Ben Franklin's Kite - a map for Railroad Tycoon 2 - v1.0 - by Sirian Map size : 240 x 240 Date Released: Jan 20, 2001 Single Player: Yes Map Goals : Yes Map Events : Yes Multiplayer : Yes Max Players : 4 Max AIs : 0 Max Total : 4 Default Start: 1911 Earlier Start: 1896 Latest Start : 1971 Ben Franklin's Kite is a map running ONLY Electric locomotives. This poses a special challenge to players, particularly in getting started, because electrifying track is so costly, and one of the victory conditions (which CAN be ignored, but not if you want to earn gold) is keeping your company debt level to a minimum at all times. This is particularly significant in single player. In multiplayer, the game will last up to 120 years from the start date. In single player, the game lasts for 50 years. Sirian ... aka ... Robert B. Thomas