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From: jeff@hpcnoe.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Rail Baron Strategies
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Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 14:33:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 11 14:33:00 1985
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> My favorite railroads for Seattle Rules Railbaron in the order that I
> like to purchase them are:
> 
> 1 PA
> 2 Milw
> 3 RF&P
> 4 SAL
> 5 ATSF
> 6 SLSF
> 7 WP
> 8 NYNHH
> 9 B&M
> 10 N&W

The sum of these railroads total to about $154,000 (working from memory).
You can expect to buy all these only in a three player game.  With a four
player game, you can expect about 1-6.  With a five player game, about 
1-5.  Six player game 1-4.  It seems that you risk losing major connection
to the West by buying the AT&SF so late in the game.

From experience, it seems that you will not lose the game if you own one
of the big (UP,SP,ATSF) railroads.  You won't be guaranteed a win, but 
you will not go bankrupt.

-- Jeff Wu
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