The game will let players know when a piece of track is impossible to lay because of the lack of funds or because it's too steep. The game will automatically adjust the terrain, create bridges and tunnels, and adjust the price depending on what structures or inclines are along the way. From there, it's just a matter of hitting the lay track button and then adding on to the end of the existing track, dragging in the direction the track needs to go, and dropping it off. Track always begins at each player's starting city. The great part about all of this is that Firaxis has made laying track down easy and fun so that anybody jumping into the game for the first time will be able to do it without having to think too much about it. The trick is in planning the shortest route between stops while taking into account inclines and turns both of which will slow a train down. Natural resources and towns are scattered about the map (resources are random and city placement and terrain can also be random) so planning out routes is new every time. Planning out a perfect railway system is near impossible, especially with competition in the area, but it's definitely fun to try. Figuring out the best routes for delivery is a different matter and where Railroads! real strength sits. Scenario objectives are pretty simple and really mange to push players towards becoming more skilled to compete against better AI or human opponents. They'll create havoc by laying track in the world as well at which point you will have to construct overpasses or longer tracks to get to scenario objective locations. However, scenarios are definitely more fun and more of a challenge with rivals. Anyone looking for less of a challenge can simply set the difficulty lower or choose not to add any rivals at the beginning of the game or scenario. It actually creates a pretty fun atmosphere and can generate some real competitiveness. Once all of the available stock is purchased, it's a race to see who can generate the most cash in order to purchase all the remaining stock owned by other players in one lump sum.
At the same time, anyone can purchase a rival's stock at any time. Each player starts with some stock owned but will have to purchase the rest of their own. A winner is crowned when he or she manages to eliminate another player by purchasing all of that player's stock. These skirmish modes don't have scenario objectives but do have a challenge involved. Any competitive match against good AI or human opponents will see a winner. That's not to say that losing isn't an option. Every delivery makes money so unless your logic is completely screwed up, there's very little chance to abjectly fail in this game. Raw material A goes to City B to be transformed into manufactured goods C which need to be transported to City D. Players will mostly have to worry about supply chains and supply and demand. Economics are definitely an issue here, but complex isn't the right word. Firaxis created Sid Meier's Railroads! with the thought of putting the fun and creation back into a railroad simulation after the heavily mathematical Railroad Tycoon 3.
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