by Murr
This was a mistake we made for a long time and only realized we were doing it wrong when someone was playing on the iPad and mentioned it wouldn't let him ship at the end of the game like we did.Understand how the building "Shipping Line" works. It only allows you to ship 2 or 3 or 4 individual tokens on your ships. This wasn't very clear from reading the description of the building until you get into the example text of the thing. This is possibly the worst part of the entire rule book to me, when you have to dig into the example to find out exactly what is meant.
The player pays 3 energy for each of his ships that he wants to use to ship goods. Wooden ships can ship 2 goods, Iron ships 3 and Steel ships 4. Luxury liners cannot be used to ship goods. Each shipped meat, smoked fish, charcoal, hide, brick and iron earns the player 2 Francs; each cattle, bread and coal earns 3 Francs, each leather 4 Francs, each coke 5 Francs and each steel 8 Francs. Other goods can be shipped for 1 Franc each. The earnings are shown on the Shipping Line card as well as on each goods token (bottom right). A player who ships goods with more than one ship at once may pay all the energy costs together; they need not be paid separately for each ship.
Typically, players will use 1 coke, with an energy value of 10, to provide energy for 3 ships. Leather, cattle and bread are shipped most frequently, but also coke and brick. Each good can be carried on each type of ship. A player may ship several of the same good or different goods on a single ship.
Typically, players will use 1 coke, with an energy value of 10, to provide energy for 3 ships. Leather, cattle and bread are shipped most frequently, but also coke and brick. Each good can be carried on each type of ship. A player may ship several of the same good or different goods on a single ship.
Until we read the last sentence in that italicized part of the text carefully, we thought you could ship stacks of goods on the ships, not just individual tokens. And even then it's not entirely obvious, you just have to assume it.
Compare it to how the description of the Bridge over the Seine building is written, and it's easy to make this mistake.
The player may sell as many goods as he wishes. He receives 1 Franc for each upgraded good and 1 Franc for any combination of 3 standard goods (they may be the same or different goods).
Both entries use the word "goods"
Just my 2 cents on the question :)