In this episode we our recent play of 1847 and what we've learned since the last time we played it. 

We also touch on what's happening in South Africa at the moment, and some feedback on strategy ideas we discussed

in the last episode.

This week we discuss our experiences with playing 18xx online,

and some more strategy we've learned while playing.

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We played 1849 for the third time, and for the first time actually closed companies.

We discuss our experiences with the third play and how we feel about the game now.

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This week we talk about 18xx availability, poker chips and Irish Gauge.

JC Lawrence has info on chip distributions here: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/clearclaw

Nice article by Tim Koppang http://www.tckroleplaying.com/bg/18xx/chips

We revisit an old favourite, 1893 Cologne, with an interesting play. Also some amusing and heartwarming happenings in the South African segment.

The rugby world champs talk about our 4 player play of 18Rhl - Rheinland. We also discuss the recent rugby world cup at the end.

BGG post about JC's comments on our previous discussion of 1830 privates : https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96286/1830-privates-and-not-only

Fred is away this week, so we recorded this episode earlier. We talk about other hobbies we're into, as well as other podcasts we listen to and other boardgames we enjoy. There is no 18xx content in this one, so it's safe to skip.

Chris gives us some pointers on what to look at when playing an 18xx for the first time, to help identify a base strategy. We also talk about our national anthem, which has an unusual feature.

We discuss some strategies for the private company auction in 1830, with the hope that some of the lessons learned here help you with evaluating private companies in other games as well.

We discuss our second play of 1849, plus, bizarrely, skateboarding! Also Vuvuzelas and South African films.