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Turn 6, Phases IV-VI and Turn 7, Phases I-III

Turn 7, Phases IV-VI and Turn 8, Phases I-III due 5/13, Tuesday

Turn 6

Operations

Red (Bishop) operates #43 ($50, 2 silver), #90 ($40, depletes), delivers 3 coal from Trinidad to Denver for $240, gains $130 in passenger revenue, buys a 24 train for $200.

Brown (Partridge) buys claim #30 for $80, no operations, delivers 1 coal from Alamo to Denver for $80, gains $20 in passenger revenue.

Orange (Hooton) no operations. Gains $280 in passenger revenue.

Cyan (Scharf) No operations. Gains $20 in passenger revenues. Hires a new prospector for $400.

Blue (Anderson) no operations, delivers 3 coal from Crested Butte to Pueblo for $60.

Determine Price Changes

Gold: Remains at $250

Copper: Remains at $320

Silver: +1 to $300

Denver

Salt Lake City

Pueblo

Santa Fe

El Paso

Lumber +1 to $60 +2 to $120 -1 to $80 Remains at $30 +1 to $80
Coal +1 to $100 +2 to $60 Remains at $20 +3 to $100 +1 to $100

Turn 7

Move Prospectors and Surveyors

Red (Bishop) surveys Alimosa to Taos and Buena Vista to Leadville, prospects #62.

Brown (Partridge) surveys Denver to Georgetown, prospects passenger line 9.

Orange (Hooton) surveys Whitewater to Silver City and White Rock to La Madera, prospects #62.

Cyan (Scharf) surveys Green River to Cisco and prospects the deck.

Blue (Anderson) surveys Colorado Springs to Denver, no prospecting.

Dispute Resolution

Red and Orange have a dispute over claim #62. Red (dr = 6 + 1), Orange (dr = 9 + 1). Orange wins, prospector improves to +2. Cyan draws card #102 (silver at Hillsboro) and has first right of refusal. Red spends $340, Brown spends $390, Orange spends $180, Cyan spends $120, and Blue spends $120.

The Players

Player

Color

Starting Location

Money

Trains

Snowplows

Personnell

Howard Bishop

Red

Denver

$150

9, 15, 24

 

S, S, P+1

Dave Partridge

Brown

Denver

$60

9

 

S, S+2, P

Dave Hooton

Orange

El Paso

$110

9

 

S, S, P+2

Bill Scharf

Cyan

Salt Lake City

$510

9, 15

 

S, P

Debbie Anderson

Blue

Pueblo

$10

9, 15

 

S, S, P+1

Purchased Claims

#

City

Owner

Type

Goods

Operation

43 Leadville Red Silver 11 $50
91 Trinidad Red Coal N $30
57 Boulder Brown Lumber 1 Depleted
89 Walsenburg Brown Coal 4 $30
87 Alamo Brown Coal 4 $30
30 Georgetown Brown Gold N $30
97 Elizabethtown Orange Gold 3 $40
104 Mogollon Orange Silver N $50
32 Fairplay Orange Gold 0 $50
105 Silver City Orange Silver 4 $40
62 Taos Orange Lumber N $30
81 Crested Butte Blue Coal 9 $40
48 Ouray Blue Silver 2 Depleted
79 Bowie Blue Coal 3 $40
53 Lake City Blue Silver N $30
82 Crested Butte Blue Coal N $20

Purchased Passenger Lines

#

Type

Route

Payoff

Owner

Notes

3 A Denver - Colorado Spring $50 Red
5 A Denver - Pueblo $80 Red
1 A Denver - Boulder $20 Brown
9 B Denver - Leadville $120 Brown
4 A El Paso - Deming $60 Orange
14 B El Paso - Albuquerque $220 Orange
2 A Salt Lake City - Provo $20 Cyan

Available Claims

#

City

Type

Claim

Operation

54

Steamboat Springs

Lumber

$80

$40

74
Elk Springs
Coal
$60
$20
60 Pagosa Springs Lumber $40 $20
85 Canon City Coal $100 $30
56 Hot Sulphur Springs Lumber $60 $30
123 Gallup Coal $60 $40
114 McGaffey Lumber $40 $30
102 Hillsboro Silver $100 $40

Available Passenger Lines

#

Type

Route

Payoff

Cost

Notes

7

A

Pueblo - Santa Fe

$120

$280

18

C

Gallup - Santa Rosa

$500

$660

 

15

B

Denver - Grand Junction

$270

$435

 Discard when 22 is taken. Good for $270 toward card 22

8

A

Denver - Leadville

$260

$500

 Discard after 4 Leadville depletions

10

B

Denver - Aspen

$130

$250

6

A

Santa Fe - Albuquerque

$90

$180

11

B

Salt Lake City - Grand Junction

$140

$310

Discard when 20 is taken. Good for $140 toward card 20 or 21

244

C

Denver - El Paso

$1000

$1380

 

Available Trains

Type

# Available

Cost

9

1

$80

15

3

$120

24 7 $200

Available Snowplows

Type

# Available

Cost

Die +2

3

$40

Die +3 4 $80

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