You need 4 players to start a Tournament game.
Only 2 computer players are allowed.
bigheadzach joined the game in slot 1
Kevlar visits
Kevlar left the game
tomguru visits
redsbar visits
tomguru: hi
tomguru joined the game in slot 2
tomguru: i'm a bloody beginner
tomguru: hope that's ok for you
redsbar joined the game in slot 3
tomguru: bigheadzach: are you around?
redsbar: never played either
redsbar: what button am i supposed to press?
tomguru: THE button
tomguru: there's just 5 buttons in this game
tomguru: the main buttoin being space bar by default
tomguru: actually 6 buttons
bigheadzach: Holy balls people joined
bigheadzach: One more and we got a game
tomguru: as long as the host doesn't switch to ready we can't start the game
tomguru: is 3 not enough?
redsbar: im guessing arrows is 4 , space bar 5 and whats the last button
bigheadzach: AI ruins strategies at the moment, I'd rather not add one
tomguru: enter
tomguru: well guessed redsbar
redsbar: alrighty then, im ready to lose :)
tomguru: hmm i need a piss, brb, kick me if you feel like it, but should be >2 mins
bigheadzach: No probs, waiting for the asian crowd and the european night owls to get onboard
bigheadzach: I mean, early risers...heathens, since they aren't going to church
tomguru: i'm a late european layer then
bigheadzach: whereabouts?
tomguru: berlin germany
bigheadzach: Guten morgen then!
tomguru: danke :)
tomguru: i guess you're more in AU or something?
tomguru: based on my ping
bigheadzach: (that's about the extent of my deutsch except for foods I like, and things said in porn)
bigheadzach: Atlanta GA
bigheadzach: USA
tomguru: ah, good.. night then
bigheadzach: 1:36AM here
redsbar: east coaster here too!
tomguru: 469 ms
tomguru: i hope i dont d/c in the middle
tomguru: 500ms
bigheadzach: I hope so too...keep an eye on whether you see some bad lag during auctions
tomguru: are you downloading the internet?
bigheadzach: Not really...no torrents, no skype, nothing
bigheadzach: Just twitter feeds
tomguru: cable?
bigheadzach: ADSL 3M down, 280k up
tomguru: hmm should be fine then
tomguru: back to 219ms
tomguru: 204 that's ok
tomguru: so where's #4?
bigheadzach: Myrddhin is trying to create his own tournament game, if he doesn't respond in chat let's all go to his.
tomguru: you're both on windows?
bigheadzach: yes
Dizzyboy visits
bigheadzach: Wait, here we go
tomguru: dizzy
Dizzyboy joined the game in slot 4
tomguru: :)
Round 1 of 12
Dizzyboy: hey everyone good luck
tomguru: same to you :)
bigheadzach: *nod*
tomguru: push space
tomguru: yeah
tomguru: lucky
bigheadzach: there ain't no more in the store :)
tomguru: ok ok
tomguru: gah
tomguru: nope
Round 2 of 12
Dizzyboy: oh no
Round 3 of 12
tomguru: cryonite would have been a better choice
bigheadzach: he doesnt have to be visible, just hasn't appeared elsewhere since
tomguru: yummy moose rat
Dizzyboy: lol
tomguru: my cpu is exploding... i guess this game programming provides potential for improvement
tomguru: oops
Dizzyboy: that has happended to me every game today except one
tomguru: i guess we lack some solar power
Round 4 of 12
bigheadzach: Ok, we get it for free then
tomguru: oops
Dizzyboy: dang... that happened to me last game on turn 2!
bigheadzach: Actually, that's counter to spec - I should lose the last one I acquired
Dizzyboy: is it? last in first out?
tomguru: hit space
Dizzyboy: maybe the auctions messed it up
bigheadzach: waffles, HO!
tomguru: what is that good for anyways?
bigheadzach: It's an artificial shortage
bigheadzach: Smithore, you mean?
tomguru: ah yes
Dizzyboy: 2 smithore = 1 mule
bigheadzach: Smithore is used by the Store to make MULEs.
Dizzyboy: so if there's no smithore, no mules
bigheadzach: No MULEs when there are plots to be developed, then Smithore price jumps up
bigheadzach: $180
tomguru: i see
Round 5 of 12
tomguru: good deal
bigheadzach: Yay care package!
