You need 4 players to start a Tournament game.

Only 2 computer players are allowed.

Myrddhin joined the game in slot 1

mcdafydd visits

mcdafydd joined the game in slot 2

riversage visits

riversage joined the game in slot 3

riversage: yya

mcdafydd: sweet

riversage: made it

Myrddhin: We'll see if it actually lets us start this time.

riversage: lol

riversage: yh

fuzzycheeks visits

riversage: u know mule just came out last month?

fuzzycheeks joined the game in slot 4

riversage: there was a orginal

mcdafydd: mule never leaves me

Myrddhin: Yay!

riversage: my dad played it

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: good you're getting started right river

riversage: how come im last?

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: just lucky i guess

Round 1 of 12

Myrddhin: I swear the thing is slower when hosting than over the internet. But damn if my ping doesn't kick ass!

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: How do you chat if you're in full screen mode?

mcdafydd: i dunno

riversage: there is a full screen mode?

Myrddhin: F5

mcdafydd: cool

riversage: umm promise not ot kick me if i tell u guys sutin?

Myrddhin: We're all gonna die?

riversage: lol

riversage: rlly

riversage: promise

mcdafydd: serious hunters here

riversage: well do u?

Myrddhin: Sure

riversage: ok

riversage: my ping is 1203

Myrddhin: Hope the game actually works for you, then.

mcdafydd: are you on a modem in rural usa?

Myrddhin: Satellite?

mcdafydd: ahh of course.

riversage: im in the u.s

riversage: and i have wireless

Myrddhin: Those are some stupid pirates!

riversage: i live in new hamoshire

mcdafydd: serious.. i thought pirates were cool

Myrddhin: Game's hosted in WA state.

riversage: washington?

riversage: wa?

Myrddhin: Yeah

mcdafydd: i was living in VT recently. i know the burdon of poor internet access

riversage: lol

riversage: cool

Myrddhin: Problem with this game is the inability to pause. No more to drink once this is gone.

riversage: yay surplus

riversage: ya

mcdafydd: too far from the kitchen?

riversage: dam i wanted to buy

mcdafydd: me 2 wasn't watching

Myrddhin: Down the stairs to the bar and the fridge and....

Myrddhin: Yay! Last place!

riversage: lol

Round 2 of 12

riversage: lol

riversage: dammit

riversage: lol

riversage: dont sell smithore plz pl zplz!!!!!

Myrddhin: Heh

riversage: dont sell!!!

Myrddhin: Kinda surprised mules are already 160. That put a crimp in my plans,.

mcdafydd: yeah

riversage: plz dont selll

riversage: plzplzplz

riversage: plz

riversage: plz

Myrddhin: Luckily for me, there are wumpii

riversage: plz

riversage: dont sell!

Myrddhin: You're an evil man, Mc.

mcdafydd: we'll see what happens

riversage: verry evil

mcdafydd: keeps me from having to mine smithore

riversage: snap

Myrddhin: I hate being broke.

Round 3 of 12

mcdafydd: rough economy

riversage: lol me 2

riversage: lol

riversage: o cmon

mcdafydd: nice bargain fuzzy

riversage: yay!!

fuzzycheeks: nice!

Myrddhin: Now you can afford a mule!

riversage: lol

riversage: nice

mcdafydd: very nice

riversage: yo

riversage: how old are u guys?

Myrddhin: Those wumpii are the only things saving my ass this game. That's sad.

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: 30s

riversage: 10s

riversage: lol im 11

fuzzycheeks: ouch

fuzzycheeks: bah

riversage: ouch!

mcdafydd: rough turn!

Myrddhin: This early in the game????

mcdafydd: last game we had a fire in the store first round

riversage: ill buy food!!

