You need 4 players to start a Tournament game.
Only 2 computer players are allowed.
maskdbandt joined the game in slot 1
WhosYourBuddy? visits
WhosYourBuddy? joined the game in slot 2
WhosYourBuddy?: hello
maskdbandt: hey
maskdbandt: so why so empty right now?
maskdbandt: i haven't seen it this unpopular in ages
WhosYourBuddy?: it's monday and a holiday
WhosYourBuddy?: most people are sleeping in
WhosYourBuddy?: how did that game go yesterday?
WhosYourBuddy?: Top 9 players
maskdbandt: cyoung ended up winning
maskdbandt: i got 2nd, piete 3rd, c64 4th heh
WhosYourBuddy?: but yo had to start that game a few times
maskdbandt: it was frustrating because i think any of us could've won
maskdbandt: close game!
maskdbandt: came down to the last round
WhosYourBuddy?: it always does
WhosYourBuddy?: it always is i mean
maskdbandt: yeah that was ridiculous.. i think we ended up with about 8% more abandon rate from that :)
WhosYourBuddy?: yep
maskdbandt: so megabyte is afraid to play us i guess :)
WhosYourBuddy?: something like that
WhosYourBuddy?: did you ever find the problem?
WhosYourBuddy?: I see you had 3 spectators as well
maskdbandt: it was drilan
maskdbandt: so he didn't play with us
WhosYourBuddy?: yeah drilian was having all kinds of problems starting
maskdbandt: you were all right... it wasn't the spectators
maskdbandt: i just hadn't ever had spectators before... sorry aobut that
WhosYourBuddy?: so cyoung took drilian's place
maskdbandt: i've been on a losing streak... 3 in a row now
maskdbandt: yeah
WhosYourBuddy?: oh it maybe 4 in a row if we get this game started ;-)
maskdbandt: heh perhaps
maskdbandt: i feel like i've been sucking it up
WhosYourBuddy?: where are you located?
WhosYourBuddy?: I'm in NYC
maskdbandt: washington dc area
WhosYourBuddy?: silver springs?
maskdbandt: heh nope , other side... in northern va
maskdbandt: fairfax
WhosYourBuddy?: Chevy Chase?
maskdbandt: so you know the area eh?
WhosYourBuddy?: a little
WhosYourBuddy?: I've been stuck in traffic there before
WhosYourBuddy?: actually a few times
maskdbandt: yeah, traffic sucks
maskdbandt: but nyc doesn't exactly have the best traffic either :)
WhosYourBuddy?: actually more times then I want to remember
WhosYourBuddy?: locals in NYC walk to get around
maskdbandt: my commute is pretty bad but fortunately only have to go into the office twice a week
WhosYourBuddy?: it's the tourists and visitors that have problems
maskdbandt: yeah that's smart... so you in the city then?
WhosYourBuddy?: Columbus Circle
WhosYourBuddy?: right in the heart of the city
maskdbandt: i take amtrak if i go up there and voila i'm right there
maskdbandt: nice... i bet that's the life
maskdbandt: i always thought about moving up there but never made the trek
WhosYourBuddy?: Heh, I tried to take Amtrak to Baltimore before, and the train broke down in New Jersey
maskdbandt: lol :) that happens from time to time
maskdbandt: i have to admit if i didn't work for them, prob wouldn't take them that much ;)
WhosYourBuddy?: yeah but that was my first time taking Amtrak anywhere
japa-fi visits
japa-fi joined the game in slot 3
maskdbandt: i never took them until i moved here... i used to be in missouri
maskdbandt: hello japa
WhosYourBuddy?: it kind of put me off train travel when we were asked to get off the express train at a random stop in New Jersey
maskdbandt: heh it wasn't even a scheduled stop? that sucks
WhosYourBuddy?: Hello japa
maskdbandt: so should we wait for 1 more?
japa-fi: hi Mask and buddy. Mask: 9th?
WhosYourBuddy?: yes please, wait for 1 more
maskdbandt: i like how megabyte won't play with anyone good and if he does, he hosts so he can cancel the game if he loses :)
japa-fi: How old are you?
maskdbandt: whos is 16th
WhosYourBuddy?: yeah, watch out for Mask, not only is he the host but also ranked 9th
japa-fi: Ie. Have you played the original?
maskdbandt: lol, i've lost 3 in a row thank you
maskdbandt: yeah... c64 when i was a kid
WhosYourBuddy?: I played this on a Atari 2600 and a C64
japa-fi: I recall those days also. Usually I sucked :)
Noxah visits
maskdbandt: and actually last year i played a couple games... i have one upstairs :)
WhosYourBuddy?: actually I'm on my C64 playing this right now
Noxah joined the game in slot 4
maskdbandt: in my 30s
maskdbandt: lol
maskdbandt: thankfully still close to 30 than 40
japa-fi: lucky bastard :)
maskdbandt: oh you are? that's hilarious... so you play simultaneously?
