How to count the points?

[zsu9002]

https://boardgamearena.com/6/railroadin ... =490994398

Hello. Can someone explain me how to count the points for the road and for the rail. I have built a really long road and it is given only 9 points. I cannot understand why. Same with the rail.

Thanks a lot for the help!

Please let me know if you cannot display the game using the url. I will add other picture.

[Salvidrim]

Hi, if you hover on the "longest road/rail" on your scorecard, it "highlights" exactly what tiles are scoring for your longest road/rail

The "longest" only scores the longest continuous uninterrupted path, no forks or doubling back on itself. Basically the longest continuous line you can draw through your road.

Here are the nine points for your longest road. There is no different way to draw a single uninterrupted line that would cross 10 tiles instead of 9.

[zsu9002]

Omg, how cool is this and I didn't know this until now.
Many thanks!