...Wabash Cannonball

And then Mike reminds me that I forgot to comment on Wabash Cannonball. It seems that it slipped my mind that I played the game. And, don't worry, I am never short of words when it comes to games. After End of the Triumvirate, we had plenty of time to play another three player game of Wabash Cannonball. Coming off of 3 straight near last place finishes at the WBC, I was primed to lose again.

Three player games are inherently different than 4 player games (in more ways than the simple player count) and it may be that we should try it out with 4 before too much time has passed. I didn't lose last night, I came in second. In the opening auction, I floated two companies (Red and Blue) at around $18 each and Mike started the Yellow railroad at around $20 and Dan took Green. Dan and I took more opportunities this time to Burn the Capitalize Action, but I am not sure if I totally understand why this is beneficial.

Truthfully, I am starting to grow frustrated with the game. It is no one's fault but my own, but I have yet to grasp the strategies. Right now, I still finish the game with enough intrigue to play again, but this will start to wane, and at some point I will probably set it aside. Until then, let's try a 4p game, perhaps in two weeks, and see if the tactics become more visible. I don't mind losing over and over again, that is not a problem, but I want to know why I am losing and why someone else wins. I want to understand how the stocks work and how the different actions taken (or not taken) influence the game. I know that these understandings exist, I just have to grasp them.