1830: Take A Ride on the Reading Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Taking A Ride
• New Tiles Chart

Taking A Ride

1. The Reading is added as a ninth railroad for purchase.

   a. The Reading's base hex is H14. This hex is now a permanent grey hex (as shown on the New Tiles Chart). All routes may be traced through this hex; the Reading base station does not prevent a route being traced through this hex. Any corporation may begin or end their route by counting the Reading station as in the normal rules of play, but only the Reading itself can count the base station as an intermediary stop on a run.

   b. The Reading President's Certificate is a 30% share. (Note that this modifies several rules, especially 13.0.)

   c. The Reading has two tokens.

2. The Pennsylvania's base hex, H12, is changed to a different permanent grey hex, similar to the Reading's base hex, as shown on the New Tiles Chart. All the rules in 1.a. now apply to this hex as well.

3. Baltimore and Boston have different green and brown tiles. Grey tiles K15 and D24, and the red section for the Deep South (K13) are also changed. Consult the accompanying New Tiles Chart.

4. Train Changes:

   a. Add one more "4" train.

   b. Use the Optional "6" train.

   c. Diesels now cost $750 with a trade-in engine, or $900 without.

   d. Trains that become obsolete are not removed until after the owning corporation's next operating turn. For example: Player A buys the first "4" train making all "2" trains obsolete; Player B, who owns a "2" train, does not have to remove it until after his next operating turn. And if Player A owns a "2" train, he would not have to remove it until after his next turn of operation.

5. The player who buys the Camden & Amboy private company now has a choice of taking a share of either the Pennsylvania or of the Reading.

6. Increase the number of certificates each player can hold by one, regardless of the number of players in the game.

New Tiles Chart

The chart is printed as drawings; the tile artwork is not reproduced in text. Each entry is listed by its printed caption and the values shown on it.

• Hex H12, Pennsylvania Base (Grey) - grey hex with the Pennsylvania (PRR) base station symbol and the value 10.
• Hex H14, Reading Base (Grey) - grey hex with the Reading lines base station symbol and the value 10.
• Hex D24 (Grey) - grey hex, changed as described in rule 3.
• Hex K13, Deep South (Red) - red hex with the "DEEP SOUTH" label and a 30/40 share box, changed as described in rule 3.
• Hex K15 (Grey) - grey hex with the value 20, changed as described in rule 3.
• Baltimore/Boston Tile (Green) - green tile marked "B" with the values 50 and 53.
• Baltimore/Boston Tile (Brown) - brown tile marked "B" with the values 60 and 61.