Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pur-ee.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!bellcore!petrus!sabre!zeta!epsilon!gamma!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!mazina 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 References: <3275@pur-ee.UUCP> <1189@daemen.UUCP> Reply-To: mazina@pur-ee.UUCP (Der Kaiser) Organization: Electrical Engineering Department , Purdue University Lines: 60 >> 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... " --- W. Shakespeare