You need 4 players to start a Tournament game.
Only 2 computer players are allowed.
Xpovos visits
poobslag joined the game in slot 1
Xpovos joined the game in slot 2
poobslag: I guess we should just start, can't find any humans to play with
Added computer player <D.A.N.>
Added computer player <B.I.L.L.>
Xpovos: Give it just a sec.
<B.I.L.L.> was kicked
poobslag: you're terminated, fucker!!
Xpovos: Heh.
Xpovos: Someone coming?
Xpovos: If not I'm ready when you are.
sabrinakorma visits
poobslag: Hi sabrina
poobslag: Yeah i guess we should just start *shrug* Are you going to join sabrina?
sabrinakorma joined the game in slot 4
Xpovos: Cool cool
poobslag: yep no $ bonus for you, flapper
poobslag: you're broke with the rest of us
Xpovos: Yay!
Xpovos: Now, to figure out how to hunt that wampus. Stupid NES making me think I had skills
Round 1 of 12
poobslag: oh! ha ha. i thought i took that land territory
poobslag: i'm not blue at all
Xpovos: Solid first pick.
poobslag: i'm craaaaaaaaazy
poobslag: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
Xpovos: Always.
poobslag: you kidding me!!
Xpovos: I'm a pyro, you know.
poobslag: :( i looove food
Xpovos: :-D
poobslag: and you burned it all up
poobslag: waaaah
poobslag: i think dan gets it
poobslag: what's the spoilage rate for energy? somethin like %25?
Round 2 of 12
Xpovos: Looks it, I've not seen less than 4 spoil
Xpovos: And 4 spoils 1.
poobslag: whoaaaaaaa
Xpovos: Damnit
poobslag: that $5 lead really cost you
poobslag: i saw him below you, he's hiding in those two mountains to the right of the store
poobslag: he's light blue and he doesn't make a "beep" sound anymore
Xpovos: Missed him. No sound, either.
Xpovos: I've seen him, just not that time.
sabrinakorma was disconnected
Computer takes over sabrinakorma
poobslag: ...what??!
poobslag: what about energy! people! you idiots!
poobslag: you're in the plains! build energy!
poobslag: ahhhahaha
poobslag: we both got effed in the a
Xpovos: At least it's early, almost meaningless right now.
poobslag: mhm
poobslag: eeeeeeeevil
Xpovos: Brutal start to the game.
poobslag: i know, zero smithore?
poobslag: lol
poobslag: hard bargain
Xpovos: I don't need it. Keeping him from selling to the store.
Xpovos: First to last.
Round 3 of 12
poobslag: yeah you hda an ass of a turn
poobslag: hmph
poobslag: mm!
Xpovos: Good turn
poobslag: yea no complaints
Xpovos: Food morons.
poobslag: more food?
poobslag: you craaaaaazy
poobslag: hmm
poobslag: so the high crystite plot is next to that plot?
poobslag: you might already have it if you're lucky
Xpovos: Possible.
Xpovos: Bwahaha!
poobslag: xpovos!!
poobslag: stop that!
Xpovos: What's your price point?
poobslag: heh, probably around $100
Xpovos: Me too
Xpovos: Orange neckite needs money badly.
poobslag: lol
poobslag: at least i got energy i guess?
poobslag: to sell?
Xpovos: At status I need to pause.
Xpovos: OK, brb
poobslag: arite let's take a break
Xpovos: OK, back
Xpovos: You set?:
poobslag: mhm
Round 4 of 12
poobslag: big money
poobslag: no whammy
poobslag: lol
poobslag: too poor
poobslag: $700, do i hear $600
poobslag: such a weird auction
Xpovos: Yeah
poobslag: mm smart
poobslag: whaaaat?
Xpovos: Fuck
poobslag: i didn't know that either
poobslag: try your luck with the other plot i guess
poobslag: good luck xpovos!
Xpovos: I think I knew, but seriously forgot.
poobslag: winner is me
Xpovos: Eh, I got a lucky strike too.
poobslag: oh!!
poobslag: yeah, nice!
poobslag: weird i thought there were only two crystite sources, but it looks like at least three
Xpovos: Three @ 3.
Xpovos: Plus a shot at a metorite
poobslag: ahh
poobslag: i produced that little? hmm
Xpovos: It takes a while to ramp up.
poobslag: you liar!
poobslag: :D
poobslag: tsk stupid energy crisis
Xpovos: Ow.
poobslag: yea for real
Round 5 of 12
poobslag: at least i'm outta first
poobslag: gawd
poobslag: housing prices these days
Xpovos: Heh, i had to pay $600 to get my plot back.
poobslag: yeah $660
poobslag: lol
Xpovos: It looks like you have a tear in your eye.
poobslag: had to hunt the wampus to afford a mule
poobslag: that's funny
Xpovos: I don't think this one is going to survive.
poobslag: this colony?
