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The max loan amount should be fixed, not a "#".  £500,000 is equal to
$1,000,000 so, which one is it?  I already sent in my entry after the
first 10 years and I had your old settings:

Max competitors: 4
Competitor start time: 3 months
Loan: $300,000 (£150,000)
Interest rate: 3%
Cost of construction: Medium
Speed of computer: Fast
Computer Intelligence: Medium
Breakdowns: Normal
Subsidy: *2
Construction cost: Medium
Economy: Fluctuating
Train reversing: At end of line only.
Disasters: On

What should I do? Should I change the things I can change.  These
include all except the Initial Loan ($300,000) and Competitor Start
Time (3 months).  Also, I am not worried about the loan thing because
I already over $150 mil.  So that I can live it, but it was tough to
stay in that $300,000 loan limit while other competitors came in took
my routes (temporarily).

- Kit of AnkitPayal Movers and Shakers.


On Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:46:40 +0100, "Edward Bernard"
<edw...@ebernard.swinternet.co.uk> wrote:

>It has come to my attention that I may have created the scenario with the
>wrong rules. I have emailed Chris to tell him to update to these rules, but
>before the contest begins, I'd just like to make sure that you have the
>right rules. Everyone who has dowloaded the scenario, please ensure that
>these are the correct ones.
>
>Max competitors: 1
>Competitor start time: 6 months
>Loan: #500,000 (# because it could be £'s $'s etc.)
>Interest rate: 3%
>Cost of construction: Low
>Speed of computer: Medium
>Computer Intelligence: High
>Breakdowns: Normal
>Subsidy: *3
>Construction cost: Low
>Economy: Fluctuating
>Train reversing: At end of line, and at stations
>Disasters: On
>
>There are some I've missed out because they have been fixed and are unable
>to change.
>Keep a copy of these rules. You will probably need to adjust them before
>playing the game as rules set for other games you might have played, will
>also apply to this so it is neccessary to change them.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Eddie

I think that the currency units are irrelevant.
Although in real life �1 = $1.60, I think TT is
calculated in units so loan = #300,000, train X =
#25,000.

I've never tested this theory out, but it would
seem the most sensible way to set the program up.

cheers...
chunky

Ankit Desai wrote in message
<37c88a59....@netnews.worldnet.att.net>...
>The max loan amount should be fixed, not a "#".
�500,000 is equal to
>$1,000,000 so, which one is it?  I already sent
in my entry after the
>first 10 years and I had your old settings:

TT conversions go like this:

�1 = $2 = FF10 = DM4 = �200 = Pt200

So the unit does make a difference.


On Sun, 29 Aug 1999 12:09:30 +0100, "chunky" <chu...@ifb.co.uk> wrote:

>I think that the currency units are irrelevant.
>Although in real life �1 = $1.60, I think TT is
>calculated in units so loan = #300,000, train X =
>#25,000.
>
>I've never tested this theory out, but it would
>seem the most sensible way to set the program up.
>
>cheers...
>chunky
>
>Ankit Desai wrote in message
><37c88a59....@netnews.worldnet.att.net>...
>>The max loan amount should be fixed, not a "#".
>�500,000 is equal to
>>$1,000,000 so, which one is it?  I already sent
>in my entry after the
>>first 10 years and I had your old settings:
>
>

Yeah, but does not train X cost �20,000 when using
UK units and $40,000 when playing a US game with a
corresponding increase in maximum loan amount,
therefore negating any apparent difference.

cheers...
chunky

Aaron wrote in message
<37c92530...@n3.idirect.com>...
>TT conversions go like this:
>
>�1 = $2 = FF10 = DM4 = �200 = Pt200
>
>So the unit does make a difference.
>
>
>On Sun, 29 Aug 1999 12:09:30 +0100, "chunky"
<chu...@ifb.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>I think that the currency units are irrelevant.
>>Although in real life �1 = $1.60, I think TT is
>>calculated in units so loan = #300,000, train X
=
>>#25,000.
>>
>>I've never tested this theory out, but it would
>>seem the most sensible way to set the program
up.
>>
>>cheers...
>>chunky
>>
>>Ankit Desai wrote in message
>><37c88a59....@netnews.worldnet.att.net>...
>>>The max loan amount should be fixed, not a "#".
>>�500,000 is equal to
>>>$1,000,000 so, which one is it?  I already sent
>>in my entry after the
>>>first 10 years and I had your old settings:
>>
>>
>

I'm afraid Kit that you may have to start again, using the new rules. I
don't know where you got these rules from, but I'm assuming that you've
already played a game with these rules. TT then uses these original rules
for any new games, until you change them. In algebra (?)

