1856 Beta

Stock Round 1:

Private companies
 
    Company                  Abbrev  Price  pays
 
  Flos Tramway                 FT     $ 20  ($ 5)
  Waterloo and Saugeen         WS     $ 40  ($10)
  The Canada Company           CC     $ 50  ($10)
  Great Lakes Shipping         GL     $ 70  ($15)
  Niagara Bridge Company       NB     $100  ($20)
  St. Clair Tunnel Company     SC     $100  ($20)

  Summary of Powers:

    FT:  no tile may be laid on hex L3 while the FT is owned by any player
    WS:  no tile may be laid on hex I12 while the WS is owned by any player
         owning company may place a tile on hex I12 as a normal tile lay
             even if no track connects that hex to the owning company
         owning company may place a token on hex I12 free of charge
         either action closes the WS.
    CC:  no tile may be laid on hex H11 while the CC is owned by any player
         owning company may place a tile on hex H11 in addition to any normal
             tile lay.  This action does not close the CC.
    GL:  owning company may place the Port token on any city which has at
             least one hexside adjacent to one of the Great Lakes or Georgian
             Bay.  Owning company then gains a bonus of $20 for each train
             that includes that city in its run.  The Port token and its
             associated bonus are removed when the first "6" train is bought.
             Placing the Port token closes the GL.
    NB:  owning company gains a bonus of $10 per train that runs into the red
             off-board area in the Southeast area of the map.  This right
             may be sold to other companies (on their respective turns) for
             $50 each.  Selling this right does not void the owning company's
             previous right to use this bonus.  This bonus, once acquired,
             by whatever means, is permanent.
    SC:  owning company gains a bonus of $10 per train that runs into the red
             off-board area in the West area of the map (B13).  This right
             may be sold to other companies (on their respective turns) for
             $50 each.  Selling this right does not void the owning company's 
             previous right to use this bonus.  This bonus, once acquired,
             by whatever means, is permanent.

Major Corporations:

          Name			Abbrev      Starts	      Destination

  Buffalo, Brantford & Goderich	 BBG     Brantford (J15)     Welland     (N17)
  Canada Air Railway		 CA      Glencoe   (D17)     Woodstock   (H15)
  Canadian Pacific Railway	 CPR     Barrie    (M4)      Toronto     (N11)
  Credit Valley Railway		 CV      Toronto   (N11)     Drumbo      (I14)
  Grand Trunk Railway		 GT      Oshawa    (P9)      Orangeville (K8)
  Great Western Railway		 GW      London    (F15)     Detroit     (A20)
  London & Port Sarnia Railway	 LPS     Maudaumin (C14)     St. Thomas  (F17)
  Toronto, Grey & Bruce	 	 TGB     Orangeville (K8)    Lake Huron  (H5)
  Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo	 THB     Hamilton  (L15)     Guelph      (J11)
  Welland Railway		 WR      Niagara Falls (O16) Hamilton    (L15)
  Wellington, Grey & Bruce	 WGB     Guelph    (J11)     Goderich    (F9)
  Canadian Government Railway	 CG           ??		     -

Major Corporation Status:

  Abbrev  Par  Price   Pool   IPO  Tokens  Treas   Last  Trains  Loans

   CGR     ??   ??       -     20    10       ??     -      -      0
   BBG     ??   ??       -     10     3       ??     -      -      0
   CA      ??   ??       -     10     3       ??     -      -      0
   CPR     ??   ??       -     10     4       ??     -      -      0
   CV      ??   ??       -     10     3       ??     -      -      0
   GT      ??   ??       -     10     4       ??     -      -      0
   GW      ??   ??       -     10     4       ??     -      -      0
   LPS     ??   ??       -     10     2       ??     -      -      0
   TGB     ??   ??       -     10     2       ??     -      -      0
   THB     ??   ??       -     10     2       ??     -      -      0
   WR      ??   ??       -     10     3       ??     -      -      0
   WGB     ??   ??       -     10     2       ??     -      -      0

Share Price Index:
-----------------
   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S
1  70  75  80  90{100}110 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425
2  65  70  75  80 {90}100 110 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400
3  60  65  70  75 {80} 90 100 110 125 150 175 200 225 250 275
4  55  60  65  70 {75} 80  90 100 110 125 150 175 200
5 (50) 55  60  65 {70} 75  80  90 100 110 125
6 (45)(50) 55  60 {65} 70  75  80  90
7 [40](45)(50) 55  60  65  70
8 [35][40](45)(50) 55  60
9 [30][35][40](45)(50)
10 cl [30][35][40](45)
11 cl  cl [30][35][40]

    Prices surrounded by braces {} are valid starting (par) prices for new
    major corporations.

    Prices surrounded by brackets [] are in the brown zone, and players may
    hold in excess of 60% of companies whose prices are in the brown
    section.  Certificates valued in the brown section do not count towards
    the certificate limit.

    Prices surrounded by parens () are in the yellow zone, and certificates
    valued in this section do not count towards the certificate limit.

