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Old 05-31-2006, 09:54 AM
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I have had success and fun evenings playing Railroad Tycoon with non-gamers.

I'll second the comments about the size of the map. The could easily have cut off a few centimeters from the width to at least ensure that it wouldn't be wider than a dining room table.

The only complaint I have about the game is that in the 3-player game, and I suspect the 2-player game, there is enough room on the map for each player to have an undisturbed area to expand in (i.e. Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Middle Mississippi River). This eliminates the head-to-head competition that makes the 4- and 5-player game so much fun. Has anyone developed an alternate where the map is limited for the 2- or 3-player game?
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