WhosYourBuddy?: now this is my C64
maskdbandt: did you ever have a vic 20?
WhosYourBuddy?: No this is my C64 version
WhosYourBuddy?: connecting using a 300 baud modem
maskdbandt: oh ok
Round 1 of 12
maskdbandt: welcome noxah.... gl all :)
WhosYourBuddy?: GL
japa-fi: For a second I though I got the plot..
WhosYourBuddy?: you did
maskdbandt: i played way too many games yesterday... i hope today i'm not as addicted
japa-fi: darn
maskdbandt: i hope i have the MED!
maskdbandt: that'll be the hot spot now heh :) i like how i forgot i couldn't let loose mules a couple games ago because i had that plot
maskdbandt: cost me the game
maskdbandt: it's nice having a monday off
maskdbandt: you can hit space to skip production
maskdbandt: heh, thanks for pushing me to pay full price
WhosYourBuddy?: sure
Noxah: you can get me back when i buy your smithore
japa-fi: It sucks to be first
maskdbandt: yeah
japa-fi: Darn, how can I still be 1st
maskdbandt: by 6 :)
japa-fi: by 6..
Round 2 of 12
maskdbandt: enjoy
maskdbandt: ugh, that's what you meant, noxah... forgot about that
maskdbandt: and whos got the high!
maskdbandt: crap
maskdbandt: the one i didn't want to be auctioned :)
maskdbandt: nicely done noxah
japa-fi: great
Noxah: :)
maskdbandt: rough, i should've bought more food to be last
japa-fi: Thats a spot to compete on
maskdbandt: who has the guts to go for last spot on the map? :)
Noxah: lol
maskdbandt: i've been good at picking them
WhosYourBuddy?: i really need to remember that i'm blue
maskdbandt: anything but fire please :)
WhosYourBuddy?: nothing but fire please
maskdbandt: yeah the color changes are tough
maskdbandt: lol, how'd i know
japa-fi: arh
japa-fi: I'm screwed
maskdbandt: i think we're all screwed
WhosYourBuddy?: i'm ok
maskdbandt: people with food doesn't have energy
WhosYourBuddy?: no worries
maskdbandt: really?
maskdbandt: you have energy? :)
japa-fi: I thought I'd get some doof..
WhosYourBuddy?: not really
WhosYourBuddy?: maybe
maskdbandt: lol :)
maskdbandt: we'll see
maskdbandt: i'm not selling energy , hoping you'll sell me food
maskdbandt: but if you do, i'll seell you energy :)
maskdbandt: deal?
WhosYourBuddy?: actually masked bought all the energy
WhosYourBuddy?: nah, that's ok
maskdbandt: come on, i'll buy food and sell you energy
maskdbandt: man, i'm making you pay same price for energy
maskdbandt: i guess you do have a couple though
maskdbandt: lol
maskdbandt: i'm not selling for under 250
maskdbandt: japa might though
japa-fi: I have enough cash..
maskdbandt: cheap land if you are lucky enough for auct
Round 3 of 12
maskdbandt: easy to get it with all the shortages :)
japa-fi: runninh out of food made me to select place closest to store..
WhosYourBuddy?: well not exactly cheap
maskdbandt: not enough time even with adjacent spot
maskdbandt: thought it would've been cheaper
japa-fi: No use to buy the plant as I can't equip it..
japa-fi: If someone equips my plant, I'll pay twice the price. Deal?
WhosYourBuddy?: sure
WhosYourBuddy?: i wish i knew that before i went
maskdbandt: i wish i had enough food to wander in store like you noxah :)
japa-fi: Crap. I think with C64 you managed to do something...
maskdbandt: come on food and ore
maskdbandt: crap, only 2 food :(
japa-fi: 0 ore..
WhosYourBuddy?: i did ok
maskdbandt: as a colony, we produced hardly anything :)
WhosYourBuddy?: i'm doing fine
maskdbandt: yeah you have energy and food
WhosYourBuddy?: and my health
japa-fi: Aaaaarrhhh
WhosYourBuddy?: who feels like going for a walk?
japa-fi: Did I buy 2??
maskdbandt: i think so :)
japa-fi: Darn, it's difficult to get just one
japa-fi: Especially without sound
maskdbandt: i'll pay 250
WhosYourBuddy?: try it on a C64
WhosYourBuddy?: 2 bit sound
japa-fi: I have the .mp3, will use as ring tone :)
Round 4 of 12
maskdbandt: i'm getting my a$$ whooped :)
Noxah: low crysite btw :)
japa-fi: up urs... When I have money, only expensive plots..
maskdbandt: come on money for 4th place!
