Tournament Mode - 12 Rounds
Need 4 players to start. Max 2 computer players allowed.
Mega Byte joined the game in slot 1
mulefan visits
mulefan joined the game in slot 2
Mega Byte: There is someone here... :)
Mega Byte: Howdy
Mega Byte: Where are you from?
mulefan: norway. first game in +25 years, so we'll see how it goes
Mega Byte: Shall we play with 2 AI? Since no one else on?
Mega Byte: It's mostly the same, but a little different.
Mega Byte: Not 100% pure to the orignal game, but the majority is there.
Added computer player <J.I.M.>
Added computer player <A.L.A.N.>
Mega Byte: I'm happy to talk you through it as we go.
mulefan: brilliant. now what?
Mega Byte: Click on the game ara, and press your space bar. (Button) as it is reffered to.
Mega Byte: There you go
Mega Byte: At plot selectoin time, press space bar on the plot you want.
Mega Byte: If no conflict, its yours
mulefan: ok
Mega Byte: To catch wampus go to him, and press space bar.
Mega Byte: You don't catch hinm in this game by just walking over him.
Round 1 of 12
Mega Byte: When "production" comes, press space bar to skip the animation, it will go a lot faster then.
Mega Byte: The game will go faster then.
Mega Byte: :)
Mega Byte: It comes back fast.
Mega Byte: Glad the pirates came early.
Mega Byte: They can still come again.
Mega Byte: Only 2x per game.
mulefan: yep, we wont see them for a couple of rounds
Mega Byte: If at all.
Round 2 of 12
Mega Byte: Ouch
Mega Byte: Too much...
Mega Byte: Wasn't watching.
Mega Byte: Started my run too early. :)
Mega Byte: Wow
Mega Byte: 3 plots in turn 2...
Mega Byte: Hardly ever see ANY plot in turn 2 for sale.
mulefan: ive got no more money
Mega Byte: Me either. :)
Mega Byte: Ive got no more less than you do! hehe
Mega Byte: You've got a nice balanced turn 2 going on.
Mega Byte: Crap
Mega Byte: Now I'm 0
mulefan: bad luck :-(
Mega Byte: That's bad... :(
mulefan: lucky you
Mega Byte: Might as well do that I gues...
Mega Byte: Ouch
Mega Byte: Wow... you're kidding me.
Mega Byte: Only 1 produciton...
mulefan: things are moving a bit too quick for mee
Mega Byte: ?
Mega Byte: Auction rounds?
Mega Byte: Or game in general?
Mega Byte: You are doing great.
Mega Byte: I wish I were in your position right now.
Mega Byte: I'm hurting bad.
mulefan: hungry?
Mega Byte: YUeah
Mega Byte: I hate this bug
Mega Byte: Where you can't get on the buy line, and once they start selling to the store, you can't get in.
Mega Byte: So you wind up paying too much when they are willing to sell cheap.
Mega Byte: Very annoying.
Mega Byte: :)
Mega Byte: Wow...
Mega Byte: So broke...
Mega Byte: Big trouble.
mulefan: what happened during production? produced nearly nothing...?
Mega Byte: Yeah
Mega Byte: Me too.
Round 3 of 12
Mega Byte: Don't know why... I produced only 1 unit.
Mega Byte: Oh no... :(
Mega Byte: Wow
mulefan: why arent they buing
Mega Byte: How stupid are the bots. :)
mulefan: you needed that
Mega Byte: No...
Mega Byte: What I needed was MONEY
Mega Byte: I had full energy and food already...
Mega Byte: No help at all at that point.
Mega Byte: THat is WHY I was broke. :)
Mega Byte: Spent it all on food and energy.
Mega Byte: It's early I can still recover as long as the game doesn't get away from me.
Mega Byte: Had to go on a bug hunt to get enough money to build a power plant. :)
Mega Byte: But next turn, I have 3 empty plots...
