Age Of Steam

Age of SteamGameCode aos0808WUS 6 Day turnaround

Orders Due: 24 November or earlier
Hex Numbering:
letters are diagonal top left to bottom right, numbers are horizontal, : so New Orleans is L 13, Denver is J 6, Duluth is R 1, and Los Angeles is A 10

There are a few Additional Rules :-
All start with an extra $10
Towns start off with 1 goods, but lose it if they are urbanised. Cities each have 2 goods to start.
Mountains = $5, Rivers/Swamp = $4
Eastern Cities: Duluth, Minneapolis, Des Moines, St Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg & New Orleans, & Kansas if urbanised.
Western Cities: Seattle, San Francisco & Los Angeles & Portland or San Diego if urbanised.
Building track: Railroads MUST start at one of the Eastern or Western Cities. The first time a Western City gets connected to an Eastern City, then $4 income is split between the railroads that connect them. Track must be contiguous until East meets West.
(Move Mouse over board to see previous position)

Orders 1(Shares/Bids/Acts) Player Id:	Shares:	+	Bids:	Start at:up to Max
	Actions:		12345
	Clarifications+Action6

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Order

Players

Shares

Bid

Loco

Action

Cash1
Cash
+(Sh)-Bid

Build

Cash2
Cash1
-Track

Goods1

Goods2

Income
(Prev)

Expenses
Sh+L
(Prev)

Cash
Cash2
+I-(Sh+L)

(Prev)

Dave

20+?

Yellow SF-ElP

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

8+4(12)

6+26-12=20

Montu

5+1

7+?

Add Loco

Black Dul-Tri

17+0+6(-4)(17)

10+6(14)

0+23-16=7

Steve

3+1

(Turn Order Pass)

0+?

Yellow Min-StL

Add Loco

5+1+0(-5)(5)

10+4(11)

3+6-14=-5+5=0

Snoozefest

6+?

Red NewO-LA

13+4+4+1(-4)(13)

13+5(14)

2+22-18=6

Laurent

7+?

Black DesM-Por

Red Sea-DesM

14+1+4+5(-4)(12)

14+5(17)

2+24-19=7

MrCay

3+1

3+?

Add Loco

Black Mem-Tri

9+0+3(-2)(9)

10+4(11)

5+12-14=3

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 Los Angeles 1 Duluth E(1) El Paso

2 San Francisco 2 Minneapolis F(2) Yuma

3 Seattle A(3) New City 3 Des Moines G(3) New City

4 Salt Lake City B(4) Wichita 4 Memphis H(4) New City

5 Denver C(5) Trinidad 5 Vicksburg

6 St Louis D(6) Portland 6 New Orleans

Game Log: 6 Players= 6 Turns: 18 August 2008 - ?

Turn 6:
Final turn Shares Bids & actions required: Snoozefest has Turn Order Pass from last turn.

Turn 5: Shares Bids & actions received: Snoozefest uses Turn Order Pass from last turn, with high bidding. Snoozefest wins to get Locomotive (Montu U, Steve T, Laurent P, Dave 1B, MrCay E)
Builds received: Dave has 1st Build then in turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Trinidad=C & Laurent having Production 1=Salt lake City & 2=Seattle
Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: Snoozefest uses Dave twice to get to LA from New Orleans. 3 new Locos. MrCay uses Snoozefest to get from Memphis to Trinidad.
Income Reduction: Everyone -4 except MrCay -2 & Steve 0, however Steve loses 5 this time to pay off his debts.
Goods Growth: West = Salt Lake City, St Louis, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, - plus -, Portland, Trinidad, Trinidad; East = -, -, -, -, Minneapolis, - plus El Paso, -, -

Turn 4: Shares Bids & actions received: Steve uses Turn Order pass but can only get 2nd place, but forces Laurent up another bid to win and get Urbanisation (Steve 1B, Montu L, MrCay E, Snoozefest T, Dave P)
Builds received: Steve has 1st Build then in turn order with Laurent having Urbanisation=Portland=D & Dave having Production 1=San Francisco & 2=San Francisco
Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: 3 new locos added: Laurent uses his new extended loco to reach Memphis using Snoozefest to help him along. 1 more loco added.
Income Reduction: Everyone -2 except Steve 0, however Steve loses 2 to pay off his debts anyway.
Goods Growth: West = -, -, -, San Francisco, -, St Louis plus Wichita, -, Portland; East = Vicksburg, -, Memphis, -, Minneapolis, - plus -

Turn 3: Shares Bids & actions received: Snoozefest uses Turn Order pass to advantage in a high bidding round, and gets Urbanisation (MrCay 1B, Laurent L, Steve T, Montu P, Dave E)
Builds received: MrCay has 1st Build then in turn order with Snoozefest having Urbanisation=El Paso=E & Montu having Production 1=Minneapolis& 2=Minneapolis: MrCay builds just short of El Paso, so when Snoozefest Urbanises East meets West : Snoozefest continues his build to link his track to the East. Now Snoozefest decides to split the $4 between himself & Dave, leaving MrCay out in the cold. (We have checked the rules out on this. For the discussion see : http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2696669#2696669 )
Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: 3 new locos added.
Income Reduction: Montu, Snoozefest & Laurent -2
Goods Growth: West = San Francisco, -, San Francisco, -, Los Angeles, Denver; East = -, New Orleans, Vicksburg, Vicksburg, Memphis, Des Moines plus El Paso