Xpovos: Yar.
poobslag: lol it's looking grim
poobslag: heheheheh
poobslag: seller's market
poobslag: that was a good investment
Xpovos: Mules are going to hurt.
poobslag: i don't know what i bought it at but it wasn't $230
Xpovos: 50-100ish for all.
Xpovos: Good ROI
poobslag: at least we'll have more than three mules this time
poobslag: aww cmon you're not even gonna buy the 1 you need?
Xpovos: Too expensive, I need a MULE.
poobslag: hmmm
poobslag: you need a wampus like me!
Round 6 of 12
poobslag: then you can have both
poobslag: wow!!!
poobslag: nobody went for the crater
Xpovos: Wow, 3 plots!
Xpovos: Psycho AI
poobslag: mine
poobslag: mean AI
poobslag: more land for aar
poobslag: lol we'll see
Xpovos: Heh, they're not even trying anymore.
poobslag: land is $
poobslag: this game is silly
Xpovos: Good news?
poobslag: i can't believe mules are $460
poobslag: that's absurd
Xpovos: Augh!
poobslag: ahhahahaha
poobslag: wow zero crystite
poobslag: pain
poobslag: damn
Xpovos: Close...
poobslag: xpovos you need money!
Xpovos: I may regret that.
poobslag: wait i have a food plot! what happened.... hmmm
Xpovos: Low energy
poobslag: at least it's not as silly as before
poobslag: what was it, $106 at the store?
Xpovos: Yeah.
Xpovos: $108
poobslag: crazy game
poobslag: $400 for a mule!!!
Round 7 of 12
Xpovos: Crap/
poobslag: nobody wants the four crystite space???
Xpovos: I screwed up three times.
poobslag: heh wow that's like $500
poobslag: you can almost buy a mule for that much!
Xpovos: Damn.
poobslag: should have gone to the pub first,
poobslag: then bought a mule!
Xpovos: Clearly!
Xpovos: Misunderstanding the rules has cost me so much this game.
poobslag: hey gimme those back
Xpovos: *headdesk*
poobslag: lol
poobslag: nice price
poobslag: i didn't produce food that other round - because i had placed so many mules,
poobslag: my energy needs skyrocketed
poobslag: so my food plot was probably not powered
poobslag: sometimes i forget about that
Round 8 of 12
Xpovos: WTF
poobslag: yeaaaa
Xpovos: So, yeah, you've got this one in the bag. Let's see if I can recover and beat the AI.
poobslag: heh yeah,
poobslag: the random events have basically been centered around wiping out the colony, and giving me presents
poobslag: oh and screwing you oevr
poobslag: my meteorite plot? hello?
Xpovos: Yeah, they're all underproducing.
poobslag: oh it caught up
Xpovos: Better
poobslag: lol
Xpovos: Ha!
poobslag: what is it with my food!!!
Xpovos: Never any food for you.
poobslag: but i luuuuurve it
poobslag: it's my favorite thing to eat
Xpovos: Space-Locusts too
Xpovos: Better!
poobslag: winners!
poobslag: space pirates can kiss my booty
Xpovos: And then bury it?
poobslag: mhm
poobslag: so hooongry
poobslag: dan made me some nice brownies
poobslag: these better be fucking good
Round 9 of 12
poobslag: eh we'll be successful
poobslag: what are you building there!
Xpovos: Energy probably.
Xpovos: Move my plots around to be more efficient.
Xpovos: Also, land is.
poobslag: $468 worth of energy!
poobslag: I guess - is land worth like $120 at the end anyway?
poobslag: Like $120 per plot?
Xpovos: Is that all?
poobslag: at least mule prices are reasonable again
poobslag: did this go faster in the original game?
Xpovos: I think it's a processing thing, the earlier turns go fast.
poobslag: mm
Xpovos: You can 'skip', though.
poobslag: mhm
Xpovos: Never tried that.
poobslag: i hit my button
poobslag: weirdos
poobslag: that price isn't going up again
poobslag: unless xpovos burns down the store again
Xpovos: Plus some serious other manipulation.
