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<p>WetDogIsHappy: </p> <hr /> <div>==🎲 Game Setup &amp; Turn Start==<br /> <br /> * Starting components: Each player begins the game with 2 dice.<br /> * Underdog bonus: If your score is the lowest, you receive 1 extra die. The Bonus die can only be used with your lowest elephant.<br /> * Turn initiation: Roll all your available dice at the start of your turn.<br /> <br /> ==🐘 Elephant Movement==<br /> <br /> * Action phase: Choose 1 rolled die and 1 of your elephants to advance.<br /> * Basic movement: Move the chosen elephant forward the exact number of steps shown on the die.<br /> * Square capacity: Only 1 elephant or mouse can occupy a single square.<br /> <br /> == 🪜 Board Hazards==<br /> <br /> * 🪜 Ladders: Land on the bottom of a ladder to climb immediately to the top.<br /> * 🐍 Snakes: Land on a snake head to slide down immediately to the bottom.<br /> <br /> ==💥 Collision &amp; Pushing Rules==<br /> <br /> * Landing on opponents: Pushes their elephant forward until it hits a snake and slides down.<br /> * Landing on yourself: Pushes your own elephant forward exactly 1 step.<br /> * Ripple effects: Pushed pieces can collide with and push subsequent elephants or mice.<br /> * Chain reaction limit: Any piece pushed after the 1st one in a turn moves forward only 1 step.<br /> <br /> ==🐭 Chaos Mice Mechanics==<br /> <br /> * Direction: Mice start at the top of the board and move downward, opposite to the elephants.<br /> * Timing: All mice move once per round, immediately after the first player's turn.<br /> * Hazards: Mice use ladders and snakes exactly like elephants do.<br /> * Movement range: Each mouse rolls and moves between 2 and 6 steps per turn.<br /> * Collisions: Mice trigger the exact same pushing rules when landing on other pieces.<br /> * The loop: Reaching the bottom of the board sends the mouse instantly back to the top.<br /> <br /> ==🏆 Winning the Game==<br /> <br /> * Exact count: You must roll the exact distance required to land on square 100.<br /> * Retirement: Reaching square 100 removes that elephant to the winner's grazing area.<br /> * Victory condition: The game ends instantly when a player gets their last elephant to square 100.<br /> <br /> ==⚙️ Game Options==<br /> <br /> * Player pieces: Choose between 2 to 7 elephants per player.<br /> * Chaos Mouse count: Adjust the game to include 4 to 8 Chaos Mice.<br /> * Environment: Select from different board layouts.</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpsnakesladders&diff=31309 2026-09-04T23:46:52Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: </p> <hr /> <div>==🎲 Game Setup &amp; Turn Start==<br /> <br /> * Starting components: Each player begins the game with 2 dice.<br /> * Underdog bonus: If your score is the lowest, you receive 1 extra die.<br /> * Turn initiation: Roll all your available dice at the start of your turn.<br /> <br /> ==🐘 Elephant Movement==<br /> <br /> * Action phase: Choose 1 rolled die and 1 of your elephants to advance.<br /> * Basic movement: Move the chosen elephant forward the exact number of steps shown on the die.<br /> * Square capacity: Only 1 elephant or mouse can occupy a single square.<br /> <br /> == 🪜 Board Hazards==<br /> <br /> * 🪜 Ladders: Land on the bottom of a ladder to climb immediately to the top.<br /> * 🐍 Snakes: Land on a snake head to slide down immediately to the bottom.<br /> <br /> ==💥 Collision &amp; Pushing Rules==<br /> <br /> * Landing on opponents: Pushes their elephant forward until it hits a snake and slides down.<br /> * Landing on yourself: Pushes your own elephant forward exactly 1 step.<br /> * Ripple effects: Pushed pieces can collide with and push subsequent elephants or mice.<br /> * Chain reaction limit: Any piece pushed for a second time in a turn moves forward only 1 step.<br /> <br /> ==🐭 Chaos Mice Mechanics==<br /> <br /> * Direction: Mice start at the top of the board and move downward, opposite to the elephants.<br /> * Timing: All mice move once per round, immediately after the first player's turn.<br /> * Hazards: Mice use ladders and snakes exactly like elephants do.<br /> * Movement range: Each mouse rolls and moves between 2 and 6 steps per turn.<br /> * Collisions: Mice trigger the exact same pushing rules when landing on other pieces.<br /> * The loop: Reaching the bottom of the board sends the mouse instantly back to the top.<br /> <br /> ==🏆 Winning the Game==<br /> <br /> * Exact count: You must roll the exact distance required to land on square 100.<br /> * Retirement: Reaching square 100 removes that elephant to the winner's grazing area.<br /> * Victory condition: The game ends instantly when a player gets their last elephant to square 100.<br /> <br /> ==⚙️ Game Options==<br /> <br /> * Player pieces: Choose between 2 to 7 elephants per player.<br /> * Chaos Mouse count: Adjust the game to include 4 to 8 Chaos Mice.<br /> * Environment: Select from different board layouts.</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpsnakesladders&diff=31308 2026-09-04T21:57:44Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: </p> <hr /> <div>==🎲 Game Setup &amp; Turn Start==<br /> <br /> * Starting components: Each player begins the game with 2 dice.<br /> * Underdog bonus: If your score is the lowest, you receive 1 extra die.<br /> * Turn initiation: Roll all your available dice at the start of your turn.<br /> <br /> ==🐘 Elephant Movement==<br /> <br /> * Action phase: Choose 1 rolled die and 1 of your elephants to advance.<br /> * Basic movement: Move the chosen elephant forward the exact number of steps shown on the die.<br /> * Square capacity: Only 1 elephant or mouse can occupy a single square.