Tournament Mode - 12 Rounds
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doktorbuzzo visits
doktorbuzzo joined the game in slot 1
YuriSH visits
TrevDor: join
TrevDor: yurish
YuriSH joined the game in slot 2
TrevDor joined the game in slot 3
Added computer player <B.I.L.L.>
doktorbuzzo: anyone on a wifi?
doktorbuzzo: please no AI's
doktorbuzzo: they mess everything up. no fun
<B.I.L.L.> was kicked
TrevDor: fine
doktorbuzzo: okay
doktorbuzzo: but now we must wait for #4
YuriSH: we r start to play
doktorbuzzo: what's evryone's ping?
TrevDor: yeah that was the point of the A.I.
doktorbuzzo: i have 110 here
TrevDor: 15
doktorbuzzo: host always has very low. anyone on wifi
TrevDor: no
doktorbuzzo: good
doktorbuzzo: wifi drops frequently. also too laggy
TrevDor: im on a normalcomputer that i think cant do wifi
doktorbuzzo: one moment...
TrevDor: Yurish Always has lag
doktorbuzzo: Yuri, what's your ping?
doktorbuzzo: alright, if we can't get #4, just add an AI, I can deal with 1
Added computer player <B.I.L.L.>
Bumbes visits
Bumbes: hi
doktorbuzzo: ah! kick AI get Bumbes in here!
<B.I.L.L.> was kicked
doktorbuzzo: hello Bumbes
Bumbes joined the game in slot 4
doktorbuzzo: hooray! gle
YuriSH: hooray
Bumbes: gle
Bumbes: =)
TrevDor: bumbles whats your ping
Bumbes: 156
doktorbuzzo: yuri button
TrevDor: yurish hit space
TrevDor: i think hes in lobby
YuriSH: 187ms
YuriSH: i hit
Round 1 of 12
TrevDor: poo
Bumbes: huh
doktorbuzzo: grr
YuriSH is not responding to continue
Users who are not responding must be kicked to continue the game
doktorbuzzo: ruhroh
TrevDor: should i kick yurish?
doktorbuzzo: no wait a few minutes
TrevDor: ok
Bumbes: give him some time
TrevDor: he was fine then on month 5 he lagged
doktorbuzzo: check the lobby see if he's been disconnected
TrevDor: we played before
doktorbuzzo: one moment
TrevDor: no he didnt
doktorbuzzo: hmm
doktorbuzzo: we wait some more
TrevDor: yeah
YuriSH was disconnected
Computer takes over YuriSH
TrevDor: ok
TrevDor: bumbles
doktorbuzzo: too bad. two ais will be a bummer
TrevDor: should i kick the ai?
doktorbuzzo: can't
TrevDor: we have one AI
TrevDor: ur supposed to do sithmore
TrevDor: on mountains
Bumbes: i dislike ai, changes the game alot
TrevDor: yeah
Bumbes: this ai could be interesting tho, stite in turn #1
doktorbuzzo: true
TrevDor: ?
TrevDor: save one mountain
TrevDor: im making a note here huge sucess. hey does anyone have an xbow 360?
doktorbuzzo: not i
TrevDor: bumbles?
TrevDor: Bumbles?
Bumbes: nope
TrevDor: do you have an xbox 360?
doktorbuzzo: lol there's no L I did that too though ;)
TrevDor: ok
Round 2 of 12
TrevDor: what
TrevDor: Aww
doktorbuzzo: ouch
Bumbes: that hurts
TrevDor: Yeah
TrevDor: Poo
TrevDor: Wow
Round 3 of 12
TrevDor: ?
doktorbuzzo: whew
TrevDor: :(
TrevDor: sell to store
doktorbuzzo: later.... ;)
TrevDor: More Mules
TrevDor: OHHHHHH
TrevDor: Smart
doktorbuzzo: yes
doktorbuzzo: ask us anything. Bumbes is a big winner
TrevDor: Bumbles has less time
doktorbuzzo: that's always a risk
TrevDor: And will produce less
TrevDor: and is last
doktorbuzzo: but being in last place is not so bad, as you will see...
Round 4 of 12
TrevDor: yeah more specials
TrevDor: save one mountain
doktorbuzzo: last place with lots of cash is great early in a game
TrevDor: Yes
TrevDor: and land
doktorbuzzo: buy buy BUY
Bumbes: not enough for 2 land
TrevDor: Yeaah
doktorbuzzo: no Trev. u should have broken up that clump for the AI
TrevDor: I DIdnt get A sPECial When i was in last place
TrevDor: WHY!
doktorbuzzo: random
TrevDor: But i Should be last
TrevDor: Poo
doktorbuzzo: fire was turn 2 yes?