Mega Byte: So really losing production if I can't get mules into play.
Mega Byte: Oops sorry JIM
Mega Byte: hehe
Mega Byte: space bar skips this
mulefan: the crazy mule anima was better on the c64
Mega Byte: hehe
Mega Byte: Yeah
Mega Byte: Hmmm that will help
Mega Byte: But MULES will be very pricey next turn.
mulefan: 2*smithore or more?
Mega Byte: 2* smithore selling price = mule price
Mega Byte: Takes 2 ore to make 1 MULE
Mega Byte: See, double food. :)
Mega Byte: Guess I don't have to buy much though, so that helps.
Mega Byte: Thank you
mulefan: you're welcome
Mega Byte: I like your playing style.
Mega Byte: More enjoyable than cut throat.
Mega Byte: Ok... cool, you got what you needed at $10
Mega Byte: So no need for me to sell.
Mega Byte: Wow, how'd I get to 3rd!
Mega Byte: haha
Round 4 of 12
mulefan: you need to develop those plots
Mega Byte: OH NO....
Mega Byte: Yeah.
Mega Byte: Damn... can't believe I didn't have enough money for last plot... I had the time.
mulefan: that was bad
Mega Byte: Yeah
Mega Byte: It was just the break I needed.
Mega Byte: Remember to press space bar when trying to catch him.
Mega Byte: JIM takes another hit.
Mega Byte: hehe
mulefan: but he'll gain it in the end i guess
Mega Byte: space bar to skip
Mega Byte: Yeah
Mega Byte: Wow..
Mega Byte: I so lost out not getting that other plot in...
Mega Byte: :(
mulefan: that's a nice price for crys
Mega Byte: Yeah, but less than 1/2 the ore price was.
mulefan: true
Mega Byte: Should have converted it, and still lost 1 plot
Mega Byte: If I had realized the money situation, I would ahve done that.
mulefan: you could afford that
Mega Byte: Yeah.
Mega Byte: It's ok.
Mega Byte: I'm not complaining there.
Mega Byte: I always buy energy when it's going for $10
Mega Byte: Hmmm
mulefan: it only spoils 25%, so thats ok
Round 5 of 12
Mega Byte: Bah
Mega Byte: You got my plot. :P
mulefan: i know
Mega Byte: That was good timing.
Mega Byte: WHAT?
mulefan: what, what?
Mega Byte: WTF... he just put an ore plot down on a 4 crystite plot... :)
mulefan: i have a hard time recognizing the icons
Mega Byte: You are fine, I don't understand that bot though...
Mega Byte: Aside from it being $230 still
Mega Byte: Which is also a surprise.
mulefan: well, you got the money now
Mega Byte: Indeed.
Mega Byte: Mule price will still be high next turn.
Mega Byte: I didn't expect ore to still be at $230
Mega Byte: I thought maybe around 145
Mega Byte: So got lucky.
Mega Byte: Almost stayed with crystite.
Round 6 of 12
Mega Byte: way to make me pay. :)
Mega Byte: It won't be a great price, but probably still better than crystite for the moment.
Mega Byte: Maybe not, a bit of a gamble.
Mega Byte: But 1 more turn, I'll give it a try.
Mega Byte: I noticed the bots were still grabbing mountain plots, so it's worth a go.
Mega Byte: Press space bar
Mega Byte: Plese
Mega Byte: please
mulefan: sorry, that's a lot of smithore
Mega Byte: LOL
Mega Byte: Yeah.
Mega Byte: Lot of 3 mountain plots.
Mega Byte: Probably would have done better if I had swapped the enrgy plot and far ore plot, by 1 or 2 units
Mega Byte: Hmmm
Mega Byte: But a bad choice in the end.
Mega Byte: Oh well.
Mega Byte: Win some, lose some. :)
Mega Byte: You were right to force the value of that plot though.
mulefan: had to, you're leading
Mega Byte: Indeed.
