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Re: Stephenson's Rocket
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Date: 
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 22:31:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Frank Filz writes:

I definitely enjoy economic games (which is what the 18xx games really
are).

I do too.  And I agree that 18xx is fully an economic game.

I've long enjoyed Acquire,

Have you seen the new version?  I just picked it up Saturday morning.  It's
pretty.  The game doesn't need to be pretty, but it is nicer.

Chris


Subject: 
Re: Stephenson's Rocket
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 18:28:02 GMT
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In article <Ft6MKL.5I9@lugnet.com>,
Christopher Weeks <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote:
Have you seen the new version?  I just picked it up Saturday morning.  It's
pretty.  The game doesn't need to be pretty, but it is nicer.

I had not realized it was out.

Is it more like 1st edition or second edition Acquire? (The major difference
was the "special actions" showed up in second edition...

-JDF
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