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Silverton™ Set in the historic mining areas of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, Silverton is a game of railroading, mining, and commodity market manipulation. (Learn More...) |
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| Players: 1-6, Ages: 12+ Playing Time: 45-60 minutes |
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| Q: When you are playing the solitaire version, how do you know which markets you can use to sell your goods? | |||
| A: Each market is only “open” for a certain number of players. The number is shown in a box at the bottom of the selling chart. So, silver, copper, and gold are always open, but the only lumber market open in a 1 player game is in Denver. The coal markets in Denver and Pueblo are also open for a 1 player game. | |||
| Q: What’s going on with the Leadville passenger route? There’s only 3 depletion tokens, but the card says that it is discarded after 4. And why does the A route pay better than the later routes, unlike the other routes which get “better” as the game goes on? | |||
| A: There is an errata on the Leadville passenger route. The Leadville "A" passenger route should be closed after only three Leadville mines are depleted, not four as shown on the card. Yes, it is odd that the Leadville passenger route "A" pays better than the other Leadville route. But that is the correct way. Allow me to make a brief history lesson: When mining began in the Rockies, Leadville was founded because of the large number of mines that opened there in a short period of time. This was a classic "rush" situation, with tons of prospectors and would-be treasure hunters rushing to Leadville in the hopes of getting rich quick. Unfortunately, many of these mines ran out as quickly as they were opened, because the veins of precious ore were found to be small. Before long, the wealth of Leadville played out, and the interest faded. This history is depicted in the Silverton game by the Leadville passenger routes. The "A" route depicts the early "rush" to Leadville. Since there were a lot of people trying to get there, the value of this passenger route was very high. However, when the mine production declines, the interest in Leadville also declines. As a result, the Leadville route becomes less valued. There is still some interest in the town, which is why there is a lower valued Leadville run, but it is not worth nearly as much as the original route. |
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