Subject: MN: Year 3 Week 23 Reproposals

From: "MN Speaker" <speaker@d...>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 19:32:01 +0100

The following have been reproposed from Week 22.

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Proposal 908 - Baker Street [Special Ruleset]

{ Perhaps this would make the Game a little less intimidating to potentially
new Players; by playing with a highly cut-down set of Actions, the Game
becomes a lot simpler, and this is probably quite a good way to get a
taste for things.

Even if we're not able to run a Baker Street Game continuously, I think
the presence of one such Game in the archive should be enough to convince
passers-by that the Game *is* quite simple, at heart. }

1. Elementary, My Dear Watson! [Enactment]

The Baker Street Variant is a much-simplified version of the game,
intended for Players who are new to the game (or who fancy a little
relaxation). Although very similar to the Vanilla game in premise and
style, it carries a few notable restrictions, most prominently the
greatly reduced number of possible Actions.

2. Limited Actions [Enactment]

The following Actions are the only ones which may be performed in a
Baker Street Variant. (Note that "[Rent to <Player>]" is the only
Action to have an altered Token cost.)

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Action ('#' if Singular) Phase Rule Dur Cost Gain FR
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[Applauding <Player>] Neut 0.9.4 none
[Blocking <Station>] Post 1.9.1 1Re (S1)
[Home] Pre 1.12.4 30
[Home: <Station>] Neut 1.12.2 none
[Line Change] Pre 1.5.11 none 1Bk
[LV+X] Pre 1.6.1
[LV-X] Pre 1.6.1
[Opening MC] Neut 1.7.28 3Go if Charge
does not match
[Rent to <Player>] Pre 1.12.3 4Any
[Shunting <Player(s)> to Post 1.10.1 1Re (S0,L0)
<Station>] #
[Taking a Bow] Neut 0.9.4 none
[Token Running] Neut x.x.x 1 Go
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3. Gaslamps [Enactment]

In a Game of Baker Street, neither Charge nor Currents are used.

4. Modesty [Enactment]

Players neither gain nor lose Points for partaking in a Baker Street
Game.

5. Token Running [Enactment]

A Player may perform the Action "[Token Running]" if eir Piece is
situated at a Terminus Station outside of Zone 1, and if e has not
performed the "[Token Running]" Action at that Station earlier in
the Game. Upon performing this Action, e gains one Gold Token.

{ Ah, nostalgia. This seems like an appropriate Gold mechanism for such a
simple variant, anyway. }

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Proposal 909 - Flat-Earth Society [Multiple]

Repeal all Rules of Section 2.5 (Spherical Projection), and remove the
Section from the Ruleset.

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MN Speaker
-REM (Rapid Elephant Movement)