Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!hplabs!sdcrdcf!ucla-cs!srt From: srt@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.games.board Subject: Re: Rail Baron ... revisited Message-ID: <7537@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 15:32:07 EST Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.7537 Posted: Mon Nov 11 15:32:07 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Nov-85 00:24:09 EST References: <7527@ucla-cs.ARPA> Reply-To: srt@ucla-cs.UUCP (Scott Turner) Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 15 Summary: < Damn! Rick beat me to it! > Hey, I thought up the halving the next destination rule! Problem is, I'm not as fast on the keyboard... On other matters, I've noticed during the last two games that owning a large number of railroads doesn't seem to be too healthy. In the two previous games, Rick or I ended up with a large number of railroads (i.e., >10) and in each case the person with the large number of railroads lost the game. The optimal number of railroads seems to be about 6 (with good coverage). Scott R. Turner ARPA: (now) srt@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA (soon) srt@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU UUCP: ...!{cepu,ihnp4,trwspp,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!srt FISHNET: ...!{flounder,crappie,flipper}!srt@fishnet-relay.arpa