Something I overheard the other day: Costello: Hey, Abbott! Abbott: Yes, Lou? Costello: Shall we play a game of 18whatever? Abbott: That's great Lou. Which...
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David Hecht
dhecht05
Apr 4, 2012 7:59 pm
ROTFLMAO!!! :-D...
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Nicholas Barclay
nicholasnbar...
Apr 4, 2012 8:01 pm
hey look at that, some free publicity. Nice work Allen. Are you in marketing by any chance? I think you should stick with 18?? as a title, if it is going...
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JC Lawrence
clearclaw
Apr 5, 2012 6:45 am
What I discussed happens before the NdM can possibly float. It is particularly effective in encouraging games which lurch from phase 3 (in which the NdM can't...
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thomas wall hannaford...
twall1958
Apr 5, 2012 6:48 am
Originally he called it "18Allen" or "18Al", but his sense of modesty eventually got the best of him, and he then said "Whatever"; (heck, at one time this...
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Eric Flood
eflood328
Apr 5, 2012 7:23 am
It must be rather gratifying to have a fellow name his privates after you, albeit only for a short while. I suppose you left quite the mark upon them... -Eric...
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Steve Thomas
stephen839501
Apr 5, 2012 9:56 am
... I am reminded of an almost endless series of converarions. Him: Which 18xx should we play? Me: How about 1861? Him: Which one's that? Me: It's the one set...
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Allen Sli
allensli...
Apr 5, 2012 10:52 am
The name of that private was changed from Hannaford to Carver. Allen It must be rather gratifying to have a fellow name his privates after you, albeit only...
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d_mitton
Apr 5, 2012 12:59 pm
I would like to argue against the "18??" form name. Using a name that contains traditional search wild card characters makes for a computer version of the...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Apr 5, 2012 1:33 pm
But with 5 RRs running, the first 3T can be bought in OR2 and the 5th in 3A even if you only buy 1 train. It only takes 3 players buying trains to buy 9 of...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Apr 5, 2012 1:54 pm
Hey Dave, How did TotalConfusion go? We had 20 for 18XX at PrezCon. -Bruce ________________________________ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com [18xx@yahoogroups.com]...
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JC Lawrence
clearclaw
Apr 5, 2012 6:58 pm
There isn't nearly enough money in the game to float that many companies that fast. -- JCL...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Apr 5, 2012 7:11 pm
$450? If no private goes for over $150 all 5 players can start a RR in OR1. -Bruce ________________________________ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com...
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Scott Petersen
scottredracecar
Apr 5, 2012 8:38 pm
... I submitted it to BGG a few days ago and it is stuck in approval limbo. I just did a search for "?" and it turned up no results despite other games in the...
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Eric Flood
eflood328
Apr 5, 2012 8:42 pm
The name alone makes me personally want to investigate no further into what it is. No offense to those involved in the production, but calling it ?? or...
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Chris Shaffer
chris_shaffer
Apr 5, 2012 9:20 pm
Actually, one player can spend up to $210, if she can arrange to also float the Chihuahua, since it already has an extant share. -- Chris Please consider the...
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JC Lawrence
clearclaw
Apr 5, 2012 9:33 pm
... The component files use the name 18QQ. This seems a more than reasonable compromise. -- JCL...
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Allen Sli
allensli...
Apr 6, 2012 11:00 am
"18QQ" is fine with me if it solves search problems. Â Allen Sliwinski 04/06/2012 ... From: JC Lawrence <claw@...> Subject: Re: [18xx] Re: 18?? and 1861 ...
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Elliott Bonnett
e_bonnett
Apr 6, 2012 11:10 am
You do realise that "QQ" means something, and it's not necessarily a good association? (online L33T speak only, perhaps) Elliott ... From: Allen Sli Sent:...
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Allen Sli
allensli...
Apr 6, 2012 12:08 pm
I don't know what you are talking about.  Allen  You do realise that "QQ" means something, and it's not necessarily a good association? (online L33T speak...
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R M
rombgg
Apr 6, 2012 12:42 pm
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=QQ I guess he means this. I doubt many people will associate it. Besides, it's more well known as the Chinese IM...
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Rick Westerman
rpwesterm
Apr 6, 2012 1:22 pm
... Interesting. We could make it more well known at least inside our own circle. In "I was playing Bruce the other day and he told me to QQ myself so I...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Apr 6, 2012 1:29 pm
Tru dat! I work in a HS. After I had logged on to this site a few times from work, the IT guys downcounty bloacked the site. I sent them an E-mail and told...
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thomas wall hannaford...
twall1958
Apr 6, 2012 1:33 pm
This is interesting, since '18??' (to me at least) is a very wide-open game that attempts to put every Player initially on a level playing field; at each price...
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David Hecht
dhecht05
Apr 6, 2012 1:35 pm
"I am a nerd; not a pervert," You make it sound like the two are mutually exclusive! :-)...
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Erik Vos
evos237
Apr 6, 2012 1:35 pm
... Actually, now that we have 18?? or 18QQ, the next thing I'm expecting is that someone publishes a game under the name 18XX. No doubt it would have an...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Apr 6, 2012 1:43 pm
I here John B. has been working on 18XXX for years. -Bruce ________________________________ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com [18xx@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Erik...
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R M
rombgg
Apr 6, 2012 1:45 pm
One 18xx to play them all, One 18xx to invest them, One 18xx to rust them all and in the market fight them ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Chris Shaffer
chris_shaffer
Apr 6, 2012 2:23 pm
Sounds like an 1870 variant to me. -- Chris Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 6:33 AM, thomas wall hannaford,...
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Beard, Bruce D.
beardbruce77
Apr 6, 2012 2:31 pm
Very much. If you do not like 1870, do not buy 18??. -Bruce ________________________________________ From: 18xx@yahoogroups.com [18xx@yahoogroups.com] On...
