Inglenook and TimeSaver Puzzle

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last edited: 2023-01-24

Create random consists for playing Inglenook, TimeSaver, and other Puzzles, and model railroad operations.

Description

In model railroad operations, Inglenook and TimeSaver are the classic puzzles. This worksheet creates random consists, for use in model railroad operations:

• Inglenook: Alan Wright's Original Variant: 5 cars;
• Inglenook: Carl Arendt's Micro Variant: 4 cars;
• Inglenook: Bob Hughes' Minimalist Variant: 3 cars;
• Timesaver; 
• Spurs;
• Sidings;
• Mainline;

Rolling stock must be added to the sheet «Cars», to display which cars are randomly selected for the consist.

Release List

Release Description Compatibility Operating Systems License Release notes  
1.8.8 Added Carl Arendt's Micro Inglenook: 4 Cars: 3-2-2.

Added Bob Huigh's Minimalist Inglenook: 3 Cars: 3-2-2. 3.3 This worksheet creates random consists: * Sheet 2: TimeSaver Layout; * Sheet 3: Inglenook: Alan Wright's Original Layout: 5-3-3: 5 Cars; * Sheet 4: Arendt: Carl Arendt's Micro Inglenook: 3-2-2: 4 Cars; * Sheet 5: 322: Bob Hughes Minimal Inglenook: 3-2-2: 3 Cars; * Sheet 6: Mainline: 50 car and 250 car consists; * Sheet 7: Poweball: 69 car consist. Can be expanded to 100 cars; * Sheet 8: Spurs: 10 Spurs of between 5 and 25 cars; * Sheet 9: Sidings: 8 sidings of ten cars or less; * Sheet 10: Cars: This contains a record of your rolling stock; * Sheet 1 contains instructions on how to use this worksheet. * Sheet 11: IQ: This is where all the dirty work in generating the random numbers is done; Download
1.8.6 Rewrote the readme page.
4.4 Additional instructions on how to use the worksheet. Added warnings to indicate potential fails in the random generators. Download
1.8.6 Rewrote the readme page.
4.4 Additional instructions on how to use the worksheet. Added warnings to indicate potential fails in the random generators. Download
1.8.6 Rewrote the readme page.
4.4 Additional instructions on how to use the worksheet. Added warnings to indicate potential fails in the random generators. Download