18MS

General Information

Here are some highlights of rules in 18MS:

2 ORs per OR set
Game ends after the 10th OR (i.e. after OR 5.2) - no bankrupcies or bank broken
2+, 3+, 4+ trains ignore towns for distance, all other trains count all revenue centers for distance
The + trains are rusted after certain ORs, but are salvaged for a small rebate
- 2+ rusted after OR2.2, $20 rebate per 2+ train
- 3+ rusted after OR3.2, $30 rebate per 3+ train
- 4+ rusted after OR4.2, $50 rebate per 4+ train
Green phase is started when OR1.2 is started
A corporation run maybe only include Atlanta once
The first company to put a token in New Orleans get a bonus of $100 added to its treasury. The corporation also get a bonus of $10 to all routes that include New Orleans. This route bonus are removed when the first 6 train is bought. (§11.5.1)
The first corporation the lays track thyat connects Chattanooga receives a one time bonus of $50 that is added to its treasury. (§11.4.5)

There are two special hexes for tiles
- Birmingham and Montgomery uses standard tiles up to brown. There is one gray tile, labeled BM, that can be used in either of these two hexes to upgrade to gray.
- Mobile uses standard tiles up to green, and uses the special brown tile to upgrade to brown.