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Mega Byte: Hi

Mega Byte: Nice name.

Mega Byte: :)

Mega Byte: Ready to play?

innsomatic: hi thanks

innsomatic: i'd like to throw in some ai if you'd like.

Mega Byte: or you want more humans?

innsomatic: ...well don't mind

Mega Byte: Ok

Mega Byte: No problem.

Added computer player <D.A.N.>

Added computer player <B.I.L.L.>

innsomatic: i haven't played mule for like 8 years.

innsomatic: lol

Mega Byte: Have you played much?

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: Cool

innsomatic: i remember it though

Mega Byte: I just started 2 weeks ago after not playing for like 15 years or more.

Mega Byte: It comes back quick

innsomatic: i just saw it on IGN and was like NO F-in WAY~

Round 1 of 12

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: Yeah, friend of mine emailed me.

Mega Byte: We used to play it together ALL the time on my C64

innsomatic: i had the nintendo version

Mega Byte: Really? Didn't know they made it for that.

innsomatic: yeah thats the last time i can recall mule ever being made was on nintendo.

Mega Byte: Where are you from?

innsomatic: va. in the us

Mega Byte: Cool

Mega Byte: I was born in Indianapolis, but live in Tokyo now.

innsomatic: nice. never had the chance to go. wanted to though.

Mega Byte: Great place

Round 2 of 12

Mega Byte: Nicely played

innsomatic: just like nintendo...man i miss this game

Mega Byte: Bugger

Mega Byte: Couldn't get rid of all the mules... :(

Mega Byte: Oh, you still have a turn.

Mega Byte: Cool.

Mega Byte: You have to outfit it wit something

Mega Byte: Would have been better if you had let those other 2 go

innsomatic: yeah couldn't remember what the property was

Mega Byte: Ore would be 230 then.,

Mega Byte: Nice

Mega Byte: Love to see that in turn 2

Mega Byte: SOrry

Mega Byte: Needed some money for energy

Mega Byte: It will go up next round too, but better if we can turn the mules lose.

Mega Byte: THen it skyrockets.

innsomatic: cause no one can outfit land?

Mega Byte: Because store can't make mules.

Mega Byte: Mules are driven by ore availability.

Mega Byte: ANd price reflects price of ore.

Mega Byte: No Mules = HIGH ore price.

innsomatic: OH...never knew that

Round 3 of 12

Mega Byte: haha

Mega Byte: Don't do that.\

Mega Byte: just slows down

innsomatic: oh. sorry

Mega Byte: NP

Mega Byte: My philosophy fast games a good game. :)

Mega Byte: SEE, that is SO game imbalancing...

Mega Byte: I hate that.

innsomatic: yeah ouch.

Mega Byte: Man

Mega Byte: I may not be able to recover that now...

Mega Byte: Im' down 2 plots over everyone.

Mega Byte: It's the one event that I think should be taken out of the game.

innsomatic: not as much energy as i would've wanted.

Mega Byte: This may be the only thing that saves me.

Mega Byte: Yeah, but thats a temporary problem.

Mega Byte: I now lose out on 10 production rounds of a plot..

Mega Byte: I can never make that up.

innsomatic: yeah...lucly i had some ore there...made a small difference

Mega Byte: Make it so I can't use it 1 turn, sure.

Mega Byte: Take it , that's too harsh.

Mega Byte: Yeah

Mega Byte: It will still be a good price next turn to... over 100

Mega Byte: Or not less than 99

innsomatic: i still have to figure out some of the intricacies but its all coming back to me

Mega Byte: This is why I hate being first this early in the game...

Mega Byte: No good events can happen to first place player.

Round 4 of 12

Mega Byte: And it sucks having to take the same plot twice! :)

innsomatic: i wanted the mountain!

Mega Byte: Thanks for that.

Mega Byte: Well that makes up for it.

Mega Byte: :)

Mega Byte: Wow

Mega Byte: Shall I go the 3rd?

Mega Byte: hehe

innsomatic: you do have the money.

Mega Byte: No kidding.

Mega Byte: Guess I'll stop my whinning now. ;)

Mega Byte: Not bad

Mega Byte: Sometimes I think this game auctions too much land.

innsomatic: i don't remember the board being filled within this many rounds.

Mega Byte: ?