<br /> <br /> ==🪜 Board Hazards==<br /> <br /> * Ladders: Land on the bottom of a ladder to climb immediately to the top.<br /> * Snakes: Land on a snake head to slide down immediately to the bottom.<br /> <br /> ==💥 Collision &amp; Pushing Rules==<br /> <br /> * Landing on opponents: Pushes their elephant forward until it hits a snake and slides down.<br /> * Landing on yourself: Pushes your own elephant forward exactly 1 step.<br /> * Ripple effects: Pushed pieces can collide with and push subsequent elephants or mice.<br /> * Chain reaction limit: Any piece pushed for a second time in a turn moves forward only 1 step.<br /> <br /> ==🐭 Chaos Mice Mechanics==<br /> <br /> * Direction: Mice start at the top of the board and move downward, opposite to the elephants.<br /> * Timing: All mice move once per round, immediately after the first player's turn.<br /> * Hazards: Mice use ladders and snakes exactly like elephants do.<br /> * Movement range: Each mouse rolls and moves between 2 and 6 steps per turn.<br /> * Collisions: Mice trigger the exact same pushing rules when landing on other pieces.<br /> * The loop: Reaching the bottom of the board sends the mouse instantly back to the top.<br /> <br /> ==🏆 Winning the Game==<br /> <br /> * Exact count: You must roll the exact distance required to land on square 100.<br /> * Retirement: Reaching square 100 removes that elephant to the winner's grazing area.<br /> * Victory condition: The game ends instantly when a player gets their last elephant to square 100.<br /> <br /> ==⚙️ Game Options==<br /> <br /> * Player pieces: Choose between 2 to 7 elephants per player.<br /> * Chaos Mouse count: Adjust the game to include 4 to 8 Chaos Mice.<br /> * Environment: Select from different board layouts.</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpsnakesladders&diff=31305 2026-09-04T15:48:09Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: </p> <hr /> <div>🎲 Game Setup &amp; Turn Start<br /> <br /> - Starting components: Each player begins the game with 2 dice.<br /> - Underdog bonus: If your score is the lowest, you receive 1 extra die.<br /> - Turn initiation: Roll all your available dice at the start of your turn.<br /> <br /> 🐘 Elephant Movement<br /> <br /> - Action phase: Choose 1 rolled die and 1 of your elephants to advance.<br /> - Basic movement: Move the chosen elephant forward the exact number of steps shown on the die.<br /> - Square capacity: Only 1 elephant or mouse can occupy a single square.<br /> <br /> 🪜 Board Hazards<br /> <br /> - Ladders: Land on the bottom of a ladder to climb immediately to the top.<br /> - Snakes: Land on a snake head to slide down immediately to the bottom.<br /> <br /> 💥 Collision &amp; Pushing Rules<br /> <br /> - Landing on opponents: Pushes their elephant forward until it hits a snake and slides down.<br /> - Landing on yourself: Pushes your own elephant forward exactly 1 step.<br /> - Ripple effects: Pushed pieces can collide with and push subsequent elephants or mice.<br /> - Chain reaction limit: Any piece pushed for a second time in a turn moves forward only 1 step.<br /> <br /> 🐭 Chaos Mice Mechanics<br /> <br /> - Direction: Mice start at the top of the board and move downward, opposite to the elephants.<br /> - Timing: All mice move once per round, immediately after the first player's turn.<br /> - Hazards: Mice use ladders and snakes exactly like elephants do.<br /> - Movement range: Each mouse rolls and moves between 2 and 6 steps per turn.<br /> - Collisions: Mice trigger the exact same pushing rules when landing on other pieces.<br /> - The loop: Reaching the bottom of the board sends the mouse instantly back to the top.<br /> <br /> 🏆 Winning the Game<br /> <br /> - Exact count: You must roll the exact distance required to land on square 100.<br /> - Retirement: Reaching square 100 removes that elephant to the winner's grazing area.<br /> - Victory condition: The game ends instantly when a player gets their last elephant to square 100.<br /> <br /> ⚙️ Game Options<br /> <br /> - Player pieces: Choose between 2 to 7 elephants per player.<br /> - NPC count: Adjust the game to include 4 to 8 Chaos Mice.<br /> - Environment: Select from different board layouts.</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprollthroughtheagesthebronzeage&diff=27131 2025-11-02T03:38:58Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: Created page with &quot;{| class=&quot;wikitable mw-collapsible&quot; |+Table 1 – Dice Results !Result !Collect !Effect |- |3 Food |3 Food |Add 3 food to your peg board. |- |1 Good |1 Good |Worth 1 good. Add multiple goods to separate rows, e.g., 1 = 1 wood; 2 = 1 wood + 1 stone; 3 = 1 wood + 1 stone + 1 pottery, and so on. |- |2 Goods and 1 Skull...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;wikitable mw-collapsible&quot;<br /> |+Table 1 – Dice Results<br /> !Result<br /> !Collect<br /> !Effect<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:3 Food Die.png|thumb|90x90px|3 Food]]<br /> |3 Food<br /> |Add 3 food to your peg board.<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:1 good die.png|alt=1 Good|thumb|98x98px|1 Good]]<br /> |1 Good<br /> |Worth 1 good. Add multiple goods to separate rows, e.g., 1 = 1 wood;<br /> 2 = 1 wood + 1 stone; 3 = 1 wood + 1 stone + 1 pottery, and so on.<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:2 Goods and 1 Skull.png|alt=2 Goods and 1 Skull|thumb|90x90px|2 Goods and 1 Skull]]<br /> |2 Goods ''and'' 1 Skull<br /> |Worth 2 goods and 1 skull. After rolling all dice, if a player has more than 1 skull showing, a disaster will occur. Skulls do not accumulate from round to round.