1830: Railways & Robber Barons
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Must a train run its highest-revenue route, or can one run below its own maximum to raise the company's total?
The running rules set the highest combined revenue as the standard, and players agree on the combined reading.
- 1830: Railways & Robber Barons rulebook · Rulebook · Routes (6.4.2)
- 1830: Railways & Robber Barons rulebook · Rulebook · Run Trains (6.4)
- KingVitaman · Community · 2019-03-22
- clearclaw · Community · 2017-02-03disagrees
The rules require the highest-revenue routes, and players read that as the best combination for the railroad, so one train may run below its own best if the set of trains earns more together. If another player can show a higher legal total, the president must take it, though no one has to point it out.
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