07-07-2010, 11:20 AM
Here's a couple of thoughts I had(uh oh! Duck!!!!!):
Thought 1: Passenger operations could be easily added to this by way of adding a seperate, smaller passenger car deck with all passenger cars, mail cars, and express cars set up the same way as the other deck. You put your train together as usual, but this time, when you are approaching a station, you roll the dice, and if it's anywhere from 1-3, it's a stop at the station, if it's a 4-6, you just blast right on through. Adding in your mail and express equipment, if you so choose, would be as simple as rolling the dice to determine whether or not it's a stop. If it's a 1-3, you have to roll it again and if it's a 1-2, it's a stop for mail. If it's a 3-4, it's a stop for express. If it's a 5-6, it's a stop for passengers. The whole thing is completely customizeable.
Thought 2: For reversing the print on the cards, some image editors allow you to flip text and images. The first thing that comes to mind is Microsoft Office Photodraw, but I'm sure you can do the same with programs like Photoshop, OpenOffice.org Draw, and other image-editing programs.
I just bought 2 packs of playing cards and a package of 5 dice at Wal-Mart a little bit ago, so I'm all set!
Thought 1: Passenger operations could be easily added to this by way of adding a seperate, smaller passenger car deck with all passenger cars, mail cars, and express cars set up the same way as the other deck. You put your train together as usual, but this time, when you are approaching a station, you roll the dice, and if it's anywhere from 1-3, it's a stop at the station, if it's a 4-6, you just blast right on through. Adding in your mail and express equipment, if you so choose, would be as simple as rolling the dice to determine whether or not it's a stop. If it's a 1-3, you have to roll it again and if it's a 1-2, it's a stop for mail. If it's a 3-4, it's a stop for express. If it's a 5-6, it's a stop for passengers. The whole thing is completely customizeable.
Thought 2: For reversing the print on the cards, some image editors allow you to flip text and images. The first thing that comes to mind is Microsoft Office Photodraw, but I'm sure you can do the same with programs like Photoshop, OpenOffice.org Draw, and other image-editing programs.
I just bought 2 packs of playing cards and a package of 5 dice at Wal-Mart a little bit ago, so I'm all set!