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2006 Game of the Year
Designer: Andreas and Karen Seyfarth.
Manufactured by Rio Grande / Hans
im Gluck
Number of players: 3-4
In 1490, Kaiser Maximilian I awarded Franz von Taxis the contract to deliver
mail between the Kaiser’s residences in Innsbruck and Brussels. He did
such a good job, that postal services in the country continue to be connected
with the name Thurn and Taxis. With the introduction of postal carriages in
the middle of the 17th century, members of the family were raised to Count
status and given the hereditary title of Postmaster General. The game begins
at this point in history.
Can you emulate the achievements of this family and build a successful postal
network? Do you have the talent to connect the right cities to create an effective
network and not lose sight of the need to acquire new carriages when they are
needed? Plan your moves and watch your opponents’ moves carefully, so
you are prepared to respond to them.
The game takes you back in time and gives you challenges that will bring you
back to the game over and over.
Thurn und Taxis: The mail’s here!
Our tournament will feature two heats of 4-player games with 16 advancing to
single elimination play. In all likelihood, all winners will advance, but if
not, standard WBC MESE tie-breaker rules will apply.
MESE ADVANCEMENT TIE-BREAKERS: In Multiple Entry, Single Elimination events for multi-player games, players possibly qualify for Single Elimination play in the second round by winning any of up to four preliminary Heats. Occasionally, players may advance wihout winning a heat. Players can enter one or more Heats without limit. All MESE events for multi-player games consist of three rounds; an opening Round consisting of two to four Preliminary Heats, a semifinal and a Final. The semifinal round will advance a predesignated optimum number of players to fill the second round; i.e., 25 players for a five-player game, 16 players for a four-player game, etc. but in all cases will advance no more than half of all players which participated in the Preliminaries. If insufficient players advance to warrant a semifinal round, the scheduled semifinal will instead become the Final.
MESE TIE-BREAKERS: A Preliminary Heat win will NOT in itself guarantee
advancement. All MESE events will advance the optimum number of players
to the next round based on the following tie-breakers without exception.
1. Win in first Heat entered
2. Most Wins
3.Win in second Heat entered
4 has brought a copy of the game if needed for next round; otherwise GM may
substitute game specific tie-breaker
5. average finish in all heats entered
6.high
dice roll
"Win and you’re in” is no longer a given although it is a strong possibility. This system of tie breakers encourages repeat play in Heats without requiring it. A single win (especially in the first Heat entered) will probably advance that winner but is not guaranteed to do so. Conversely, players who continue to play additional heats after winning a Preliminary game only enhance their chances of advancement without damaging their prospects, but a player who wins their only Preliminary game will probably advance without investing further time in Preliminary play. Meanwhile, non-winners who continue in Preliminary Heats will have additional chances to qualify in search of that elusive first win since in most events, a single win will still advance you to a semifinal round.
| GM |  Bill Navolis [1st Year] |
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