japa-fi: then you all have money and again, no plots for me :(
maskdbandt: you could've sold me the energy instead of noxah :)
japa-fi: I was bit too greedy..
japa-fi: Waited for the 250..
maskdbandt: heh instead of 249 :) lol
japa-fi: Actually would have settled for 240
maskdbandt: i know, i didn't think noxah would've sold with just 1 extra
maskdbandt: i would've waited too
japa-fi: ore more expensive than food... Please, please..
maskdbandt: seriously... 2 energy hehehe
japa-fi: 3 food :(
maskdbandt: i hosed myself with that stock fire
japa-fi: I hosed myself
maskdbandt: someone else?
maskdbandt: whos is cleaning up :)
WhosYourBuddy?: i'm doing ok
japa-fi: with no food and fire
maskdbandt: you're doing excellent
maskdbandt: i was too greedy earlier
maskdbandt: why spoiling?
WhosYourBuddy?: feeling generous
WhosYourBuddy?: i have a surplus and would like to share
Round 5 of 12
maskdbandt: i don't have enough $ to let them loose
WhosYourBuddy?: no worries
WhosYourBuddy?: oh japa
maskdbandt: lol :)
japa-fi: Though it is not to my advantage to have the price go trough the roof
maskdbandt: it would've anyway
maskdbandt: so you did well
japa-fi: but right now I feel bit POd...
WhosYourBuddy?: if youthought that, they you should have brought back mules
maskdbandt: whos would've made much more by building another food or energy i think
WhosYourBuddy?: instead of releasing them
maskdbandt: would've been empty corral either way
maskdbandt: so you helped me out with that move... but relatively you helped yourself against 1st and 2nd
maskdbandt: but that's only my opinion
WhosYourBuddy?: on no, my mountain
japa-fi: nope, I lost 350 + the price goes to 250 er unit
maskdbandt: there we go... good prod
japa-fi: Oh, not 250...
WhosYourBuddy?: would you like to wait for 230?
maskdbandt: and it won't be next time either
maskdbandt: whos , we are poor compared to you :)
WhosYourBuddy?: so you tossed the mules for nothing but spite
maskdbandt: can't afford the 250 food and energy heh
maskdbandt: i think the mules tossing by japa was smart for him
maskdbandt: unless he was threatened by me, then it wasn't
japa-fi: That is some expensive energy
japa-fi: I have been working at the same time, so I have no idea on high crystite locations, except the one at corner
Round 6 of 12
WhosYourBuddy?: whoops
maskdbandt: interesting :)
WhosYourBuddy?: that wasn't right
maskdbandt: trying to mess with my block?
WhosYourBuddy?: nope that totally wasn't right at all
japa-fi: noxah took mine..
WhosYourBuddy?: i totally did not want to do that
maskdbandt: oh a bit early?
WhosYourBuddy?: i really, really, really regret that plot
japa-fi: WHAT?
japa-fi: I was offering some 20-30 more...
japa-fi: Ain't lag a killer...
maskdbandt: really?
maskdbandt: it didn't show you that way
maskdbandt: sorry :(
japa-fi: I was offerin 1290
japa-fi: you being behind..
maskdbandt: finally good $
japa-fi: Where are the other highs?
WhosYourBuddy?: perhaps I can sell that at auction
maskdbandt: noxah has another or me
maskdbandt: upper left
maskdbandt: i have one perhaps down at bottom if i'm lucky
maskdbandt: because my ore is low
maskdbandt: do some assays for us next time :)
WhosYourBuddy?: wow so little food produced
maskdbandt: computer doesn't like us
maskdbandt: crap
maskdbandt: i really messed that up...nice whos
WhosYourBuddy?: your computer likes me
maskdbandt: maybe i should switch comps
maskdbandt: now pirates can come next round :)
japa-fi: Oh, anti-buddy
maskdbandt: not enough money at all
maskdbandt: man
WhosYourBuddy?: i'll give them a call and leave a message
WhosYourBuddy?: is there a time that works best for your schedule?
japa-fi: WTF!
Round 7 of 12
WhosYourBuddy?: wow i'm picking bad plots
japa-fi: Where is the acution?
maskdbandt: fortunately there wasn't one
japa-fi: There is never one when I have the money
maskdbandt: of course no mules
maskdbandt: so that food is sort of pointless
WhosYourBuddy?: the computer may take that plot away from me
maskdbandt: seems like the lose or win a plot is less freq nowadays
maskdbandt: whew
maskdbandt: now high price for cry please
Noxah: lol
maskdbandt: what????
maskdbandt: why won't it let you sell?
WhosYourBuddy?: dunno
maskdbandt: someone not responding??
