Finally! Profitable Taverns!

[low_grade]

I long ago concluded that taverns are useless in RT III. Yet again, I was wrong, I just had something more to learn about the game!

So as far as I can figure, playing the Japanese Miracle I found that taverns can be profitable in four star cities. Probably helps for them to be well connected. Nothing spectacular, but 5-6K/year on a what, 40K investment? Still meets my investment standard. I think when I had originally tried out taverns, it was on maps with no cities larger than two-two and a half stars.

So, there you go.

[EPH]

I use a hotel-tavern-restaurant grouping in large cities for any scenario that has high passenger volume. 'Japanese Miracle' is a modern-day scenario, meaning passenger traffic isn't as high as it would be in an earlier age, but I have found that high volume of freight traffic = large cities = profitable passenger traffic. Plus, 'JM' has a fairly high growth rate for cities.

Use the Shinkansens for express cargo when you get them. They're fast enough to move lots of people.

I'm glad people are still enjoying 'Japanese Miracle'. If you like that one, try 'British Miracle' and 'Farewell to Steam'; they have similar ideas.