The $Mini-Game BETA: Join, bid, play

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Sheik
I want to join and will buy:

021 Tassagrad W: $200

And If we can have two then

018 Tassagrad SE: $200

you can buy up to three as long as the total value doesnt exceed $1000. Otherwise you can only buy one.

[Kloreep]

I'd like to join. I bid $1100 for 006 (Apolyton NW 11). Sorry Franses, but that's just such a nice tile. We are bidding, not buying, right?

Originally posted by Captain
Warehouse (10 shields): Allows stockpiling 10 more shields or commerce.

Do you have to declare whether a warehouse stores commerce or shields, or can one store both?

Example: I have one warehouse. I'm storing 11 shields and 9 commerce. I generate 2 shields and 2 commerce.

Do I lose one commerce point since I'm already using the warehouse for shields? Or do I store it all, since that's just 3 shields over 10 + 1 commerce over 10 = 4 units of storage out of the warehouse's 10?

[adaMada]

Could I have some help figuring out how you know which slot is which? I mean, for instance, looking at the map that Aggie posted, how do you know what Apolyton NW means? How do you tell the 500 property from the various 1,000 and 1,200 properties that also are NW of poly?

Trying to figure this out -- thought the point of computer games was that you DIDN'T have to do complicated math .

-- adaMada

[adaMada]

One thought... is there any way to stop, under this system, someone from placing a last second bid outbidding their compitition by the lowest possible amount? (If my understanding of the system is correct, that would be a problem.)

I think the best way to prevent that is by not setting a specific 'end time', and instead just saying "the turn will end at some point after 6 PM Friday". That way, if anyone has any legit business to do, they'll do it before then, but posting at 5:59 on Friday won't be effective, since the turn probably won't end at exactly 6. (The exact time of the turn's ending would vary turn to turn, and not be publicly announced). I know this system seems clumsy, and probably is a bit unfair, but it's the only way I can think of to prevent 'last second bidding' type cheeting.

I'm actually not a huge fan of the idea I just posted above, so please -- if anyone's got any other way to stop this, or if I understand wrong and it's not a problem, I'd be quite happy to hear it.

-- adaMada

[Kloreep]

Originally posted by adaMada
Could I have some help figuring out how you know which slot is which? I mean, for instance, looking at the map that Aggie posted, how do you know what Apolyton NW means? How do you tell the 500 property from the various 1,000 and 1,200 properties that also are NW of poly?

Trying to figure this out -- thought the point of computer games was that you DIDN'T have to do complicated math .

-- adaMada

The unnumbered directions are the tiles adjacent to the city. The other twelve tiles are given a number. They starts with the top northeast tile, which is called NE 1, and continues to NW 12, the top NW tile.

Thus, the tile east of poly would be Apolyton E. The tile east, then northeast would be Apolyton NE3. West, then Southwest of poly would be Apolyton SW9.

[UnOrthOdOx]

I can't tell which lo numbers they are, but I want these two tiles for the Gazette Ranch.

I offer 250 for the northern one and 200 for the southern one.

[Jonny]

I bid 1200 on Apolyton SW (forest,road).

Captain, why are there 2 #3's?

[Kramerman]

Im gonna build a ranch on my land... a brothel ranch. It will feature the 'Boom Boom Coral'

Kman

[notyoueither]

I like horses and I need food. $1000 for 001.

[rendelnep]

actually I 'll withdraw my plans to hire a worker I want to pay off my loan first

[Franses]

[QUOTE] Originally posted by Kloreep
I'd like to join. I bid $1100 for 006 (Apolyton NW 11). Sorry Franses, but that's just such a nice tile. We are bidding, not buying, right?

Sou you found out, Kloreep? I hate you!
Since I always stick to my first impulse, I bid $1200 for 006 (Apolyton NW11).

[DAVOUT]

Captain,

Some thoughs :

- The quantities offered on the market are the Q produced less waste + or minus the variation of inventory (the quantities stockpiled are not yet on the market) ; omitting the stockpiling effect would reduce to almost nothing the positive effect traders have on the market price, and artificially create a systematic negative effect of the reduction of inventory.
- The theory of the black market does not resist to examination: the pop is strictly proportional to the available food; the wasted food has no effect on pop at all (unless it creates a black pop? ) ; in fact, in a primitive economy the waste is considerable, as it is in a communist economy, where personnel responsibility is diluted or inexistent ; the example of petrol lost in Siberia due to poor maintenance is well known.
- The size of the empire would justify several market prices; the prices are not the same in an area with high wastes than in the capitol city; this would make possible for the players to sell their goods on the most profitable market, after due consideration given to the transport costs. As a market by city does not appear practical, what about a market by province?
- The flat percentage premium for the workshop does not seems realistic: my plumber does not reduce his hourly rate when the market price of the copper decreases! Either there is a market for manufactured products, or forget the workshops.

This is of course just some ideas worth 1 Apo each!

[MrWhereItsAt]

Bids to date!

001 NYE $1000
002 MrWIA $1000
003 Jonny $1200
004 Spiffor $500
005
006 Franses $1200
Kloreep $1100
007
008
009 Epistax $350
010
011 Rendelnep $1020
012 Epistax $250
jdd2007 $200
013 UnOrthOdOx $250
jdd2007 $200
014 UnOrthOdOx $200
jdd2007 $200
015 jdd2007 $200
016
017
018 Sheik $200
019
020
021 Sheik $200
022
023
024
025
026
027
028
029 Kman $1500

I am bidding for 002 - Apolyton NE $1000 and 025 Tassagrad NW12 $220

EDIT: Updated: UnOrthO was right - can't buy multiple sites for more than $1k. Bugger

[UnOrthOdOx]

MrWIA, I believe you can only bid on more than one if it is under 1000. If not, I want to add a tile. Anyone confirm that?

And nice work on the list. 13 and 14 eh?

[Epistax]

In the future, you might allow reserving of land outside the culture.

I didn't notice if water is claimable, but I think it should be.