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1830: Railways & Robber Barons

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What happens to the Erie or NYC if its home tile cannot be laid?

The rulebook makes track optional and ties placement to a route, and the forum reports the same outcome.

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It builds nothing that turn and tries again on later turns. It cannot lay track elsewhere, because a tile must be on a route from one of its stations and the home hex has no track to connect from. With no revenue it cannot pay a dividend, so its share value falls each turn it does not pay.

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