You got it all wrong.  It wasnt to ruin "someone" elses day.  It was to ruin YOUR day.    And seeing as how you're crying about it here on the forums is testament to how successful I was.  As it happens I was pretty much out of the game, zdor was in a commanding lead against me and 2 other inexperienced players.  One of those players had a sliver of hope.  I dont see why being being out of the game means that Im not allowed to affect it?  I was trying to make things interesting.  Its your responsibility to act or react to a changing environment.   So the only ethical move would have been to sit idly by, make the predictable moves, and let you coast to victory?  Nah, I dont think so.  The idea behind this game is that its a free markek.  I feel Ive been clear about this before.  I didnt break any rules, there is nothing ethical or unethical about throwing you a curve ball.  I can use all the distraction Im allowed by the game rules to thwart you.  And just because Im in a losing position doesnt mean I cant affect the game.
  
As far as you not playing with me anymore, thats cool.  To be honest I really dont want to play with someone who is going to go crying on the forums everytime I make a move that is unconventional, but certainly not unethical.  To be honest people should beware of you.  No one like a crybaby tattletale.

I think most people who've played with me know that I dont make a habbit out of buying tite for 180 a pop.  There was no collusion, I was not a friend or foe of the recipient of the sale.   And most people also know to expect the unexpected from me, be it good or bad.  If you cant handle a little mystery and volatility then dont play with me, but dont call me unethical.

How many games have you played where a new player messed up the game

It seems to me that this issue, of someone elses bad move ruining your game is alien to me.  Its not my responsibility to play the "generally accepted pattern" that experinced players have come to expect.  Because they expect a certain style of play from experienced players they fail to adapt to an illogical move by a new player, thus "ruining" their game. 

If any player feels this way then I suggest staying out of any room I play in completely.  Because that is exactly what Im going to do, either through stupidity or by design.  And in my opinion thats your fault not mine.  When you get thrown a curve ball, you adapt, or you strike out, its that simple.  Dont blame the pitcher because you refuse to change your swing.

I came into contact with a player tonight who verbally abused me before abandoning the game because I didnt purchase an auction that gave another player a great chain of mountain plots.  He was too busy building his little empire in the corner because he thought the other players would do his dirty work for him.  He felt the game was completely over at this point and no one could win because of MY mistake.  That I had cost him the game and 90 minutes of his time because I failed to keep the other player from attaining a huge advantage in the game.  As if I had this huge responsibilty to the colony to ensure that everyones game was fun and everyone had a winning chance.  I feel that this ideology is complete nonsense and made even more rediculous in that this is a FREE MARKET TRADING GAME.  It does not lend itself to predictability and players who cant adapt to unexpected turn of events. 

In short I may quote "hose" your game because of ignorance.   Be prepared to change your business plan or maybe you should avoid my rooms until Im a more predictable player.

Dumb question.  How do you play in fullscreen mode?  I dont see the option.  Is it a bot command.  Thanks

Charlie's scorecard looks legit to me.  HAHA

 Whatever you think, you 3 never had a prayer of winning with his strat. When he shut you guys out on food, you were done.  It was even more clear after he ironically recieved the food package event the next round, which would almost certainly not be offered again.  However bad is skills may have been and however far behind he was he was still going to develop at least 3X as many plots as each of you.  Never in your wildest dreams would your 3-4 producing plots with nary another plot ever developed, each producing energy and ore, be able to keep up with his production, no matter how shambly put together he made it in the end.  His Crystite alone would have swamped the leader.  You wouldnt have just lost, you 3 wouldve been anhilated.  Maybe by a record total margin of victory vs 3 other scores.  Chalk one up for the Blind Drunken Mule technique.

[The NEEDS of the many outweigh the RIGHTS of the one.]

Your subject heading is complete nonsense by the way.  The NEEDS of the many outweigh the RIGHTS of the one.  Thats Marxism in a nutshell.  By definaition "Need" does not imply entitlement.  Nor does it entitle you to rob the "rights" of the one.  By definition a right can not be challenged.  And in a game that demonstrates the most purest form of Free Market Capitalism that statement has no legitamcy here right from the get go.  If you feel it does then you're playing the wrong game.  Go play Joseph Stalin Online. 

Having been one of five people to have actually witnessed the gameplay as it unfolded I have speak up here.  We're new here and in most instances I appreciate the help and everyone typically upbeat.

firewalkwithme79 only maintained that tactic for about 3 rounds before being kicked.  When he got the monopoly on food he was in a horrible position and was alsmost certainly going to lose from costly mistakes he had made in previous rounds.  That hold on food essentially turned a guaranteed loss into a guaranteed win.  He would have been a total muppet not to take the oppurtunity.  At the time I suggested selling for 1k+ by the time we was sure he could maintain his lead in the game but they kicked him well before that.  And even if he didnt sell the entire rest of the game its still not good enough reason to kick.  By selling for any price at that point in the game would have jeapordized the win.  All 3 of the other players were well developed and could have rallied even with one food sold at 6k.  But the odds of winning by not selling were 100% so why take the chance at all? 

In a game where capitalizing on oppurtunities is all that matters, to boot someone for doing just that seems completely against the premise of the game and makes you look very dictatorial, and hypocritical.

 Fire played 20 or so games before that win so he invested 30 or so hours of losing, costly early mistakes and YES even starvation.  I myself was made to starve an entire game to quote "teach me a lesson" by the other 3 players who all conspired to ruin my 90 minutes, and I took it like a man and played it out.  This mechanic is in the game for a reason.  Its allowed for a reason and thats to make a real economy.  If an entity cant embargo other entities then its not a real economy.  You three allowed yourselves to be put in that position.  By firewalkwithme79 not selling you food he saw an oppurtunity for a guaranteed win, and after 30 hours or more of winless games I think he deserved to win and play it out. 

He was cordial and nice the entire time.  He was never nasty or mean in his explanation for doing what essentially amounted winning with no fear of losing.  He explained that he was sorry, he wasnt proud to take that tactic but after 30 hours, a win is a win is a win.  I think the win helped keep him interested in a game and a community that for lack of a better word could be a little more hospitable.

If you three were so miserable for 90 minutes, over a monumental blunder that all 3 of you made in the same round, then you should have abandoned the game.  Thats what its there for, for wimpy little kids who want to take their balls and go home cause the new kid on the block had you by the nuts.

You seem to try to justify kicking him by saying that 1 person was happy and 3 were miserable.  Thats pretty messed up logic.  If thats your own personal rule then I think Ill pass on those odds in any room you host.  Lets face it, you really only booted him out of jealousy, envy or embarassment that you let yourself be had by a newb.  Or all three.


Im all for fun and everyone having a good time.  But last time I looked, "overall colony output" was not a stat that improves your rank.  And neither is "fun" so until it is, and until they change the game so 3 players cant miss their turns, until another player sells, then all is fair as long as its within the rules of the game.                   

So I just registered and tried to start playing a couple games and due to reasons beyond my control had to abandon them.  Now it seems Ive contracted leprasy or something and now I get kicked from every game Ive tried to join.  Im just trying to learn the ropes and would appreciate a little civility even if completely ambivalent to help.  So whats my next step, have I been outcast from this game completely in a span of 3 minutes?