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Kevan: add some headings, and fake bullet points per the wiki formatting bug

2023-04-05T08:54:48Z

add some headings, and fake bullet points per the wiki formatting bug

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	** Optional display for colour blind folk.		** Optional display for colour blind folk.
	*** Cubes are replaced with letters representing the original cube colour.		*** Cubes are replaced with letters representing the original cube colour.
	**** R - Red		****• R - Red
	**** B - Blue		****• B - Blue
	**** G - Black		****• G - Black
	**** Y - Yellow		****• Y - Yellow
	**** P - Purple		****• P - Purple
	*** Cities have a tooltip stating the colour of the city.		*** Cities have a tooltip stating the colour of the city.
	*** Link tokens showing ownership of a link now have the name of the colour instead of the engine image.		*** Link tokens showing ownership of a link now have the name of the colour instead of the engine image.
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	Maps		Maps

	* Eastern US		*• Eastern US
	* Mexico		*• Mexico
	* Great Britain		*• Great Britain
	* Western US		*• Western US
	* Portugal		*• Portugal

	Bidding Style		Bidding Style

	*'''Traditional'''		*'''Traditional'''
	** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing.		**• Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing.
	** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table.		**• Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table.
	** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player		**• If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player

	* '''First to pass'''		* '''First to pass'''
	** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player.		**• Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player.
	** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up.		**• Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up.
	** First player to pass becomes the last player.		**• First player to pass becomes the last player.
	** Second to pass becomes second to last etc.		**• Second to pass becomes second to last etc.
	** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player.		**• If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player.

	* '''Worst is First'''		* '''Worst is First'''
	** There is an initial bid for game starting position then		**• There is an initial bid for game starting position then
	** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.		**• at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.
	** Worst score becomes the new First Player.		**• Worst score becomes the new First Player.
	** Second worst is the new Second Player etc.		**• Second worst is the new Second Player etc.
	** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.		**• In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.
	** All "Railroad Executive" operation cards are discarded.		**• All "Railroad Executive" operation cards are discarded.

	City Rotors		City Rotors
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	= Playing the game =		= Playing the game =
	* Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:		* Turns and Player Action Rounds. RotW is played in a series of Turns. Each Turn consists of the following 3 phases:
	** 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player		**• 1 - First Player Auction to determine First Player
	** 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)		**• 2 - Player Actions (1 per player in Turn Order in each of 3 Rounds)
	** 3 - Income and Dividends		**• 3 - Income and Dividends
	* 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.		* 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.

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	* Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order		* Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order
	* On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)		* On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)
	~~'''~~A - Build Track~~'''~~		===A - Build Track===
	* Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own		* Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own
	* Cost to build track:		* Cost to build track:
	** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k		**• Build on plains (no symbol): $2k
	** Build on water (water drop): $3k		**• Build on water (water drop): $3k
	** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k		**• Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k
	** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k		**• Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k

	* A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link		* A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link
	* At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board		* At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board
	~~'''~~B - Urbanize~~'''~~
			===B - Urbanize===
	* 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		* 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
	~~'''~~C - Upgrade Engine~~'''~~
			===C - Upgrade Engine===
	* Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade		* Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade
	~~'''~~D - Deliver One Goods Cube~~'''~~
			===D - Deliver One Goods Cube===
	* Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color		* Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color
	* May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine		* May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine
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	* First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action		* First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action
	* Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own		* Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own
	~~'''~~E - Select a Railroad Operations Card~~'''~~
			===E - Select a Railroad Operations Card===
	* 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)		* 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)

Kriswh: Bold the bidding options so it looks better on BGA.

2023-04-04T15:21:20Z

Bold the bidding options so it looks better on BGA.

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	Bidding Style		Bidding Style

	*Traditional		*'''Traditional'''
	** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing.		** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing.
	** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table.		** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table.
	** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player		** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player

	* First to pass		* '''First to pass'''
	** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player.		** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player.
	** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up.		** Each player who passes, pays half their bid rounded up.
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	** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player.		** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player.

	* Worst is First		* '''Worst is First'''
	** There is an initial bid for game starting position then		** There is an initial bid for game starting position then
	** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.		** at the start of a new turn, the player order is determined by the current score.

Choog: Added link to 2022 combined rules

2023-03-09T19:10:07Z

Added link to 2022 combined rules

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			=== [https://drive.google.com/file/d/11vc2f39HJlCQUPCGN1vnRITyFrja8HfK/view?usp=sharing Link to Combined Rules (2022)] ===

	== Interface Info ==		== Interface Info ==
	=== Preferences ===		=== Preferences ===

Choog: formatting

2022-12-08T17:56:01Z

formatting

WetDogIsHappy: /* Preferences */

2021-12-20T06:20:22Z

Preferences

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	** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values		** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values
	** Track building now has an optional visual aid to help you understand which tracks you are currently building.		** Track building now has an optional visual aid to help you understand which tracks you are currently building.
			** Optional display for colour blind folk.
			*** Cubes are replaced with letters representing the original cube colour.
			**** R - Red
			**** B - Blue
			**** G - Black
			**** Y - Yellow
			**** P - Purple
			*** Cities have a tooltip stating the colour of the city.
			*** Link tokens showing ownership of a link now have the name of the colour instead of the engine image.

