Game trophies/Awards

[rommager]

Hey, I have what I think is a great idea.  I am referring to game awards/trophies.  It can be used in Mule 2010, but I think it could also be applied to Classic Mule too, since it doesn't affect game play.  It's just something for a bit of added fun.  The trophies can be awarded at the end of the game.  The trophies could be fun things like:

Git 'er Done! - Awarded to the player who performs the most actions during development over the entire game
Compulsive Gambler - Player who has the most total unused development time over the course of the game/Player who wins the most money in the pub
Big Game Hunter - Player who caught the wampus the most
Wampus extortion - Player who won the most money by catching the wampus
Free Willy - Player who set the most mules free right outside of town (or right outside of their plot if their plot is right next to town.)
Butterfingers - Player who let the most mules go within a close distance of one of their own plots (mutually exclusive to Free Willy for a single player)
Mountain man - Player who owns the most mountains (not mountain plots)
Farmer's Daughter - Player with excessive food plots (they have to produce more food than is necessary)
Unlucky Bastard - Player who was most affected by negative events
Lucky S.O.B. - Player who had the most good things happen to them
Price Driver - Player who excessively drives up auction prices
A friend in need - Player who sells the most to other players in need
Just a little mischevious - Someone who dances just a little in auction, set just a few mules free, etc.  not sure of exact criteria
Stock chaser - Player who buys excess stuff, and then sells for a hefty profit, making the most money
Fat Greedy Glutton - Player who has the most total food spoilage
RUN, FOREST, RUN! - Player who covers the most ground during development
Enron Executive - Player who has the most total energy spoilage
Federation Extorsionist - Player who makes the most money selling Smithore
Fred Astaire/Dancing in the Stars - Player who dances the most in auction (carries a rank/sportsmanship penalty?)
Cookie Monster/Om Nom Nom - Player who bought the most excess, leaving other players in shortage (unless other players could not afford the price).
Oil Baron - Player who assayed the most
Real Estate Agent - Player who auctioned the most land

Of course these are just a few trophies right off the top of my head.  Perhaps make the trophies be awarded when any of these conditions are met in excess, some trophies may be awarded with each game.  Then a stat can be kept on the web site on how many trophies you have collected.  Perhaps, the trophies can also count as achievements, like in other online games.

I don't know about anyone else, but I think this idea adds a bit of fun to playing.    If you think we should move this to the general suggestions board, then let me know.

[rommager]

I have a few more I just came up with:

Fashionably late - Player who ran out of time the most with the most actions done during development
Never on time! - Player who ran out of time the most with the fewest actions done during development
Just in the nick of time - Player who got to the pub with the least amount of time to spare
Mee-tah-boola - Player who stood around idle the longest (pays a little homage back to Will Wright/Sims)
Lazy turd - Player with the most undeveloped plots at the end of each turn
Auction whore - Player who traded the most total units in auctions
Limbo Champion - Player who sold the most goods for the least price
Walk the Line - Player with the most time spent on the auction line with no transactions made
Sell Your Mother - Player who made the most money selling goods beyond their need.

The list can go on and on.  My intent is not to award tons of trophies for each game, maybe just one or two per player.  It keeps players playing to keep collecting new trophies.  Also, I don't see there being a need to call these all the same kind of recognition.  I see some of these being called "Prizes", "Awards", "Trophies", "Ribbons", "Accomplishments", "Advisories", and "Boot to the Heads", etc.