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Rich: updated release notice

2017-07-31T23:43:50Z

updated release notice

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	BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.		BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.

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	An overview of one way to set up and run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found		An overview of one way to set up and run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found
	[[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].</span>		[[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].</span>

	~~<span style="color: Fuchsia">Note that any page of this Design Document that does not begin with a release notice '''may''' be out of date.</span>~~

	[[Category:Design]]		[[Category:Design]]

Rich at 19:33, 27 March 2017

2017-03-27T19:33:11Z

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	~~{{Design Document Index}}~~		{{ReleaseNotice\|2.4}}{{Design Document Index}}
	{{ReleaseNotice\|2.4}}
	BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.		BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.

Rich at 02:54, 29 December 2016

2016-12-29T02:54:57Z

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	{{ReleaseNotice\|2.1}}		{{ReleaseNotice\|2.4}}
	BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.		BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.

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	An overview of one way to set up and run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found		An overview of one way to set up and run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found
	[[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].</span>		[[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].</span>

	''Another open source program, called Rails, is often used to play 18xx games by Email. Rails is a much more ambitious system that combines the graphics functions of BOARD18 with the bookkeeping functions of a spread sheet. It also includes rules enforcement. BOARD18 is not intended as a replacement for Rails.''

	<span style="color: Fuchsia">Note that any page of this Design Document that does not begin with a release notice '''may''' be out of date.</span>		<span style="color: Fuchsia">Note that any page of this Design Document that does not begin with a release notice '''may''' be out of date.</span>

	[[Category:Design]]		[[Category:Design]]

Rich: Revised for release 2.1

2016-06-03T11:57:39Z

Revised for release 2.1

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	{{ReleaseNotice\|1.3}}		{{ReleaseNotice\|2.1}}
	BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.		BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.

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	BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who are assigned/added to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.		BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who are assigned/added to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.

	<span style="color: Green">A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email.		<span style="color: Green">A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email.<br>
	An overview of one way to set up and run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found		An overview of one way to set up and run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found
	[[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].</span>		[[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].</span>

Ajprog at 01:56, 19 December 2015

2015-12-19T01:56:34Z

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	The BOARD18 game session associated with a play by email 18xx game will display the game board and the stock market for the game. It allows the players to place tiles and tokens on the game board and to place and move tokens on the stock market.		The BOARD18 game session associated with a play by email 18xx game will display the game board and the stock market for the game. It allows the players to place tiles and tokens on the game board and to place and move tokens on the stock market.

	BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who ~~can log in~~ to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.		BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who are assigned/added to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.

	<span style="color: Green">A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email.		<span style="color: Green">A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email.

Rich: minor revision estetics

2015-10-18T19:09:37Z

minor revision estetics

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	BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.		BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.

	A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of ~~the recomended~~ way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].		<span style="color: Green">A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email.
			An overview of one way to set up and run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found
			[[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].</span>

	''Another open source program, called Rails, is often used to play 18xx games by Email. Rails is a much more ambitious system that combines the graphics functions of BOARD18 with the bookkeeping functions of a spread sheet. It also includes rules enforcement. BOARD18 is not intended as a replacement for Rails.''		''Another open source program, called Rails, is often used to play 18xx games by Email. Rails is a much more ambitious system that combines the graphics functions of BOARD18 with the bookkeeping functions of a spread sheet. It also includes rules enforcement. BOARD18 is not intended as a replacement for Rails.''

	<span style="color: Fuchsia">Note that any page of this Design Document that does not begin with a release notice ~~'''may not have been''' updated since release 0.2.x and thus~~ '''may''' be out of date.</span>		<span style="color: Fuchsia">Note that any page of this Design Document that does not begin with a release notice '''may''' be out of date.</span>

	[[Category:Design]]		[[Category:Design]]

Rich at 23:50, 13 October 2015

2015-10-13T23:50:35Z

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	BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.		BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.

	A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of the recomended way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to ~~run~~ an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].		A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of the recomended way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to set up an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].

	''Another open source program, called Rails, is often used to play 18xx games by Email. Rails is a much more ambitious system that combines the graphics functions of BOARD18 with the bookkeeping functions of a spread sheet. It also includes rules enforcement. BOARD18 is not intended as a replacement for Rails.''		''Another open source program, called Rails, is often used to play 18xx games by Email. Rails is a much more ambitious system that combines the graphics functions of BOARD18 with the bookkeeping functions of a spread sheet. It also includes rules enforcement. BOARD18 is not intended as a replacement for Rails.''

Rich at 00:54, 13 October 2015

2015-10-13T00:54:26Z

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	BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.		BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.

	A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of the recomended way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to run an 18xx game\|here]].		A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of the recomended way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to run an 18xx game using BOARD18\|here]].

	''Another open source program, called Rails, is often used to play 18xx games by Email. Rails is a much more ambitious system that combines the graphics functions of BOARD18 with the bookkeeping functions of a spread sheet. It also includes rules enforcement. BOARD18 is not intended as a replacement for Rails.''		''Another open source program, called Rails, is often used to play 18xx games by Email. Rails is a much more ambitious system that combines the graphics functions of BOARD18 with the bookkeeping functions of a spread sheet. It also includes rules enforcement. BOARD18 is not intended as a replacement for Rails.''

Rich at 00:31, 13 October 2015

2015-10-13T00:31:06Z

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	The BOARD18 game session associated with a play by email 18xx game will display the game board and the stock market for the game. It allows the players to place tiles and tokens on the game board and to place and move tokens on the stock market.		The BOARD18 game session associated with a play by email 18xx game will display the game board and the stock market for the game. It allows the players to place tiles and tokens on the game board and to place and move tokens on the stock market.

	BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the ~~current~~ web browser]] running on a players computer. Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.		BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the web browser]] running on a players computer. <br>Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.

	A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of the recomended way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to run an 18xx game\|here]].		A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of the recomended way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to run an 18xx game\|here]].

Rich at 00:29, 13 October 2015

2015-10-13T00:29:58Z

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	BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.		BOARD18 is a tool to help people play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18xx 18xx style games] via Email.

	The BOARD18 game session associated with a play by email 18xx game will display the game board and the stock market for the game. It ~~Allows~~ the players to place tiles and tokens on the game board and to place and move tokens on the stock market.		The BOARD18 game session associated with a play by email 18xx game will display the game board and the stock market for the game. It allows the players to place tiles and tokens on the game board and to place and move tokens on the stock market.

	BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|a current web browser]] running on a players computer. Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.		BOARD18 runs on a web server and it is accessed via [[Design Document Environment#Client Side\|the current web browser]] running on a players computer. Only players who can log in to the game can update the BOARD18 game session for that game.

	A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of the recomended way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to run an 18xx game\|here]].		A number of applications beside BOARD18 are needed to play an 18xx game via Email. A overview of the recomended way to run a 'play by email' 18xx game can be found [[How to run an 18xx game\|here]].