Tournament Mode - 12 Rounds
Need 4 players to start - Max 2 computer players allowed
BDIV joined the game in slot 1
Asphodel visits
Asphodel joined the game in slot 2
BDIV: hello asp
Asphodel: hi
BDIV: good to play you again
Asphodel: :) same to you
Dave37 visits
Dave37 joined the game in slot 3
BDIV: hi dave
Dave37: howdy
BDIV: how is everyones ping?
Dave37: mines same as always
Dave37: no problems
BDIV: which is?
Dave37: about 250, i live in australia
BDIV: ah
BDIV: how is the down under
Dave37: meh
Dave37: they don't have any decent hamburgers or pizza in this country (i used to live in California)
BDIV: well i was in italy for awhile
BDIV: i say that about america and their pizza now :P
Asphodel: omg i'm glad we didn't satart yet, I'm like crying my eyes out lol
BDIV: how long are you guys willing to wait?
Asphodel: sheesh
BDIV: ???
BDIV: are you ok asp?
Asphodel: wow
Asphodel: uh yeah lol
BDIV: why are you crying?
Dave37: im doing something else right now too, so no rush, start whenever
BDIV: oh ok
Asphodel: I just finished listening to the first time Love Never Dies which is the new musical by andrew lloyd webber
Asphodel: sequal to Phantom
BDIV: :)
BDIV: go on
Asphodel: yeah thats it
Asphodel: sad ending
Asphodel: haha
Asphodel: <--- crying
BDIV: i am a phantom fan myself
BDIV: alot of lloyds work seems to have a sad realistic undertone
Asphodel: mmmhmm
Asphodel: love his work
Asphodel: well I'm not gonna tell you the story or ending of this
Asphodel: :p
BDIV: what are your thoughts on Cats?
Asphodel: Man I haven't seen cats in ages
BDIV: lol
Asphodel: I used to love it when I was a kid
Asphodel: had the vhs of it
BDIV: where are you from?
Asphodel: still really enjoy the music
Asphodel: Pittsburgh Pa
BDIV: hmmmm mental note to self :)
BDIV: ty
Asphodel: and you?
BDIV: i own the dvd of cats
tydas visits
tydas joined the game in slot 4
Asphodel: yeah I keep meaning to get that on dvd and Joseph as well
BDIV: very moved by its undertones of human reality, religious beliefs, and also the parts of the beyond
tydas left the game
BDIV: i like you
BDIV: i will keep my eyes out for ladies of taste in Pa
Asphodel: hahah
BDIV: lol
BDIV: believe it or not... a female with taste is hard enough... a lady with taste is impossible to find it seems
Asphodel: it's funny but true in a way. I have no other female friends who really like music and art and travel like I do
BDIV: mmm where have you been?
Asphodel: oh here, stuck in this place
BDIV: i meant travel
BDIV: or are you saying you have always been in PA?
Asphodel: I've always been here
BDIV: :)
BDIV: so what do you typically do for fun
BDIV: besides the arts?
Asphodel: :)
Dave37: and mule
BDIV: lol
Asphodel: I have mostly guy friends who are bit geeky but not overy so, heh. we like to go out to the movies a lot
Asphodel: sometimes get out to see a show
BDIV: :)
Asphodel: weather will be warming up so we'll bike around pittsburgh
BDIV: always good to stay active
Asphodel: oh I love my bike
Asphodel: :)
BDIV: lol well that is enough of me probing into your life
Asphodel: lol
BDIV: sorry if i was getting rude
Asphodel: thanks
Asphodel: nah
BDIV: ty
Asphodel: goodness where is everyone tonight
Dave37: its kinda annoying how lots of people are just sitting in the lobby
BDIV: most are afk
BDIV: beats head on desk
magus5 visits
magus5 joined the game in slot 4
Dave37: i dunno if that's the best recruitment strategy
BDIV: hello magus
Dave37: i stand corrected
Asphodel: lol
magus5: this is my first round
BDIV: oh boy
magus5: yay!
