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Bill Scharf I did ok in the game and got lucky on a few items but not good enough to win, congrats to Dave on the win.
Ward Narhi I really enjoy Silverton but this game really highlit what I think is a serious deficiency. The passenger lines really are the sole determiner of who wins. The claims kind of recede into the background and really play little to no part in the victory. I was playing for second place for most of the game but could not pick up any new passenger lines so could not compete. Next time I play, I'll know that the only way to win is to go for the big payoff passenger lines. I'd be interested in hearing what other people think of this. I have not played too much. Am I right or wrong? Congrats to Partridge for his win. Good planning.
Paul Bolduc Luck just wasn't with me. That +5 showplow failing on the last turn cost me 2nd place. The dearth of claims out my way early in the game almost ran me out of money. The only blatant mistake that I can see I made was that the disputes from Dolores into Durango prevented me from making Albuquerque early enough to justify buying the PAX contract. Sigh. At least I may have gotten the hang of the advanced engines. Congratulations to Dave on a well-played campaign.
Dave Partridge Thanks Chris for running the game. This was my first game of Silverado and I don't know that I can take too much credit for the win. Joe had things well set up and I just tried to carry on the strategy he seemed to have laid out. The big plus was having all the good passenger connections out of Denver, especially the big one to El Paso. That steady income made a big difference. The one thing I think could have improved was my handling of the winter turns. Twice I misplayed them because of the split format of the turns. Would have been nice to run that long passenger run on those turns.