Tournament Mode - 12 Rounds
Need 4 players to start - Max 2 computer players allowed
Sgt York joined the game in slot 1
Zanegray visits
Zanegray joined the game in slot 2
Zanegray: hiya
Zanegray: hello
Sgt York: hi
Sgt York: sorry, was in the lobby
Zanegray: nobody wants to join games but me
Zanegray: kk
Sgt York: are games reporting yet?
warlord0 visits
warlord0 joined the game in slot 3
Sgt York: hi warlord
warlord0: hi where ever
Zanegray: hi
Sgt York: thre are 2 in the lobby, and 1 of the games is on the last day also
Zanegray: i live in new mexico
warlord0: i am in germany
Zanegray: really?
Zanegray: coolio!
warlord0: what a question is this
Zanegray: where does Sgt York live
Sgt York: Virginia, usa
Zanegray: shall we add an A.I.
Sgt York: if we need to
Zanegray: kk
Sgt York: give it one sec.. there is a game about to end.. so 4 ppl coming out - 1 might want to join
Sgt York: 2 more just came in lobby
sabata visits
Sgt York: hi sabata
sabata left the game
warlord0 unjoined the game
Sgt York: theire game just ended
Sgt York: more ppl inlobby now
Sgt York: where u go warlord? jump back in
warlord0 left the game
Sgt York: wonder if he was lagging
Sgt York: a little patience - we'll get them... war will probably come back once he sees someone else come in anyways
Sgt York: there is also another game almost on day 11.. will be ending soon.. we'll have a game shortly :)
Zanegray: lets add a.i.s now
Sgt York: u want to run with 2 AI???
Sgt York: i'm going to go grab a drink.. give it 3 more mins.. let that other game finish - if we don't have anyoen else - we'll run with AI
Zanegray: no, 1 a.i. and wait for one
Sgt York: ok
Zanegray left the game
eumel-123 visits
Zanegray visits
eumel-123 joined the game in slot 2
Zanegray joined the game in slot 3
Zanegray: sorry bout that
discostrings visits
discostrings joined the game in slot 4
Zanegray: lets go
eumel-123: gla
Sgt York: hi
discostrings: hiya
Sgt York: nice to see u again eumel
eumel-123: ja
Zanegray: hi
Round 1 of 12
Zanegray left the game
Computer takes over Zanegray
Round 2 of 12
Round 3 of 12
Round 4 of 12
eumel-123: dont like this, bye
Sgt York: why are you quitting eu?
Sgt York: because your not jumping out to a huge lead, your quitting??
discostrings: things can turn around pretty quickly, especially this early in the game
Sgt York: eumel throws temper tantrums at times...can have quite the attitude
Computer takes over eumel-123
eumel-123 was kicked
Round 5 of 12
Sgt York: he is not going to pick a plot - might as well let a bot play
discostrings: yeah
Sgt York: he didn't get to get his ore boost that gave him a 4k lead.. so he pouts
Sgt York: i sold ore early - to prevent the price from going up early - to buy time... i have seen him curse others out too
Sgt York: he cares about his rank too much
discostrings: playing for rank alone and not the game itself wouldn't be very fun
Sgt York: hit the space - the production goes faster
discostrings: was grabbing a cup of coffee : )
Sgt York: np :)
Round 6 of 12
Round 7 of 12
Sgt York: goign to be a LOTof spoilage :(
Sgt York: but will drive the price up
discostrings: ahh
discostrings: never understood why people did that
Sgt York: if the stupid bots didn't sell - it would go up and i wouldnd't have had to take all the spoilage
discostrings: I'm still pretty new at this
Sgt York: well i bought at 80.. goign to lose aboautg 24 due to spoilage - that's what about 2k.. but will drive ethe price up to 200 so
Sgt York: the 50 i will have.. + 20 i produce at 200 will be worth 14k.. so lose 2k to gain 14k
Round 8 of 12
Sgt York: i'm lucky u left me 1 mule
discostrings: I'm not strategic enough yet to think about buying it and letting it go
Sgt York: a lot of ppl would buy it - put food on it - and release it
Sgt York: would have stopped 1 plot of production on me
Sgt York: see how it went over 200
discostrings: why put food on it? it doesn't run away without it?
Sgt York: have to pack it withsomething - food is cheapest
Sgt York: crist high is aboaut 124 or 130
discostrings: how did you know it would raise the price to that? because there were so few mules?
