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Re: BrickFest TimeSaver Layout
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Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:22:32 GMT
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Tom Cook wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains.org, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.trains.org, Tom Cook writes:
> > > As part of the Train activities for BrickFest, I am planning a switching
> > > puzzle game based on John Allen's TimeSaver layout.
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> > Note (to the uninitiated, everyone that knows who John Allen is already
> > knows this) TimeSaver is a bit of a misnomer, it's really MOVEsaver, as in
> > you are judged on total number of moves to solve the puzzle, not the elapsed
> > time. A move is a couple/uncouple or a direction reversal without
> > coupling/uncoupling, basically (someone could post the exact definition if
> > they Googled for it)
http://members.lycos.co.uk/thirdrail/sw-timesaver.html
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/ve6sja/timesaver.htm
Here's an index of print (mostly) resources:
http://index.mrmag.com/tm.exe?opt=S&cmdtext=Timesaver&output=3&sort=d
And here's a page on a UK switching game, Inglenook Sidings:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/thirdrail/sw-inglenook.html
> Yes, typically that is how it is graded, however, I recently learned that
> the original article in the 1972 (I think) Model Railroader magazine called
> for it to be timed. So I think we can use whatever method works best.
I think that's the article I dug out when I looked at it, though it may
have been a newer article. I'll have to find out where the article got
to after my move. I'm pretty sure when I talked to some folks at Raleigh
train shows who were demonstrating the timesaver that they were
mentioning timing it, which makes sense because for someone who is very
serious about the competition, figuring out the best moves would be a
quite quick process, and might even be memorized (there's a limited
number of possible games).
They mentioned that the way the controls are set up is that the speed
regulator is set to a specific speed, and they had a DPDT switch with
center off for controlling the train to allow forward, backward, and
off. I think their layout had just a couple uncoupling ramps and used
the Kadee delayed uncoupling action (which allows you to push an
uncoupled car without re-coupling).
I think the article mentioned hand uncoupling is allowed.
> > > One attempt at a LEGO
> > > track plan is:
> > >
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=163126
> > >
> > > If you are interested, please take a look, and let me know what you think.
A nicer design than the 9v one I came up with here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=161790
Mine are upside down from Tom's.
Frank
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