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From: Nemein <eness@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Cards that give money
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 07:18:30 -0700
---Scott Roberts <shayd@********.NET> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Nemein wrote:
>
> >snip<
>
> > That's not a bad idea. You have atleast a 50/50 chance of making
what
> > you would usually get with a shot at getting more :-) Or course,
with
> > the way I usually roll dice I doubt I would play with this card ;-)
> > So how does this sound though:
> >
> > Shakey Investements
> > Special
> > 2Y
> > During the credstick if you decide to take Y instead of drawing
cards,
> > roll a d6. You get the amount of Y equal to the roll instead of
the
> > usual 4Y. This is your base pay, add in any other money generating
> > effects (such as runners with fame) as usual.
> >
>
> Um...for 2 =Y=? This would make it non-cost-effective
(6Y-2Y=4Y...the
> same I would get if I didn't play it.) Unless it's a "permanent
> special"...and I don't know of any yet that linger after their
effect.
>
> Location: Stock Market?
>
>

Oops, yeah I should have mentioned on the card that this one stays in
play. The downside of having it as a location though is that you
can't have runners visit locations during the credstick phase.

Forrest
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