Sgt York: yes.. no store stock + low mules - it will always shoot to 200 - if u waited 1 more round it would go to max of 230
Sgt York: if they sold that to the store - it would not have gone up tho
Sgt York: so i was forced to buy it - which is GREAT if u have money and low production - but i had so much already - it forced me into spoilage
Sgt York: anything above 50 in ore or crist will spoil
discostrings: gotcha
Sgt York: but the price increase from 80 to 200 made it worth the spoilage
Round 9 of 12
Sgt York: ouch
Sgt York: ouch - that hurt you
discostrings: yeah : (
Sgt York: see, if we teamed up and bought all that.. and bought the store next round - we could drive it up 1 more time to over 200
Sgt York: it helps u bc ur mining crist, thus making money on ore by BUYING IT and reselling it higher - using the market, not just ur production
discostrings: I see
Sgt York: but i'm so heavy in ore right now - it would help me even more.. because i'd have the buying AND production
Sgt York: but it's a good strategy - to produce crist - but be the first to BUY the ore so u can resell it higher
Sgt York: it counters someone else's production a bit
discostrings: so the price will still go up if there's not going to be any demand for mules but the store has no ore?
Round 10 of 12
Sgt York: it use to
Sgt York: i don't have enuf time to get all done i need to
Sgt York: DOH
Sgt York: keeps killing my time
Sgt York: green might pull it out
Sgt York: or not
Sgt York: damn it's get'n close
discostrings: is the crist price totally random?
Sgt York: yes - kinda
Sgt York: i think it moves up/down gradually
Sgt York: it was 120 last.. my GUESS is about 108 next round.. maybe 80 the last
Sgt York: but it is suppose to be random
Round 11 of 12
Sgt York: ur better to BUY energy and produce something u get more return for - ie, crist
Sgt York: in fact.. on the last round... convert EVERYTHING to crist - b/c there is no round 13, and u won't need ur food/energy for that
discostrings: yeah I wasn't sure on that since they've been ripping me off lately
Sgt York: i bought too much land - can't produce on it - but at least it's not producing for someone else
Sgt York: see.. if we had bought theirs at 40.. it's gone up to 60
Sgt York: would have cost a "LOT" to buy them out - but we coulda done it
Sgt York: 170 units.. 50 each.. and 70 of spoilage
Sgt York: problme is - it doesn't go up as much on last 2 days
discostrings: wow
Sgt York: i'm not gambling if it will go higher than 80 or not... it might.. but.. anything above 50 is spoilage
Sgt York: i can get 3 more plots to crist also - u should make all ur energy crist also
Sgt York: now i can't
Sgt York: they just ripped me on food
Sgt York: won't have ethe time to do all 3 now
Round 12 of 12
Sgt York: u know u get bonuses for every 3 of something u produce right?
discostrings: I actually forgot about that bonus
Sgt York: u also get a bonus for having 2 next to one another
discostrings: I've been concentrating more on the next to each other thing
discostrings: I just started playing last night
Sgt York: yes, next to ea other.. but get taht 3rd one going is another bonus... that is why once u get 6 and 9 the production sky rockets
Sgt York: my crist production was 50 last time.. watch what it does this time.. i think i got my 9th one in there.. another bonus
Sgt York: even tho both of the 2 i aded were 0 crist plots
Sgt York: not as much as i'd expected
Sgt York: i might only have 8 instead of 9
discostrings: so basically the last round you get the current value of your stock without having to sell it?
Sgt York: yes
Sgt York: that is why it makes no sense to have any energy or food
Sgt York: what i usually do
discostrings: yeah okay
Sgt York: is buy all the energy i can on 11 and then convert all my energy to crist
Sgt York: see how much nergy i have?
Sgt York: i bought most of it last round
Sgt York: andnotice the "NEED" was 0
discostrings: yeah
Game Over
Saving score, please wait...
Score saved
discostrings: good game
discostrings: thanks for all the tips
Sgt York: good game - u got real close
Sgt York: my pleasure - ppl have helped me
Sgt York: i like helping others
Sgt York: that is why i don't care for eumel much - he's a sour puss
discostrings: yeah that sort of attitude is no fun
Sgt York: the colony got over 100k also- that's very good
Sgt York: just remember
Sgt York: the 1st ore boom usually gives you the capitol to buy out the store and do the 2nd boom
Sgt York: a lot of ppl will buy the store out on day 1
Sgt York: and it's best to be in LAST PLACE
Sgt York: because whe u all run up there - the person in last - gets to buy first
Sgt York: so you can be the one who is producing something else.. and buys out the store
discostrings: there's even more strategy than I thought
Sgt York: hope i've helped.. try some of it out :)
discostrings: yeah I definitely will
Sgt York: and watch what others do in these regards - and you'll understand why they are doing it now
Sgt York: i am thinking...
discostrings: I'll probably be playing most of the day : )
Sgt York: i'm gong to stop producing ore 1st day - it keeps putting me in 1st
Sgt York: i'm going to go one more time
Sgt York: you want to try and get a 3 mountain day 1
Sgt York: but you "MUST" get food on day 2 - else ur screwed
discostrings: I've seen that
Sgt York: there isn't enuf food to make it to day 3 if you don't produce it - and it will be gone in the store
discostrings: I won my first game
Sgt York: and then - others will keep you out of the game.. no food = nothing u can do - i've had it happen to me twice
discostrings: because everyone went for the mountains and I got the food
discostrings: and they were all struggling
Sgt York: yes - but if there is an AI - they can usually buy from him eventually BUT if u have 3 ppl - they will starve someone and keep them out of the game
discostrings: haha that's awesome
discostrings: this is a great game
Sgt York: go 3mt first - then food in the river... i've tried to do food in non-river on day 2 - but
Sgt York: it doesn't produce enough and has bitten me in the ars several times
discostrings: could it be a viable strategy to snatch up the river spots?
