You need 4 players to start a Tournament game.
Only 2 computers players are allowed.
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joye visits
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Jayisgames: awesome
Jayisgames: the land is different each game
Jayisgames: i usually try to make food and electricity first
joye: is there a secret to hitting space?
joye: do you have to time it?
joye: or is there a limit on the total number of plots you get, or what?
Jayisgames: during the land grab, everyone is fighting for the same land, so yeah, it's a timing thing
Jayisgames: you only get one free one each round
joye: ok so it's the first to hit space on a particular piece?
Jayisgames: well, yes sort of
Jayisgames: the game gives priority to players who aren't doing so well
Round 1
Jayisgames: it handicaps the lead players
Jayisgames: mules are bottom right
Jayisgames: food is top right
Jayisgames: electricty is next to that
Jayisgames: now take it out to your plot
Jayisgames: you have to work quickly
breachin82: was i
breachin82: ok
Jayisgames: and go into the pub last
Jayisgames: for some money
Jayisgames: i'd plot electricty out there
Jayisgames: now take that mule back
Jayisgames: no
Jayisgames: back to where you bought it
Jayisgames: for a refund
joye: oh so you just put it back where you bought it
Jayisgames: yep
joye: well I did better than last time at least lol
Jayisgames: hehe
joye: oh no!
joye: wait I wasn't mining
joye: so that's ok
Jayisgames: food and electric are the only essentials
Jayisgames: food affects how long you have to play durting your turn
joye: oops
joye: so I hit too early
joye: that was dumb
Jayisgames: electricity affects your MULEs, they need it for production each round
Jayisgames: make sure you are not insufficient
Jayisgames: if you have a surplus sell your extra, keeping one extra can't hurt
Jayisgames: you sold one too many sean
breachin82: i was rather clueless there 8P
Jayisgames: this is the status screen, showing score so far
joye: this game is not kind to people with twitchy arrow key fingers lol
Round 2
Jayisgames: make sure you get your land!
Jayisgames: there will be additional sales like this
Jayisgames: tjat
Jayisgames: additional plots of land are valuable
Jayisgames: since it's all about how much resources you can gather
joye: ok I wont' make the same mistakes this time
joye: I will make bold new mistakes :3
Jayisgames: try to fill your plots sean during your turn, you should be able to fill at leaST 2
breachin82: ok
joye: is it only one thing per plot?
Jayisgames: yes
Jayisgames: but you can swap them
joye: wait why did I only get like five seconds???
Jayisgames: didn't you have enough food?!
joye: oh no because I accidentally sold instead of bought
Jayisgames: L:O
joye: so is there no way for me to catch up now :(
Jayisgames: well, next round
joye: so next round I definitely have to buy food
joye: lots of food
Jayisgames: you only need the sufficient amount each time
joye: whoa, space pirates
breachin82: sorry to beat you two so badly
Jayisgames: make sure you buy enough food
Jayisgames: sean you need food, but there's no more to go around
Jayisgames: the store was depleated
Jayisgames: the store is on the right, next to our names
Jayisgames: sean you need to buy electricity
Jayisgames: you don't need anymore
breachin82: i dont understand the interface at all
joye: awww I'm in last place lol
Jayisgames: it will make sense
joye: ok, time for new mistakes!
breachin82: so when you tell me to byy
breachin82: i dont know how
Jayisgames: the multiplayer aspect of the auction is what makes this game so unique
joye: i like the land auction
Jayisgames: well, buyers are on the bottom, sellers are on the top
Round 3
Jayisgames: the range between them is the market price
joye: I didn't realize I was still in chat mode
joye: I kept hitting space
joye: and nothing was happening
Jayisgames: yeah, hit enter if space doesn't work
Jayisgames: you don't have enough money
Jayisgames: go hunt a wompas
Jayisgames: aww
joye: at least i made it to the pub
Jayisgames: you need to get that pub money
Jayisgames: you just missed it
joye: do you use the assay to get the wompas?
Jayisgames: no
joye: oh, how do you do it then?
Jayisgames: you don't need anything for the wompas
Jayisgames: just find it.
joye: oh wompas I just got it
Jayisgames: it will appear at random, a little blue thing
joye: that's that old, old game, right?
Jayisgames: yes
joye: or is that wumpas
Jayisgames: wumpas, but i think there is a connection
joye: so for getting into the pub, it's not enough to get in before time out? you have to be in a certain amount of time before time out?
joye: because I got in right on the buzzer
breachin82: you werent all the way in
Jayisgames: great price on smithore
joye: is there anything to do with cryisite and smithore besides sell them
Jayisgames: not really
Jayisgames: but that's where you will make the most money
breachin82: yay
breachin82: how do i sell
joye: i am hosed lol
Jayisgames: go all the way to the bottom
Jayisgames: or find someone willing to pay more and meet them up higher
Jayisgames: sometimes you can force players
joye: hoooooosed
Jayisgames: force players to have to pay richly for essential resources if you have a surplus and there's no more in the store
Round 4
Jayisgames: my best advice to you joye is to go hunt wompas during your turn, and be sure to get into the pub
joye: i may only have time to get in the pub
joye: because I don't have enough food
Jayisgames: but you don't have enough food, do you?
Jayisgames: meh
joye: because I couldn't afford food
joye: hence, hosed.
Jayisgames: yeah, you're in a tight spot
joye: so I'm going to make a break for the pub
joye: so does the mule cost more every round
Jayisgames: yes, but it differs
joye: wait was that my turn
Jayisgames: no mine
Jayisgames: you need electricity for this phase, for your MULEs to do their work
joye: c'mon game, give me some good random event, you can see I need it
Jayisgames: it will :)
Jayisgames: smithore is crazy expensive
joye: lol he walked right off the screen
joye: I can still hear him
Jayisgames: who did?
joye: the computer
Jayisgames: i see him on mine, but the interface stopped
breachin82: i see him just standing there
Jayisgames: weird
joye: is it frozen?
Jayisgames: must be a bug
breachin82: i think i get this now
joye: on mine I saw him walk right off the screen
Jayisgames: i think this game is borked
Jayisgames: want to try once more?
joye: and I can still hear the little "pad pad pad" noise of him walking
Jayisgames: lol
joye: yeah third time is the charm right :3
breachin82: well im gonna go
Jayisgames: k
breachin82: ill read up and figure it all out
Jayisgames: ok, just me and you joye?
joye: sure :)
Jayisgames: we can play with 2 computers
Jayisgames: cheers sean