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General Information
Rules Highlights
Rules Clarifications
Implementation Notes
Known Problems


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Here are some highlights of rules in 18TN:

  • The Illinois Central presidency is a 30% certificate. (§3.2-5)
  • A corporation can lay 2 yellow, or do an upgrade, every OR. (§4.2b)
  • During Phase 2 and 3 corporations can only buy one train per OR from the bank. (§4.2.5 f)
  • When the second 6 train is bought, all 4 trains become obsolete - phased out. (§4.2.5.1)
  • Corporations purchase of companies from players (§4.2.6):
    • During OR1 - This purchase is for face value exactly, with a maximum of one private company per corporation, and one company total per player in the entire OR.
    • During phase 3 and 4 - This purchase is for 50%-150% of face value.
  • When the fifth 3 train is bought all corporations with trains receive a Civil War token (which appear as an ability on the corporation charter). When a corporation with a Civil War token runs trains, the train that produces the least revenue is changed to give zero (0) revenue for that OR. After applying the effect the token is removed. (§5.1) Besides bankruptcy and bank broken, the game can also end if any corporation's market value reach $300. In case of bank broken or market value max the game ends in the current OR. (§6)
  • The map differs a bit in Memphis, Chattanooga and Nashville compared to the physical game. This is for implementation reasons to make the upgrades work smoothly:
    • Memphis hex works as a normal city hex, but when upgraded from green to brown it is allowed to upgrade to either a normal tile (63) or a P tile (170).
    • Chattanooga hex uses a C label for yellow, and has a green tile with a C. When upgrading to brown tile the P tile (170) is allowed, and the only choice.
    • Nashville hex uses a N label for yellow, and has a green tile with a N. When upgraded to brown tile the P tile (170) is allowed, and the only choice.
  • The 3' train is for all purposes a 3 train. It is just to make it possible to have a phase 3½.
  • The 6' train is for all purposes a 6 train. It is just to make it possible to have a phase 6½.
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