You need 4 players to start a Tournament game.
Only 2 computer players are allowed.
coldspring joined the game in slot 1
piete visits
piete: hi! may i join?
coldspring: yes, please do
piete joined the game in slot 2
piete: you think we may get two more? how long have your game been open? i just entered
coldspring: just a few minutes, there might be more
piete: there are only 3 players that are not playing...ill call them by name ;)
coldspring: looks like pronthe goon, milkman and H3 are not playing
piete: called them, no reply... :(
mikman visits
mikman joined the game in slot 3
coldspring: i played milkman earlier
coldspring: oh, there hs is. LOL
mikman: cool, earlier today we played?
piete: hi mikman!
piete: my 1st game today...
coldspring: i think it was you, but your not MILKman, my misread.
mikman: oo piete is ranked 3rd in the mule standings :-)
mikman: we are gonna get a good colony score...
piete: yeah, but my record for last 4 days is something like 4-10
mikman: doh :-)
piete: but have had good tight games, not necessarily superhigh colonies
piete: wish we have one more human
mikman: ya we can wait a bit, I'm in no hurry
mikman: someone will show up
piete: yesterday lost one game due to drop of one human but won the next due to same reason, so ai makes a big difference...
mikman: ya AI can do good things for somer players, but screws up some players overall plans too...
mikman: last game I played 2 guys tryign to corner market on food till one plaeyr dropped out, then AI took over and messed those plans up quite a bit :-)
piete: seems that only h3 is not playing...
piete: with ai its very difficult play with food or energy
piete: yesterday also had an interesting game, a player that didnt even touch smithore won!
piete: so everything is possible
piete: thats why this game is so great
nelchau visits
piete: 4 different players make every game unique
nelchau joined the game in slot 4
mikman: wow my ping shot up there for a sec...
mikman: alright lets go :-)
piete: mines 406, record... :(
mikman: 230 here
piete: now 375
nelchau: how to st art?
piete: a bit high but im in brazil
mikman: press space
mikman: anythign where you press button, press space... use arrow keys to move
mikman: I'm in Canada
coldspring: i['m in missouri
coldspring: usa
Round 1 of 12
nelchau: texas
mikman: I think you are the first other person I played from north america
piete: so all americas... and im the culprit for slow land grants etc
mikman: seems everyone is from Finland, Germany or Austrailia
coldspring: funny
piete: im from finland but havent met another finn yet
mikman: mule musta been popular there :-)
piete: in a game that is, seen some obvious names in the lobby but after christmas nobody...
piete: we had a yearly league between friends until 2005 when i moved out from there
mikman: cool :-) now you can play via the internet
piete: now everybody have families and since im not there kicking them the play has halted
coldspring: i haven't played for years, until toay
piete: thats a low
piete: this is great but nothing beats a live 4-player session
piete: oh, food tycoon...
mikman: lol
mikman: not usually, tryign somethign different
piete: do we have an energy tycoon as well?
mikman: not me
Round 2 of 12
piete: im strong with my ping... ;)
piete: no chance...
coldspring: too poor
mikman: 700 good price
piete: on my screen i was at 684 not buying...
piete: lag
piete: dont mind though
mikman: ya be nice if they can fix the lag issues somehow...
piete: one with acid rain... :(
piete: wouldve been zero food without
piete: lag...
mikman: yup
piete: cant have even number
mikman: not terrible lag, but def noticable
piete: i have to go down before sound, otherwise i buy 1 too many
Round 3 of 12
coldspring: now im broke
piete: join the club
mikman: lol so broke
mikman: but smith will be worth a decent price this round so will make it back
piete: the plot i bought is cursed!"
mikman: nice work nelchau :-)
nelchau: thx
Round 4 of 12
piete: anyone wanna buy the cursed plot?
mikman: lol
coldspring: can't afford it
piete: if im to lose a plot i hope its the lowest one
mikman: right side
coldspring: i suck
mikman: lol
Round 5 of 12
piete: auch
piete: im having only bad luck in land auctions, got a cursed plot and now nothing...
piete: press buttons to speed up
piete: i hate that more than pirates
piete: ok, ready to lost the cursed plot ;)
Round 6 of 12
mikman: lol there you got your plot :-)
piete: :)
mikman: Mr energy :-)
coldspring: good grief, you're powered
mikman: can you move faster outside or inside or...
piete: outside
piete: button
mikman: ya figured thx
coldspring: outside
piete: thats what ai does
piete: nelchau
piete: that sucked
mikman: damn moving mountains lol
mikman: tsk tsk
piete: that costs
piete: up, up!
piete: sorry, lag!
piete: damn!
mikman: lol
piete: even my messages are delayed
Round 7 of 12
piete: energy!