TrevDor: I thnk so
doktorbuzzo: don't do that
doktorbuzzo: wastes time
TrevDor: it makes no difference
TrevDor: HA
TrevDor: Im Back Up In Money
doktorbuzzo: yes
doktorbuzzo: sold too early though
TrevDor: wow
Round 5 of 12
TrevDor: AI is sucking
Bumbes: as usual
TrevDor: not always
TrevDor: they had no crystite
doktorbuzzo: well AI plays a very silly game
TrevDor: Yeah
doktorbuzzo: that's why we do not care for them
TrevDor: AI could make money now
TrevDor: SECOND!
Round 6 of 12
doktorbuzzo: but AI will not make money now
TrevDor: yes
doktorbuzzo: zounds!
TrevDor: Poo
doktorbuzzo: now that's a spicy meatbal
TrevDor: Lucky Bumbles
Bumbes: my mule
TrevDor: ?
Bumbes: darn meteor
TrevDor: crystite
Bumbes: i'd have prefered my energy production :)
doktorbuzzo: curses
TrevDor: Yeah
doktorbuzzo: do not sell!
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: that's why the AI gave back his mules. to lower the price of ore
TrevDor: ok
TrevDor: oh
doktorbuzzo: yeah. AIs are goofy. but you know that
TrevDor: because
TrevDor: you have alot
TrevDor: Poo
doktorbuzzo: that also
doktorbuzzo: ;)
TrevDor: second
Round 7 of 12
doktorbuzzo: goo
doktorbuzzo: good
doktorbuzzo: i mean
TrevDor: YAY!
TrevDor: HA!
doktorbuzzo: eep
TrevDor: I think i might get first
doktorbuzzo: close call
TrevDor: Dont wait
TrevDor: Um
doktorbuzzo: drat
doktorbuzzo: dang it
TrevDor: Whos lagging
doktorbuzzo: Bumbes might be d/c
TrevDor: yeah
doktorbuzzo: wait for him though
TrevDor: i have 0 how much do you have
doktorbuzzo: 0 what?
doktorbuzzo: ping?
Bumbes was disconnected
Computer takes over Bumbes
TrevDor: yes
doktorbuzzo: dammit!
TrevDor: pooooooo
doktorbuzzo: u r host. u will always have < 100 ping
TrevDor: at least its almost over
doktorbuzzo: i have a 110 here
TrevDor: ok
TrevDor: we shouldnt have lag
TrevDor: PPPPPPPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
doktorbuzzo: one moment, after summary please
TrevDor: space
doktorbuzzo: sell now
doktorbuzzo: with Bumbes hig inventory he was bound to sell, as an AI that is
doktorbuzzo: shoot
TrevDor: i used to be great at this game then my computer broke and then it started working again and i forgot about mule then i downloaded it again
doktorbuzzo: I used to play in the old C64 days.
TrevDor: cool
doktorbuzzo: totally different now, though. was a kiddo then
TrevDor: im new to mule cuz im young
doktorbuzzo: you'll learn more as you play more human opponents. we are a very crafty lot ;)
doktorbuzzo: one moment...
TrevDor: yeah
doktorbuzzo: okay. ready?
TrevDor: ive played some good people
TrevDor: yes
doktorbuzzo: here we go then
Round 8 of 12
TrevDor: AIs go after crystite
doktorbuzzo: shoot. forgot the wampus
TrevDor: yeah
doktorbuzzo: now, watch this
TrevDor: ok
TrevDor: 500 300 fom wumpas and 200 from pub
doktorbuzzo: when bumbes tries to sell his ore this turn, you and i can but it instead of the store
doktorbuzzo: but, only if it is selling for cheap
TrevDor: ?
doktorbuzzo: and only buy 50 units, so no spoilage
TrevDor: ill do wut u do
doktorbuzzo: buy
TrevDor: whoops
doktorbuzzo: s ok
doktorbuzzo: he's not selling yet
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: we'll let him hang
TrevDor: crystite
doktorbuzzo: don't buy any. sell next round
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: that will tank the price & keep mules cheap
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: punish the AIs ;)
TrevDor: yes
TrevDor: MWAHAHAHA
doktorbuzzo: don't sell you excess energy
TrevDor: Ok
doktorbuzzo: keep it so you can swap the mules for other commodities
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: then, buy up all the store's nrg to jack up the price later
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: i'll let you do that
Round 9 of 12
TrevDor: dont buy
TrevDor: wumpus
TrevDor: WUMPUS!
doktorbuzzo: no. buy all you can get
TrevDor: mine
doktorbuzzo: i will let you.
doktorbuzzo: :)
TrevDor: Thanks
TrevDor: Awww
doktorbuzzo: but don't assume other players will if you're in a game vs. 3 humans
TrevDor: yeah i know
doktorbuzzo: the goal if you want to play for a late crystite win is to have 12 non-river plots making crystite
doktorbuzzo: that's why you game the ore market early (increase the price by not selling or buying store stock)....
doktorbuzzo: ...then when you sell ore, you are in a high-cash position to win the land auctions
TrevDor: Yeah
TrevDor: YAY!
