by lostphd
gische wrote:
It's pretty clear that the rules state that any ship sold goes atop the pile of available ships of that type. So if you're playing by those rules, then the question of order of interest payments is a valid one. I'd venture that in any case where you found you need to determine an order, you do it in player order beginning with the current player.
I do agree with the comment that this particular rule seems screwy. Sold buildings can't be rebuilt in this game, so why should sold ships be available to be rebuilt? It's a reasonable tweak to play that sold ships go to the city, not atop their relative ship stack, and can only be bought, not built.
I also agree with the comment that points out how unlikely this situation should be. Selling a ship should pretty much never be done instead of taking loans. You get so little cash back for them, and you're giving up huge opportunity cost by letting them go.
I do agree with the comment that this particular rule seems screwy. Sold buildings can't be rebuilt in this game, so why should sold ships be available to be rebuilt? It's a reasonable tweak to play that sold ships go to the city, not atop their relative ship stack, and can only be bought, not built.
I also agree with the comment that points out how unlikely this situation should be. Selling a ship should pretty much never be done instead of taking loans. You get so little cash back for them, and you're giving up huge opportunity cost by letting them go.
Well said. You beat me to the same opinion by scant seconds. Apologies to the thread for the repetition.