Age Of Steam

Age of SteamGameCode aos0808E 6 Day turnaround

Game Ended:
13 December 2008

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Rules

Urbanisation - No Red New City so London will remain the only Red City
Any Red Goods placed in London should be placed either in NW roll 1-4 NE roll5-6

Orange Track is available for anyone to extend from

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Orders 3 (Goods1&2) Player Id:	Goods1:	Movefromto
	Goods2:	Movefromto
	Alternative:	Movefromto
	Conditions?:

Pos'n

Order

Players

Shares

Bid

Loco

Action

Cash1
Cash
+(Sh)-Bid

Build

Cash2
Cash1
-Track

Goods1

Goods2

Income(Prev)

Expenses
Sh+L

Score
3x(I-Sh)+T

Score

5th

Aaron

2(0)

10+3(9)

3rd

Laurent

none

Purple Lon-Swi

Black Swi-Oxf

17+5+1+3+1(-4)(17)

15+6(14)

3x(23-15)+14

2nd

David

First Move

Red Che-Lon

Red Hol-Lon

18+6+1+6+1(-6)(18)

13+6(12)

3x(26-13)+19

4th

Coyotek4

Engineering

Black NW-Oxf

15+3+3(-4)(15)

15+6(16)

3x(17-15)+15

Winner

Montu

Urbanization

Yellow Swi-Norw

Black Norw-Oxf

29+6+1+5+1(-8)(29)

13+6(13)

3x(34-13)+23

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

Id South Cities 1 2 3 Id Town 1 2 Id North Cities 1 2 3 Id Town 1 2

1 Exeter 1 Holyhead E(1) Northampton

2 Cardiff 2 North West F(2) Swindon

3 Bristol 3 Birmingham G(3) Taunton

4 Southampton B(4) Reading 4 Nottingham H(4) Chester

5 London C(5) Ipswich 5 North East Coventry

6 Dover D(6) Oxford 6 Norwich

Game Log: 5 players = 7 Turns: 20 August - 13 December 2008

Turn 7:
Final Turn Shares Bids & actions received: Montu wins to get Urbanisation (David 1M, Laurent none, Coyotek4 E)
Builds received: in Turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Taunton=G. Only Montu has enough Cash to build.
Goods1&2 required: David has 1st Move then in Turn Order: Coyotek4 uses some tortuous route via all other players to reach Oxford from NW (twice)
Income Reduction: Montu -8, David -6, Laurent & Coyotek4 -4
Results: Montu wins easily with 86 (Is this a record?), and David 2nd 58; Laurent 3rd 38; Coyotek4 4th 21 & Aaron 5th Bankrupt.
This seemed to be a most unusual game - extremely hard work to get points and slightly cut-throat. The race to connect London seemed to cause most of the difficulty, and lack of Goods for short routes at the start.

Turn 6: Shares Bids & actions received: Coyotek4 uses Turn Order pass but Montu wins the bid choosing Urbanisation (Coyotek4 L, Laurent P, David l M)
Builds received: in Turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Ipswich=C and Laurent Production 1=Bristol & 2=Dover
Goods1&2 received: David has 1st Move then in Turn Order: Coyotek4 uses David & Montu to get to Dover from NW & then London from NW.
Income Reduction: Montu -6, Laurent, David & Coyotek4 -2: Laurent also loses 1, and Coyotek4 loses 2 to pay off their debts.
Goods Growth: South= Bristol, -, Cardiff, -, - plus Ipswich; North = NW, -, -, -, - plus Swindon, Swindon

Turn 5: Shares Bids & actions received: Aaron wins the bid to get 1st Build (Montu L, David P, Laurent U, Coyotek4 T)
Builds received: Aaron has 1st Build in Turn order with Laurent having Urbanisation=Swindon=F and David Production 1=North West & 2=Chester
Goods1&2 received in Turn Order: Montu uses David to get to London from Bristol (twice), and Coyotek4 uses Laurent to get from Dover to Swindon, and Montu & Laurent to get from Birmingham to Oxford (the long way). Two new Locos - both Montu & Laurent are on the maximum of 6.
Income Reduction: Montu -4, Laurent, David & Coyotek4 -2: Laurent also loses 2, David loses 1, and Coyotek4 loses 3 to pay off their debts. Never seen a game with so much debt, but unfortunately after a valiant effort, hanging on by his fingernails, Aaron has finally gone Bankrupt.
Goods Growth: South= -, -, Cardiff, -, London=NW plus -, -; North = Norwich, -, -, Nottingham, - plus -, Chester