Turn 2: Shares Bids & actions received: Dave uses Turn Order pass to be 2nd. Some high bidding gives Montu Locomotive (Dave U, Laurent E, Steve 1B, MrCay P, Snoozefest TOP)
Builds received: Steve has 1st Build then in turn order with Dave having Urbanisation=Yuma=F & MrCay having Production 1=Wichita & 2=Wichita.
Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: MrCay donates 1 to Laurent for using his track to Des Moines. 3 new locos.
Income Reduction: None
Goods Growth: West = Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Francisco, -, -, Seattle plus Wichita; East = Minneapolis, Des Moines, New Orleans, Des Moines, New Orleans, -, plus Yuma, Yuma

Turn 1: Shares Bids & actions received: Steve wins the bid to get Locomotive (Montu U, Snoozefest 1B, Laurent E, MrCay 1M, Dave T)
Builds received: Snoozefest has 1st Build then in turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Wichita=B: Dave only starts in the West, the other 5 start in the east. This could provide an interesting monopoly???
Goods1&2 received: MrCay has 1st Move then in Turn Order: 4+1 new locos added
Income Reduction: None
Goods Growth: West = Salt Lake City, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Denver, San Francisco plus Wichita, Wichita; East = Duluth, Duluth, Memphis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Duluth

Turn 0: Setting Up August 2008 ; First turn order chosen randomly

Turn 6: Final turn	Shares Bids & actions required: Snoozefest has Turn Order Pass from last turn.
Turn 5:	Shares Bids & actions received: Snoozefest uses Turn Order Pass from last turn, with high bidding. Snoozefest wins to get Locomotive (Montu U, Steve T, Laurent P, Dave 1B, MrCay E) Builds received: Dave has 1st Build then in turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Trinidad=C & Laurent having Production 1=Salt lake City & 2=Seattle Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: Snoozefest uses Dave twice to get to LA from New Orleans. 3 new Locos. MrCay uses Snoozefest to get from Memphis to Trinidad. Income Reduction: Everyone -4 except MrCay -2 & Steve 0, however Steve loses 5 this time to pay off his debts. Goods Growth: West = Salt Lake City, St Louis, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, - plus -, Portland, Trinidad, Trinidad; East = -, -, -, -, Minneapolis, - plus El Paso, -, -
Turn 4:	Shares Bids & actions received: Steve uses Turn Order pass but can only get 2nd place, but forces Laurent up another bid to win and get Urbanisation (Steve 1B, Montu L, MrCay E, Snoozefest T, Dave P) Builds received: Steve has 1st Build then in turn order with Laurent having Urbanisation=Portland=D & Dave having Production 1=San Francisco & 2=San Francisco Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: 3 new locos added: Laurent uses his new extended loco to reach Memphis using Snoozefest to help him along. 1 more loco added. Income Reduction: Everyone -2 except Steve 0, however Steve loses 2 to pay off his debts anyway. Goods Growth: West = -, -, -, San Francisco, -, St Louis plus Wichita, -, Portland; East = Vicksburg, -, Memphis, -, Minneapolis, - plus -
Turn 3:	Shares Bids & actions received: Snoozefest uses Turn Order pass to advantage in a high bidding round, and gets Urbanisation (MrCay 1B, Laurent L, Steve T, Montu P, Dave E) Builds received: MrCay has 1st Build then in turn order with Snoozefest having Urbanisation=El Paso=E & Montu having Production 1=Minneapolis& 2=Minneapolis: MrCay builds just short of El Paso, so when Snoozefest Urbanises East meets West : Snoozefest continues his build to link his track to the East. Now Snoozefest decides to split the $4 between himself & Dave, leaving MrCay out in the cold. (We have checked the rules out on this. For the discussion see : http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2696669#2696669 ) Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: 3 new locos added. Income Reduction: Montu, Snoozefest & Laurent -2 Goods Growth: West = San Francisco, -, San Francisco, -, Los Angeles, Denver; East = -, New Orleans, Vicksburg, Vicksburg, Memphis, Des Moines plus El Paso
Turn 2:	Shares Bids & actions received: Dave uses Turn Order pass to be 2nd. Some high bidding gives Montu Locomotive (Dave U, Laurent E, Steve 1B, MrCay P, Snoozefest TOP) Builds received: Steve has 1st Build then in turn order with Dave having Urbanisation=Yuma=F & MrCay having Production 1=Wichita & 2=Wichita. Goods1&2 received: in Turn Order: MrCay donates 1 to Laurent for using his track to Des Moines. 3 new locos. Income Reduction: None Goods Growth: West = Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Francisco, -, -, Seattle plus Wichita; East = Minneapolis, Des Moines, New Orleans, Des Moines, New Orleans, -, plus Yuma, Yuma
Turn 1:	Shares Bids & actions received: Steve wins the bid to get Locomotive (Montu U, Snoozefest 1B, Laurent E, MrCay 1M, Dave T) Builds received: Snoozefest has 1st Build then in turn order with Montu having Urbanisation=Wichita=B: Dave only starts in the West, the other 5 start in the east. This could provide an interesting monopoly??? Goods1&2 received: MrCay has 1st Move then in Turn Order: 4+1 new locos added Income Reduction: None Goods Growth: West = Salt Lake City, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Denver, San Francisco plus Wichita, Wichita; East = Duluth, Duluth, Memphis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Duluth
Turn 0:	Setting Up August 2008 ; First turn order chosen randomly