8FOLD/HCC: Journey Into # 19, "Wobblies on a Train!"

[Andrew Perron]

On 7/1/2014 9:11 PM, Tom Russell wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 1, 2014 6:48:26 PM UTC-4, Andrew Perron wrote:
>
>>   > In fact, I'm quite partial to trains; I've been more successful with my
>>   > train-themed board games than any other.
>>
>> <3 The board game community very much likes trains. (My current train-themed
>> favorite: Mystery Express.) (As long as one plays without the "time" mechanic,
>> anyway. Eesh.)
>
 > Let me recommend CHICAGO EXPRESS-- probably the best shorter trains-
 > and-stock game, an absolutely cutthroat economics game that's all about
 > emergent alliances, timing, and using money as a weapon. I didn't design
 > it-- but I sure wish I did.

Oooooo, fascinating. My current favorite "build your own transport business" 
game is Kings of Air and Steam.

>> To be fair, that being a Shakespeare quote by someone who can only speak in
>> Shakespeare quotes makes it *sliiiiiiiiightly* less rude.
>
> It is ridiculously difficult (as I lampshaded in the story) to write dialogue for such a character.

Overall, it worked well!

Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, steamy romance