Minor company draft starts the game. Each drafted company buys a train before its first OR.
Minor companies merge/convert to major companies
Players always pay current market value to the bank for shares. IPO shares pay the company its par value. Treasury shares pay the company its current market value.
Rules Clarifications
None
Implementation Notes
Multiple express trains show up as a single train when running routes. There will be a "(2x)" or "(3x)" note at the end of the route string.
IPO shares have the current market price listed as their price, but they will fund their company at the par price (shown at the bottom of the corporate card).
During the first stock round, on the map, minors available for reservation are shown in cyan, reserved minors are shown in light gray, formed minors are shown in dark gray and unavailable minors (those not available until Phase 3) are shown in white.