Sgt York: i'm going to try to do 3mt - but put energy on it - not ore for a change - to see if it will put me in a lower spot in stead of first
discostrings: or will you be too far behind in the ore thing
Sgt York: nah
Sgt York: no way to get them all - then ur just producing soething that doesn't profit you
Sgt York: i have found
Sgt York: if u get a river - u only need 1 plot for food - ALL Gamme
Sgt York: if u miss the river - u need TWO plots and they have to be next to each other - to get u thru all game
Sgt York: what i do is.. 3mt day 1.. then search for crist.. that's the key - getting as many x3 and x2 crist plots for future use
discostrings: hmm alright
Sgt York: "IF" i find a x3 - i can't resist.. i'll get it day 2.. and put food on it
Sgt York: sometimes it bites me in the ars tho - if it doesn't produce enuf food
discostrings: yeah I've been doing that... lots of searching for the crist
discostrings: I see lots of people not doing that though...
discostrings: why would they not?
Sgt York: i prob need to start getting river day 2.. and wait until day 2 to search for crist
Sgt York: well..
Sgt York: if u search.. u are letting others know where stuff is also
Sgt York: BUT
Sgt York: i did see something new yesterday
Sgt York: if you search for crst where the wampus is...
Sgt York: and can capture the wampus.. the mssg comes up so fast.. no one else gets to see how much crist was on that plot
Sgt York: if u miss the wampus - they will see it tho
Sgt York: also.. try not to find dthe x3
Sgt York: what u want to do is find the x2 and logically deduce where the x3 is
Sgt York: what u know is.. the x2 is always N/S/E/W of the x3 and the x1 is diagnal to it
Sgt York: so if u find a x2 and a x1 - sometimes u can deduce where it is
discostrings: right, so it's not as obvious to the others, because they never see the high message
Sgt York: ALSO another reason to be in LAST place.. if 2 ppl capture the plot at same time - it goes to person in last
Sgt York: exactly
discostrings: so they really need to be paying attention
Sgt York: a lot of really good players.. will be in last place thru round 6-8
Sgt York: then suddenly take off
Sgt York: one thing i've learned tho lately... you MUST be a part of the first ore sell off.. or you are screwed
Sgt York: because then they have all the money to buy the store out for the 2nd ore - and get richer.. and u don't have the money to do it
discostrings: hmm
Sgt York: PLUS.. when ur trying to sell.. to get some capitol.. they are buying it up..
Sgt York: and even at 120.. they are buying (instead of producing).. then reselling at 230... thus MAKING 100 off it
Sgt York: it's like.. you selling to them... is the same as them producing it on a plot.. make sense?
discostrings: yeah
Sgt York: that is really key to winning this game i've learned.. being part of that first and second ore buy off
discostrings: is the pattern always the same with the ore when you're playing with good people?
Sgt York: to me.. it's the same
Sgt York: the variables to the game.. are the pirates.. the store burns (which are huge) and the damange u take being in 1st.. ie, losing land.. mules etc
Sgt York: the real key is plot selection.. getting the x3 and x2 crist... when it's close - that will win it -- but even with that - u have to be part of the ore buyouts
Sgt York: i have tried.. to sell ore whlie cheap..just to keep the ore price down.. and screw others...
Sgt York: and most of the time.. they have the money to buy me out.. which only helps them
Sgt York: that is why eumel was pissed.. i was able to sell to teh store before he got up there to buy it.. so he got mad and quit
discostrings: haha that's good that his strategy doesn't always work though
Sgt York: sohe knew the first ore 200 wouldn't be by round 3.. and it got delayed until about round 6.. so he just quit
discostrings: have you been playing this game long?
Sgt York: it does work... he just messed up by not buying
Sgt York: he thought iw as going to stop...he bought it out by the ai.. then i snuck it in to the store b/f he realized it.. i got lucky
Sgt York: nah.. only played 15 games or so... and another 7 or so vs the computers
Sgt York: i just watch/learn... and talk to ppl
Sgt York: well, i'm gong to go host another.. go to the bathroom and will be back shortly - join again if you want
Sgt York: use your new found info and test it all out :)
discostrings: will do : )