piete: youre not producing anything
mikman: you guys won't shut me out again :-)
piete: i wanted to sell you but stupid lag showed that i had still time
mikman: it's ok I'll catch up.
mikman: press buttons.
piete: nelchau, button :)
mikman: yay!
piete: 3rd one!
coldspring: that's a lot of quakes
mikman: def
piete: on my screen i was way ahead of you...
mikman: ya I hate the lag been there done that before.
mikman: we prob got there same time so it gave it to me cause I'm lower ranked player
piete: yeah, but when im hosting it gives me the advantage... from now on will only host! ;)
mikman: def 0 ping seems to give advantage you are correct
mikman: they really need to address the lag issues somehow...
piete: before that game is too random
Round 8 of 12
mikman: I was gonna let your mule go. then decided to let you have it :-)
piete: thanks ;)
piete: nelchau
mikman: lol
nelchau: eh
piete: button
piete: :)
mikman: makes faster game
mikman: uh oh
coldspring: alright!
piete: was there something?
mikman: fire
piete: but in the store
mikman: ya
piete: what?
mikman: little bit of food for sure
mikman: not much else tho
mikman: gonna be a close game
piete: yeah
piete: no pirates yet but 3 planetquakes, normal game for me...
mikman: decent crystite price 144 is as high as it will go
piete: i hate planetquakes the most
mikman: so much spoilage nelchau
mikman: so close!
Round 9 of 12
mikman: we can force the smithore price up one more time... we got enough cash to do it, will just have to release the mules
mikman: or hope for another fire ;-)
piete: too little time...
mikman: ahh I can do it :-)
piete: whats happening?
mikman: atch we losing coldspring?
coldspring: just a little
mikman: serious lag or something... moonwlaking in the town :-)
nelchau: aaaa
mikman: I hate meteors lol
mikman: crystite ain't worth it
piete: if your moneys enough congrats, i was too lazy to calculate
mikman: I think it is :-) gonna be very close
piete: then i couldve done it too, unless my coming down had made you run from the beginning...
mikman: true, I was hoping you would come down to 100 but
piete: no, down to buy
mikman: I had to do quick calc in my head lol
piete: would you have moved up?
mikman: oh ya I woulda bought the store no matter what
mikman: lol
mikman: ahh well no production
Round 10 of 12
mikman: release that last mule!
piete: when did you write that? didnt look
piete: before or after i went to pub?
mikman: just before
piete: and forgot since was still thinking whether to put more energy...
nelchau: sorry
mikman: ahh well full price anyhow, sweet!
piete: :)
piete: too tired...
mikman: lol late in brazil?
piete: no, 21.20 but kid keeps busy
mikman: :-) I hear ya
mikman: lol sooo slow
mikman: shoudl have a button to say sell all :-)
piete: yeah
piete: thats good price
mikman: top dolla for crystite!
piete: and no pirates yet
piete: gonna be good colony
mikman: go figure
mikman: colony score should be up there for sure.
mikman: will pay 250
mikman: lol
mikman: that was nuts!
piete: cant believe
Round 11 of 12
mikman: 10,00 worth of energy lol
mikman: 10,000
mikman: guess I better swap out a couple for energy lol
piete: no wampus
piete: no free mountains
mikman: lol
mikman: so screwed
piete: coldspring
coldspring: opps
piete: didnt calculate either this time...
mikman: lol I thihnk you might be in trouble
mikman: maybe now
piete: c64 was really balanced
piete: over 50 spoilage keeps the game more exciting
mikman: good job, you might win the game :-)
piete: if i get to empty store
mikman: you gotta get rid of the mules tho
piete: only 8
piete: plus 1 empty
piete: plot
mikman: even better
mikman: nelchau will be a close second
piete: colony didnt rise this round
Round 12 of 12
piete: no empty plot...
mikman: good skillz there :-)
piete: oh but you have, thanks
piete: ;)
mikman: if someone sold a mule back tho, price will go down... hmmm
piete: didnt remember, if i had i wouldve left one mule and set my food mule free
mikman: shoudl be an intersting finish either way :-)
piete: yep
mikman: press your buttons
piete: i played the c64 version yesterday, feel really slow...
coldspring: i know what place i'm getitng
mikman: nice!
piete: gonna be my colony record
mikman: congrats
piete: lets see energy price first
mikman: shoudl be 1000 but it won't be :-)
piete: my highscore is something 70000, thats difficult to break with this game
piete: got it in a coop game
mikman: oooo could be close
mikman: good game guys, thanks
piete: yeah, thanks!
Game Over. Your progress has been saved.
nelchau: gg
coldspring: it was fun
piete: my colony record!
mikman: you really pulled away :-)
coldspring: good job
piete: bye, until next game
mikman left the game
piete: ill play one more...
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