Tournament Mode - 12 Rounds

Need 4 players to start - Max 2 computer players allowed

Mega Byte joined the game in slot 1

anubis34 visits

anubis34: just need to be 4 th player

Mega Byte: Hi

anubis34: hi

Mega Byte: We can use AI if you just want to play.

Mega Byte: Where are you from?

anubis34: wi

anubis34: u

Mega Byte: Tokyo

Mega Byte: Cool.

anubis34: maybe 1 AI

Mega Byte: You want to join the game?

anubis34: sound funny but i need to be player 4 only color i can see in the game

anubis34: color blind

Mega Byte: LOL

Mega Byte: Ok.

Mega Byte: I can add AIs and then you can take 4th slot.

anubis34: yep suck to be me

anubis34: ok

Added computer player <J.I.M.>

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

anubis34 joined the game in slot 4

anubis34: 2 ai

Mega Byte: Well, no one else on line.

Mega Byte: And it's after 10pm here...

Mega Byte: If I'm going to play, have to start soon.

anubis34: ok just ai f the game up

Mega Byte: Well, we can work around then.

Mega Byte: them

Mega Byte: I don't mind, just final score isn't as high for the colony.

Round 1 of 12

Mega Byte: Mmmm

Mega Byte: don't like first place this early in the game.

Round 2 of 12

Mega Byte: Hey...

Mega Byte: Did it skip crystite auction all together?

Mega Byte: Since there were no buyers/sellers?

Mega Byte: BAH

Mega Byte: And that's why it sucks to be first... :)

Mega Byte: Humph. :)

anubis34: i know play this many years ago

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: Yeah.

Mega Byte: Me too.

anubis34: go old c-64

Mega Byte: Indeed!

Mega Byte: So you must be late 30's early 40s?

Mega Byte: I'm 41

Round 3 of 12

Mega Byte: Man...

Mega Byte: Plots are not going where I put them. :)

Mega Byte: Killing me...

Mega Byte: :(

anubis34: kinda slow

Mega Byte: It is faster now than when it was released on 9th dec

anubis34: just found this for vista this week

Mega Byte: Well, it's for any version of Windows.

Mega Byte: I'm playing on Win7, but it will also run on XP

Mega Byte: OH, y9ou have got to be kidding me!!!!

Mega Byte: WTF

anubis34: xp comp went bad

Mega Byte: I see.

Mega Byte: Man, two turns in a row.

Mega Byte: That is lame.

anubis34: bought one with vista last year

Mega Byte: I've been shorted 2 full turns now.

Mega Byte: 0 production...

Mega Byte: No wonder I'm in last place...

Round 4 of 12

Mega Byte: Can't believe I'm missing all the auctions...

Mega Byte: There you go.

anubis34: lets see next 52

Mega Byte: ?

Mega Byte: 52 what?

Round 5 of 12

anubis34: for crysti

Mega Byte: LOL

Mega Byte: I hope not...

Mega Byte: COME ON>>>.....

Mega Byte: Bad, every turn...

Mega Byte: CRAP

Mega Byte: Can't believe the luck I've been getting...

Mega Byte: I'm not even in first place.

Mega Byte: Why you think 52 next?

Mega Byte: It's random.

Mega Byte: Wow.

Mega Byte: Nailed it...

Mega Byte: I thought it was supposed to be random...

anubis34: yep

Mega Byte: Woo Hoo!

Mega Byte: Dead last.

Mega Byte: My favorite. ;)

Round 6 of 12

Mega Byte: BAAAAHHHHHHHH

Mega Byte: It was inside the box!

Mega Byte: So what will crystite be now?

anubis34: 64

Mega Byte: And then?

Mega Byte: Wow

Mega Byte: More than that...

Mega Byte: Now I'm really pissed that it missed it... :(

Mega Byte: Solves my cash issue...

Mega Byte: But blew my chance to make a lead with losing that mule.

Round 7 of 12

Mega Byte: There has been no store burn...

anubis34: 104

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: Nope

Mega Byte: ;)

Mega Byte: Bother...

Mega Byte: You are running awawy from me in crystite production...

Mega Byte: I won't be able to win this one.

Mega Byte: :(

anubis34: one ship and its over

Mega Byte: THey won't come again

Mega Byte: 2 times max in a game, and I got them twice in a row.

Mega Byte: So 2 rounds, no productiion

Mega Byte: I have had no positive event in the game.

Mega Byte: And blown a whole turn because of mule placment and lag.

Mega Byte: Normally, I'd say anybodies game, but this one is too big a gap.

Round 8 of 12

Mega Byte: And I missed out on all the good auctions...

Mega Byte: Have to get creative now if I'm going to win this one.

Mega Byte: You are out producing me in crystite.

anubis34: anything can happen

Mega Byte: Aren't you in first?

Mega Byte: How did you get a positive event????

anubis34: ?