Dizzyboy: good timing
bigheadzach: 1st place curse strikes again
tomguru: thats ok ;-)
Dizzyboy: no... not okay LOL
bigheadzach: one more pirate left
tomguru: ok with me
bigheadzach: SELL SELL SELL
tomguru: i guess someone got rich
tomguru: well 2 actually
bigheadzach: Food is just as valuable right now
Dizzyboy: 400
tomguru: 400 for food!
bigheadzach: It's not like he's hoarding
Dizzyboy: watch what energy goes for
Dizzyboy: lol
bigheadzach: He needs that energy to make food
tomguru: and i need money
Round 6 of 12
tomguru: good deal!
tomguru: j/k
bigheadzach: Actually, it'
bigheadzach: it's just a shade over average
tomguru: have fun with that
Dizzyboy: 1st place curse.... someone else has it! :)
bigheadzach: Ok Tom, think long and hard about selling Food to me...otherwise we doom the colony
tomguru: you need to explain that
tomguru: i'm new
bigheadzach: If as a group we do not beat $60,000 then no one wins
bigheadzach: I just need one turn's worth of food to get solvent, and that's it.
tomguru: $1000?
bigheadzach: per unit? No. Total? Yes. $250 a pop
tomguru: mor elike 500
bigheadzach: We'll work this out
tomguru: its not like youre poor you know
bigheadzach: Enjoy your monopoly while it lasts :)
tomguru: i DO
tomguru: :)
bigheadzach: Welcome to the 1st place curse my friend lol
tomguru: i guess all my land will get lost
Dizzyboy: everyone has food now... it will normalize
Round 7 of 12
Dizzyboy: bargain
tomguru: i'm not into the movement yet
tomguru: lack some $$$ hmm? ;-)
bigheadzach: Gotta hit the button for it!
Dizzyboy: press space
tomguru: you want cryptonite on the crash site
bigheadzach: Too bad on the attempted buyout
tomguru: woah
Dizzyboy: didn't pan out
tomguru: hmm bad price
bigheadzach: It's energy I'm worried about - that storm hit us hard
Dizzyboy: -2? dang... I use a lot of energy
Round 8 of 12
Dizzyboy: 1st place curse
bigheadzach: I missed my grant. Poop./
tomguru: not bad
tomguru: (the grant)
bigheadzach: The dice are rollin, I can feel it!
tomguru: redsbar you should produce cryptonite there
bigheadzach: What is this cryptonite of which you speak? I see nothing of the sort.
tomguru: ok lack of energy sucks too
bigheadzach: Besides, Energy's the in thing man
bigheadzach: hit your button green
tomguru: that crystal stuff?
bigheadzach: Crystite.
tomguru: ah ok
bigheadzach: Make him buy it all!
tomguru: << 3rd time player
bigheadzach: No probs Tom, you're doing well with the food/energy crisis
tomguru: and a lucky one apparentöy
bigheadzach: Just as good as Crystite, right now.
tomguru: so 50.000 is what we need right?
Round 9 of 12
bigheadzach: 60
tomguru: ah ok
tomguru: dammit
tomguru: whatever
tomguru: damn taxes
tomguru: can you loose all cash, too?
bigheadzach: yep
tomguru: ok, you but not i
tomguru: i hope ;-=
bigheadzach: wumpus won't appear anymore
tomguru: grr
Dizzyboy: wumpus only appears in non-developed mountains
bigheadzach: everyone hit your action button
bigheadzach: ...or not
bigheadzach: I'll hedge a bit
Dizzyboy: it's a gamble
tomguru: bad price too
bigheadzach: It's not the worst price...$48 is
bigheadzach: Think I'll see how much I can coast on this energy
Round 10 of 12
tomguru: gah missed it
bigheadzach: You really going to do that? Really?
bigheadzach: I think this will end up being close because Tom's got more plots than Dizzy or me
tomguru: gah
tomguru: i just missed one plot this round
Dizzyboy: interesting game. they all are. :) I love this game
bigheadzach: Tellin ya man, Smithore is tired. Crystite is the blingity bling
Dizzyboy: ya... smithore is bottomed out, but I have a chain of them there. :(
bigheadzach: Convert em as fast as you can!
tomguru: yeay
bigheadzach: hit your button redsbar, please?
