WRONG!!!

   COllusion is a great cooperative tool to sell to a player who needs food or energy below the store price.

Here is how we used to use it.

Beacuse of spoilage food and energy are never good to stock pile therefore to keep store price high collude amoungst members to obtain enough to max your turn but never sell to the store - keeping price high
The collony need only produce enough food/energyfor each turn plus an extra plot for every 4 food/energy  plots should a random reduce food or energy production.

Smithore - NEVER sell to the store unless mules run out then only sell enough to replenish the number        of mules needed for each turn  again Collusioin keeps the store price high so the collony becomes rich!
     STOCKPILE smithore for the game no spoilage

Crystite - each turn everyone should assay a property  then build four plots in a square around the rich deposits so you make increased production bonuses.  sell all crystite when price goes up over 120 because you can have 2 pirate raids per game I have never seen 3

Lastly,  I need to get on this game online here

Hi all

   I used to play this game back in the day with 5 kids in the house on the C64 and we loved it  hours of fun and my bratt little brother used to hand us our Azzzzzzzz.

   Anyway  you could hit a special button to Collude with just one player during each auction round

is this feature in this online version or no because it  REALLY  made it fun

Rick