Mega Byte: 12 round tournament always

Mega Byte: 6 or 9 round training (and 12)

Mega Byte: Oh, if you press your space bar during production, it skips the animation.

Mega Byte: Goes a lot faster then.

Mega Byte: Nice.

innsomatic: i just produced CRAP. gotcha.

Mega Byte: Still a good price.

Mega Byte: I have been robbed 2 turns in a row of Ore production.

Mega Byte: Though

Mega Byte: :)

Mega Byte: That's not a complaint.... just an observation. :P

innsomatic: that i did see.

Mega Byte: Store burn is probably next

Mega Byte: I'll keep the extra for now.

Mega Byte: Was so lucky I bought 4 over last time!

innsomatic: looks like the comp just needed convincing

Mega Byte: I didn't even realize.

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: Yeah, they are like that.

Round 5 of 12

Mega Byte: I fear glack elves now. :)

Mega Byte: My character must be a Mormon Alien...

Mega Byte: Never goes to the pub

Mega Byte: :D

Mega Byte: Bumer

innsomatic: its like a dove.

Mega Byte: How's that?

Mega Byte: (Oh space bar will skip production round)

innsomatic: the mule. you set it free

Mega Byte: Speed up the game.

Mega Byte: LOL

innsomatic: i forgot

Mega Byte: No prob

Mega Byte: Mmmm that hurt

innsomatic: good thing i had no crystalite! LOW amounts is a lie!

Mega Byte: haha

Mega Byte: Quakes are geneally good for cyrstite price

Mega Byte: Next turn will be higher than 60

Mega Byte: I am guessing.

Mega Byte: I didn't want you to go into negative

Mega Byte: You need food to move. :)

Mega Byte: I'm not a cut throat player.

Mega Byte: I like it better when the colony does good.

innsomatic: yeah i was trying to give you some at a fair price...not the ai

Mega Byte: thanks

Mega Byte: But 50 is ok...

Round 6 of 12

Mega Byte: I'm a land hound...

Mega Byte: Can't help it. :)

Mega Byte: Not enough time for one WAY up there.

Mega Byte: Store burn now would be great.

Mega Byte: Get ore price up again.

Mega Byte: No wampus after all mountain plots are selected (even if not developed)

Mega Byte: Hope crystite is a good price.

Mega Byte: Not bad.

Mega Byte: I would have sold it all to you if I realized you wanted it.

innsomatic: just want some...if the price jumpes

Mega Byte: Cool

Mega Byte: Max is 144 though for cyrstite

Mega Byte: So it won't go through the roof from 108

Mega Byte: If you see 144, sell it.

Mega Byte: It will never be higher than that.

innsomatic: oh...i thought it could go way higher.

Mega Byte: Nope

Mega Byte: That is why Crystite is a bigger gamble than many realize.

Mega Byte: Because Ore can be driven to 230

Round 7 of 12

Mega Byte: Man

Mega Byte: Can't get 3 plots down when they are on opposite sides of the field. :)

Mega Byte: Is it just me, or have all the plots that sold been on the LEFT side of the screen???

Mega Byte: weird

innsomatic: nope they have

Mega Byte: very odd

Mega Byte: Nice

Mega Byte: That plot is High, which means the 2 I have next to it will be medium.

Mega Byte: ANd those next to them will be low

Mega Byte: So I'm planted in the crystite field.

Mega Byte: My two at the top are probably 0 though

Mega Byte: hehe

innsomatic: lol looks liek onwe

Mega Byte: Yea

Mega Byte: But production bonuses help

Mega Byte: Good... Quake time.

Mega Byte: Nah

Mega Byte: Don't buy it

Mega Byte: Let them rot

Mega Byte: :)

innsomatic: won't it be high next roung

innsomatic: round*

Mega Byte: You are producing, and will have to seel for lower than you are buying.

Mega Byte: Don't see

Mega Byte: You just lost $16

Mega Byte: ;)

Mega Byte: Buy LOW sell HIGH

innsomatic: yeah but it won't go much higher...thus i lose 16 or more later.

Mega Byte: My prediction is, next turn, it will be between 120 and 144

Mega Byte: After quake turn.

innsomatic: oh.

Mega Byte: I have no proof on that, it's a theory I'm testing.

