Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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ExaltedAngel
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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Thank you for implementing my idea. I think it’s perfect now: it doesn’t slow down those who don’t care, and it doesn’t prevent those who want to make specific moves from doing so
DrakeStorm wrote: 14 December 2024, 02:47 So the designer, the developer, the publisher, top players, and most sane people agree that any kind of blocking is ok, but apparently that just isn't good enough to end this argument.
old_TTR_aficionado
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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ExaltedAngel wrote: 16 January 2026, 15:22 I think it’s perfect now: it doesn’t slow down those who don’t care, and it doesn’t prevent those who want to make specific moves from doing so
So do I.
thoun, you are the best!
Thank you very much!
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Knockando
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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thoun wrote: 16 January 2026, 09:47 You now have to choose "locomotive / color / custom..." when taking a tunnel. Locomotive and color will be the old behavior (quick, but not custom), and custom will show the popin to select the card distribution.
I was playing Table #792196942
I had 2 locos 3 blue 1 orange.
I wanted to play a 3 grey tunnel with 2 blue and 1 loco (I wanted to keep a blue for next-last turn)
I didn't find how to do it.
Blue didn't allow me to play locos.
"Custom" only showed me to play locos. Did I have to select "locos", and after that it would have ask me to add blue or orange ?
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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Knockando wrote: 18 January 2026, 21:42
thoun wrote: 16 January 2026, 09:47 You now have to choose "locomotive / color / custom..." when taking a tunnel. Locomotive and color will be the old behavior (quick, but not custom), and custom will show the popin to select the card distribution.
I was playing Table #792196942
I had 2 locos 3 blue 1 orange.
I wanted to play a 3 grey tunnel with 2 blue and 1 loco (I wanted to keep a blue for next-last turn)
I didn't find how to do it.
Blue didn't allow me to play locos.
"Custom" only showed me to play locos. Did I have to select "locos", and after that it would have ask me to add blue or orange ?
I think custom showing only locos is a bug, I posted an update in the bug section with a screenshot of a similar situation
DrakeStorm wrote: 14 December 2024, 02:47 So the designer, the developer, the publisher, top players, and most sane people agree that any kind of blocking is ok, but apparently that just isn't good enough to end this argument.
piguy314159
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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ExaltedAngel wrote: 19 January 2026, 04:22
Knockando wrote: 18 January 2026, 21:42
thoun wrote: 16 January 2026, 09:47 You now have to choose "locomotive / color / custom..." when taking a tunnel. Locomotive and color will be the old behavior (quick, but not custom), and custom will show the popin to select the card distribution.
I was playing Table #792196942
I had 2 locos 3 blue 1 orange.
I wanted to play a 3 grey tunnel with 2 blue and 1 loco (I wanted to keep a blue for next-last turn)
I didn't find how to do it.
Blue didn't allow me to play locos.
"Custom" only showed me to play locos. Did I have to select "locos", and after that it would have ask me to add blue or orange ?
I think custom showing only locos is a bug, I posted an update in the bug section with a screenshot of a similar situation
It's worth noting that the choice of locomotive/color/custom only appears if you click the tunnel first; if you click, say, a blue card and then the tunnel (like I do out of habit) it defaults to using max blues like it used to.

I've also noticed the bug with custom; I've commented my theory on a couple bug reports recently but it seems to only happen with gray routes, likely because the interface doesn't yet know what color you intend to use.
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Cournot
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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Where do you have to go to find this feature? I can’t find it :/
Thx
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Knockando
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

Post by Knockando »

Je confirme Thoun, quand on veut prendre un tunnel gris on ne peut plus faire ce qu'on veut.

Avec 7 noirs et 2 locos en mains pour prendre le tunnel de 6 gris, je ne peux plus rien faire d'autre que jouer 6 noirs. Je voulais garder 2 noirs pour le tour suivant, impossible de jouer 5 noirs + 1 loco.
Dommage, il me semble qu'au début de tes améliorations c'était possible.
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menettm
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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When we choose "Custom", if we have to add additional train cards for the tunnel cost, the additional payment is automatic or can we choose how to pay ?
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Re: Switzerland: Not allowed to choose to use locomotives vs color train cards

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menettm wrote: 27 April 2026, 12:49 When we choose "Custom", if we have to add additional train cards for the tunnel cost, the additional payment is automatic or can we choose how to pay ?
You can choose
DrakeStorm wrote: 14 December 2024, 02:47 So the designer, the developer, the publisher, top players, and most sane people agree that any kind of blocking is ok, but apparently that just isn't good enough to end this argument.
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