Board Game Conductor - [RBP Help Contents]
The Board Game Conductor (found on the Information menu) does the lookup chores for you when you play the board game. It's a handy feature if you have a laptop, tablet or other small computing device at your gaming table.
SET UP
In the Board Game Conductor window, use the Edit pull-down menu to select the number of players. To type a player name, click on the Player Name box first. Use the dropdown list to choose a color.
BEGIN
Click each player's Home City box to generate a home city. The city odds match those of the board game. To home swap (after the first destination has been generated), right click on the Home City box.
PLAY
Click a player's To box each time you want to generate a new destination. A "Pick Region" list may appear. The trip payoff is displayed at the bottom.
UNDO
If you click in the wrong spot and change a city by mistake, you can correct it manually: right click on the box and choose either Undo or Pick from list.
NOTES
Use the Quantum randomizer to introduce an unpredictable factor into the next destination and dice rolls generated. You will be prompted to enter a number in the range of 1 to 9. You can obtain the value to input from any source that returns a random result based on a quantum mechanical device. Search online for quantum dice generator, or quantum world splitter. Per quantum physics, such results are considered truly random.
More features, such as font size adjustment, can be found on the pull-down menus. Suggestion: maximize the window then adjust the font size so all board game players are able to read the screen. To use a different font, in the Display Settings window, choose the Informational Boxes Font you prefer.
Choose the Edit, Text to Speech menu to enable/disable audible announcement of Home and Destination cities via the Text To Speech feature of Windows XP and newer.
To indicate engine upgrades, consider adding the letters E or SC within the player name box.
The Board Game Conductor also works with alternate maps, but note that an alternate map in board game form may not be 100% identical to its corresponding computer map. This is true, for example, of the Rail Baron: New York City map.