Myrddhin: I almost expect that, though.

riversage: dont sell yet

riversage: only a few

riversage: i only made 2 mules

riversage: ill buy food

riversage: plz sell

riversage: darn

mcdafydd: all my store stock spoiled.. that'll teach me :)

riversage: lol

riversage: u know after the update if u have more then 50 smithore it will spoil

Round 4 of 12

riversage: yay

riversage: yay

Myrddhin: yay is for yorses.

riversage: lol

riversage: assay is free now!

Myrddhin: yeah

riversage: nice

riversage: w000t

riversage: now we sell!

fuzzycheeks: nice

riversage: thx

riversage: :-D

riversage: i mite win my first game :-D

riversage: ill buy all food!

mcdafydd: thx!

riversage: lol

riversage: my finger slipped

mcdafydd: i was hurtin

riversage: i didnt mean to

mcdafydd: ok by me

riversage: lol

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: This game is way better with a drink in you.

riversage: yo guys can u w8 like 3 or 4 min?

mcdafydd: s'ok

riversage: i have to go say good night to my mom

Myrddhin: I can

riversage: and go pee

mcdafydd: myr... time for another marg?

riversage: thx

Myrddhin: Though I dunno... This music....

Myrddhin: Good p[oint, Mc.

riversage: ill brb ok?

mcdafydd: i miss the original.. not bad tho

Myrddhin: lemme hollar when I'm back too

mcdafydd: ok

riversage: kk

mcdafydd: me 2 brb

riversage: kk im back

riversage: u guys ready?

mcdafydd: waiting for myr too

riversage: kk

riversage: lol

riversage: wat round are we on now?

riversage: well stop for a break again 4 rounds from now ok?

mcdafydd: 5

Myrddhin: I'm back

mcdafydd: sure

mcdafydd: cool

riversage: kk

riversage: :-D

Round 5 of 12

riversage: yay!

riversage: yay

riversage: oh man

Myrddhin: Ain't first place swell?

mcdafydd: woah! 460

Myrddhin: Yeah. Double what the smithore cost 'em.

mcdafydd: ah

Myrddhin: I can't believe you found the wumpus that fast!

riversage: darn

riversage: lol

riversage: oh well

Myrddhin: triple mule is hard

riversage: yh

riversage: i just lost 500$

riversage: lol

riversage: plz no one buy the last mountain property

riversage: if u buy iy the wampus will go exticnt

mcdafydd: hmmm looking for a monopoly?

mcdafydd: really?

riversage: lol

riversage: and yes

fuzzycheeks: dang

Myrddhin: /me wants to be the top hat!

riversage: it doesnt apeer on propertys that are owned

Myrddhin: Damn. No IRC style emotes in here.

riversage: lol

riversage: so plz plz plz dont buy the last mountain

Myrddhin: Mc's gonna make out onc rys

riversage: it will be so esay to catch the wampus

riversage: just dont buy the mountain!!

Myrddhin: No wumpus if you buy it

riversage: plz dont buy

mcdafydd: k

riversage: thanks

riversage: but u should sell!

Myrddhin: At least I've never seen a wumpus ona purchased square (whether in use or not)

riversage: rite?

riversage: lol

riversage: buying all energy and food!

riversage: plz sell

riversage: thx

riversage: snap

Myrddhin: Ouch....

riversage: energy crises!

mcdafydd: yeah

Myrddhin: Damn it. First place? Bleah

Round 6 of 12

riversage: lol

riversage: lol

riversage: nice

mcdafydd: nice

Myrddhin: That was damned fortunate.

riversage: lol

riversage: nice

riversage: brb

mcdafydd: k

Myrddhin: the one below that is medium

riversage: kk im back

riversage: lol

riversage: oh god dammit!!!