<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:3 workers die.png|alt=3 Workers|thumb|90x90px|3 Workers]]<br /> |3 Workers<br /> |Check off 3 boxes in cities and/or monuments of your choice.<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:2 food or 2 workers die.png|alt=2 Food or 2 Workers|thumb|90x90px|2 Food or 2 Workers]]<br /> |2 Food ''or'' 2 Workers<br /> |Feed 2 cities or check off 2 boxes to build cities and/or monuments.<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:7 Coins Die.png|alt=7 Coins|thumb|90x90px|7 Coins]]<br /> |7 Coins<br /> |Worth 7 coins toward a development. Coins cannot be saved from round to round.<br /> |}<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable mw-collapsible&quot;<br /> |+Table 2 – Disaster Results<br /> !Cause<br /> !Result<br /> !Effect<br /> !Affected By<br /> |-<br /> |No Food<br /> |Famine<br /> |Lose 1 point for each city<br /> |Food (1 food needed per city).<br /> |-<br /> |1 Skull<br /> |None<br /> |No effect<br /> |Not applicable<br /> |-<br /> |2 Skulls<br /> |Drought<br /> |Lose 2 points<br /> |If you have Irrigation, you are unaffected<br /> |-<br /> |3 Skulls<br /> |Pestilence<br /> |Your opponents lose 3 points<br /> |Opponents with Medicine are unaffected<br /> |-<br /> |4 Skulls<br /> |Invasion<br /> |Lose 4 points<br /> |If you have completed the Great Wall monument, you are unaffected<br /> |-<br /> |5+ Skulls<br /> |Revolt<br /> |Lose all your goods (including those just collected)<br /> |If you have Religion, instead of losing all of your goods, your opponents lose all of their goods. Opponents with Religion are unaffected.<br /> |}</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10655 2021-12-20T06:20:22Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Preferences */</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Track building now has an optional visual aid to help you understand which tracks you are currently building.<br /> ** Optional display for colour blind folk. <br /> *** Cubes are replaced with letters representing the original cube colour. <br /> **** R - Red<br /> **** B - Blue<br /> **** G - Black<br /> **** Y - Yellow<br /> **** P - Purple<br /> *** Cities have a tooltip stating the colour of the city.<br /> *** Link tokens showing ownership of a link now have the name of the colour instead of the engine image.<br /> <br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> Maps<br /> <br /> * Eastern US<br /> * Mexico<br /> * Great Britain<br /> * Western US<br /> * Portugal<br /> <br /> Bidding Style<br /> <br /> *Traditional<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> ** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> <br /> * First to pass<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> ** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> ** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> ** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * Worst is First<br /> ** There is an initial bid for game starting position then<br /> ** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.<br /> ** Worst score becomes the new First Player.<br /> ** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.<br /> ** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.<br /> ** All &quot;Railroad Executive&quot; operation cards are discarded.<br /> <br /> City Rotors<br /> * Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> * Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> * After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> * The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> Mines<br /> * The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> * The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> * They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> * Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> * A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> * The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10514 2021-12-12T21:45:30Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Preferences */</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Track building now has an optional visual aid to help you understand which tracks you are currently building.<br /> <br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> Maps<br /> <br /> * Eastern US<br /> * Mexico<br /> * Great Britain<br /> * Western US<br /> * Portugal<br /> <br /> Bidding Style<br /> <br /> *Traditional<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> ** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> <br /> * First to pass<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> ** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> ** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> ** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * Worst is First<br /> ** There is an initial bid for game starting position then<br /> ** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.<br /> ** Worst score becomes the new First Player.<br /> ** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.<br /> ** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.<br /> ** All &quot;Railroad Executive&quot; operation cards are discarded.<br /> <br /> City Rotors<br /> * Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> * Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> * After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> * The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> Mines<br /> * The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> * The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> * They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> * Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> * A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> * The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10513 2021-12-12T21:39:48Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Preferences */</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Track building visual aid, will overlay the tracks you are building with a solid line to help clarify what you are building a the moment.