Mega Byte: Well played.
mulefan: sorry
Mega Byte: There is a little cut throat in you.
Mega Byte: ;)
Mega Byte: It's all good man.
Mega Byte: You are doing what you need to.
Round 7 of 12
Mega Byte: Bugger
Mega Byte: Oh well, I think that solves my energy problem...
mulefan: indeed
Mega Byte: Ah, 1 still no prodcution.
Mega Byte: That's ok.
Mega Byte: Ooo
Mega Byte: that changes things.
mulefan: uhu
mulefan: you were short on ene but procued well
Mega Byte: Yeah\
Mega Byte: 3 plots will do that...
Mega Byte: hehe
Mega Byte: But lost prod on 1 smighore plot.
Mega Byte: Good enough...
Mega Byte: Better than 0
mulefan: you got the money
Mega Byte: Yeah
Mega Byte: And I have a plan. :)
Round 8 of 12
Mega Byte: haha
Mega Byte: Everyone picked the frist plots.
mulefan: arg
Mega Byte: That's a bit steap.
Mega Byte: Was a good plan, but didn't quite get ther.e.. :(
mulefan: arg. took a chance there
Mega Byte: Sometimes you get soemthing
Mega Byte: Space bar?
Mega Byte: :)
Mega Byte: It's almost midnight for me.
Mega Byte: NO
Mega Byte: Bugger...
Mega Byte: Crap
mulefan: planet quake *after* production???
Mega Byte: Was trying to make one more run at it.
Mega Byte: Yeah
Mega Byte: Always.
Mega Byte: Even in the old gam.e
Mega Byte: Then it affects production, by taking 1/2 away.
Mega Byte: Which is always MORE than 1/2
Mega Byte: Because it rounds down.
mulefan: but hpow can it affect mining production after production???
Mega Byte: It has to produce first.
Mega Byte: It's not really on a time line. :)
Mega Byte: It's the result of the round.
Mega Byte: Dead...
Mega Byte: I'm so dead.
mulefan: this will be bad to look at
Mega Byte: Yeah
Mega Byte: I need food....
Mega Byte: Can't believe they are not making more of it for the price it is at...
Mega Byte: They will go food bonkers the next turn... watch.
mulefan: stupid i guess
Mega Byte: I'll brb... run to the bathroom
mulefan: I can't read the map properly, so have no idea where the crys is right now...
Mega Byte: haha
Mega Byte: back
Mega Byte: ready?
mulefan: yep
Round 9 of 12
Mega Byte: Well, that was good enough I guess.
Mega Byte: This is really hurting my game now though...
Mega Byte: Not to be able to convert plots.
Mega Byte: And have empty ones still is SO painful. :)
Mega Byte: But at least I had enough to get 1 down.
Mega Byte: That will helpe me in the food game.
Mega Byte: There we go.
Mega Byte: Last one of those.
mulefan: what did you do that for?
Mega Byte: Becasuse you're killing the ORE price.
Mega Byte: Price is based on supply/demand
Mega Byte: When you buy at high price, the price goes up.
Mega Byte: You just made a big mistake...
mulefan: didn't exactly go the way I hoped
Mega Byte: Your food next round won't be worth squat.
Mega Byte: LOL
Round 10 of 12
mulefan: hm. reoutfitting only costs ypou the difference?
Mega Byte: I keep forgetting I've got that 4 crytite plot just sitting there.
Mega Byte: Yup
Mega Byte: Even if it didn't I wouldnt care
Mega Byte: There we go.
Mega Byte: See, took it from 47 to 59
Mega Byte: Just enough for me to dump it.
Mega Byte: Wouldn't have bought the extra, but had to since you sold low.
mulefan: but shouldnt smithore/crystite spoil above 50?
Mega Byte: Had to buy an amount = to your amount.
Mega Byte: Yes.
Mega Byte: But that is pre production.
Mega Byte: I had 63 AFTER production.
