You need 4 players to start a Tournament game.
Only 2 computer players are allowed.
tomzefou visits
tomzefou joined the game in slot 1
tomzefou: hi
tomzefou left the game
mikman: hey might as well wait for some human player
tomzefou visits
tomzefou: i m back....^^
mikman: lol
mikman: just stepped away for a sec
tomzefou: so...
mikman: might as well wait for more human players, it's more fun
tomzefou: yep
tomzefou joined the game in slot 1
mikman: lets give it 3 min or so then...
tomzefou: ok
tomzefou: and it wont be really fun for you cause it's my first play...
mikman: lol did you ever play back in the 80's on a c64 or atari?
tomzefou: fewtimes....
mikman: cool so you wil have the basics then... it's not that hard
tomzefou: but i watched a game last day
tomzefou: i hope
mikman: ya watching a game helps for sure
mikman joined the game in slot 2
rndeon visits
rndeon joined the game in slot 3
tomzefou: hi
rndeon: hello
hightekvagabond visits
hightekvagabond joined the game in slot 4
mikman: wow fills quick when you get a cup coffee :-)
hightekvagabond: yep, I smelled the coffee and came runnning
Round 1 of 12
mikman: space to choos a plot
rndeon: uh oh
mikman: doh tomzefou
tomzefou: ....
tomzefou: i thouth i was purple... doh
mikman: you are orange lol
tomzefou: yep i see it.... :(
mikman: try to buy a plot next round at the auction... game favors player in last place so not that big of a deal
hightekvagabond: If the game auctions next round I will stay out to give you a better shot Tom, what happened was a bumber
mikman: go catch wampus for an extra cash
mikman: space there speeds up rpuduction phase
rndeon: oh sry didn't notice you weren't getting any!
mikman: lol
tomzefou: ....
rndeon: I don't really understand how it decides who is selling/buying, if you're at the same level
Round 2 of 12
hightekvagabond: who got there first and your rank
mikman: once it locks you in to a buy/sell nobody else gets in until you are finished or back off
rndeon: ah
rndeon: good to know
tomzefou: tu
hightekvagabond: there yo go tom, all fixed
mikman: there ya go now we are all good :-)
Round 3 of 12
hightekvagabond: grrr.... rndeon took my plot :P
hightekvagabond: just a couple each
mikman: keep that price high
hightekvagabond: yep
Round 4 of 12
rndeon: I think you can probably make more money on smithore if everyone sells all, then buys it back when price is low, and repeat...?
mikman: ya def you are correct rndeon...
hightekvagabond: k
mikman: I used to play that way back in the day
rndeon: yea? I'm pretty new to it. but I've seen it in action
mikman: yup price will fluctuate up and down lots when you do that.
Round 5 of 12
hightekvagabond: I was thinking the other day (and this doesn't fall under making it work like the original) that it would be cool to be able to set up plots as mule corrals, where you take unoutfitted mules to live
hightekvagabond: doh, missed the move to buyer :(
rndeon: to type or not to type...a constant problem
mikman: lol yes you got that right :-)
Round 6 of 12
mikman: it will hit 230 next round
hightekvagabond: yeah
rndeon: if we use up all mules
mikman: will run out of mules
hightekvagabond: only 3 mules, we will use them all
Round 7 of 12
mikman: lol
mikman: I don't like buying plots in 1st place cause I always end up losing em, but...
mikman: cha ching!
mikman: lol tom this is about as high a price as smith gets...
rndeon: not a good time to buy
hightekvagabond: not about, totally the top price
rndeon: 230 is max
mikman: yup you are right
tomzefou: ok....
mikman: crystite tops out at 144 and is totally random pricing
mikman: food is based on need and goes really high but not very often, cuase everyone usually has food
mikman: energy same as food
rndeon: I think production is factored into supply for food but not ore
hightekvagabond: I don't think Crystite is totally random
mikman: I dunno seems random to me, plus pirates steal it... tough gig that crystite
rndeon: it seems to be low more often than not, not completely uniform random is my feeling
Round 8 of 12
hightekvagabond: the docs don't say random, they say based on offworld activity and it shows trends
rndeon: wow
mikman: I'm gonna lose a plot anyhow
rndeon: ?
mikman: it's inevitable for me to lose a plot when I'm in 1st place lol
hightekvagabond: what were you doing tom? no more wompas
mikman: we should all buy the smith again... up to 50 each
rndeon: if possible
mikman: doh
mikman: pretty high
rndeon: maybe selling again for now?
mikman: hmm
mikman: next round
mikman: tough call thats smith
rndeon: yea
hightekvagabond: good price for food
rndeon: huh never seen anyone do that before, didn't realise you could!
mikman: yup
hightekvagabond: yeah, the game assumes you don't want to put yourself below zero but lets you
hightekvagabond: so you pop back when you hit zero then have to go back down
Round 9 of 12
mikman: suckers!
hightekvagabond: doh!
rndeon: it always seems to happen at least twice
mikman: too much smith to force another price increase...
mikman: sux
mikman: need a fire in the store
rndeon: could've happened, if everyone went for it. lot of spoilage though
mikman: true, I hate to see goods spoil tho ;-)
hightekvagabond: or if mik had just stayed out of the way so we could empty the store :P
mikman: I only sold 7
mikman: tom sold the most :-)
tomzefou: ^^
hightekvagabond: yeah, him too, but he was following your lead
Round 10 of 12
tomzefou: yeah....
hightekvagabond: you know people named tom can't think for themselves :P
rndeon: well
mikman: lol
rndeon: hmmm
mikman: smith and crystite will spoil down to 50...
mikman: crappy price... unsure what to do :-(
hightekvagabond: sell it to me
mikman: haha
mikman: we need a good fire to clean things up
hightekvagabond: yeah, that would be nice
Round 11 of 12
hightekvagabond: ggggrrrrr
mikman: grrr
mikman: price of smith might bump up a bit in the final round
hightekvagabond: yeah, it might bump a bit but not enough to buy it in the 70s
mikman: you are correct a mundo
hightekvagabond: the hardest part of this game is the multi player nature and how other players affect the market
mikman: true
mikman: ahh didn't realize you had no energy... sux
Round 12 of 12
hightekvagabond: yeah sux lots
hightekvagabond: that energy shortage will pretty much destroy me in this game
mikman: yup I think you are out of the running for sure... :-(
hightekvagabond: my cryst production this round combined with a high market might of given me a chance, but with 8 mules down I'm pretty much screwed
hightekvagabond: ok 4 down
rndeon: last roung...
rndeon: round
hightekvagabond: I know, Tom doesn't seam to though
rndeon: he's the one making money though
hightekvagabond: no he isn't
mikman: no need to really buy or sell in last round... not sure it would affect prices... but I don't know all the logistics
rndeon: sell to house price isn't what matters?
hightekvagabond: the store buys at $15 below what it values the item
rndeon: oh
rndeon: thanks for that, then
mikman: if the store has none and 2 players buy/sell at a high price might affect your final score tho...
mikman: don't quote me on that...
hightekvagabond: yeah, it calculates price before and after the auction
mikman: like this for example...
rndeon: nice
mikman: I'll buy one hgh price
mikman: damn or not
Game Over
Saving score, please wait...
Score saved
mikman: gg thx for playing
hightekvagabond: gg
mikman: decent colony score too
hightekvagabond: best colony score I've seen so far
hightekvagabond: see you guys around
tomzefou: nice game....
mikman: shoulda sold you some energy then it woulda been even higher
hightekvagabond left the game
mikman: L8r guys