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On page 7 of the QWG Games rule book:
Quote:
Majority
{ ... }
Tie:
If several players own the same number of houses in a city, the player whose first house precedes the first house of all other tied players' {sic} ranks first. There's always only one first and one second player qualifying for for first and second rank.
So that makes sense, until the rules lawyers start asking what the word "precedes" means. On the one hand, it could refer to chronological order of building. On the other hand it could refer to spatial order around the U-shaped track. Most of the time both interpretations lead to the same result. However, once the second to last space is occupied and building happens in the reverse direction, the two interpretations diverge.
Personally, I favor the spatial interpretation. Otherwise, the choice of building the first warehouse on either the first or second space makes no sense. But for the sake of the rules lawyers in my group, how would you all define the word "precedes" in the quoted paragraph?