Mega Byte: Under 50 before.
mulefan: aha!
Mega Byte: I'm trying to crank up the crystite machine, but I won't have enough time to convert and place everything now with only 2 turns left.
mulefan: food prices did drop.:-)
mulefan: they're too eager to sell food. :-)
Mega Byte: Losing that turn to food shortage killed me.
Mega Byte: That's because the store has some.
Mega Byte: You should sell
Mega Byte: It will be less next turn now.
Mega Byte: $15
Round 11 of 12
mulefan: i need some pirats!
Mega Byte: Just what I wanted.
Mega Byte: They are gone now. :)
Mega Byte: NO fear.
Mega Byte: But crystite price can be crap the next 2 turns.
Mega Byte: but still better than ore which will stay mid 40's at best.
Mega Byte: that's a weird strategy...
Mega Byte: You hopeing for store burn???
Mega Byte: That sucks.
mulefan: yeah
Mega Byte: WOW
Mega Byte: Never seen a price that high on crystite.
mulefan: you said it
Mega Byte: 144 is max I though.
mulefan: mee too
Mega Byte: Damned quake...
Mega Byte: Well, last turn should be good price for crystite then.
mulefan: you're so sorray - aren't you.
Mega Byte: I'm hoping I can pull off what I want to pull off.
Mega Byte: LOL
Mega Byte: No, I really would have prefered no quake.
Mega Byte: Quake only affects production, not price.
mulefan: aha
Mega Byte: I fear the glack elf now!
Mega Byte: So I bought double food.
Mega Byte: He can take 1/2 and I still have time.
mulefan: come on - you can afford it.
Mega Byte: I don't need more.
Mega Byte: 3 over is all I really needed.
Mega Byte: But I'm paranoid.
mulefan: true
Round 12 of 12
Mega Byte: Bumber
Mega Byte: Not enough time to get that LAST one.
mulefan: you wont need it
Mega Byte: I know.
Mega Byte: But I still play hard...
Mega Byte: That way I don't make mistake in CLOSE games.
Mega Byte: I have won so many games on here by less than 200 points...
Mega Byte: I had 3 games back-to-back, that I won on less than 200, so even a tiny mistake makes a difference.
Mega Byte: I'm happy with that...
Mega Byte: Every plot produced.
Mega Byte: Last turn, one plot didn't make anything.
Mega Byte: Why did you put so much in ORE at the end?
mulefan: nice production - poor price
Mega Byte: Crytite even when bad, will have a better value.
Mega Byte: See...
Mega Byte: $72 sucks, but still better than ore by turn 12...
Mega Byte: And this whole last production auction round just wastes time.
Mega Byte: Buy, sell, same score in the end...
mulefan: unless you want to buy/sell one crys
Mega Byte: Nope
Mega Byte: That bug does not exist in this version.
mulefan: good
Mega Byte: Buy one unit in turn 12 at $700 and its still only worth store selling value in last round.
Mega Byte: Sorry, store BUY value in last round.
Game Over
Saving score, please wait...
Score saved
mulefan: last - urk
Mega Byte: Hmmm
Mega Byte: Not a real flash score for the colony either.
Mega Byte: But a good game, none the less.
Mega Byte: You are just getting started.
Mega Byte: Like I said, a lot of subtle things differnt from the old game.
Mega Byte: They take some time an nueance to get used to.
mulefan: yep - my first in a very long time. need to train more to get properly into it.
Mega Byte: Thanks for the game.
Mega Byte: Where are you from?
Mega Byte: Yeah
mulefan: well, thanks then
Mega Byte: I would suggest that.
Mega Byte: No problem.
mulefan: I'm from norway. you're from?
Mega Byte: Play with 3 bots, get yoru skills down, then come back and play some MULE. :)
Mega Byte: Tokyo.
Mega Byte: But originally from Australia
mulefan: ok. time for dinner- so got to run
Mega Byte: Night