Tournament Mode - 12 Rounds

Need 4 players to start - Max 2 computer players allowed

kipley joined the game in slot 1

Akysten visits

Akysten joined the game in slot 2

A.N.D.Y. visits

A.N.D.Y.: hi can i play ???

kipley: Sure

A.N.D.Y. joined the game in slot 3

kipley: It turns out the games DO count even if there are two players from the same IP, so I was wrong about that

kipley: There was discussion about that in the forum in the past, guess they decided against it.

multi mule visits

multi mule joined the game in slot 4

Akysten: I have a question about that

Akysten: I have some old friends from back in the mid 80's that stop by and want to play mule. But some players are funny about the same IP

Akysten: Why am I ALWAYS 1st. that's 10 out of the last 11 games

Round 1 of 12

kipley: Well, you still do have to convince others to join you, that's true

kipley: oh boy, somebody's got a SLOOOOWWW ping!

multi mule: realy

A.N.D.Y.: 188 ms

multi mule: 219

kipley: 16... but then, I'm hosting

multi mule: this will take years

Akysten: I'ts me.. and not sure why. I'm fios.. usually subn 100..

Akysten: 1300

multi mule: dats pretty bad

kipley: I'm in Texas. You overseas?

Akysten: I'm shutting down all network apps

kipley: It's unlikely my system... just finished running another game that went smoothly

Akysten: You guys may want to kick me.. 1313 I may reboot and try again

kipley: If you say it's ok, I'll kick you

Akysten: lets get to

kipley: Hate to do so, but this is pretty ridiculous

Akysten: I really hate to.. but kick me

A.N.D.Y.: no ai

kipley: Will do

Akysten: can we start over

kipley: Sorry andy, this is just too slow

kipley: I'll give him a turn to develop, then kick

kipley: well, he developed fine

Akysten: speed is OK now.. don't kick me..

Akysten: 78ms

Akysten: I just pretty much lost my first round. time was so slow that i was holding the space bar and still didn't get my plot

Akysten: but we're good now

kipley: Sounds good, I won't kick you unless it deteriotes again

A.N.D.Y.: ????

Round 2 of 12

Akysten: wtf

multi mule: still slow

kipley: well, I guess if it's only slow during the land grant, we can live with it

Akysten: didn't hit anything

Akysten: pink 84ms

multi mule: me 2

multi mule: why are mules so expesive?

Akysten: kick me if it's snow again..

Akysten: slow..

kipley: Mules are expensive because smithore was traded at a high price last turn

Akysten: OK.. I'm OK again. lets see howit goes

Round 3 of 12

Akysten: I shut down the other computer on my network. may speed things

kipley: Weird network things. Very odd

multi mule: great i only want 1 food

Round 4 of 12

Akysten: I don't think it's me.. my internet ping times are great... and i'm pinging the server at 65ms..

kipley: Yeah, hard to say what it is

kipley: I doubt it's my system, as I literally just got through hosting another game that went fine.

kipley: But sometimes things are just weird

Akysten: whoa!

Akysten: I have..money... wow

Round 5 of 12

A.N.D.Y.: soeey too slow

A.N.D.Y.: shit

A.N.D.Y.: it is no fun :(

A.N.D.Y.: kick me plz

kipley: Confirm that you're really like to be kicked, ANDY, and I will

A.N.D.Y.: this game takes 3h

kipley: Would you like to be kicked? Say so, and I will

A.N.D.Y.: yes

kipley: okey dokey

Akysten: Not at this time.. times look OK here

A.N.D.Y.: sorry

Computer takes over A.N.D.Y.

A.N.D.Y. was kicked

Round 6 of 12

Akysten: that's a little better...

Akysten: still slow..

Round 7 of 12

multi mule left the game

Computer takes over multi mule

Akysten: just you and me?

kipley: looks that way

kipley: Who will survive until the end?!

Akysten: I'm pretty patient

Akysten: dang..

kipley: HEH!

Round 8 of 12

Akysten: that sucked!

Akysten: worthless plot

Round 9 of 12

Akysten: I don't know how you did htat. ON my end, it showed me bidding 150 more than you.. but you won the plot

Akysten: must be that 1 second delay

Akysten: My bid on this end was over 1000, but you got the plot for 900 something

kipley: Yes, it's a known issue... the bid amounts on the land auction aren't synchronized...

kipley: So what you see as the various bids are not what the server sees

kipley: So you can't be sure if you're ahead or not if it's close

kipley: It's been talked about in the forum... and pretty much everyone thinks it sucks

Akysten: no food for me.. that sucks

kipley: I made extra food! Reasonable prices!

Akysten: wtf!

kipley: were you trying to buy out smithore?

Akysten: yeah

kipley: That's rough

Akysten: Oh well..

Akysten: I should have sold

kipley: was surprised you didn't

Round 10 of 12

Akysten: Iwas thinking of coverting engery to food.. forgot the value

Akysten: I blinked.. fuck

Akysten: I was typing and forgot to buy.., oh well. game over.

kipley: It's been a hard game to play, with all the hiccups

Akysten: boss just called.. I'm not oing

kipley: Do what you gotta do

Round 11 of 12

Akysten: boss called. was working from home and sneaking in a game of mule.. but now I'm on a confernce call..

kipley: It'

Akysten: I basically forfeit

kipley: Well, that's right in line with how this game has been going.

kipley: Next, I'll spontaneously combust

Round 12 of 12

kipley: I'd say "good game", but that would be kind of a misrepresentation of all the weirdness! So... "unique game"!

Game Over

Saving score, please wait...

Score saved

kipley: See you next time. Have fun at "work"!

Akysten: Yes.. and the boss catching me.. sort of... I'll catch you later... work almost over!

Akysten: Weird game.

Akysten: horrible score

kipley: l8r