You need 4 players to start a Tournament game.
Only 2 computers players are allowed.
KnabeEvil joined the game in slot 1
gershom visits
gershom: hey
gershom joined the game in slot 2
gershom: You out there
KnabeEvil: hi there
gershom: I used to play this game twenty years ago
KnabeEvil: me too on a atari 800xl ;)
arghman visits
arghman: looking for players?
KnabeEvil: yep
arghman joined the game in slot 3
gershom: I don't even remember what kind of computer it was, wasn't a consle
arghman: cool
gershom: I'm a little rusty
gershom: are we waiting for a fourth
KnabeEvil: waiting on last player....
gershom: I might need a little help, if I lag a bit, you'll know whyy
KnabeEvil: 2min before we start with a cpu
arghman: either way fine by me
gershom: k
Added computer player <D.A.N.>
Round 1
KnabeEvil: close the chat
KnabeEvil: ?
gershom: LOL
KnabeEvil: what was it?
KnabeEvil: whooo
arghman: bizarro computer
Round 2
KnabeEvil: lol
arghman: ha ha ha computer
KnabeEvil: like he did know...
arghman: i kinda like playing w/ 1 cpu
gershom: okay, food only owrkd on river
KnabeEvil: more or less
gershom: can you change a mule
arghman: y
KnabeEvil: plain works also but not quite as good
arghman: shit now i'm in 1stpl
arghman: i hate the bad luck handicap
Round 3
arghman: grr
KnabeEvil: ?
arghman: gershom: don't sell all your food
gershom: LOL
Round 4
arghman: grr
arghman: argh
KnabeEvil: no food no time
arghman: + no mule :(
gershom: ya I get it now
gershom: I thought I was selling surplus
KnabeEvil: lol
arghman: sorry about the lack of mules :(
arghman: good strategy
arghman: uh oh
arghman: low on energy = no food :(
KnabeEvil: damn it
arghman: F!!!!
arghman: we could be screwed
KnabeEvil: thats true
KnabeEvil: makes it interesting
arghman: well, at least we have enough energy
KnabeEvil: lucky
arghman: gershom!
KnabeEvil: no money lol
arghman: you don't have money for energy
arghman: let the cpu buy
gershom: how do you know how much energy you need
arghman: it tells you at the beginning of the auction
arghman: and that "-3" on your icon
Round 5
arghman: heh
arghman: gershom: you can get along w/o much food
arghman: but energy is critical
KnabeEvil: close
arghman: nice
arghman: too much luck in this game
arghman: !
KnabeEvil: gogogog
KnabeEvil: oh man!
KnabeEvil: get a wampus and than a mule
gershom: didn\t think I had time
arghman: not many wampuses (wampi?) left
arghman: F!!!!!!
KnabeEvil: only on not occupied mountains....
KnabeEvil: no mules again
arghman: now we won't have any new mules
KnabeEvil: whao
arghman: ?!
Round 6
KnabeEvil: food !!
gershom: yeah
KnabeEvil: get a wampus
arghman: not enough $$$$
arghman: put the mule back!!!
arghman: whew!
arghman: those pirates better stay away
KnabeEvil: oh man!
arghman: ?!
gershom: why would I buy smithore
arghman: only for speculation
KnabeEvil: only whe nyou think price is raising
arghman: avg price = $50
KnabeEvil: its used for mules by the stock
arghman: highway robbery :p
KnabeEvil: let him bleed
arghman: um he makes the food
Round 7
arghman: that auction was BIZARRE
arghman: i thought i was ahead
KnabeEvil: on my screen i was ahead...
arghman: they have a problem w/ syncing
KnabeEvil: had this before
arghman: whew!
arghman: good strategy
gershom: you can only get wompas on unowned mountaingsa
KnabeEvil: yes there are no more by now
arghman: you would think the cpu would have bought energy
arghman: cause the smithore mules would never have produced anything
KnabeEvil: ?
arghman: stupid cpu
KnabeEvil: he will pay more!
Round 8
KnabeEvil: arg
gershom: bat lizard LOL
arghman: better than the glac-elves which steal food
arghman: idiot cpu still doesn't buy energy
arghman: ?