Dave37: ever played training?
BDIV: need any help ask us
magus5: i read instructions
BDIV: this is going to be a LONG game
magus5: thanks
Asphodel: lol
Dave37: ok, well whenever it says hit button it means the spacebar
Round 1 of 12
magus5: lol
Asphodel: just remember to always hit your space bar
magus5: haha ima gonna pwn yas
BDIV: just please do not do so constantly
Dave37: pwn or hit spacebar?
magus5: lol
Asphodel: both I thibnk
Asphodel: think*
BDIV: yes both :P
BDIV: sorry
magus5: what was that little blue guy
BDIV: that is the wampus
magus5: am i supposed to catch him
BDIV: he appears on unowned mountain plots
magus5: ok
BDIV: if you catch him, by standing in that spot and hitting the space bar, you get money
magus5: cool
BDIV: if all mountain plots are owned... there is no more wampus
magus5: ok
BDIV: don't mind us... just creating a shortage
Asphodel: space
Round 2 of 12
BDIV: please keep in mind we are not computers... if you want something from us that is scarce you will have to pay hard cash for it not pennies
BDIV: that includes land usually
magus5: umm ok
Dave37: :D
magus5: this game is fun
Dave37: i never get free plots
Dave37: :D
Asphodel: space
BDIV: it is... it also includes alot of supply and demand mechanics
Dave37: general rule of mule, if the store doesnt have any of X and people need to buy X the price of X will be huge
Round 3 of 12
BDIV: or you can be cutthrouat and make them live without which typically sets them far behind
Asphodel: wow
Dave37: man im broke
BDIV: we all are broke
BDIV: also you typically do not want to help the leader or the person that will obviously TAKE the lead
magus5: is there always a little blue guy
magus5: every round
Dave37: 1 per player per round
magus5: ok
Dave37: after round 4 he gives 200
magus5: ok
Dave37: after round 8 he gives 300
Asphodel: and only if there is a mountain spot free
BDIV: only if there is an UNOWNED mountain plot
BDIV: what asp said
magus5: ok
magus5: have you guys been playin this game long?
BDIV: yes
magus5: ok
Dave37: crap
BDIV: sell mag
BDIV: sell
BDIV: evil... i knew i liked you
BDIV: don't do it mag
Asphodel: lol
BDIV: less food means less time to act during your turn
BDIV: ty
Dave37: well im not in first anymore
Dave37: what!
Asphodel: hahahaha
Dave37: srsly?
Asphodel: omg
Asphodel: i'm sorry
BDIV: you still own the smith
Asphodel: that was funny
Round 4 of 12
BDIV: it will go down after the price the store will pay goes down
BDIV: next time amputate
Asphodel: haha
BDIV: father used to tell me that all the time as a kid even for things like the common cold
BDIV: no wonder i am a great person to be around
Asphodel: nice
BDIV: thank god i don't have kids... yet
Dave37: -_-
BDIV: OUCH
Dave37: if im still in first after this round...
BDIV: you will probably not be
BDIV: but you should have gotten at least some money
Dave37: yeah
BDIV: wow
Round 5 of 12
BDIV: mag
BDIV: knew that was coming
magus5: yes
Dave37: unless i get a handout, im not going to be able to afford a mule
BDIV: all you can do is wampus hunt
Dave37: won't be enough though
BDIV: then go straight to the pub
BDIV: convery energy to food
BDIV: *convery
BDIV: *convert
magus5: on the last round couldnt everyone just sell all of their mules?
BDIV: ugh
BDIV: they could but that would be very foolish of them
BDIV: i can't type tonight
magus5: wouldnt you get more money
Dave37: no
BDIV: no
BDIV: space
magus5: shoot... i meant to sell
BDIV: smart man now you will have some play money
BDIV: :)
Dave37: keep your money, sell later
BDIV: lol
BDIV: we are not computers please stop treating us like them
magus5: what do you mean
Round 6 of 12
Dave37: am i the only one assaying land?
