<p>Many of the cards in my version of <em>Mine a Million</em> are open to a bit of interpretation, but I think this one is fairly clear.</p>

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<li>This card specifically mentions "warehouse stocks". It does not mention barges or ships.</li>
<li>Similar cards for losses at the pithead specify "on the ground (not in lorry/barge)" and/or "in lorry/barge" <em>(wording not exact, I couldn't quickly find the wording online and I'm not at home to check)</em>. </li>
</ul>

<p>On the basis that the cards make it very clear when stocks in a barge at the pithead <em>are</em> at risk, I suggest the interpretation that <strong>stocks in a barge or ship are safe against earthquakes.</strong></p>

<p>In fact, just last night when that card was showing, I put all my stocks (from both my players) in a ship and left my wife's stocks (from both her players) sitting in the warehouse. Unfortunately she managed to sell them before anyone rolled a 1 or 6 :(</p>

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2016-07-29T07:26:57.867Z
That's a good thought process - and one which hopefully I can justify to the other players when they say "You can't do that!" :)
Ian
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<p>So in a game of 'Mine a Million' aka 'The Business Game' the production card came up with Earthquake at Newport. The card's description officially says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>All Warehouse stocks belonging to all players are lost </p>
</blockquote>

<p>So the question is, if stock is kept inside a barge at the barge dock (or a ship in the ship berth) does that make it safe from the earthquake as technically the goods aren't in the warehouse?</p>

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@Rainbolt thanks for creating a tag for me :) I actually wonder if there should be a rule-clarification tag too? This isn't really "house-rules" per se but its the only tag I could find
Ian
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You're welcome. Maybe there should be a tag for rules, but I won't create it because it seems too broad. Not many people are experts on all board and card games. The folks using the site a few years ago had [this discussion](http://meta.boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/818/6692).
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Earthquake - does it affect units in docks?
Ian
# Earthquake - does it affect units in docks?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-14)

So in a game of 'Mine a Million' aka 'The Business Game' the production card came up with Earthquake at Newport. The card's description officially says:

> All Warehouse stocks belonging to all players are lost

So the question is, if stock is kept inside a barge at the barge dock (or a ship in the ship berth) does that make it safe from the earthquake as technically the goods aren't in the warehouse?

**Tags:** the-business-game

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: @username_1 thanks for creating a tag for me :) I actually wonder if there should be a rule-clarification tag too? This isn't really "house-rules" per se but its the only tag I could find  
> **username_1**: You're welcome. Maybe there should be a tag for rules, but I won't create it because it seems too broad. Not many people are experts on all board and card games. The folks using the site a few years ago had [this discussion](http://meta.boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/818/6692).  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-07-28. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Many of the cards in my version of *Mine a Million* are open to a bit of interpretation, but I think this one is fairly clear.

* This card specifically mentions "warehouse stocks". It does not mention barges or ships.
* Similar cards for losses at the pithead specify "on the ground (not in lorry/barge)" and/or "in lorry/barge" *(wording not exact, I couldn't quickly find the wording online and I'm not at home to check)*.

On the basis that the cards make it very clear when stocks in a barge at the pithead *are* at risk, I suggest the interpretation that **stocks in a barge or ship are safe against earthquakes.**

In fact, just last night when that card was showing, I put all my stocks (from both my players) in a ship and left my wife's stocks (from both her players) sitting in the warehouse. Unfortunately she managed to sell them before anyone rolled a 1 or 6 :(

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That's a good thought process - and one which hopefully I can justify to the other players when they say "You can't do that!" :)  

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