Mega Byte: Oh

Mega Byte: Sorry,

Mega Byte: Was thinking you'd be the blue one

Mega Byte: Forgot you swithced to other spot.

Mega Byte: I"m praying for a store burn. :)

Mega Byte: But this is where you kill me...

Mega Byte: Gap widens TOO far here to make up.

Mega Byte: Really disappointing.

anubis34: funny no land for sale

Mega Byte: If I hadn't made that mistake earlier, this would be a close game.

Mega Byte: Yeah.

Mega Byte: They were all bought by the bots

anubis34: when we had no money

Mega Byte: yup

Mega Byte: Becasue I got hit by back to back pirates!!!

Mega Byte: That should not be allowed to happen.

Mega Byte: 1 skip 1, ok, but not 2 in a row of same event.

Mega Byte: Yeah... I honestly don't see how I can catch you now.

Round 9 of 12

Mega Byte: Hmmm

Mega Byte: I see a minor advantage now, but don't think I can exploit it enough to win

Mega Byte: This will tell the tale...

Mega Byte: Hmmm

Mega Byte: Might have a chance if these prices stay up.

Mega Byte: Still, 4000 behind you in money alone.

Round 10 of 12

Mega Byte: It's going to be a close game...

anubis34: i know

Mega Byte: HAHA

Mega Byte: that was a usless award at this point in the game.

Mega Byte: For a player with over $6000

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: I think that was the edge I needed.

Mega Byte: Actually, what really killed you was the computer taking your plot.

Mega Byte: You had a plot advantage before that.

Mega Byte: That equalized it, and production became an issue.

Mega Byte: Sorry

Mega Byte: I hate winning this way...

anubis34: funny i had u off the line

Round 11 of 12

Mega Byte: Yeah, but I had the advanatge that you were still in the lead.

Mega Byte: By about 20 points.

Mega Byte: So that gave me order preference.

Mega Byte: and it takes just a second to engage that transaction, so if other player gets there before it starts, it shifts to lower person.

Mega Byte: I am really sorry buying the energy.

Mega Byte: But too close for me otherwise.

Mega Byte: If quake or something happened, and you edged me out, it could make the difference..

Mega Byte: Store burn here would be bad too.

Mega Byte: Wow.

Mega Byte: Ore is worth SQUAT. :)

Mega Byte: We will have a good colony score by the looks of it though.

Mega Byte: I took a bit of a risk dumping my energy plot so early.

Mega Byte: I was afraid I would get shorted out energy.

anubis34: not with ai

Mega Byte: But buying it all up last turn means I'll still have some left over after turn 12... hehe

Mega Byte: Well, they've been improving the AI

Mega Byte: And this is my first game under 1.2.3

Mega Byte: So I make no assumptions.

Mega Byte: Food, this turn, I don't need.

Mega Byte: If I bought it, it would be wasted just running to the PUB anyway. :)

Mega Byte: Here comes the spilage.

Mega Byte: hehe

Mega Byte: HAHA

Mega Byte: Still over 57

Mega Byte: Over 50

Mega Byte: I mean

Mega Byte: I had no desire to short you now.

Mega Byte: Good colony score will be good.

Round 12 of 12

Mega Byte: If crystite is still over 100 we should have a score over 120k

Mega Byte: We might have the high score game for 1.2.3

Mega Byte: :)

Mega Byte: Hmmm

Mega Byte: Maybe not.

Mega Byte: We need 157649 to have the high. Current is 157648

Mega Byte: Don't think we'll do that good.

Mega Byte: 1/2 my crystite plots are 0 production

Mega Byte: So they only make 3 or 4 at most.

Mega Byte: At least it came back to 50 for last round.

Mega Byte: I bought those in the event there was a store burn.

Mega Byte: And if you had 0 I could get past you then.

Mega Byte: ooo this is a good outcome

Mega Byte: Wow, your production got very close

Mega Byte: Good game.

anubis34: 2 highs 1 super high

Mega Byte: I was really sweating there for a bit.

Mega Byte: I thought you had me around turn 8.

Mega Byte: Then went for a riskier strategy, that paid off after PC took your plot.

Mega Byte: And you were stuck with a river plot.

Mega Byte: Which gave me a 1 plot advantage for crystite production.

Mega Byte: Coupled with taking all the energy one round, it gave me the gap I needed.

Game Over

Saving score, please wait...

Score saved

Mega Byte: NICE

Mega Byte: We got over 120k mark

anubis34: yep

Mega Byte: That's actually quite hard to do with 2 bot plaiers.

Mega Byte: Thanks much for the game.

Mega Byte: Really sorry for having to short you in turn 10

anubis34: ok

Mega Byte: I don't like cut throat MULE

anubis34: just a game

Mega Byte: In later turns, it can be ok, but in early turns, its just mean. ;)

Mega Byte: Indeed.

Mega Byte: SOme people get really upset though.

Mega Byte: Thanks for the game.

Mega Byte: 11:30 here for me now, so time for bed.