Mega Byte: This will tell me a lot though

Mega Byte: Happy to pay you more for them. :)

Mega Byte: The bots can suck it.

innsomatic: exactly.

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: Nice teamwork.

Mega Byte: We just need to get you up to 3rd now.

innsomatic: i'm just trying to catch up

Round 8 of 12

Mega Byte: I mean, up to 2nd

Mega Byte: up 3 places

Mega Byte: Almost blew that one.

Mega Byte: Drunken Alien.

Mega Byte: :D

innsomatic: shot in the dark here.

Mega Byte: Lucky bott

Mega Byte: I'm selling

Mega Byte: This will drive the price down a bit so that when DAN has to sell next turn, he gets less. :)

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: That will artifically inflate the value of Crystite for one turn.

innsomatic: heh you have a nice deposit on the crys

Mega Byte: Which means, we'll probably force the pirates to come AGAN

Mega Byte: AGAIN

Mega Byte: It will make your asset value (and mine) very high.

Mega Byte: Buying one round at 175

Mega Byte: If only it worked that way in production 12! ;)

innsomatic: we need to lose the ore stores.

Mega Byte: Shift all you can to crystite.

Mega Byte: Even if it's a 0 plot... did you see how my 0 produce 3?

Round 9 of 12

Mega Byte: Man...

Mega Byte: I've been doing that with MULEs a lot latley...

Mega Byte: :(

Mega Byte: Nice move

Mega Byte: No point in letting them go

Mega Byte: TOO much ore, and TOO many mules.

Mega Byte: Hmmm

Mega Byte: 59 weird.

Mega Byte: But stupid bot is still not selling!

Mega Byte: He has 17 surplus!

Mega Byte: haha

innsomatic: what is he waiting for?

Mega Byte: Nice

Mega Byte: Christmas.

Mega Byte: :)

Mega Byte: Told you, after quake... there it is.

Mega Byte: I've been working to sour out their algorithym\

Mega Byte: It is basically "Random" supposedly, but that still has to have some basis.

Mega Byte: And I've noticed that after quakes, next turn crystite price is up.

innsomatic: its the old supply and demand.

Mega Byte: 132 is really nice.

Mega Byte: Not for crystite.

Mega Byte: It is NOT demand or supply driven.

Mega Byte: Which is why you can't direclty manipulate the crystite price

Mega Byte: All other commodities have a purpose

Mega Byte: Crystite is a luxury item.

Mega Byte: That is driven by "Off world price"

innsomatic: ahhh. so i guess it should be random

Mega Byte: Yeah

Mega Byte: But it still has to have an algorythim behind it somewhere.

Mega Byte: And I'm now realizing, quake influcnes it at least.

Round 10 of 12

innsomatic: yeah. makes sense.

innsomatic: well not in game. but logically looking at the basis it does... if its a lux a quake shouldn't affect.

Mega Byte: Yeah

Mega Byte: But, I notice price of Crystite (since I started watching this yesterday) has always been higher.

Mega Byte: That's 4 or 5 times in a row...

Mega Byte: Could be coincidence now.

Mega Byte: But, I'm starting to believe it does affect it at least.

Mega Byte: No need to do that.

Mega Byte: You know that it must be at least a low crystite plt

Mega Byte: As the plot next to it (mine) is a medium crystite plot.

Mega Byte: And in best case is a medium plt

innsomatic: yeah i figured it would be high, i wanted to confirm my idea

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: Uh oh.

Mega Byte: Sell the crap out of ore NOW

Mega Byte: keep the price low, so they can't kill us.

Mega Byte: :)

Mega Byte: Bugger

Mega Byte: He's better off letting it spoil, which is true.

Mega Byte: But don't throw away mules

Mega Byte: All plots are now taken, and no need for extra mules

Mega Byte: That will help keep the ore price down still.

Mega Byte: I'm not sure crystite price will be better the next 2 turns, so at 92, I'm selling.

Mega Byte: With 11 mules in the corrall, store only need to make 1

Mega Byte: Hmmm

Mega Byte: 1 food short...

Mega Byte: I might be ok

Mega Byte: Bad time for store burn...

Mega Byte: thanks

Mega Byte: Buying for 2 turns

Mega Byte: So I don't have to worry about it.

innsomatic: np i produce enough right now

Mega Byte: You are up 1 too!

