Gamehelpchicagoexpress - Revision history

PoopZer at 09:48, 7 May 2025

2025-05-07T09:48:10Z

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	=== List of Conditions ===		=== List of Conditions ===
	- 3 ~~of the 4~~ companies runs out of shares (most common)		- 3 companies runs out of shares (most common)

	- 3 ~~of the 4~~ companies runs out of trains		- 3 companies runs out of trains

	- 4 or less development pieces are remaining		- 3 or less development pieces are remaining

	- players end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)		- players end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)

PoopZer: /* Wabash Cannonball Company (black train) */

2025-05-06T11:51:00Z

Wabash Cannonball Company (black train)

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	- particularly effective with the auction action to control game length		- particularly effective with the auction action to control game length

	== Wabash ~~Cannonball~~ Company (black train) ==		== Wabash Railroad Company (black train) ==
	- not available to auction until one of the other four companies enters Chicago		- not available to auction until one of the other four companies enters Chicago

PoopZer: /* List of Conditions */

2025-05-06T00:40:06Z

List of Conditions

PoopZer: /* Game End */

2025-05-06T00:34:28Z

Game End

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	- one of the following ends the game		- one of the following ends the game

	- ~~The~~ game ends after a dividend, not immediately		- the game ends after a dividend, not immediately

	=== List of Conditions ===		=== List of Conditions ===

PoopZer at 17:36, 5 May 2025

2025-05-05T17:36:18Z

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	== Overview: ==		== Overview ==
	Players invest in train companies to amass the most profits before the game ends. 2-6 players take turns either auctioning shares, developing locations or building trains to amass the most amount of money.		Players invest in train companies to amass the most profits before the game ends. 2-6 players take turns either auctioning shares, developing locations or building trains to amass the most amount of money.

	== Game End: ==		== Game End ==
	- one of the following ends the game		- one of the following ends the game

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	- Players end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)		- Players end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)

	== Actions: ==		== Actions ==

	=== Auction ===		=== Auction ===
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	- Only cities, industrial cities and mountains increase a company's income value		- Only cities, industrial cities and mountains increase a company's income value

	== Wabash Cannonball Company (black train): ==		=== Null ===
			- players can always take any action that's available and not do the action that corresponds with it

			- particularly effective with the auction action to control game length

			== Wabash Cannonball Company (black train) ==
	- Not available to auction until one of the other four companies enters Chicago		- Not available to auction until one of the other four companies enters Chicago

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	- Starting train is placed in Fort Wayne with its marker being the value of the Fort Wayne space		- Starting train is placed in Fort Wayne with its marker being the value of the Fort Wayne space

	== Chicago Dividend: ==		== Chicago Dividend ==
	- when a company reaches Chicago, it pays a dividend only to that company after its value is increased by 7 (the income value of Chicago)		- when a company reaches Chicago, it pays a dividend only to that company after its value is increased by 7 (the income value of Chicago)

	- only happens once for each company		- only happens once for each company

PoopZer: Added Wabash company information and Chicago Dividend information

2025-05-05T16:55:38Z

Added Wabash company information and Chicago Dividend information

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	- Only cities, industrial cities and mountains increase a company's income value		- Only cities, industrial cities and mountains increase a company's income value

			== Wabash Cannonball Company (black train): ==
			- Not available to auction until one of the other four companies enters Chicago

			- One share is immediately auctioned when the first company enters Chicago

			- Starting train is placed in Fort Wayne with its marker being the value of the Fort Wayne space

			== Chicago Dividend: ==
			- when a company reaches Chicago, it pays a dividend only to that company after its value is increased by 7 (the income value of Chicago)

			- only happens once for each company

PoopZer: /* Auction: */

2025-05-05T16:50:57Z

Auction:

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	- one of the following ends the game		- one of the following ends the game

	- The game ends after a dividend, not ~~right away~~		- The game ends after a dividend, not immediately

	=== List of ~~conditions:~~ ===		=== List of Conditions ===
	- 3 of the 4 companies runs out of shares (most common)		- 3 of the 4 companies runs out of shares (most common)

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	== Actions: ==		== Actions: ==

