Some barons will engage in costly price wars with you, some will concentrate on laying expansive tracks, and some are savvy investors that will attempt to sabotage your operations as soon as opportunity arises. I find the AI in RAA tougher than the ones in 1830 with more distinct personalities. The AI competitors are modeled, like in SimTex's 1830, after real-life barons such as Gould and Vandebilt. The goal is either the completion of a set scenario goal or the accumulation of prestige points, which are awarded for every profitable action you take, with big rewards available for achieving feats like completing a trans-continental line. Starting at any time between 18, you compete against up to seven opponents, either human or computer-controlled. In contrast, Rails Across America is a "macro-level" strategy game that lets you concentrate on the big picture of managing a successful railroad company. It does not let you micro-manage your railroad empire at operational level, such as changing your bogey types to match each city’s supply and demand, laying tracks carefully to avoid high elevations that will slow down the trains, and deciding the exact location for your depot/station. Let's first dispel the commonly mistaken perception people have when seeing this game on store shelves: Rails Across America is NOT Railroad Tycoon. And like 1830, RAA is a superb beer-and-pretzel strategy game that deserves a spot in our Hall of Belated Fame. I still haven't got my luggage.Rails Across America is an excellent strategy game debut from Flying Lab Software, published by Strategy First.Īlthough it seems at first glance to be another hands-on railroad building/management game in the vein of Railroad Tycoon 2, RAA is a very different game that has much more in common with 1830, SimTex's underrated PC version of Avalon Hill's boardgame. I managed to book a Ryanair flight for the following day to Manchester on my iphone, but only for that, I would probably have been stranded for a second night. Your office tried to help, but the only hotel they could find was one for a thousand euros and that would probably have been taken when I got there, as hotels had over booked and people who had paid were being told that no rooms were available. For three hours, I was left with nowhere to go for the night. ![]() I eventually got one thanks to a wonderful Pakistani taxi driver, but a Radisson that normally charges 168 Euros, charged 500 euros for the night, and even grotty one star hotels were full, despite charging 300 euros. This meant 51 plane loads descended on Dublin, which was already under pressure with a big pop concert at Croke Park. I had to change at Dublin and they cancelled 51 flights because of computer problems. The worst experience was the flight with Aer Lingus. I am glad that I did this tour, as it was a good way of covering vast areas. Las Vegas is a blot on human civilisation and Los Angeles is not much better: Bolton and Halifax town centres are much more attractive. ![]() I liked Chicago and Washington and the rail journeys and the coach journey through the desert and the rail journey along the Santa Barbara coast. The worst was in Las Vegas where I could not even get a cup of tea without walking quarter of a mile at 7 am. ![]() The only hotel with a good restaurant was the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff and we had very little time there. Most of the food outlets nearby were fast food chains that I find revolting. Finding somewhere to eat was a constant problem of this holiday. Whilst the hotels were adequate, I would have preferred better hotels where I could get a good quality evening meal. ![]() T here was very little time in each place.
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