Turn - [RBP Help Contents]

The Turn pull-down menu offers various features for the human player.

SUGGEST ROUTE

To see the route the James Hill AI bots would choose for movement, select Suggest Route. You can select from a variety of AI skill levels.

CLEAR SUGGESTION

If you are unhappy with the route you have marked, or if the suggested route (tunnel symbols) interferes with your ability to mark a different route, you can start over any time before you click OK (done). To do so, from the Turn pull-down menu, select Suggest, Clear.

SHORTEST ROUTE

Use Shortest Route to highlight the dots along the shortest path to your destination.

AUTOMOVE

Automove automatically moves your train for you when it is possible to move closer to your destination using only friendly railroads. Enable/disable Automove via a checkbox in the Destination window. To turn off Automove during play, select it from the menu or press Ctrl+A. Automove deactivates itself automatically if any player in the game is declared, or if the planned automove would put your train farther from its destination, provided you are not using the Automove thru feature.

Automove is handy for Play by Email matches: RBP will automatically move your train for you, and even do so if your turn occurs when the Pbem match is operating on an opponent's device. In that way, your turn is processed without the need for an email to you, and the next opponent sooner gets a turn. If Automove reaches your destination or otherwise turns itself off, you will be emailed the match as usual.

PURCHASE

If you can afford to make a purchase, RBP normally opens the Purchase window for you automatically when you arrive at a destination. If you have closed the window, select Purchase to reopen it.

SELL OR AUCTION

If you lack the funds to pay track use fees, select the Sell or Auction menu to begin the process of raising cash.