	=== Auction: ===		=== Auction ===
	- Minimum bid is the current value of the company divided by the shares out + the share being auctioned		- Minimum bid is the current value of the company divided by the shares out + the share being auctioned

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	- Winner places their money into the company's coffers		- Winner places their money into the company's coffers

	=== Develop: ===		=== Develop ===
	- Developing a city/mountain/forest places a development house onto that space		- Developing a city/mountain/forest places a development house onto that space

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	- Detroit cannot be developed by players and develops itself by 1 at the end of each dividend phase		- Detroit cannot be developed by players and develops itself by 1 at the end of each dividend phase

	=== Build: ===		=== Build ===
	- Players take 1-3 trains of a company they have a share of and place it anywhere on the board as long as it is connected to another train of the same color		- Players take 1-3 trains of a company they have a share of and place it anywhere on the board as long as it is connected to another train of the same color

PoopZer: Created the initial page for the game and added formatting

2025-05-05T16:49:34Z

Created the initial page for the game and added formatting

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	Overview:		== Overview: ==
			Players invest in train companies to amass the most profits before the game ends. 2-6 players take turns either auctioning shares, developing locations or building trains to amass the most amount of money.

	~~Players invest in train companies to amass~~ the ~~most profits before~~ the game ~~ends. 2-6 players take turns either auctioning shares, developing locations or building trains to amass the most amount of money.~~		== Game End: ==
			- one of the following ends the game

	~~Game End Conditions (one of the following~~ ends ~~the game):~~		- The game ends after a dividend, not right away

			=== List of conditions: ===
	- 3 of the 4 companies runs out of shares (most common)		- 3 of the 4 companies runs out of shares (most common)

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	- Players end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)		- Players end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)

	~~- The game ends after a dividend, not right away~~		== Actions: ==

	Actions:

	~~- Put a share of a company for auction~~

	~~- Develop a city/mountain/forest space~~

	~~- Build 1-3 trains of a company that a player owns a share of~~

	~~Auction:~~

			=== Auction: ===
	- Minimum bid is the current value of the company divided by the shares out + the share being auctioned		- Minimum bid is the current value of the company divided by the shares out + the share being auctioned

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	- Winner places their money into the company's coffers		- Winner places their money into the company's coffers

	Develop:		=== Develop: ===

	- Developing a city/mountain/forest places a development house onto that space		- Developing a city/mountain/forest places a development house onto that space

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	- Detroit cannot be developed by players and develops itself by 1 at the end of each dividend phase		- Detroit cannot be developed by players and develops itself by 1 at the end of each dividend phase

	Build:		=== Build: ===

	- Players take 1-3 trains of a company they have a share of and place it anywhere on the board as long as it is connected to another train of the same color		- Players take 1-3 trains of a company they have a share of and place it anywhere on the board as long as it is connected to another train of the same color

PoopZer: Creating the initial page for Chicago Express

2025-05-05T16:46:55Z

Creating the initial page for Chicago Express

New page

Overview:

Players invest in train companies to amass the most profits before the game ends. 2-6 players take turns either auctioning shares, developing locations or building trains to amass the most amount of money.

Game End Conditions (one of the following ends the game):

- 3 of the 4 companies runs out of shares (most common)

- 3 of the 4 companies runs out of trains

- 4 or less development pieces are remaining

- Players end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)

- The game ends after a dividend, not right away

Actions:

- Put a share of a company for auction

- Develop a city/mountain/forest space

- Build 1-3 trains of a company that a player owns a share of

Auction:

- Minimum bid is the current value of the company divided by the shares out + the share being auctioned

- Players bid in turn order

- Passing means you are out of the bid

- Winner places their money into the company's coffers

Develop:

- Developing a city/mountain/forest places a development house onto that space

- Any company in a developed city or mountain increases their value by the number indicated in the development symbol

- Any company in a developed forest receives $2 that goes into the company directly from the bank

- Developing the industrial cities Pittsburgh or Wheeling slides the development marker to the next space on the right, meaning they can be developed multiple times

- Detroit cannot be developed by players and develops itself by 1 at the end of each dividend phase