    Any stock whose value reaches a square denoted by "cl" is immediately
    closed, and players who still have shares of that stock receive no
    compensation for their stock certificates of that company.  Any tokens
    of that company are removed from the board, and any treasury in that
    company is returned to the bank.  Any trains owned by that company are
    placed in the bank pool for purchase by other companies at face value.
    The CGR may not enter this area.  If company or player actions would
    normally move its value into this area, the value stops one square
    short of entering the closed zone of the Share Price Index.

    The Share Price Index has one more column to the right of column S,
    with values of 450 and 425 in the respective rows.  Unfortunately,
    there isn't enough room to show this on an 80 column screen, so we'll
    worry about that later if any stock actually reaches that value.

Available trains:

  Initial:   "2"    "3"    "4"    "5"    "6"      "D"
  Avail:      6      5      4      3      2    unlimited
  Cost:     $100   $225   $350   $550   $700  $1100 (750)
  Bank Pool:  -      -      -      -      -        -

Beginning Standings:

     Player  Cash   Worth     Stock Certificates
  
 1. Eric     $250    $250
 2. Richard  $250    $250
 3. Jeff     $250    $250
 4. Mike     $250    $250
 5. John     $250    $250
 6. David    $250    $250
 
Actions:

 Eric:     bid $75 for the Great Lakes Shipping Company
 Richard:  buys the Flos Tramway for $20
 Jeff:     buys the Waterloo and Saugeen for $40
 Mike:     pass
 John:     pass
 David:    bids $105 for the Niagara Bridge Company

 Eric:     pass
 Richard:  pass
 Jeff:     pass
 Mike:     buys The Canada Company for $50
               Eric gets the Great Lakes Shipping Company for $75
               David gets the Niagara Bridge Company for $105
 John:     buys the St. Clair Tunnel Company for $100
 David:    buys the president's certificate of the Welland Railway, setting 
               the par price at $70

 Eric:     buys the president's certificate of the Great Western Railway,
               setting the par price at $80.
 Richard:  buys the president's certificate of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
               setting the par price at $100.
 Jeff:     buys a share of the Welland Railway for $70
 Mike:     buys the president's certificate of the London and Port Sarnia,
               setting the par price at $80
 John:     buys a share of the Great Western Railway for $80
 David:    pass (forced)

 Eric:     pass (forced)
 Richard:  pass (forced)
 Jeff:     buys a share of the Welland Railway for $70
 Mike:     pass (forced)
 John:     pass
 David:    pass (forced)

 Eric:     pass (forced)
 Richard:  pass (forced)
 Jeff:     buys a share of the Welland Railway for $70
 Mike:     pass (forced)
 John:     pass
 David:    pass (forced)

 Eric:     pass (forced)
 Richard:  pass (forced)
 Jeff:     pass (forced)

Stock Round 1 is over!

Final Standings:

     Player  Cash   Worth     Stock Certificates
 
 1. Eric     $ 15    $245     GL GW:2
 2. Richard  $ 30    $250     FT CPR:2
 3. Jeff     $  0    $250     WS WR:21
*4. Mike     $ 40    $250     CC LPS:2
 5. John     $ 70    $250     SC GW:1
 6. David    $  5    $245     NB WR:11

Bank cash remaining:  $10,890 
* Has the priority and will go first in the next stock round

Private companies
 
    Company                  Abbrev  Price  pays    Owner
 
  Flos Tramway                 FT     $ 20  ($ 5)   Richard
  Waterloo and Saugeen         WS     $ 40  ($10)   Jeff
  The Canada Company           CC     $ 50  ($10)   Mike
  Great Lakes Shipping         GL     $ 70  ($15)   Eric
  Niagara Bridge Company       NB     $100  ($20)   David
  St. Clair Tunnel Company     SC     $100  ($20)   John

Major Corporation Status:

  Abbrev  Par  Price   Pool   IPO  Tokens  Treas   Last  Trains  Loans

   CPR    100  100       -      8     4      200     -      -      0
   GW      80   80       -      7     4      240     -      -      0
   LPS     80   80       -      8     2      160     -      -      0
   WR      70   70       -      5     3      350     -      -      0
   CGR     ??   ??       -     20    10       ??     -      -      0
   BBG     ??   ??       -     10     3       ??     -      -      0
   CA      ??   ??       -     10     3       ??     -      -      0
   CV      ??   ??       -     10     3       ??     -      -      0
   GT      ??   ??       -     10     4       ??     -      -      0
   TGB     ??   ??       -     10     2       ??     -      -      0
   THB     ??   ??       -     10     2       ??     -      -      0
   WGB     ??   ??       -     10     2       ??     -      -      0

Share Price Index:
-----------------
   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S
1  70  75  80  90{100}110 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425
                  CPR
2  65  70  75  80 {90}100 110 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400
3  60  65  70  75 {80} 90 100 110 125 150 175 200 225 250 275
                   GW
                  LPS
4  55  60  65  70 {75} 80  90 100 110 125 150 175 200
5 (50) 55  60  65 {70} 75  80  90 100 110 125
                   WR
6 (45)(50) 55  60 {65} 70  75  80  90
7 [40](45)(50) 55  60  65  70
8 [35][40](45)(50) 55  60
9 [30][35][40](45)(50)
10 cl [30][35][40](45)
11 cl  cl [30][35][40]