Asphodel: no
BDIV: mag is as well
BDIV: i don't assay land
magus5: can i build on the plot with the grey X
BDIV: yes
magus5: will i get anything?
Dave37: yes
BDIV: the only place you can not put cry and smith mules is on the river
Dave37: but unlikely
Asphodel: wait wait wait
BDIV: the odds are against it but you can get something especially if you follow the rule of economies of scale
BDIV: yes asp?
Asphodel: the grey x means there is no amounts of crystite found there
magus5: woah its 12:00
BDIV: right
BDIV: but it doesn't mean you can't get anything
Asphodel: oh nvm I don't feell like explaining all this
BDIV: lol
BDIV: space
magus5: sryy i was entering it in chat
Dave37: the number of icons (farms, energy screens, etc.) is the base production rate, it varies by -3 to +3
Dave37: so a 0 plot could get you 0 or 3
Dave37: a 4 plot could get you 1 or 7
Dave37: or anything inbetween
magus5: k
BDIV: again economies of scale helps
BDIV: we think alot alike asp
BDIV: kinda freaky
Round 7 of 12
Dave37: too rich for me
BDIV: still there asp?
Asphodel: yeah sorry, I was kinda zoned out
Dave37: everytime you say asp i think of the snake
Asphodel: hisssssssssss
BDIV: what's wrong?
Dave37: deadly poisonous
BDIV: lol
Asphodel: thats me ;)
BDIV: depends on if you like risk or not
BDIV: sigh
magus5: what does smith ore do
Asphodel: nice
BDIV: very nice
Asphodel: it makes mules
Dave37: no mules = high price
BDIV: two smith are used to make one mule
magus5: why were u buying smith ore
Dave37: sell it later when there arent any mules
BDIV: no smith means no mules which means a higher price
magus5: ohhh
magus5: ok
BDIV: hence we rush the store
Asphodel: :) sorry
Asphodel: lol
BDIV: for what
BDIV: i like it when you are all whips, chains and cutthroat
BDIV: it's a turn on ;)
Asphodel: lol
Dave37: omg
BDIV: lol
BDIV: sorry did i cause some damage?
Dave37: ... i may recover
Round 8 of 12
magus5: woops
BDIV: note to self... try harder
BDIV: you may want to wait
BDIV: crap
BDIV: if a second property were to come up the price would drop considerably
BDIV: see
Dave37: this price should be decent
BDIV: :)
BDIV: are you sure you are ok asp
BDIV: you really do seem out of it
Asphodel: :p
magus5: omg the stor is out of mules
magus5: and everything
BDIV: it does happen alot
magus5: oh
BDIV: creating shortages is the best way to make money
Asphodel: hit space
Asphodel: good boy
magus5: ...
BDIV: scoobie snack?
magus5: shut up
BDIV: lol
Asphodel: haha
magus5: next time i wont hit space
magus5: holy crap
magus5: :O
Asphodel: :)
BDIV: this part always takes awhile
magus5: I'm poor!
magus5: NOOOOOOOO!
BDIV: a side note about food plots... you only will need about two at most
magus5: oh
BDIV: or just one river plot for most of the game
Dave37: unless you want to sell food
BDIV: food is a necessity but typically not a very good return on investement
BDIV: only when others have NONE do you make any real money on food and typically only for one turn as they correct their production issues
magus5: hehe i have no idea what im doing
Round 9 of 12
Dave37: it takes practice
BDIV: you are learning that is the point
magus5: ok
Dave37: thats why i recomend playing training matches first
Dave37: wow
Dave37: way too much
magus5: im learning some good tips from u guys.
