Let me know which one is easier to play!
Suprisingly I had never heard of the C&O/B&O game. Learn something even in old age.
I’m glad I’m not a gamer, just reading through this made my head hurt.
(Bad enough I spasmed my back yesterday and THAT hurts! [+o(])
I’m heading out to my Chugger Barn and play with the trains, at least everything on the layout makes sense. Until it doesn’t.
“BZZZZZZT!” “Now what?” [banghead]
When I first read this thread, I thought you were talking about a computer program from the late nineties called “Train Dispather 2” sold by SIGNAL Computer Consultants. Digging through my old issues of “Trains” I found an ad in the April '99 isssue, page 81. Dearly loved this game until my computer died and the program would no longer work on later operating systems.
Is there such a game as this in this day and age?
Apparently, as there’s a website for the product. And there look to be many more by other people.
One thing about the Avalon Hill game: it CAN work on later operating systems, as long as the hardware is in good shape.
Ed
Ed: Thank you ever so much! The original developer turned it over to a third party, so I was able to order it thru Ebay ($20). Supposed to ship it to me in some unstated form, so let’s hope I didn’t get stung.
I saw Dispatcher many years ago. I only tried to play it once in a solitaire fashion.
Compared to Avalon Hill’s other war games it lacked punch. This sort of game/simulation is better done on a computer. As the computer simulation Train Dispatcher shows.
As far as board games my favorite was Mayfair Games Empire Builder. After that was Avalon Hills Rail Barons.
In computer games their is a version of John Allen’s Timesaver available on Apple’s iPad. I also like greatly Train Dispatcher. I’m not sure who is selling it, however it is available on eBay. My personal favorite is Railroad Tycoon II Platinum Edition. Railroad Tycoon II Platinum Edition is available on line.
Just finished uploading my review of the two games.
Kevin