Fun little metro game I found--mini metro simulator Part 2

Fun little metro game I found--mini metro simulator 

Part 2 strategies.

Today I spent the whole afternoon with the mini metro simulator, a game that challenges you to design and manage a subway system for a growing city. I tried many different strategies on different maps, such as London, Paris, New York and Tokyo. The goal is to last longer as possible, transporting as many passengers as possible without overcrowding the stations or the trains. Some of them failed terribly, such as using too many loops or not connecting enough lines. Some of them actually worked well, such as using bridges and tunnels wisely or balancing the demand and supply of different shapes. I learned a lot from this game, not only about the logic and efficiency of subway systems, but also about the geography and culture of different cities. It was a fun and educational experience that I would recommend to anyone who likes puzzles and urban planning.

One of the challenges of designing a metro system is to balance the demand and supply of passengers. A common mistake is to use a circle shape as the final station of a route, which can lead to overcrowding and failure. In this article, we will explain why this is a bad idea and how to avoid it.

Don't use circle as final station!

Circle shapes are the most frequent shapes that appear on the map, and they also have the highest number of passengers. This means that they require more frequent service and more capacity than other shapes. However, if a circle shape is the final station of a route, it will receive the least service and capacity, because it will be visited last by the train. This creates a mismatch between demand and supply, and results in long waiting times and unhappy passengers.

To prevent this problem, it is better to use a different shape as the final station of a route, preferably one that has less demand and more supply. For example, a square shape or a triangle shape. This way, the circle shape will be visited earlier by the train and will have more service and capacity. This will reduce the waiting times and increase the satisfaction of the passengers.

By following this simple rule, you can improve the efficiency and reliability of your metro system. Remember: don't use circle as final station!

Improve the efficiency of the metro system.

I will discuss a technique that I tried to improve the efficiency of the metro system by increasing the frequency of trains on the same routes. The idea was to combine up to four lines together, so that each station would have more trains arriving and departing, and thus reduce the waiting time for passengers. I hoped that this would make the metro system better by offering more convenience and comfort to the users.

However, after implementing this technique, I realized that it was not a good idea. The main problem was that the stations that were already crowded did not benefit from this technique, as they still had more passengers than seats available. Moreover, this technique did not solve the issue of some passengers who had to travel long distances or transfer multiple times to reach their destinations. They still had to wait at each station for a train that would take them to their desired line, regardless of how many trains passed by. Therefore, this technique did not improve the overall satisfaction or performance of the metro system.

Demand and supply of passengers.

In conclusion, I learned that combining lines together is not an effective way to enhance the same routes traffic. It may increase the frequency of trains at each station, but it does not address the underlying problems of overcrowding and long travel times. A better technique would be to optimize the distribution of lines and stations according to the demand and supply of passengers, and to provide more options and incentives for alternative modes of transportation.

The closed circles strategy.

One of the possible solutions to optimize the public transportation system is to implement what I call the closed circles strategy. This strategy involves designing routes that form complete loops, so that every station has the same waiting time and no station is left out. Moreover, this strategy also proposes to connect all the stations across the rivers with a single route, and to create circular routes on each side of the river as well. This way, the passengers can easily access any station from any other station, and the traffic can be distributed evenly among the routes. If necessary, the large circular routes can be divided into smaller ones, as long as they are connected by at least two stations. This would allow for more flexibility and efficiency in the system. I believe that this strategy is the most effective one that I could think of, based on the principles of network theory and urban planning.