I just want to ask a quick question about Narrow Gauge. When an orange train is in supply, a player can choose and advance any of the 3 actions and use an orange train INSTEAD of the action?
More precisely they may perform a null action (select an action and not do it), and then may optionally place a narrow-gauge cube in addition to their null action. It is effectively a temporary emergent alliance alliance form for losing players.
More precisely they may perform a null action (select an action and not do it), and then may optionally place a narrow-gauge cube in addition to their null action. It is effectively a temporary emergent alliance alliance form for losing players.
If I read right, when using an orange piece and building on a city, you do not gain anything? If I remember correctly, the rules stae: " It does not cost anything, but does not gain you anything"...
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The rules say: "The starting orange narrow gauge locomotives do not count against the cost of building into the city hex. They have no effect on the cost of the railroad building into the city."
This is referring to building into one of the nine cities that start with an orange train; the cost to build into those cities doesn't change. You then move the orange train into the repository and it is now "available" for use.
The rules also say: "The locomotive must be placed on an empty non-city hex immediately adjacent to a hex containing one of the 5 companies from the standard game."
In other words, you can only place an "available" orange train on farm, forest and mountain hexes.