<br /> <br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> Maps<br /> <br /> * Eastern US<br /> * Mexico<br /> * Great Britain<br /> * Western US<br /> * Portugal<br /> <br /> Bidding Style<br /> <br /> *Traditional<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> ** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> <br /> * First to pass<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> ** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> ** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> ** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * Worst is First<br /> ** There is an initial bid for game starting position then<br /> ** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.<br /> ** Worst score becomes the new First Player.<br /> ** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.<br /> ** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.<br /> ** All &quot;Railroad Executive&quot; operation cards are discarded.<br /> <br /> City Rotors<br /> * Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> * Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> * After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> * The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> Mines<br /> * The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> * The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> * They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> * Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> * A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> * The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10460 2021-12-06T23:21:25Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: </p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> Maps<br /> <br /> * Eastern US<br /> * Mexico<br /> * Great Britain<br /> * Western US<br /> * Portugal<br /> <br /> Bidding Style<br /> <br /> *Traditional<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> ** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> <br /> * First to pass<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> ** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> ** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> ** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * Worst is First<br /> ** There is an initial bid for game starting position then<br /> ** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.<br /> ** Worst score becomes the new First Player.<br /> ** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.<br /> ** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.<br /> ** All &quot;Railroad Executive&quot; operation cards are discarded.<br /> <br /> City Rotors<br /> * Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> * Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> * After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> * The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> Mines<br /> * The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> * The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> * They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> * Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> * A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> * The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10459 2021-12-06T23:19:23Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Game Options */</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> Maps<br /> * Eastern US<br /> * Mexico<br /> * Great Britain<br /> * Western US<br /> * Portugal<br /> Bidding Style<br /> *Traditional<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> ** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> * First to pass<br /> ** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> ** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> ** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> ** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> ** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> * Worst is First<br /> ** There is an initial bid for game starting position then<br /> ** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.<br /> ** Worst score becomes the new First Player.<br /> ** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.<br /> ** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.<br /> ** All &quot;Railroad Executive&quot; operation cards are discarded.<br /> City Rotors<br /> * Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> * Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> * After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> * The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> Mines<br /> * The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> * The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> * They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> * Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> * A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> * The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10458 2021-12-06T23:06:03Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Game Options */</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> * Maps<br /> <br /> # Eastern US<br /> # Mexico<br /> # Great Britain<br /> # Western US<br /> # Portugal<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> ** Worst is First<br /> *** There is an initial bid for game starting position then<br /> *** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.