KnabeEvil: food man!
arghman: smithore or energy would have been better
KnabeEvil: good for you arghman
gershom: I'm learning, I think
arghman: the key is to have enough production of food/energy to do what you need
arghman: and maybe to sell to others lacking it
gershom: I'm OK this round
arghman: otherwise it's worth going into smithore/crystite
arghman: :P
KnabeEvil: its not me yeah
gershom: whats the 105
KnabeEvil: price will go down to 40 now
arghman: 105= price store will sell
arghman: not that anyone would buy that high
KnabeEvil: you can sell to stock
arghman: food spoils 50%
arghman: you let him get off easy!
Round 9
KnabeEvil: dont press button
arghman: good strategy
KnabeEvil: well hope so...
arghman: smithore!!!!!
arghman: SMITHORE!
KnabeEvil: food man!!!!!
KnabeEvil: yes!
arghman: hope you get it gershom
arghman: yaya
arghman: yay
arghman: gershom: next turn consider converting 1 food to energy
arghman: maybe even 2
arghman: 1 food on river + one on plains is pleny
gershom: still got 2 plots, shoud I convert or just make energy
arghman: if you have time produce smithore
KnabeEvil: or cristite as smithore dropos
arghman: especially on a plain plot next to an existing smithore
arghman: (well, crystite is tricky + doesn't get economy of scale bonuses)
KnabeEvil: you can sell
arghman: ok gershom, here's my recommendation:
arghman: convert 1 from food to energy
arghman: then do as many smithore as you can
Round 10
KnabeEvil: you have time for 3 plots normally
arghman: i smell pirates coming
arghman: i wish you could buy pirate insurance
gershom: got it
arghman: haha :-)
arghman: antique pc
KnabeEvil: nice
arghman: whew! good playing
gershom: whew
KnabeEvil: will be a close one arghman....
arghman: in any case a good game
arghman: :p
arghman: just curious: where are you guys from?
arghman: i live in NH
KnabeEvil: germany
gershom: BC
gershom: Canada
arghman: (NH USA)
KnabeEvil: i loved this game 20 years ago playing with my brothers....
arghman: i hardly ever got to play w/ other people
arghman: stupid cpu
gershom: Stupid CPPU;s beating me
Round 11
KnabeEvil: and of course he is gettinh the last plot....
arghman: yah, that sucks
arghman: gershom: if i were you i'd convert one or both of your 2x food mules to smithore
arghman: keep the one on the river
arghman: why does that cpu not put up an energy mule?
arghman: not that one... oh, well keep going
arghman: didn't mean to be confusing
gershom: owe
KnabeEvil: you cant mine on the river
arghman: you actually can (at least crystite)
gershom: what do you mean two times mules
arghman: ok. you have 2 farm mules
arghman: each of them have 2 bales of hay
gershom: had three
arghman: the river plot produces more
gershom: OK, so those are two times, four are four times
arghman: yes
arghman: however on the last turn food isn't really worth much
gershom: do they produce double
arghman: just make sure you have enough energy
arghman: speculator!
KnabeEvil: indeed
KnabeEvil: last chance
arghman: what, are you going to let mules run away?
arghman: (might not be a bad strategy i guess)
KnabeEvil: doesnt make sense now
arghman: why, how does the store value smithore on the last round?
KnabeEvil: ?
arghman: i thought smithore is valued based on the # of mules left in the corral
KnabeEvil: not in last round
arghman: oh
KnabeEvil: i thought
arghman: uh oh
KnabeEvil: but maybe a good idea?! ;)
arghman: cpu is screwed
Round 12
arghman: i hope i don't run out of energy
gershom: hey can I mine that crator
arghman: yes
arghman: crystite
KnabeEvil: it has always high amounts of cristite
arghman: i'm looking fwd to version 1.1 of this game
KnabeEvil: right, hope they fix some bugs early
gershom: so last round, you sell everything right
arghman: i'm not sure it matters
arghman: they should just skip the auction round #12
arghman: the speculator profits! :-)
KnabeEvil: price raised nice
gershom: why are you buying
arghman: dunno....
arghman: i hit buy just to skip the auction
KnabeEvil: hope that its valued more in assets
arghman: they should tell you that in the rules!
KnabeEvil: will be very close i guess....
arghman: yeah, a good game too
arghman: NOW energy gets valued highly
KnabeEvil: damn it
arghman: ooh, $75
KnabeEvil: arrgh 83 points
arghman: er, $77
KnabeEvil: ya right
KnabeEvil: one wampus ;)
gershom: thanks, for the training, get it now
arghman: good game! gershom, you're starting to learn
gershom: later
arghman: later, thanks all!
KnabeEvil: see ya
gershom left the game
gershom was disconnected