TrevDor: buy or sell
doktorbuzzo: shoot. i should have had you sell last turn
doktorbuzzo: sell
TrevDor: Mules!!!!
TrevDor: I Try to get food plots
doktorbuzzo: try to only get 1
TrevDor: i try to get 2
TrevDor: so you wont have to buy
doktorbuzzo: if you haven't any other recourse, that's okay. but usu try to get one at the most
TrevDor: Woah!
doktorbuzzo: next turn, buy as much nrg as you can
doktorbuzzo: that way you can swap those mules
Round 10 of 12
TrevDor: I Try To
TrevDor: if you get all food plots you can get alot of money by selling as high as you can to other players
doktorbuzzo: only for a little while
TrevDor: Yeah
TrevDor: Yay!
doktorbuzzo: plus they are usually not adjacent. so less production bonus
doktorbuzzo: you saw what Bumbes & I were doing early with our mountains, right?
TrevDor: Yeah
doktorbuzzo: see, by putting an nrg mule on a mtn, i don't have to buy nrg early
TrevDor: an d there is that special if you have food
doktorbuzzo: same with food.
TrevDor: yes
doktorbuzzo: sure, it is suboptimal for anything but ore, but it is enough while u wait for the ore price to rise
TrevDor: yes
TrevDor: nrg = 100000000000000000
doktorbuzzo: then, once the price of ore is up, you make ore w/ ore mules, swapping food mules & nrg mules onto rivers or plains
TrevDor: for me!
doktorbuzzo: here comes bumbes
doktorbuzzo: drat
TrevDor: you can make a lot of money
doktorbuzzo: but 76 is a low price. i had to sell to get to 50 or less (spoilage)
doktorbuzzo: you could have bought mine & held it for a higher price later
doktorbuzzo: risky but usu safe
TrevDor: See
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: now hold your nrg & then swap mules next turn for crystite
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: you will not need to make or buy nrg rest of game. same for me
Round 11 of 12
TrevDor: ok
TrevDor: :(
doktorbuzzo: pretty good
TrevDor: yeah
doktorbuzzo: a rule of thumb: swapping mules is hard to do on the right bank, much easier on the left bank (for crystite that is)
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: so: swap your right side mules earlier (turn 8 or 9)
doktorbuzzo: leave the left side ones for later
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: any plot more than two squares from town you can only swap 2-3 of those mules per turn. so budget your time (and food) accordingly
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: rats!
doktorbuzzo: price dropped even more!
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: buy mine
TrevDor: maybe well get lucky and there will be space pirates
doktorbuzzo: LOL no, not on turn 12. no bad or good luck turn 12
TrevDor: awwwwwwww
doktorbuzzo: last pirate was turn 5. I think we only had one this game
TrevDor: yeah
doktorbuzzo: 0-2 per game
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: so: when you see the second piate, that can be a good time to start swapping for crystite
doktorbuzzo: especially if he's early to the second pirate attack (before turn 5)
doktorbuzzo: you only need about 16 energy for turn 12, sell all the rest
TrevDor: POOOOOO!!!
doktorbuzzo: pretty good
Round 12 of 12
doktorbuzzo: now I need a high crystite price to beat Bumbes ore play
TrevDor: Yeah
doktorbuzzo: i didn't see that runaway mule last turn, shoot
TrevDor: oh me neither
doktorbuzzo: i think any crystite price over 100 will get me a win
TrevDor: Yeah
doktorbuzzo: maybe over 108
TrevDor: Yeah
doktorbuzzo: it'll be close though
doktorbuzzo: real Bumbes gave AI Bumbes a great start
doktorbuzzo: hooray!
TrevDor: Yeah
doktorbuzzo: no!
doktorbuzzo: don't sell
TrevDor: ok
TrevDor: at all?
doktorbuzzo: never sell turn 12
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: or buy
TrevDor: Ok
doktorbuzzo: if you hold your stock (no buy or sell) it gives the highest final valuation after turn 12 auctions
TrevDor: ok
doktorbuzzo: in other words, your best score
Game Over
Saving score, please wait...
Score saved
TrevDor: :(
doktorbuzzo: see those links I posted earlier in the lobby
TrevDor: yeah
doktorbuzzo: good game. keep playing & learning
doktorbuzzo: use training games to practice tactics, like mule swapping & production phasing
TrevDor: ok