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#33378: "Rules error, if player sells a good the player can pay dividends, players do not need to produce"
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Rules: a rule of the game has not been followed
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
Page 33 in the BGA rulebook: If players have failed to produce any goods OR has not sold at least one good this decade, then your company must withhold.
Despite having sold goods, i could not pay out dividends, despite the rulebook stating one or the other• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
yes, don't know move number• Which browser are you using?
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Feb 4th 2021 12:18 • hjemloes • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
appeared once, didn't want to try again
Feb 14th 2021 21:04 • JohnOrigan • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Not a bug since rule have change in rulebook v2
boardgamearena.com/bug?id=28016
Maybe the link should be updated
boardgamearena.com/bug?id=28016
Maybe the link should be updated
Mar 4th 2021 9:02 • baggytrousers • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
I disagree, this *is* a bug.
The linked bug says the same thing; Share price drops if you don't distribute any good or if you withhold earnings. It's not about whether you *produce* goods.
The linked bug says the same thing; Share price drops if you don't distribute any good or if you withhold earnings. It's not about whether you *produce* goods.
Mar 6th 2021 18:56 • JohnOrigan • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Copy/paste from the other post.. did you produce and sells good ?
To clarify, here is the 2 ways to read the rule (mathematically identical):
1) You must withhold if you don't produce or don't sell goods
2) You can give dividente only if you produce and sell goods
According to the V2 rulebook it states:
If your company has failed to Produce any Goods within its factories or has not sold at least one good this Decade, then your company must Withhold.
To clarify, here is the 2 ways to read the rule (mathematically identical):
1) You must withhold if you don't produce or don't sell goods
2) You can give dividente only if you produce and sell goods
According to the V2 rulebook it states:
If your company has failed to Produce any Goods within its factories or has not sold at least one good this Decade, then your company must Withhold.
Mar 9th 2021 16:40 • PuddingBarker • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Comments on BGG from the game creator clear up that this is not a bug:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2470859/article/35404383#35404383
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2470859/article/35404383#35404383
Mar 14th 2022 10:11 • Parantorio • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
It would really help if the rules the game uses are also available in the rules section (and outdated ones removed). As we only have two entries for 'Rulebook (first version)' and 'Rulebook (latest version)' it is very frustrating to realise both documents are outdated and you have to follow the bgg link to find a link to the actual latest rules that are used in the game.
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