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From: mazina@pur-ee.UUCP (Der Kaiser)
Newsgroups: net.games.board
Subject: Re: Rail Baron Strategies
Message-ID: <3332@pur-ee.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 19:41:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: pur-ee.3332
Posted: Mon Sep 23 19:41:54 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Sep-85 06:56:07 EDT
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Reply-To: mazina@pur-ee.UUCP (Der Kaiser)
Organization: Electrical Engineering Department , Purdue University
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>> The entire game is in the buying strategies. What to buy:
>> 
>> 		1) Either the PA, NYC, or the B&O
>> 		2) One of the northern railroads.
>> 		3) Either the AT&SF, the SP, or the UP
>> 
>> Don't buy anything in the South East until late in the game...
>> 
>> 					Thomas Ruschak
>> 					pur-ee!mazina
>> 
>I certainly don't agree with this strategy, although I agree that the game is
>in buying strategies.
>       The North East rails are important but they are expensive (especially
>        early in the game) 
>       The BEST (in my opinion) line to buy first is the SAL
>        this allows you at least one lock out.  The next would be the ACL
>        is one person gets these two the south east is just about locked out
>        for everyone else.  The next lines would be North-South runs such 
>        as the L&N or the GM&O. From here you can either expand north or
>        west, Going north involes getting the NYC or the PA or of all 
>        things the C&O. Which locks out more of the south and gets you into BUF.

	Sorry, but if you look at the chart, the South East comes up as 
a destination region about 8% of the time. Clearly not a huge consideration. 
Yes, if you roll Miami early, it will hurt badly, but the odds are much 
against it. Any other SE destination you can probably get over...

>        
>       I agree that that AT&SF, SP, and the UP are VERY important but they are 
>         VERY expensive. These are the LAST three to sell because if someone 
>         is saving for those he IS going to be locked out of the south the
>         north and possible the upper regions of the US. (Namely where the
>         CMSTP&P, the GN, and the NP are.
>

	If you have a North Eastern Railroad, and a northern (CMSTP&P, GN, NP)
railroad, you CAN'T be locked out (easily, at least) of any region that matters.
(See my comments on the SE). Once you have those 2 you can think about saving 
for a big railroad....

>       Last the sooner that you get the Super Frieght the faster you move
>         but again don't get locked out of an area just because you MUST
>         have the Super. That defeats the purpose of it. Namely to get
>         you someplace fast. If you have to travel over someone else's 
>         line to get to that place it doesn't help.
>

	When to buy a Super Freight is often the hardest descision in the game.
>
>
>                          Merlin
>                             alias Dave Fox

					Thomas Ruschak
					pur-ee!mazina

"By the pricking of my thumbs,
 Something wicked this way comes... "
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