Turn 4: Shares Bids & actions received: Coyotek4 uses Turn Order pass to get 2nd: David wins the bid to get Urbanisation (Coyotek4 L, Montu 1B, Aaron E, Laurent P)
Builds received: Montu has 1st Build then in Turn order with David having Urbanisation=Chester=H and Laurent Production 1=London & 2=Cardiff (allocated randomly)
Goods1&2 received plus Production first from Laurent (allocated randomly): in Turn Order: 3 new locos.
Income Reduction: Still only Montu -2 so far; but Aaron & now David have to lose 3 & Laurent has to lose 2 to pay off their debts. Never seen a game like this one before where players are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for so long?!?
Although David had an income of 11 this was reduced to 8 (to pay off debts) before any Income Reduction, therefore he doesn't lose another 2: at least this is how I read the rules: Any comments?
Goods Growth: South= London, -, Exeter, -, - plus Reading, Oxford; North = -, Nottingham, -, Holyhead, - plus Chester, -

Turn 3: Shares Bids & actions received: David uses Turn Order pass from last turn and goes on to win the bid to get 1st Build (Aaron L, Montu U, Laurent E, Coyotek4 T)
Builds received: David has 1st Build then in Turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Oxford=D: Aaron cut off from the big city cannot afford to Build.
Goods1&2 required: in Turn Order: 2 new locos added
Income Reduction: Only Montu -2 so far; but Laurent has to lose 3 & Aaron has to lose 2 to pay off their debts and are both teetering on the edge of bankruptcy?
Goods Growth: South=Southampton, Southampton, Exeter, Exeter, Dover plus Oxford; North = -, NW, -, Birmingham, Holyhead plus Northampton

Turn 2: Shares Bids & actions received: Some cutthroat bidding this time which Laurent wins to get Engineering (Coyotek4 1B, Montu L, Aaron U, David T)
Builds received: Coyotek4 has 1st Build then in Turn order with Aaron having Urbanisation=Reading=B
Amendment to Laurent's track build: SW not SE of Northampton - map changed.
Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: 4 new locos added.
Income Reduction: None but Laurent has to lose 1 & Coyotek4 has to lose 3 to pay off their debts
Goods Growth: South= Bristol, London, Southampton, Cardiff, Bristol plus Reading; North = Norwich, NW, Birmingham, NE, Holyhead plus Northampton

Turn 1: Shares Bids & actions received: Some high bidding to start, so Montu wins to get Urbanisation (Coyotek4 L, David E, Aaron 1B, Laurent 1M)
Builds received: Aaron has 1st Build then in Turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Northampton=E
Goods1&2 received: Laurent has 1st Move then in Turn Order: 4 new locos.
Income Reduction: None
Goods Growth: South= Bristol, London, Cardiff, Dover, Dover ; North = Birmingham, Norwich, NE, NE, NW

