Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekigm2.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekigm2!wrd From: wrd@tekigm2.UUCP (Bill Dippert) Newsgroups: net.games.board Subject: Railbaron Odds Message-ID: <271@tekigm2.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 12:19:06 EST Article-I.D.: tekigm2.271 Posted: Fri Nov 15 12:19:06 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 24-Nov-85 05:49:57 EST Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 19 Subject: Re: Rail Baron Strategies Newsgroups: net.games.board References: <3350@pur-ee.UUCP> <851@whuxlm.UUCP> > > > > Why do you want a South East railroad? The South East only comes > > up as a destination 7% of the time anyway!!! > > > > If you can't get the PA, B&O, etc, it's nice when you are in the west > and roll the region that you're in to have a faraway safe place to > choose. So although you are only forced to go to the South East > 7% of the time, you actually go there more often if you own most of it. > > Bill Stoll, ..!whuxlm!wws And if you use the "Seattle Rules" the odds of getting the SE increase. From my previous posting (which I have now lost my archival file) showed that it increased to ~24%.