West Riding Revisited query

[Chris Shaffer]

The rules say builds must be shortest or cheapest. Questions;

Does the builder choose both the origin and destination, or just the destination?

If two routes are equally short, must the cheapest of the two routes be selected?

If two routes are equally cheap, must the shortest of two routes be selected?

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[JC Lawrence]

The builder chooses origin and destination within the constraint that all of a company's track must be contiguous.

The following algorithm works for route building:

1) Find the shortest routes between the selected termini.
2) If there is more than one shortest route, select the one that is cheapest. Otherwise if there is only one shortest, pick that.
3) If there are multiple cheapest shortest routes, pick whichever is preferred by the builder.

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[Chris Shaffer]

I like that answer but don't think it is directly supported by the rules as written so would appreciate John's confirmation.

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[JC Lawrence]

It is consistent with the West Riding/Landerbahnen/Wooden Shoes & Iron Monsters rules. I've not checked the West Riding Revisited rules (I find the original considerably more interesting).

-- JCL

[Chris Shaffer]

John and the designer ruled that you choose either cheapest or shortest, exclusively. If there are two shortest routes, you may choose the more expensive of the two routes, and vice versa.

See http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/820302/shortest-or-cheapest-clarification for details.

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