Taking out a bond is usually a good idea. Grow your network slowly first find a reliable, medium-distance passenger route to bring in some regular cash. The principle behind designing a successful railway in Railroad Tycoon II is to balance supply and demand, and to set up chains between suppliers (such as coalmines, orchards and cotton plantations), manufacturers (such as textile and steel mills, bakeries and canneries) and consumers (big cities and sometimes ports). In these levels, your company is basically a cash cow to be milked you're a trader who dabbles in trains.

In others, you are required to amass a personal fortune in profits, which can only be done by playing the stock market. In some, you can almost ignore the stock market and limit you interest in money to your company's bank balance. The relative emphasis on each one differs from level to level.

In the campaign, gameplay can be divided into financial and design activities, which are performed concurrently. It is easy to get into, but difficult to comprehend completely. It is complex enough to provide a satisfying challenge, but never at the expense of playability there is never any doubt that it is meant to be a game. Railroad Tycoon II is an excellent piece of entertainment. I thought that the same idea, but using trains only and with a more friendly, modern interface, could only be better. I never played the original, but I remembered playing Transport Tycoon and thinking that there were just too many options, and the interface was dismal. I discovered this game not long ago on Classic Gaming Network and the screenshots caught my eye.

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