04-12-2018, 04:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-12-2018, 04:42 PM by Oedipussy Rex.)
Clowns are funny? Since when?
Stock Round 1
Capital:
Abigail - $190
Ben - $320
Charlotte - $300
Dennis - $300
Ephram - $280
Abigail: As discussed above, opens Illinois Central (IC) at $60.
Usually IC starts at a high share price because it gets an extra share's worth of starting capital from the bank. It's often started low because the player opening it has spent too much on privates, so the extra money helps to make up the difference.
Ben: Opens New York Central (NYC) at $40
$40 is the lowest a company can start. I have done it and managed to win, but it wasn't easy and I don't recommend it. Opening so low can be an invitation for another player to buy the company out from under you. However, Ben has enough money to prevent this.
Charlotte: Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) at $100
Going for the big money. With the $300 from selling three shares and another $270 for issuing another three shares in the operating round, the corp. will have $10 more than if it had sold four shares for $70 and issued another four at $60. In addition, with two more shares remaining in the treasury, the corp. will get more income with each operation.
Dennis: Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) at $60
I had this long dissertation about how getting to this price that involved what had been opened already and what might be opened at what price, examining what is, what will be, and what might be. It boils down to opening at this price guarantees at least two cheap 2-trains. Unless Ephram opens a corporation at a lower price.
Ephram: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (C&O) at $70
Because C&O is bad. Its one saving grace is that it has the second easiest East-West run. But it's not as lucrative and there's a big gap between first and second. But I want to see if it's situationally good, and this looks like a good situation.
Abigail: flip
[color]Flip: when opening a corporation, prepay for all the shares you intend to purchase, take the shares, but place those you technically do not have yet face down. Then when it's your turn to take a stock action, you flip one share face up. Prepaying is not an obligation to actually purchase a share. You may take back funds for unflipped shares and use it for something else. The advantage of flipping is it saves time.[/color]
(Everyone flips and passes until only Ben is taking actions, the last of which is purchasing a share of B&O. Charlotte gains priority for the next stock round.)
Cert/Share count - Remaining funds:
Abigail: 2/3 - $10
Ben: 6/7 - $0
Charlotte: 2/3 - $0
Dennis: 3/4 - $0
Ephram: 3/4 - $0
Next: Operational Round 1.1 & 1.2
Stock Round 1
Capital:
Abigail - $190
Ben - $320
Charlotte - $300
Dennis - $300
Ephram - $280
Abigail: As discussed above, opens Illinois Central (IC) at $60.
Usually IC starts at a high share price because it gets an extra share's worth of starting capital from the bank. It's often started low because the player opening it has spent too much on privates, so the extra money helps to make up the difference.
Ben: Opens New York Central (NYC) at $40
$40 is the lowest a company can start. I have done it and managed to win, but it wasn't easy and I don't recommend it. Opening so low can be an invitation for another player to buy the company out from under you. However, Ben has enough money to prevent this.
Charlotte: Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) at $100
Going for the big money. With the $300 from selling three shares and another $270 for issuing another three shares in the operating round, the corp. will have $10 more than if it had sold four shares for $70 and issued another four at $60. In addition, with two more shares remaining in the treasury, the corp. will get more income with each operation.
Dennis: Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) at $60
I had this long dissertation about how getting to this price that involved what had been opened already and what might be opened at what price, examining what is, what will be, and what might be. It boils down to opening at this price guarantees at least two cheap 2-trains. Unless Ephram opens a corporation at a lower price.
Ephram: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (C&O) at $70
Because C&O is bad. Its one saving grace is that it has the second easiest East-West run. But it's not as lucrative and there's a big gap between first and second. But I want to see if it's situationally good, and this looks like a good situation.
Abigail: flip
[color]Flip: when opening a corporation, prepay for all the shares you intend to purchase, take the shares, but place those you technically do not have yet face down. Then when it's your turn to take a stock action, you flip one share face up. Prepaying is not an obligation to actually purchase a share. You may take back funds for unflipped shares and use it for something else. The advantage of flipping is it saves time.[/color]
(Everyone flips and passes until only Ben is taking actions, the last of which is purchasing a share of B&O. Charlotte gains priority for the next stock round.)
Cert/Share count - Remaining funds:
Abigail: 2/3 - $10
Ben: 6/7 - $0
Charlotte: 2/3 - $0
Dennis: 3/4 - $0
Ephram: 3/4 - $0
Next: Operational Round 1.1 & 1.2
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