If you played a game with 'x' rules, then any future games will be played
with them also, rather than having 'y' rules (where y stands for the correct
rules)

About your query on the loan then i mean �500,000. This becomes $1,000,000.
The game handles this by doubling all costs from the � option.

If you don't want to start again, fine. But it will make things harder for
yourself, as everyone else will only have 1 competitor

Eddie



Ankit Desai <ankit...@att.net> wrote in message
news:37c88a59.100367484@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
> The max loan amount should be fixed, not a "#".  �500,000 is equal to
> $1,000,000 so, which one is it?  I already sent in my entry after the
> first 10 years and I had your old settings:
>
> Max competitors: 4
> Competitor start time: 3 months
> Loan: $300,000 (�150,000)
> Interest rate: 3%
> Cost of construction: Medium
> Speed of computer: Fast
> Computer Intelligence: Medium
> Breakdowns: Normal
> Subsidy: *2
> Construction cost: Medium
> Economy: Fluctuating
> Train reversing: At end of line only.
> Disasters: On
>
> What should I do? Should I change the things I can change.  These
> include all except the Initial Loan ($300,000) and Competitor Start
> Time (3 months).  Also, I am not worried about the loan thing because
> I already over $150 mil.  So that I can live it, but it was tough to
> stay in that $300,000 loan limit while other competitors came in took
> my routes (temporarily).
>
> - Kit of AnkitPayal Movers and Shakers.
>
>
> On Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:46:40 +0100, "Edward Bernard"
> <edw...@ebernard.swinternet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >It has come to my attention that I may have created the scenario with the
> >wrong rules. I have emailed Chris to tell him to update to these rules,
but
> >before the contest begins, I'd just like to make sure that you have the
> >right rules. Everyone who has dowloaded the scenario, please ensure that
> >these are the correct ones.
> >
> >Max competitors: 1
> >Competitor start time: 6 months
> >Loan: #500,000 (# because it could be �'s $'s etc.)
> >Interest rate: 3%
> >Cost of construction: Low
> >Speed of computer: Medium
> >Computer Intelligence: High
> >Breakdowns: Normal
> >Subsidy: *3
> >Construction cost: Low
> >Economy: Fluctuating
> >Train reversing: At end of line, and at stations
> >Disasters: On
> >
> >There are some I've missed out because they have been fixed and are
unable
> >to change.
> >Keep a copy of these rules. You will probably need to adjust them before
> >playing the game as rules set for other games you might have played, will
> >also apply to this so it is neccessary to change them.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Eddie
>

Yeah, that's true, I think the game does all the calculations in � and
then adjusts for the currency you've chosen when it displays it.  For
the � and Pt you might notice that every price ends with two zeroes,
and in $ the price is always even, so it's kind of a dead give away
there.

Anyway, the original argument was about whether or not it made a
difference to say max. loan #500 000 or to specify the unit and I was
just pointing out that the unit does make a difference since �500 000
isn't the same as $500 000, which we seem to agree on anyway.  Oh
well.

On Sun, 29 Aug 1999 23:30:32 +0100, "chunky" <chu...@ifb.co.uk> wrote:

>Yeah, but does not train X cost �20,000 when using
>UK units and $40,000 when playing a US game with a
>corresponding increase in maximum loan amount,
>therefore negating any apparent difference.
>
>cheers...
>chunky
>
>Aaron wrote in message
><37c92530...@n3.idirect.com>...
>>TT conversions go like this:
>>
>>�1 = $2 = FF10 = DM4 = �200 = Pt200
>>
>>So the unit does make a difference.

Agreed :)

cheers...
chunky

Aaron wrote in message <37ca76e...@n3.idirect.com>...

>Anyway, the original argument was about whether or not it made a
>difference to say max. loan #500 000 or to specify the unit and I was
>just pointing out that the unit does make a difference since �500 000
>isn't the same as $500 000, which we seem to agree on anyway.  Oh
>well.

>If you don't want to start again, fine. But it will make things harder for
yourself,

Argh - my brain hurts.