MINI MOTORWAYS
A Beginner's Guide
MISTAKES TO AVOID
While you're getting the hang of things, there are also some thing you should try not to do. You'll learn most of them as you play, but here are a few to think about.
1. Too many curvy/intersecting roads
Remember that cars can only visit destinations that match their color. If you have too many cars going to too many different places, it can cause a lot of traffic.
2. Not enough intersecting roads
I know what you're thinking: didn't you just say that too many intersecting roads was a problem and now you're telling me my problem is I don't have enough? Yes. Yes I am, but hear me out.
In your aim to keep colored houses and destinations separate, make sure that you aren't sacrificing separation for distance. Remember that the cars can only travel a certain speed on roads. They won't speed up just because the timer is ticking. If there are houses that are too far away from your building and you don't have a motorway to spare, then you're going to have to allow different colored cars to travel the same road. This will create additional traffic, so think about throwing some roundabouts or traffic lights here and there where cars are bunching up and don't forget to stop the clock if your roads need major reconstructing.
3. Relying too much on motorways
Don't get me wrong: motorways are fantastic. They are few and far in-between but once you've got them, they can be a godsend...especially when those purple houses decided to pop up 50 miles away from their matching building just to make your life difficult. But you still have to be careful about how you use them. Not only are they scarce, but sometimes, they can be inefficient. Remember - cars will automatically take the fastest route to their destination and back no matter how many extra roads or motorways you install. If you have two different colored destinations that share a parking lot, for example, adding a motorway may cause all the cars that need to travel to those buildings to hop on, creating a traffic jam at the entrances as cars go on and off, and creating two-lane traffic on the motorway itself, which slows cars down. Before you put a motorway in, make sure that there are other efficient roadways in place as well.