Round 11 of 12

Mega Byte: Oh

Mega Byte: Hmmm...

Mega Byte: :S

Mega Byte: I think I forgot something.

Mega Byte: Hmmm

Mega Byte: We may have an energy problem at round 12

Mega Byte: I dumped mine, and you dumped 2 of yours...

Mega Byte: And that is REALLY bad news.

Mega Byte: The worst that could happen right now.

Mega Byte: Round 12 production is going to blow.

Mega Byte: But we kept the ore price down, and that's what we needed.

Mega Byte: Next turn, ore will be worth 52 or so

Mega Byte: Maybe lower

Mega Byte: Full mule store, and no demand.

innsomatic: nice....yeah as long as it wasn't 200

Mega Byte: Yup

Mega Byte: If crystite is 100+ t

Mega Byte: SELL

Mega Byte: One of my goals has been to have a 100 production round.

Mega Byte: Never reached it.

Mega Byte: 98 is now the closest I've ever gotten.

Mega Byte: :)

innsomatic: i've never seen such a high money game

Mega Byte: I bought lots of energy for round 12, but I think I will still need a few.

Mega Byte: And I don't think we will have enough to sell.

Mega Byte: With the loss of production from the stomr.

innsomatic: the comp might

Mega Byte: Nope

Mega Byte: I don't need food.

Mega Byte: My plots are all set now.

Mega Byte: Maybe I have enough if it doesn't spool too much

Mega Byte: I won't buy more than 1

Mega Byte: FUCk

Mega Byte: he won't sell now

Mega Byte: Damn bots get there first, and they always buy

Mega Byte: So we're stuck.

innsomatic: i was beating that bot.

Mega Byte: I can fix it by putting down energy plot, but that wont really help.

Mega Byte: Wish I'd had 1 more from last turn now! :)

Round 12 of 12

Mega Byte: Ah well, it's been a good game for me, I can't complain.

Mega Byte: Would be nice if it picks one of my 0 plots to energy short me at least.

Mega Byte: Maybe you will get package

innsomatic: i'm still figuring it out but its a good game. learned alot

Mega Byte: Nope.

Mega Byte: We'll, I'm ranked 7th on the site now.

Mega Byte: 1 more win (after this one) and I'll be at 6th.

Mega Byte: Oh wow..

Mega Byte: It didn't short me!

Mega Byte: Must have been calculating I'd have 1 new plot!!!

Mega Byte: Look at that...

Mega Byte: :)

innsomatic: holy cow you rocked it

Mega Byte: No kidding.

Mega Byte: Now if the price is like 122 or 144, that would really rock. ;)

Mega Byte: Wonder if I get my 100 production. :)

Mega Byte: I'll take a screen shot!

Mega Byte: Bah

Mega Byte: horrible price. :)

Mega Byte: DOH!

innsomatic: AWWW

Mega Byte: Come one... 1 more. ;)

Mega Byte: Don't sell

Mega Byte: Just slows the ending

innsomatic: better to hold onto for asset points?

Mega Byte: Asset = $$$ store price in round 12

Mega Byte: So there is no value in selling, only slows the last round down.

Mega Byte: Total evaluation will be the same

innsomatic: gotcha

Mega Byte: And in fact, food/energy you lose 1/15 of the total asset value by selling.

innsomatic: i thought the idea would be to get money at the end...like i could push in front of dan.

Mega Byte: So you could actually lower your score in last round.

Mega Byte: It falsely manipulates the value if you do that.

Mega Byte: So they set last round = store value

Mega Byte: WOW

Mega Byte: Nice energy price.

Game Over

Saving score, please wait...

Mega Byte: Klled my crystite. ;)

Score saved

Mega Byte: Not bad

innsomatic: good game

Mega Byte: Would have been nice to get over the 100k mark.

Mega Byte: Yeah, thanks very much.

Mega Byte: Really enjoyed it.

Mega Byte: Come play any time.

innsomatic: thanks for all the info

Mega Byte: Sure.

Mega Byte: Its a better game when everyone knows how to play.

innsomatic: you might start seeing me around. once i get better maybe i'll take a shot at the ranking

Mega Byte: Night then.

Mega Byte: Cheers.

Mega Byte: Cool.

Mega Byte: See you.