	== In Game controls ==		== In Game controls ==

WetDogIsHappy: /* Preferences */

2021-12-12T21:45:30Z

Preferences

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	** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values		** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values
	** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values		** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values
	** 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~~.		** Track building now has an optional visual aid to help you understand which tracks you are currently building.

	== In Game controls ==		== In Game controls ==

WetDogIsHappy: /* Preferences */

2021-12-12T21:39:48Z

Preferences

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	** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values		** Preference option for Track brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values
	** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values		** Preference option for Cubes brightness and contrast. 6 styles to choose from with a variety of contrast and brightness values
			** 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.

	== In Game controls ==		== In Game controls ==
	* Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.		* Ctrl Mouse Wheel zooms the map when you are over the map, otherwise it will zoom the web page.

WetDogIsHappy at 23:21, 6 December 2021

2021-12-06T23:21:25Z

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	=== Game Options ===		=== Game Options ===
	Maps		Maps

	* Eastern US		* Eastern US
	* Mexico		* Mexico
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	* Western US		* Western US
	* Portugal		* Portugal

	Bidding Style		Bidding Style

	*Traditional		*Traditional
	** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing.		** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player, all other players pay nothing.
	** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table.		** Then turn order proceeds clockwise around the table.
	** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player		** If all the players choose to pass, then the player to the left of the previous First Player becomes the new First Player

	* First to pass		* First to pass
	** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player.		** Winner pays full value of their bid and is First Player.
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	** Second to pass becomes second to last etc.		** Second to pass becomes second to last etc.
	** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player.		** If all the players choose to pass, then the player who passes last becomes the new First Player.

	* Worst is First		* Worst is First
	** There is an initial bid for game starting position then		** There is an initial bid for game starting position then
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	** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.		** In case of scoring ties, the player with higher (worst) turn order wins the tie.
	** All "Railroad Executive" operation cards are discarded.		** All "Railroad Executive" operation cards are discarded.

	City Rotors		City Rotors
	* 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.		* 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.

WetDogIsHappy: /* Game Options */

2021-12-06T23:19:23Z

Game Options

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 === Game Options ===
-* Maps
+Maps
-# Eastern US
+Mines
-# Mexico
+* The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.
-# Great Britain
+* The active player may pay $10,000 to place a Mine.
-# Western US
+* 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).
-# Portugal
+* Place the cubes drawn on the gray city, after discarding the matching cube.
-* Bidding Style
+* A city may only be mined once in a game.
-* Mines
+Empty City Markers reduction for faster games
-** The Place Mine action is available to each player two times in the game during the player action round.
+* The Empty City Marker count can be reduced to speed up the end of the game.
 = Playing the game =

WetDogIsHappy: /* Game Options */

2021-12-06T23:06:03Z

Game Options

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	=== Game Options ===		=== Game Options ===
	* Maps		* Maps
	** Eastern US
	** Mexico		# Eastern US
	** Great Britain		# Mexico
	** Western US		# Great Britain
	** Portugal		# Western US
			# Portugal
	* Bidding Style		* Bidding Style
	**Traditional		**Traditional

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	* Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order		* Each Turn the Phase 2 consists of 3 Rounds of player actions, in Turn Order
	* On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)		* On each Round each player may take 1 of 5 available actions (same action may be taken on subsequent Rounds within the same Turn)
	** A - Build Track		'''A - Build Track'''
	*** Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own		* Place from 1 to 4 track tiles, starting at any city or open track tile that you own
	*** Cost to build track:		* Cost to build track:
	**** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k		** Build on plains (no symbol): $2k
	**** Build on water (water drop): $3k		** Build on water (water drop): $3k
	**** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k		** Build on mountains (grey dot): $4k
	**** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k		** Cross a mountain ridge (dark red/brown line): + $4k
	*** A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link		* A series of tiles that connect one city to exactly one other city is called a Link
	*** At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board		* At the end of Phase 2 any open tracks (i.e. a series that is not a Link) will be removed from the board
	** B - Urbanize		'''B - Urbanize'''
	*** 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		* 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
	** C - Upgrade Engine		'''C - Upgrade Engine'''
	*** Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade		* Upgrade your player Engine one (and only one step) by paying the cost of the next upgrade
	** D - Deliver One Goods Cube		'''D - Deliver One Goods Cube'''
	*** Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color		* Deliver one (and only one) Goods Cube from one City to a City matching the Goods Cube's color
	*** May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine		* May travel over as many links as the strength of the acting player's Engine
	*** May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)		* May not move a Cube without delivering it (final Link must move to a City of the Cube's color)
	*** 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)		* 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)
	*** First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action		* First Link over which the Good travels must be owned by Player taking the action
	*** Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own		* Each player who owns a Link over which the Good travels scores 1 point per traveled Link that they own
	** E - Select a Railroad Operations Card		'''E - Select a Railroad Operations Card'''
	*** 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)		* 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)

	== Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==		== Phase 3 - Income and Dividends ==