Myrddhin: Energy crisis continues?

mcdafydd: probably so!

riversage: ya

riversage: not!!

riversage: w000t

riversage: i got tons of energy

mcdafydd: yeah

riversage: lol

riversage: darn

riversage: i wanted to buy

riversage: lol ill buy

riversage: if u sell

riversage: ill sell energy

riversage: 100 each

riversage: lol

riversage: or not

mcdafydd: too slow :)

riversage: wow fuzzy sheeks

Myrddhin: Interesting. I have a lot of energy plots, but....

riversage: u could have gotton soo much more

Round 7 of 12

riversage: naw

mcdafydd: wow!

riversage: wow!!!

mcdafydd: going for it!

riversage: i cant beileive u bought that

mcdafydd: it's got value in the end for 5 more turns...

riversage: lol i geuss

Myrddhin: Need to average about 300 per turn from here on out there, but I now have 3 right next to each other, so....

Myrddhin: That should probably do it.

Myrddhin: Close call, though.

riversage: wow nice!!!

Myrddhin: If it doesn't work out, I'll blame the alcohol, no?

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: hehe

mcdafydd: i'll probably blame losing on not having alcohol

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: I'm still far too stoked that this exists.

mcdafydd: totallly

Myrddhin: Every year or two I reminisce about MULE.

fuzzycheeks: I guess no more wampus

riversage: ill blame losing on being bad at this game in general

Myrddhin: I've been doing a swell job of losing most of my games.

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: Woah. Two highs next to each other!

riversage: nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!\

Myrddhin: Damn it!

riversage: fuzzy sheeks im not selling u anything ever!!

riversage: dam

mcdafydd: uhoh.. not again

riversage: yay

riversage: thx

mcdafydd: haha

riversage: fuzz why did u buy the mountain wamus???

fuzzycheeks: it was a gift from the colony

riversage: u killer!!!!! u made the wampus go extinct!!!! wampus killer!!

mcdafydd: haha

Myrddhin: Where does the wumpus get the money from?

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: The wumpus is a thief... a felon!

mcdafydd: what does money look like on irata?

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: gold coins

mcdafydd: ah good. he can stamp it with his hoofs

riversage: dont sell yet

riversage: w8 for him to raise price

riversage: 100

riversage: lol

riversage: soo close

Myrddhin: Now you get a lot of wasteage, river

Round 8 of 12

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: Woah. Didn't realize you were selling

riversage: anyone??

riversage: snap

riversage: lol

riversage: use all the mules!!

riversage: save 1 for me

riversage: lol

riversage: lol

riversage: good bye muley

Myrddhin: sell it back

riversage: lol

riversage: no

riversage: i did that on pirpose

Myrddhin: You're wacked

riversage: now smithore will be worth more

mcdafydd: maybe.. but people won't need mules for long..

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: exactly

riversage: but the store will

riversage: cmon

riversage: press button

mcdafydd: yikes

riversage: see?

riversage: ur welcome for wasting the mule

riversage: lol

riversage: it would be worth 200 if i hadnt

riversage: now its 220

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: *hunts for the "speed up the sale" button*

riversage: lol

riversage: yh

mcdafydd: maybe next rev

Myrddhin: Still amazes me how such rather simple mechanics can work so well.

riversage: lol ya

mcdafydd: yeah

Myrddhin: So I'll probably host a game after this one and not play. I'm assuming 4 people can join and play without me playing.

mcdafydd: i think so

mcdafydd: good idea

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: two pirates per game?

Myrddhin: *glares at mc*

riversage: when ur visisting u can press the spacebar and not join but watch

mcdafydd: uh oh

mcdafydd: :)

riversage: ill buy

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: i need more $$ to catch up to you guys!

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: Going to finally get off my rear and imstall Bryce after this so I can try and make Catan pieces.

riversage: lol wtf u talking about?

mcdafydd: 3d modeling?

Myrddhin: Settlers of Catan is an awesome board game. For their 10th anniversary, they released a 3D version. I'm making my own. Bryce is software that's good at doing #D modeling of landscapes.