<br /> *** Worst score becomes the new First Player.<br /> *** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.<br /> *** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.<br /> *** All &quot;Railroad Executive&quot; operation cards are discarded.<br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10407 2021-11-30T20:42:03Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Game Options */</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> * Maps<br /> ** Eastern US<br /> ** Mexico<br /> ** Great Britain<br /> ** Western US<br /> ** Portugal<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> ** Worst is First<br /> *** There is an initial bid for game starting position then<br /> *** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.<br /> *** Worst score becomes the new First Player.<br /> *** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.<br /> *** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.<br /> *** All &quot;Railroad Executive&quot; operation cards are discarded.<br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10406 2021-11-30T20:39:50Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Game Options */</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> ** Worst is First<br /> *** There is an initial bid for game starting position then<br /> *** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.<br /> *** Worst score becomes the new First Player.<br /> *** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.<br /> *** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.<br /> *** All &quot;Railroad Executive&quot; operation cards are discarded.<br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=10002 2021-10-30T18:10:03Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Game Options */</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * Empty City Markers reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9634 2021-10-06T03:17:02Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: Version 1.5</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * ECM reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9633 2021-10-06T03:13:36Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: Version 1.5</p> <hr /> <div>== Interface Info ==<br /> === Preferences ===<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> === Game Options ===<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * ECM reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> = Playing the game =<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * ECM reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count is reduced by 2 or 4 so that the game will end more quickly than normal.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9630 2021-10-05T17:25:18Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* In Game controls */</p> <hr /> <div>=== Interface Info ===<br /> == Preferences ==<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> == Game Options ==<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * ECM reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> === Playing the game ===<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * ECM reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count is reduced by 2 or 4 so that the game will end more quickly than normal.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9629 2021-10-05T17:18:39Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: </p> <hr /> <div>=== Interface Info ===<br /> == Preferences ==<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl-Left wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> == Game Options ==<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * ECM reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.<br /> <br /> === Playing the game ===<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * ECM reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count is reduced by 2 or 4 so that the game will end more quickly than normal.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9628 2021-10-05T17:17:34Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: </p> <hr /> <div>=== Interface Info ===<br /> == Preferences ==<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl-Left wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> == Game Options ==<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> === Playing the game ===<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> * ECM reduction for faster games<br /> ** The Empty City Marker count is reduced by 2 or 4 so that the game will end more quickly than normal.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9627 2021-10-05T17:13:55Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: Version 1.5</p> <hr /> <div>=== Interface Info ===<br /> == Preferences ==<br /> * Top right of the page lets you set preferences that will be remembered from game to game<br /> ** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> ** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values<br /> == In Game controls ==<br /> * Ctrl-Left wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.<br /> <br /> == Game Options ==<br /> * Bidding Style<br /> **Traditional<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing. <br /> *** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player<br /> ** First to pass<br /> *** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player. <br /> *** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up. <br /> *** First player to pass becomes the last player. <br /> *** Second to pass becomes second to last etc. <br /> *** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player. <br /> <br /> * City Rotors<br /> ** Cities with Rotors always act as their base color (the color on the upper section of the city) and will often provide a second color showing on the bottom of the city.