge=A
Comment: perhaps there ought to be Marsh between Moor St & THE SOUTH??? If you mean marsh in the hexes NW and SW of THE SOUTH, I would agree. THE SOUTH is a very desirable destination -Dave
Goods 1 & 2 received: ChrisB has 1st Move then Turn order: No conflicts as yet
Comment: What's with the B names? All 3 stations in Birmingham i.e B New Street, B Snow Hill, B Moor Street
Comment: Goods moved to Bescot cannot be moved back along the same route for one turn. Any further restrictions would be difficult to monitor
Income Reduction: none
Goods Growth: West = Tipton, Wednesbury, Bescot, Wednesbury, Wednesbury plus Great Bridge; East = New Street, Snow Hill, Snow Hill, New Street, THE SOUTH

Turn 0: 5 Joined within minutes of setting up: First turn order chosen randomly: This is a Map playtest, so comments will be appreciated

Turn 7: Final Turn	Shares Bids & actions received: Snoozefest wins the bid to get Urbanisation (Andy L, Dave P, ChrisB E, ChrisC 1M) Builds required: inTurn Order with Snoozefest - Urbanisation=Tame Bridge=G & Dave - Production 1=SOUTH & 2=SOUTH Two 'no builds' lack of routes or lack of money? Goods 1 & 2 required: ChrisC has 1st Move then Turn order : ChrisC uses ChrisB's track on Goods 2 Income Reduction: Everyone -4 except Snoozefest -8 !!!!! Final Score: (Runaway) Winner Snoozefest 100, 2nd Andy 64, 3rd Dave 56, 4th ChrisC 53, & (Sluggish!) 5th ChrisB 37 I'll assume that you all want to play Version 2 unless you tell me otherwise - I also have 1 other who wants to play it.
Proposals	Any final comments? I plan to run version 2 with map changes as soon as this one has finished and I can incorporate your comments: The new map will have Moor St as a town not city, an extra cost to get to the SOUTH and a town - Willenhall mid way between Walsall & Wolverhampton, plus Oldbury starting off as a city. Snoozefest: I've forgotten what the starting setup looked like! But the changes sound good. I like the Hold Box for Bescot, although in a print version of the map, the Hold Box would have to be off the main map area. How many cubes/city at the start? Fewer is probably better. Dave: Here's an idea you might want to try: Instead of allowing players to build to "THE SOUTH" directly, they need to connect to one or two nonplayer links. The real cost then would not be building, but a lower increase in income.
Turn 6:	Shares Bids & actions received: Andy wins the bid to get Locomotive (ChrisC E, Snoozefest 1B, ChrisB U, Dave 1M) Comment: Suggestion that Goods going to Bescot are placed in the Goods display area as a means of 'holding' them until the next turn - alternatively see current map for Holding box. Builds received: Snoozefest has 1st Build then Turn Order with ChrisB having urbanisation=Rowley Regis=B. ChrisC builds an impressive link through the marshes! Goods 1 & 2 received: Dave has 1st Move then Turn order ChrisC This map is a keeper! Glad you like it :) Income Reduction: Everyone -4 except Snoozefest -6 & poor old ChrisB -2 Goods Growth: West = -, -, -, -, - plus Rowley Regis; East = -, Perry Barr, -, -, - plus -
Turn 5:	Shares Bids & actions received: ChrisC has Turn Order Pass from last turn if required Comment: consider setting aside goods delivered to Bescot until end of turn (so they can't travel, even over someone else's track, till following turn; or is that already the rule? That's the rule at present but needs to be more obvious on the map - Perhaps Bescot shouldn't be on the Goods display - i.e no extra goods unless transported there? Also possibly Wolverhampton should have more Goods on the display table??? I forgot Income Reduction - now included: Some high bids received: Snoozefest wins the bid again to get Locomotive (Dave 1B, ChrisC P, Andy 1M, ChrisB U) Builds received: Dave has 1st Build then Turn Order with Production 1=Tipton & 2=Tipton from ChrisC & Urbanisation=Oldbury=C from ChrisB Goods 1 & 2 received: Andy has 1st Move then Turn order Income Reduction: Everyone -2 except Snoozefest & now Dave -4 Goods Growth: West = Walsall, Tipton, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Tipton plus Oldbury, -, Oldbury, - ; East = -, BNS, Smethwick, Perry Barr, SOUTH plus -, Galton Bridge
Turn 4:	Shares Bids & actions received: Snoozefest wins the bid to get Locomotive (Dave U, ChrisB 1M, ChrisC T, Andy E) Builds received: In Turn Order : Dave Urbanises Galton Bridge=E Comment: it seems unlikely the middle/south of the board will get built up much ... maybe there should be a city in there? Proposal for Oldbury on Version 2? Goods 1 & 2 received: ChrisB has 1st Move then Turn order Income Reduction: Everyone -2 except Snoozefest -4 Goods Growth: West = -, Bescot, -, -, - plus Aston; East = B New Street, Perry Barr, -, -, SOUTH plus Galton Bridge
Turn 3:	Shares Bids & actions received: ChrisB wins an expensive Bid to get Engineering (Snoozefest L, Andy U, Dave 1M, ChrisC 1B) Builds required: ChrisC has 1st Build then Turn Order with Andy getting Urbanisation=Bradley=H Goods 1 & 2 received: Dave has 1st Move again then Turn order Income Reduction: ChrisC & Snoozefest -2 Goods Growth: West = Coseley, Walsall, Coseley, -, Bescot plus Aston; East = B Moor St, -, B Snow Hill, SOUTH, - plus Bradley, Bradley
Turn 2:	Shares Bids & actions received:Snoozefest wins the bid to get Urbanisation Builds received: Andy has 1st Build again then Turn Order with Snoozefest getting Urbanisation=Aston=D Goods 1 & 2 received: Dave has 1st Move then Turn order Income Reduction: none Goods Growth: West = Coseley, Tipton, -, Wolverhampton, Tipton plus Great Bridge; East = Perry Barr, Moor St, New St, -, Moor St
Turn 1:	Shares Bids & actions received: After some interesting bidding between ChrisC, Snoozefest & Andy ChrisC wins to get Urbanisation. Builds received: Andy has 1st Build then Turn Order with ChrisC getting Urbanisation=Great Bridge=A Comment: perhaps there ought to be Marsh between Moor St & THE SOUTH??? If you mean marsh in the hexes NW and SW of THE SOUTH, I would agree. THE SOUTH is a very desirable destination -Dave Goods 1 & 2 received: ChrisB has 1st Move then Turn order: No conflicts as yet Comment: What's with the B names? All 3 stations in Birmingham i.e B New Street, B Snow Hill, B Moor Street Comment: Goods moved to Bescot cannot be moved back along the same route for one turn. Any further restrictions would be difficult to monitor Income Reduction: none Goods Growth: West = Tipton, Wednesbury, Bescot, Wednesbury, Wednesbury plus Great Bridge; East = New Street, Snow Hill, Snow Hill, New Street, THE SOUTH
Turn 0:	5 Joined within minutes of setting up: First turn order chosen randomly: This is a Map playtest, so comments will be appreciated