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From: ccrrick@ucdavis.UUCP (Rick Heli)
Newsgroups: net.games.board
Subject: Re: Pax Brittanica rules question
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 03:52:44 EDT
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> Based on the recommendations of various members of this newsgroup,
> i went ahead and bought Pax Britannica.  Now that I have read the
> rules, I do have one question that I have not beeb able to resolve
> to my satisfaction:
> 
> When a player "buys" victory points in the Victory Point Phase of
> the turn, does he then reduce his Treasury Track Total to zero?
> 
> There seem to be certain statements in the rules implying that he
> should, while other statements seem to imply that he should not,
> but nothing clearly stating one or the other.
> 
> So how about it?  Which way do you guys interpret this?  (Is this
> a stupid question?)
> 

No, not a stupid question in my book.  I had a feeling in one
direction, but several members of my gaming club felt differently
so I actually sent a letter to Victory Games.  The amazingly
quick response I received confirmed my suspicion.  You MUST spend
(i.e. convert to VP's) the Treasury remaining on the Track each turn.
-- 
					--rick heli
					(... ucbvax!ucdavis!ccrrick)