Turn 0: setting up August 2008. First turn order chosen randomly

Turn 7: Final Turn	Shares Bids & actions received: Montu wins to get Urbanisation (David 1M, Laurent none, Coyotek4 E) Builds received: in Turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Taunton=G. Only Montu has enough Cash to build. Goods1&2 required: David has 1st Move then in Turn Order: Coyotek4 uses some tortuous route via all other players to reach Oxford from NW (twice) Income Reduction: Montu -8, David -6, Laurent & Coyotek4 -4 Results: Montu wins easily with 86 (Is this a record?), and David 2nd 58; Laurent 3rd 38; Coyotek4 4th 21 & Aaron 5th Bankrupt. This seemed to be a most unusual game - extremely hard work to get points and slightly cut-throat. The race to connect London seemed to cause most of the difficulty, and lack of Goods for short routes at the start.
Turn 6:	Shares Bids & actions received: Coyotek4 uses Turn Order pass but Montu wins the bid choosing Urbanisation (Coyotek4 L, Laurent P, David l M) Builds received: in Turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Ipswich=C and Laurent Production 1=Bristol & 2=Dover Goods1&2 received: David has 1st Move then in Turn Order: Coyotek4 uses David & Montu to get to Dover from NW & then London from NW. Income Reduction: Montu -6, Laurent, David & Coyotek4 -2: Laurent also loses 1, and Coyotek4 loses 2 to pay off their debts. Goods Growth: South= Bristol, -, Cardiff, -, - plus Ipswich; North = NW, -, -, -, - plus Swindon, Swindon
Turn 5:	Shares Bids & actions received: Aaron wins the bid to get 1st Build (Montu L, David P, Laurent U, Coyotek4 T) Builds received: Aaron has 1st Build in Turn order with Laurent having Urbanisation=Swindon=F and David Production 1=North West & 2=Chester Goods1&2 received in Turn Order: Montu uses David to get to London from Bristol (twice), and Coyotek4 uses Laurent to get from Dover to Swindon, and Montu & Laurent to get from Birmingham to Oxford (the long way). Two new Locos - both Montu & Laurent are on the maximum of 6. Income Reduction: Montu -4, Laurent, David & Coyotek4 -2: Laurent also loses 2, David loses 1, and Coyotek4 loses 3 to pay off their debts. Never seen a game with so much debt, but unfortunately after a valiant effort, hanging on by his fingernails, Aaron has finally gone Bankrupt. Goods Growth: South= -, -, Cardiff, -, London=NW plus -, -; North = Norwich, -, -, Nottingham, - plus -, Chester
Turn 4:	Shares Bids & actions received: Coyotek4 uses Turn Order pass to get 2nd: David wins the bid to get Urbanisation (Coyotek4 L, Montu 1B, Aaron E, Laurent P) Builds received: Montu has 1st Build then in Turn order with David having Urbanisation=Chester=H and Laurent Production 1=London & 2=Cardiff (allocated randomly) Goods1&2 received plus Production first from Laurent (allocated randomly): in Turn Order: 3 new locos. Income Reduction: Still only Montu -2 so far; but Aaron & now David have to lose 3 & Laurent has to lose 2 to pay off their debts. Never seen a game like this one before where players are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for so long?!? Although David had an income of 11 this was reduced to 8 (to pay off debts) before any Income Reduction, therefore he doesn't lose another 2: at least this is how I read the rules: Any comments? Goods Growth: South= London, -, Exeter, -, - plus Reading, Oxford; North = -, Nottingham, -, Holyhead, - plus Chester, -
Turn 3:	Shares Bids & actions received: David uses Turn Order pass from last turn and goes on to win the bid to get 1st Build (Aaron L, Montu U, Laurent E, Coyotek4 T) Builds received: David has 1st Build then in Turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Oxford=D: Aaron cut off from the big city cannot afford to Build. Goods1&2 required: in Turn Order: 2 new locos added Income Reduction: Only Montu -2 so far; but Laurent has to lose 3 & Aaron has to lose 2 to pay off their debts and are both teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Goods Growth: South=Southampton, Southampton, Exeter, Exeter, Dover plus Oxford; North = -, NW, -, Birmingham, Holyhead plus Northampton
Turn 2:	Shares Bids & actions received: Some cutthroat bidding this time which Laurent wins to get Engineering (Coyotek4 1B, Montu L, Aaron U, David T) Builds received: Coyotek4 has 1st Build then in Turn order with Aaron having Urbanisation=Reading=B Amendment to Laurent's track build: SW not SE of Northampton - map changed. Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: 4 new locos added. Income Reduction: None but Laurent has to lose 1 & Coyotek4 has to lose 3 to pay off their debts Goods Growth: South= Bristol, London, Southampton, Cardiff, Bristol plus Reading; North = Norwich, NW, Birmingham, NE, Holyhead plus Northampton
Turn 1:	Shares Bids & actions received: Some high bidding to start, so Montu wins to get Urbanisation (Coyotek4 L, David E, Aaron 1B, Laurent 1M) Builds received: Aaron has 1st Build then in Turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Northampton=E Goods1&2 received: Laurent has 1st Move then in Turn Order: 4 new locos. Income Reduction: None Goods Growth: South= Bristol, London, Cardiff, Dover, Dover ; North = Birmingham, Norwich, NE, NE, NW
Turn 0:	setting up August 2008. First turn order chosen randomly