Destination - [RBP Help Contents]

The destination is the location to which a player is traveling.

DESTINATION WINDOW

At the start of the match, as well as when departing a prior destination, RBP displays the Destination window to show to where you must travel next. RBP automatically selects the region and destination randomly. Upon arriving at the assigned destination, you will collect a payoff.

Note that some regions and destinations are more likely to be chosen than others. You can view probability statistics via the Information, City and Property menu.

AUTOMOVE

When you enable the Automove checkbox, RBP will automatically move your train for you when it is possible to move toward your destination using only friendly railroads.

RBP typically automoves your train along the shortest route. If you wish to NOT use the shortest route because, for example, it will lead to a railroad you anticipate an opponent will purchase before you get established upon it, you can tell RBP to instead route your train through a city you prefer. For example (U21 map), if your train is in Omaha and your next destination is Seattle, automove might route you along the CB&Q; you might be justifiably concerned that an opponent will purchase the NP railroad before you can reach it at Butte. In that case, enable the Automove checkbox, then in Destination window's list of "Automove-through" cities select Minneapolis (or Pocatello, or another city you prefer). RBP will compute your route as the shortest friendly one to the through city, then from there to your destination.

To turn off an active Automove through, choose the Turn, Automove menu or press Ctrl+A.

To enable (or change) "Automove through" when the Destination window is not open, right click on the map city/dot you want and from the pop up menu choose Automove thru. You can turn it off by right clicking on an empty area of the map and from the pop up menu choosing Cancel Automove thru.

SELECTING A REGION

Sometimes RBP will give you the opportunity the select the region to which to travel next. You may select any of the regions on the map, including the one in which your train is located currently. After you select a region, RBP will choose your destination within that region randomly. If you select the region in which your train is located currently, and RBP happens to choose as destination the location from which you are departing, you lose your turn.

REGION PROBABILITY

If you are given the opportunity to select a region, before doing so, you can view information about the regions: click the Region Prob button. RBP will then present several columns of information, as follows:

Region - region name

Access - the percentage of destinations served by friendly RRs

Avg $ - the average payoff for all destinations in the region

Avg Dist - the average distance to all destinations in the region via shortest possible route

Fr Dist - the average distance to friendly destinations in the region via friendly routes

$/Fr Dist - the average payoff per dot of distance to friendly destinations (only) via friendly routes

The values in the table are weighted according to city probability. So, for example, on the U21 map, New York is more likely a destination than Pittsburgh, and therefore is given more emphasis in the access, payoff and distance values.

SUGGEST

Click the Suggest button to have RBP recommend a region for you. Before clicking OK, you are free to override the recommendation with a choice of your own.