Thanks! jojoofu.
Well, I've not played roller coaster tycoon, but this game is very similar to Monopoly. Each space represents an airport. As you move around the board, you actually lease the airport and establish a base operations building. There are 15 airports, 3 sets of 3, and 3 sets of 2. Once you have any complete set, you can build on the airport(s) by adding 3 terminals, and 1 tower (in that order). If an opponent taxis to the hold point of your airport, they pay you rent for parking their plane, and/or use of your terminal. The rates increase based upon the level of expansion at your airport(s). There are special spaces at the end of each runway that impact game play due to weather, emergencies, FAA regulations and the U.S. Postal Service. Each time you completely circle the board, you return to your "gate" where you earn operating capital from the shareholders of your airline. Earnings are based upon the number of leases and the level of expansion on each. The object is to dominate the airline industry by being the only provider at each airport.
If you will notice the opening sequence is showing all buildings, terminals and towers. This is how it would appear once all properties are leased completely. In this video, I am testing the mechanism where rent is being collected, and the building code was skipped which is why you don't see any buildings yet.
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