BDIV: glad to assist
Dave37: i rarely spend more than 2000 on a plot
BDIV: i need energy plots
BDIV: and if i am not first it increases the chance i can sneak one more free plot in
BDIV: i always wondered what a moose rat would look like
magus5: lol
Dave37: i draw mule fanart sometimes, so i was gonna tackle that subject soon
Dave37: though im more interesting in flying catbugs
Dave37: check the forums if you wanna see what ive made so far
magus5: any of you guys play call of duty or battlefield bad company....
magus5: prolly not
Dave37: nah
Dave37: TF2 and L4D2 are my other favorite games at the moment
magus5: oh
BDIV: sell
Asphodel: I play a bit of all of them but don't have bad company
BDIV: you will not see a price like this unless there is a fire
BDIV: wow.... what happened to all your power plants
Asphodel: I figured mag would sell to me
BDIV: in all honesty mag you could have gotten a higher price from asp
Asphodel: lol
BDIV: ah
Round 10 of 12
magus5: mag sucks
magus5: cool concept
BDIV: exploiting the new guy
BDIV: how novel
Asphodel: uh huh
BDIV: don't worry mag you will learn with experience
Asphodel: oh yeah
Asphodel: took me quite a few games to get things
magus5: haha for a sec i thought you were talking about mag the game.
magus5: haha
magus5: hence my post mag sucks
Dave37: yeah BDIV likes to shorten names apparently
Dave37: he hasnt called me Dav yet though
BDIV: comes naturally
BDIV: lol
BDIV: cute
Dave37: sell HIGH
Dave37: shouldve sold higher than that
magus5: can i sell higher?
BDIV: this turn you are going to be in alot of pain mag
Dave37: yeah, you need to let us run the line higher
magus5: o crap i sold too much
Round 11 of 12
BDIV: what you do is let us push the line up
magus5: wasnt i at the very top
BDIV: we can show you what we mean next round
BDIV: you were holding down
magus5: ohhh
Dave37: magus, you have no energy, so only your energy mules will produce anything
Dave37: to maximize production i recommend switching as many mules as you can to energy
magus5: oh.... crap
magus5: switching to energy
Dave37: dont attempt to switch all of them, you dont have time for that
BDIV: simple way to remember things... food makes you run, energy makes your mules run
Asphodel: lol
BDIV: :) glad someone appreciates my humor... not matter how tired she really is
Asphodel: :)
Dave37: you dont have to sell the mule, just refit it
magus5: ok
BDIV: to bad we met on here asp
BDIV: wow two in a row
Dave37: lucky me
magus5: noooo
magus5: omg its almost 1:00 where i am
magus5: Am
BDIV: it's almost ove
BDIV: *over
BDIV: last round is rather fast
magus5: ok
Dave37: food shortage
BDIV: especially since there is not alot of food
magus5: Nooo
Round 12 of 12
magus5: what time is it where you are
BDIV: almost midinight
Asphodel: close to 1 as well
BDIV: i am in illinois
magus5: im in maryland
Asphodel: PA
Dave37: well i'm from the future, in australia its midday sunday
BDIV: any wars we should be aware of?
Asphodel: lol
BDIV: :)
Dave37: china vs google
BDIV: knew about that
magus5: hah
BDIV: i hope china wins
BDIV: :)
Dave37: china will probably win, or at least they wont lose
Asphodel: magus
Dave37: communists never really admit defeat, they just spin it into a victory
Asphodel: don't buy or sell last round
BDIV: it's their country... how dare a corp try and tell them how to run it
magus5: why
Asphodel: don't do anything
magus5: ok.
magus5: why
BDIV: last round all your assets will be worth what they store is willing to pay for it
Dave37: selling is a waste of time
magus5: oh
magus5: ok
BDIV: meaning your 5 cry is worth 380
Dave37: i think asphodel won
BDIV: i agree
Asphodel: eh, we'll see.....
BDIV: gg all
magus5: gg
Asphodel: mmmhmm, very good game
Game Over
Saving score, please wait...
Score saved
Dave37: yep
Dave37: close call
BDIV: lol very close
Asphodel: wow, honestly didn't think I'd get that
Dave37: later
Dave37 left the game
Asphodel: see ya
BDIV: alright sweet dreams y'all
Dave37 was disconnected
magus5: seeya
magus5: gdnight