Xpovos: Nice score.
poobslag: i don't know why the CPU never goes into crystite
poobslag: silly
poobslag: hmmm
Round 10 of 12
Xpovos: Ow!
poobslag: $1350?
poobslag: that's $$$ :(
poobslag: heh heh
Xpovos: ??
poobslag: i went really slow cause i was trying to count my smithore plots
poobslag: and i think i still miscounted
Xpovos: Ah
poobslag: i thought that would be plot #6 but... it might actually be plot #5 in which case that was a bad move
poobslag: nah it's my sixth plot so yeah that's good
poobslag: you know how the production bonuses work right?
Xpovos: Yep.
poobslag: oooh the price went up $6
poobslag: they were smart to hold out
Xpovos: They still won't sell
poobslag: lol
poobslag: you can't negotiate with the store
poobslag: someone should put that on a shirt
Xpovos: :-D
poobslag: wear it around these idiots until they get the idea
Xpovos: Progress
Round 11 of 12
poobslag: oh right
poobslag: we killed the wampus
poobslag: subtle environmental message
poobslag: sorry xpovos, only 2nd and 3rd place get bonuses you get nothing :)
Xpovos: S'ok, I lost. But it's pride.
Xpovos: Sunnuva
poobslag: the computer has the other high crystite plot,
poobslag: and he's not mining crystite on it
poobslag: also lol smithore spoilage
poobslag: you idiots
poobslag: well, you're out another $44 x 9, you idiot D.A.N
poobslag: you should at least sell down to spoilage levels
Xpovos: Time still = money.
Xpovos: For one more turn.
poobslag: nah
poobslag: i got nothin to do
poobslag: and no wampus to hunt
Xpovos: Pub is proportional.
poobslag: really?
Xpovos: Yep
poobslag: we'll see, i bet i still get $200
Xpovos: Damn, too soon.
poobslag: also why you letting your energy spoil! ohhhh
poobslag: yeah that sucks
Xpovos: One more mis-step.
Xpovos: There we go, my rightful place.
poobslag: heheheh
poobslag: as long as the CPUs aren't going into crystite....
poobslag: weirdos
Round 12 of 12
poobslag: yeaaa buddy
poobslag: i'm just an awesome gambler is all
poobslag: $206
Xpovos: Huh.
poobslag: whoa!
poobslag: D.A.N is even better
poobslag: wow those guys know how to gamble
poobslag: you should watch them
Xpovos: Count cards.
poobslag: mmmm
poobslag: we did surprisingly well though!!!
poobslag: for how much the game was trying to dick us over
poobslag: "The colony ship is back!" ... "But they're really pirates! HA HA!"
poobslag: why are you selling?
poobslag: Isn't it $88 per smithore at the end?
Xpovos: Does nothing for me in inventory.
Xpovos: $50, i think.
Xpovos: Ew.
poobslag: Hmm so it's a wash?
Xpovos: Dunno, I'll have to research more, I guess.
poobslag: Yeah, I don't know
Xpovos: But if I bought at 44, I want to sell at 53, counts or not.
Game Over
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Score saved
poobslag: yeaa!
poobslag: 80k
Xpovos: Well done.
poobslag: thanks!
Xpovos: Two humans in Crystite really helps vs. my games against the AI all the time.
poobslag: Really, it's supposed to be four players in crystite
poobslag: That's how the game is played
poobslag: If you're not in crystite, you will lose
poobslag: That was why i went into crystite my first turn, although that was kind of silly
Xpovos: Which turns it into a land grab and assay fest. Different game than the one I normally play. But still fun.
poobslag: i don't know if i'd do it again
Xpovos: I did Smithore first turn last game, it worked well.
poobslag: hmmmm....
poobslag: on a 3-mountain square?
Xpovos: And I really do seem to hit a lot of fires. Most of my games have 2. Usually on the second or third turn and then again on the 5th or 6th.
poobslag: so that's... four smithore... for like $200....
Xpovos: Yep.
poobslag: Mhm,
poobslag: I read something today which was nice
poobslag: The random events of mule are like a deck with 20 cadrs,
poobslag: cards*,
poobslag: there's 3 store fires,
poobslag: and there's 2 space pirates
poobslag: and you don't reshuffle the deck
Xpovos: 12 turns, one event per turn.
poobslag: right,
Xpovos: Meteorite strike, sunspots, acid rain, planetquake.
poobslag: so if you haven't had space pirates in 10 turns....
poobslag: then you're talking about the chance of drawing 2 cards, out of 10 cards...
poobslag: So it's like 20% chance
Xpovos: Locusts, crazy mule radiation.
Xpovos: We got two strikes this game.
Xpovos: And two quakes, which is a little high, but averagish.
poobslag: Mhm
Xpovos: Hmm.
Xpovos: I'm going to go browse the forums for a bit.
poobslag: Me too
poobslag: See you later