Myrddhin: I need to use such to make the pieces.

riversage: cool

Round 9 of 12

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: i think my router might only allow a single incoming connection.. that's why only one could join.

riversage: lol im watching harry potter

mcdafydd: which one?

riversage: 3

riversage: ive read the books 6 and a half times

Myrddhin: That's entirely possible, Mc.

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: man fuzzy is the big winner

mcdafydd: i just got it today.. moved and had to get a little belkin

riversage: i have no clue wat u guys are talking about??

Myrddhin: Need to get a new power supply (and possibly motherboard, but I sure hope not) for my Linux box. I'm really limited wit just the Windows box.

riversage: bet u guys are talking about hacking into some thing

Myrddhin: I mean, I can play games, but.... I don't program worth beans under Windows (which isn't to say I'm particularly good under Linux, but it's comfortable).

mcdafydd: close

riversage: lol

riversage: cmon

riversage: button

mcdafydd: linux is about more than hacking.. it's about not having a computer crashing all the time :)

Myrddhin: hit space mc

mcdafydd: sorry

riversage: cool

Myrddhin: It's also about 8 virtual desktops, smoothly switching....

mcdafydd: totally

riversage: lol

riversage: sorry this will take a while

Myrddhin: *is a desktop junky* What do you mean, move windows? I just go to the next desktop!

fuzzycheeks: Haha, I hope the space pirates don't come next round

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: meeee toooo

Myrddhin: Only round 9 and already 1.25 hrs into this gam.e

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: Damn it. Typing skills are inversely proportional to alcohol.

mcdafydd: it's the meaning that counts

Myrddhin: I'm spending more time with the backspace key....

riversage: lol u drunk or sumthing?

mcdafydd: i am very happy they released this for linux osx and windows

Myrddhin: Halfway through my second margarita. Each is somewhere between 8 and 10 oz, of which about half is either Patron tequilla or Patron's orange liquer.

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: So..... probably about 6 shots in me atm.

mcdafydd: that sounds good.

riversage: buy

Myrddhin: (Shots are 1 oz of liquer, right?)

mcdafydd: yeah... 30ml in the US

mcdafydd: 15ml in NZ

riversage: wats nz?

mcdafydd: new zealand

mcdafydd: the place they filmed LOTR

riversage: is that where u live?

Myrddhin: OK, pirates will earn my dire wrath if they show up

mcdafydd: ooh bad price

mcdafydd: totally

mcdafydd: no.. i live in CT right now. from the western US

Myrddhin: NZ.... I so wanna visit some day.

mcdafydd: it's awesome

riversage: lol

riversage: ill buy

Myrddhin: Some good friends hit Australia last year and said that was a blast.

mcdafydd: sydney?

mcdafydd: or traveled around?

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: I can't believe the land's gone in round 9

riversage: lol

Myrddhin: Not sure. She was at a conference, so one of the big cities, anyway

riversage: now theres nutin but w8ing to do

riversage: good luck

mcdafydd: sydney's great..

Myrddhin: Damn it! Knocked over the drink.

riversage: lol

mcdafydd: drat!

Myrddhin: *sniffles*

Round 10 of 12

mcdafydd: maybe it's time...

riversage: o com on!

mcdafydd: to take a break :)

Myrddhin: One sip left....

riversage: plz plz plz

riversage: waste alll the mules

riversage: it will be worth a ton

Myrddhin: To you.....

riversage: lol

riversage: u 2!!!

mcdafydd: huzzah

Myrddhin: nooooooooooooooo

mcdafydd: fricknuts

fuzzycheeks: doh!

Myrddhin: 50 units max

riversage: ?

riversage: wtf?

mcdafydd: too bad

riversage: holy fuck!!!!!!!

mcdafydd: greed isn't always a good thing

Myrddhin: Er... smithore (and crystite, I think) spoil down to 50 units

riversage: shit

riversage: o dam!!!!

Myrddhin: It's on the web page somewhere

riversage: fuck man!!!

