Whilst browsing various model railway websites, I came across this method of operation.
_Cards or Tokens_
The idea is that you or your club make up a number of "playing card" style cards from any available material. On one side of the cards, you write or print a particular railway related scenario. For example :-
Card 1. Passenger train "A" moves from station x to station y. Card 2. Goods train "B" moves from yard b to siding a. Card 3. Shunter "C" moves wagons 1,5,8. from siding a to siding b. Card 4. Express "D" runs through station y and stops at station x.
And so on, (as many cards as you like).
The pack is shuffled at the start of operations and the first card is turned over or dealt out to members of a club. When the first task is completed the next card is turned and so on. Train movements are now controlled by a 3rd party (the cards) thus giving the operator(s)added realism and purpose. When, or if, you eventually achieve the objectives outlined on your particular cards. Shuffle the pack and start again.
Has anyone used this system and what do you think of it?
Regards,
Eric Williams