Dizzyboy: space bar pls
tomguru: what is this anyway?
Dizzyboy: thx
bigheadzach: what is what?
tomguru: energy consumption?
redsbar: sorry didnt know i can skip it
bigheadzach: no probs.
redsbar: damn newbies :)
bigheadzach: Each non-Energy MULE needs one unit of energy to produce stuff
bigheadzach: If you don't have enough Energy to power your MULEs, random ones don't produce (black lightning icon)
tomguru: ok thanks
tomguru: dizzyboy got some bucks
Dizzyboy: now smithore is bottomed out
Dizzyboy: lol
bigheadzach: Oh BOO.
bigheadzach: If pirates come in round 11 I shall be very...pissed off.
Dizzyboy: yay come on pirates ;P
bigheadzach: You'd be screwed by them too, you know
Dizzyboy: ya, but not as bad
tomguru: heh
Dizzyboy: energy surplus lol
bigheadzach: I can't convert out of Energy fast enough :)_
tomguru: dancing the mambo
Round 11 of 12
bigheadzach: that also slows the timer
tomguru: yes sorry
tomguru: oh my sound is back
Dizzyboy: doh! lost a mule
tomguru: if you buy land in the shop, how much is it?
tomguru: or what defines the price
Dizzyboy: you don't buy it there. you sell it
tomguru: ah ok
Dizzyboy: you pick a plot of your land and it goes for auction
Dizzyboy: if I remember correctly
tomguru: nah wouldnt do that
bigheadzach: It's not used that often, but sometimes people want to trade plots to get EOS bonuses
tomguru: EOS?
bigheadzach: Economy of Scale.
tomguru: ah
bigheadzach: Check out http://www.planetmule.com/forum?topic=379.0
bigheadzach: It's not Pirates, that's good!
Dizzyboy: ouch
tomguru: dammit
bigheadzach: WOO! I'm comin for ya, tommy boy!
tomguru: i feel it
Dizzyboy: good thing pirates didn't come
tomguru: hehe
tomguru: lets hope my assets are superios
bigheadzach: and in round 12 there is no global event, so we're safe from now on
bigheadzach: If you win it, it'll be on land holdings/equity
Dizzyboy: yup. ship comes back
bigheadzach: Oh it's tight!
tomguru: just dont steal my cash now
Round 12 of 12
tomguru: hadnt relized those got lost
tomguru: is that worth it?
bigheadzach: run run run
bigheadzach: Is what worth it? Crystite?
tomguru: exchanging to crystite
Dizzyboy: lol
bigheadzach: Can be. Crystite prices are random between 50 and 150 each round. You know what Smithore is at this point.
Dizzyboy: smithore is bottomed out, so anything is better I suppose
bigheadzach: It's all in that guide
tomguru: yes i read it but cant remember all of it
bigheadzach: You will in time. It takes practice.
bigheadzach: BTW no need to sell this round, it gets totaled automatcally
tomguru: does this auction make any sense now?
bigheadzach: Not really.
redsbar: dont sell on any of the auctions on round 12?
bigheadzach: Nope.
tomguru: i think it just doesnt make any difference
bigheadzach: It does if you sell Food/Energy - it actually hurts you
bigheadzach: The Store buys below market value for those goods
tomguru: oh didnt know that
redsbar: but i was so close to wining :)
tomguru: i wonder who is winning
tomguru: i guess bighead is
Dizzyboy: it will be close
Game Over
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Score saved
tomguru: hehe, well done
Dizzyboy: gg not as close as I thought
bigheadzach: Nice job for your 3rd time out
redsbar: well that was fun, now i need to read so i know what the hell anything is :)
Dizzyboy left the game
bigheadzach: GG everyone. Hope people learned stuff. Be sure to check out the guide: http://www.planetmule.com/forum?topic=379.0
Dizzyboy was disconnected
tomguru: << lucky one
tomguru: thanks for your hints!
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tomguru: i'll check this beginners guide now
tomguru: bye bye
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