Myrddhin: Confused me when I saw the computer keep losing down to 50 units.

riversage: oh fuck

mcdafydd: kept the same computer brain going after smithore but different spoilage

riversage: man

Myrddhin: Sorry. Forgot all about it or I may have remembered to warn you.

riversage: i mite just give up now

mcdafydd: it's ok

Myrddhin: Rather, I may have been kind enough to warn you.

mcdafydd: *may*

riversage: mannn

riversage: of im still in 1 place im going to lagh sooo bad

Myrddhin: Given the pirates, possibly.

Myrddhin: Without the pirates, you would've lost it.

riversage: lol

riversage: wtf??

riversage: wat the hell>

riversage: the police are here?

riversage: idk

riversage: lol joking

riversage: ummm anyway

riversage: my mom rlly is telling me to get off

mcdafydd: only two more months..

riversage: fuzzycheeks

Myrddhin: This has been a long gam.e

mcdafydd: yah

riversage: dam

riversage: sorry guys

mcdafydd: ?

riversage: my mom woke up

mcdafydd: trouble

mcdafydd: leave it running?

riversage: im not supossed to be on

mcdafydd: tsk tsk

riversage: :-C

riversage: sorry

riversage: lol

riversage: ill cya guys tomoro probl

riversage: y

Myrddhin: Shame on you! (Though it's MULE so I can forgive you)

riversage: :-C

Round 11 of 12

riversage: god im soo grounded

riversage left the game

Computer takes over riversage

mcdafydd: maybe we won't see you tomorrow?

mcdafydd: nice computer take over feature

Myrddhin: Yeah. I'm really rather impressed by this game.

Myrddhin: They did a nice job on bringing it to life and into the modern age.

mcdafydd: yeah, and without modifying too much. lots of subtle differences though

Myrddhin: (Though 3D graphics would rock ;P)

Myrddhin: I can't even remember things like the original music and whatnot so this is plenty good for me.

mcdafydd: oh man.. i totally remember the original music.

mcdafydd: tried playing the emuulated version with a network hack a couple years ago

Myrddhin: Come on good prices!

Myrddhin: Sad how strategies change with but a single computer player.

Myrddhin: That is *not* a good price!

mcdafydd: <sigh>

mcdafydd: are the goods still worth a lot in last round if the price is high?

mcdafydd: maybe better to sell crystite last round?

Myrddhin: They're worth the store's buying price or the last sold price, I believe.

Myrddhin: So no point in selling on the last round

mcdafydd: gotcha

Myrddhin: One way to inflate colony score is to collude and have a pair buy/sell really high in the last round so that the remaining goods are worth a lot

Myrddhin: They just need to buy sell 1 of the item, but... well... why would the buyer want to, to give the seller so much better a score?

Round 12 of 12

mcdafydd: ahhh. i just learned about colluding recently. never knew about it back in the day

Myrddhin: Ditto. Internet forums are amazing things. =P

Myrddhin: Nice job on producing there.

mcdafydd: thx!

Myrddhin: Hmmm. MULE was released in 83. I vaguely recall 83.

mcdafydd: yeah. i remember mule and antic magazine

mcdafydd: among other things

Myrddhin: OK, never heard of antic magazine

Myrddhin: I played MULE back in, oh, 95 or so. =P

Game Over

Saving score, please wait...

Score saved

mcdafydd: atari mag.. code you can enter, games, etc.

Myrddhin: Woo! My first victory and it's a successfull colony of the second level.

fuzzycheeks left the game

Myrddhin: Ah.

mcdafydd: nice!!

Myrddhin: Going to start a new game for people.

mcdafydd: thx for the game.

mcdafydd: http://muttoo.on.ca/mulemanual/

mcdafydd: seen that manual?

Myrddhin: Nope. I have it now, though

mcdafydd: some funny strategies mentioned at the end

mcdafydd: about the authors

fuzzycheeks was disconnected

mcdafydd: have a good night take care

Myrddhin: you too