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| Mike |
Well, now, I think that shiny new type 7 in the GCR means Jeff will be closing on me by about 100 a round. However I also think the bank will go bust in two ORs which means I should cling on for victory. If it goes to 3 ORs I might not hold out. Anyway, I can't see anything I can do to influence events now, so I've just gotta cross my fingers and hope. John might play kingmaker with unhelpful garrisons, but he could have done it long before now, and being John, I very much doubt he will. Good game this. |
| Jeff |
Well I think I catch up a bit but still come second. If I'd had 720 not 710 and bought the 7 train one round earlier I'd have sneaked it. Mind you JS could play havoc with all his garrison money. |
| Tony |
It is very difficult to win 1829 without a directorship in one of the first three companies. I was never able to buy a 4 train for the GNR at the correct time. |
| John |
I can't see anything to improve from my last place so I think my companies will just retreat to a safe hole and run & pay. |
| GM |
Yup, one more OR and Jeff would have won, even without basing London with the GCR to reduce the SECR run. The bank needed to have £750 more for there to be one more OR. |
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A good game ending with a very well developed network and a great 5 train London to Liverpool route. I don't remember anyone earning over 1,000 in a single 1829 round before. Even so Wales is still of no interest to either the engineers or the financiers and East Anglia does not fare much better. |
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Apropos of Tony's comment - Mike & Jeff did indeed start with the LNWR & GWR, respectively. But they had the same companies at the start of H18 and David Smith won that game (Neil Walters was the first Midland director). So, you can win without running any of the first three companies, but I do know that I would always prefer to have one (or more!) of them. Plus David is a rather accomplished player. |
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All players in this game played their part to make it a good and interesting game so my thanks to all and especially congratulations to Mike (with his 29th recorded victory from 63 completed games) and commiserations to Jeff (who has 14 wins from his 22 completed and recorded postal games). |