Build:

- Players take 1-3 trains of a company they have a share of and place it anywhere on the board as long as it is connected to another train of the same color

- The company pays the cost of building which is the red number in the space it is entering

- Only one company can be in an individual forest or mountain space

- Cities and plains with companies in them increases the cost to place a train into that space which is the space's cost multiplied by the amount of companies already there

- Companies increase their income value by the number indicated in the train symbol to the right of the red cost number, increased further if the space is developed

- The value of the industrial cities Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Detroit is located on a separate area near the bottom of the board

- Only cities, industrial cities and mountains increase a company's income value

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	- 4 or less development pieces are remaining		- 4 or less development pieces are remaining

	- ~~Players~~ end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)		- players end the 8th round (Detroit's marker will exit the 8th space)

	== Actions ==		== Actions ==

	=== Auction ===		=== Auction ===
	- ~~Minimum~~ bid is the current value of the company divided by the shares out + the share being auctioned		- minimum bid is the current value of the company divided by the shares out + the share being auctioned

	- ~~Players~~ bid in turn order		- players bid in turn order

	- ~~Passing~~ means you are out of the bid		- passing means you are out of the bid

	- ~~Winner~~ places their money into the company's coffers		- winner places their money into the company's coffers

	=== Develop ===		=== Develop ===
	- ~~Developing~~ a city/mountain/forest places a development house onto that space		- developing a city/mountain/forest places a development house onto that space

	- ~~Any~~ company in a developed city or mountain increases their value by the number indicated in the development symbol		- any company in a developed city or mountain increases their value by the number indicated in the development symbol

	- ~~Any~~ company in a developed forest receives $2 that goes into the company directly from the bank		- any company in a developed forest receives $2 that goes into the company directly from the bank

	- ~~Developing~~ the industrial cities Pittsburgh or Wheeling slides the development marker to the next space on the right, meaning they can be developed multiple times		- developing the industrial cities Pittsburgh or Wheeling slides the development marker to the next space on the right, meaning they can be developed multiple times

	- Detroit cannot be developed by players and develops itself by 1 at the end of each dividend phase		- Detroit cannot be developed by players and develops itself by 1 at the end of each dividend phase

	=== Build ===		=== Build ===
	- ~~Players~~ take 1-3 trains of a company they have a share of and place it anywhere on the board as long as it is connected to another train of the same color		- players take 1-3 trains of a company they have a share of and place it anywhere on the board as long as it is connected to another train of the same color

	- ~~The~~ company pays the cost of building which is the red number in the space it is entering		- the company pays the cost of building which is the red number in the space it is entering

	- ~~Only~~ one company can be in an individual forest or mountain space		- only one company can be in an individual forest or mountain space

	- ~~Cities~~ and plains with companies in them increases the cost to place a train into that space which is the space's cost multiplied by the amount of companies already there		- cities and plains with companies in them increases the cost to place a train into that space which is the space's cost multiplied by the amount of companies already there

	- ~~Companies~~ increase their income value by the number indicated in the train symbol to the right of the red cost number, increased further if the space is developed		- companies increase their income value by the number indicated in the train symbol to the right of the red cost number, increased further if the space is developed

	- ~~The~~ value of the industrial cities Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Detroit is located on a separate area near the bottom of the board		- the value of the industrial cities Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Detroit is located on a separate area near the bottom of the board

	- ~~Only~~ cities, industrial cities and mountains increase a company's income value		- only cities, industrial cities and mountains increase a company's income value

	=== Null ===		=== Null ===
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	== Wabash Cannonball Company (black train) ==		== Wabash Cannonball Company (black train) ==
	- ~~Not~~ available to auction until one of the other four companies enters Chicago		- not available to auction until one of the other four companies enters Chicago

	- ~~One~~ share is immediately auctioned when the first company enters Chicago		- one share is immediately auctioned when the first company enters Chicago

	- ~~Starting~~ train is placed in Fort Wayne with its marker being the value of the Fort Wayne space		- starting train is placed in Fort Wayne with its marker being the value of the Fort Wayne space

	== Chicago Dividend ==		== Chicago Dividend ==