WhosYourBuddy?: perhaps the colony is out of cash?
maskdbandt: japa?
japa-fi: ?
maskdbandt: i haven't gotten a msg yet
maskdbandt: it'll be saying someone shortly
WhosYourBuddy?: Noxah?
maskdbandt: uhhhh
maskdbandt: 5
WhosYourBuddy?: i hear nothing from nozah
maskdbandt: mee ither
maskdbandt: noxah, sorry
Noxah was disconnected
Computer takes over Noxah
WhosYourBuddy?: yep, that was it
maskdbandt: it actually disconnected noxah for me
maskdbandt: what good luck i' have :)
WhosYourBuddy?: ithink next round a mule will go crazy
WhosYourBuddy?: and that mule will be mine
japa-fi: I bought 1 too many
japa-fi: (spoilage)
maskdbandt: i bought 22 too many :)
Round 8 of 12
japa-fi: CRAP,
japa-fi: didn't see that plot
WhosYourBuddy?: wow that's pricey land
japa-fi: I was aiming for next one.
WhosYourBuddy?: the energy mule i jus tmoved will go crazy due to radiation and a ill temper
WhosYourBuddy?: thats one fast moving computer
maskdbandt: heh i forgot which one was your high, whos :)
WhosYourBuddy?: me too
maskdbandt: that's a lot of food!
WhosYourBuddy?: no one wants to sell me energy?
maskdbandt: for 250 each
Round 9 of 12
maskdbandt: i'll take a free plot please
WhosYourBuddy?: would you like fries with that?
maskdbandt: actually fries do sound good... haven't eaten anything yet today
maskdbandt: plenty of power this time around
maskdbandt: japa? button?
maskdbandt: ugh!
maskdbandt: and they top it with a 144 price :)
WhosYourBuddy?: the pirates got my e-mail
WhosYourBuddy?: they said they could make session 9
WhosYourBuddy?: does that work ok with your schedule?
japa-fi: Energy price is rediculous
maskdbandt: i was hoping for more
WhosYourBuddy?: ya know next round it will be less
Round 10 of 12
maskdbandt: yeah unfortunately
WhosYourBuddy?: ouch
maskdbandt: wow that came up faster than i was expecting :)
japa-fi: Who was left out?
maskdbandt: i'm surprised AI claimed
maskdbandt: whos
maskdbandt: has quite a lead though!
WhosYourBuddy?: i should have just left that as food
WhosYourBuddy?: oh well
maskdbandt: since pest will be eating your other one ? :)
WhosYourBuddy?: yep
maskdbandt: it's funny how you have to have decoy food in first
WhosYourBuddy?: guess i'm having leftovers
WhosYourBuddy?: which glacel elves will steal before I get a chance to eat them
maskdbandt: had only 1 anyway though
WhosYourBuddy?: yep
WhosYourBuddy?: 1 is better then none
maskdbandt: at least gained a k on you guys this time :)
maskdbandt: too bad whos is like 7k ahead ;)
WhosYourBuddy?: any chance i could get this plot?
Round 11 of 12
WhosYourBuddy?: nope
WhosYourBuddy?: there's my crazy mule
maskdbandt: 92 price on auction 11... hard decision
maskdbandt: man :)
maskdbandt: heh
WhosYourBuddy?: yep
WhosYourBuddy?: i just follow whatever you do
WhosYourBuddy?: makes decision easy
maskdbandt: i don't blame you... i was hoping you wouldn't though... give me a chance to catch up heh
WhosYourBuddy?: the computer will do the catching up for you
WhosYourBuddy?: hence my run of "bad luck"
maskdbandt: i wiwsh there could be auction part B
Round 12 of 12
WhosYourBuddy?: the door is wide open
maskdbandt: true... any of the 3 of us can win this
maskdbandt: crap, i forgot to change the river plot
WhosYourBuddy?: GG
maskdbandt: yeah, gg... turned out closer than i thought it would be
WhosYourBuddy?: thanks for hosting
japa-fi: maskbandit: production 55?
maskdbandt: :) you like that eh? didn't even have all of them on cry
japa-fi: I had one accidental high crystite
maskdbandt: i got lucky with that last plot that buddy didn't take turn before
japa-fi: The last spot picked on the game :)
WhosYourBuddy?: it's not that i didn't ant a spot
maskdbandt: heh energy was cheap
maskdbandt: i thought it'd be higher
maskdbandt: oh , lag?? :(
WhosYourBuddy?: i knew it would be low, i just needed to balance
WhosYourBuddy?: i just didn't want that spot
maskdbandt: i converted for no reason
Game Over
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Score saved
WhosYourBuddy?: hey congrats
maskdbandt: gg all... was lot of fun... thanks
japa-fi: tight one..
japa-fi: I mean close game
japa-fi: thanks
maskdbandt: i thought i was playing very erratic but it worked out
maskdbandt: cheers!
japa-fi left the game
japa-fi was disconnected