<br /> ** Cubes matching either color that arrive at a City Rotor must be delivered there.<br /> ** After every delivery to the city, the City Rotor will rotate to a new color.<br /> ** The City Rotor Color Wheel describes each color transition.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Playing the game ===<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> * Mines<br /> ** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.<br /> ** The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.<br /> ** They immediately choose a gray city and begin drawing cubes from the goods bag until they draw a cube that matches the color of a previously drawn cube (maximum of 5 draws).<br /> ** Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.<br /> ** A city may only be mined once in a game.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9308 2021-09-02T19:09:43Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> == Playing the game ==<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each player are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9307 2021-09-02T18:56:57Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* Phase 2 - Player Actions */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> == Playing the game ==<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on a gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

WetDogIsHappy https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelprailwaysoftheworld&diff=9306 2021-09-02T18:53:54Z

<p>WetDogIsHappy: /* End of Game */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> == Playing the game ==<br /> * Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:<br /> ** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player<br /> ** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)<br /> ** 3 - Income and Dividends<br /> * These three phases are repeated until the End of Game is triggered (see below), at which time the current Turn is completed (all 3 phases) and then one additional Turn is played.<br /> <br /> == Phase 1 - First Player Auction ==<br /> * Players bid to determine First Player for all Rounds of Phase 2 this Turn<br /> ** The First Player from the previous Turn bids first<br /> ** Minimum bid is $1k<br /> ** Bidding proceeds clockwise (down the list in player status table)<br /> ** If a player chooses not to bid higher than the current bid they Pass and are out of the Auction<br /> ** The player with the winning bid takes the First Player marker (golden engine in the player status table)<br /> ** Turn order is clockwise from First Player<br /> ** If all players pass with no bids, First Player marker moves 1 spot clockwise<br /> <br /> == Phase 2 - Player Actions ==<br /> * Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order<br /> * On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)<br /> ** A - Build Track<br /> *** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own<br /> *** Cost to build track:<br /> **** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k<br /> **** Build on water (water drop): $3k<br /> **** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k<br /> **** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k<br /> *** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link<br /> *** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board<br /> ** B - Urbanize<br /> *** Player pays $10k to place an available New City tile on and gray city hex and add two random Goods Cubes to the new city<br /> ** C - Upgrade Engine<br /> *** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade<br /> ** D - Deliver One Goods Cube<br /> *** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color<br /> *** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine<br /> *** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)<br /> *** May not skip over a City of the Cube's color without delivering it (even if a City further down the line is the same color)<br /> *** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action<br /> *** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own<br /> ** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card<br /> *** Take one of the available Railroad Operations cards and either execute it immediately or place it in front of you (depending on the type of card)<br /> <br /> == Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==<br /> * All players collect the income shown on the space of the point track / income track occupied by their marker<br /> * THEN all players must pay $1k per held Bond (including taking new Bonds to cover this cost, if necessary)<br /> <br /> == End of Game ==<br /> * When the last Goods Cube in a City is moved out, an Empty City marker is placed in the City<br /> * The game end is triggered when the last Empty City marker is placed on the board<br /> * The turn is completed normally and then there is one more complete turn before the game ends<br /> * It is possible to remove an Empty City marker from the board via Railroad Operations Cards or the Urbanize action<br /> * If End of Game has been triggered and an Empty City marker is removed from the board it does not &quot;un-trigger&quot; End of Game<br /> * When the game finishes, in addition to the standard Income Phase, each player loses 1 point for every bond issued<br /> * Rail Baron cards held by each are now tested and if their goal has been achieved, points will be awarded</div>

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