Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site myrias.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!alberta!myrias!cmt From: cmt@myrias.UUCP (Chris Thomson) Newsgroups: net.games.board Subject: More Rail Baron Message-ID: <183@myrias.UUCP> Date: Sun, 6-Oct-85 00:56:37 EDT Article-I.D.: myrias.183 Posted: Sun Oct 6 00:56:37 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Oct-85 15:07:21 EDT References: <109@ucdavis.UUCP> Organization: Myrias Research, Edmonton Lines: 9 One rule modification folks around here use is: Each player may refuse ONE of his first three destinations and roll again. This prevents a permanent poverty cycle if someone rolls Miami either after the SAL is bought or before, but from far away. It is very important to have an opportunity to buy a northeast railroad early, and being poor early will almost guarantee that you lose. [Miami is the most expensive monopoly on the board, and one of the easiest to obtain.]