Puerto Rico, Game 01: Transit of Venus: GAME OVER

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:55 am

That's fine.
Qantaga for the final purchase.

Qantaga · Post by **Qantaga** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:27 am

Factory, please.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:47 am

Naturally.

Selection is Newcastle's.

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:00 am

Captain-

Start w/ 1 corn

Then ship Tobacco

Chaosraven · Post by **Chaosraven** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:23 pm

Ship 2 Corn (fills corn)

Should be able to ship my coffee between EG and Qs pair (room for 5)

And send off one lonely crate from my 1 corn, 1 sugar, 1 Indigo on my newly acquired WHARF for one lousy stinking point.
(I hate ElG forever, just so you know)

Figure LM gets to use his wharf for either 3piece.
Q gets just the coffee.

ElG has a decision to make on how he ships (SEND TOBACCO TO SCREW NC, COFFEE IS IN NO DANGER) <--- hint

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:26 pm

I'll sell in this order, as possible: (1) tobacco; (2) coffee; (3) sugar.

Chaosraven · Post by **Chaosraven** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:28 pm

IIRC the boats have

slots open: Corn 3 (-1 NC, -2 CR) = 0, Coffee 5, Tobacco 2.

Indigo and Sugar only ship on wharf.

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:35 pm

Chaosraven wrote:Ship 2 Corn (fills corn)

Should be able to ship my coffee between EG and Qs pair (room for 5)

And send off one lonely crate from my 1 corn, 1 sugar, 1 Indigo on my newly acquired WHARF for one lousy stinking point.
(I hate ElG forever, just so you know)

Figure LM gets to use his wharf for either 3piece.
Q gets just the coffee.

ElG has a decision to make on how he ships (SEND TOBACCO TO SCREW NC, COFFEE IS IN NO DANGER) <--- hint

I was getting 3 points out of the deal no matter how you sliced it. Its who i denied 1 point to that was the crux to my decission CR. And i decided to screw you pikachu!...well since i looked back on all the logs and noticed you'd been selling like a mad man...i figured i might as well give Elg a point over you....

so FU BACK!

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:50 pm

can i suggest we not do the settler phase after this?

dont want to give Q any more points than he rightfully deserves.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:59 pm

Playing Captain rather than Craftsman at this juncture, so folks wouldn't get to produce more coffee, was evil. Well played.

Newcastle plays Captain
Newcastle has corn1, indigo2, sugar3, tobacco2
Chaosraven has corn3, indigo1, sugar1, coffee1
LordMortis has corn3, indigo3
Qantaga has sugar1, coffee1
El Guapo has sugar1, tobacco1, coffee1

Cargo ship #6, for corn, has 3/6 full.
Cargo ship #7, for coffee, has 2/7 full.
Cargo ship #8, for tobacco, has 6/8 full

Newcastle adds corn to cargo ship #6, bringing it to 4/6. (N: +1VP)
Chaosraven ships 2 corn, bringing #6 to 6/6. It's full. (C: +2VP)
LordMortis has only corn and indigo. Since he has them in equal measure, it doesn't matter which one he wharfs. (LM: +3VP)
Qantaga has sugar and coffee. There's no sugar boat, so he puts ship #7 at 3/7. (Q: 2VP)
El Guapo has sugar, tobacco, and coffee. He ships tobacco, putting #8 at 7/8. (E: 2VP)
Newcastle cannot ship corn, indigo, or sugar. He ships 1 tobacco, putting #8 at 8/8 (N: 1VP)
Chaosraven ships coffee, putting #7 at 4/7. (C: 1VP)
LordMortis has used his wharf and has no more shippable products.
Qantaga has no more shippable products.
El Guapo ships coffee, putting #7 at 5/7. (E: 2VP)
Newcastle has no more shippable products.
Chaosraven ships one crate of corn, indigo, or sugar via his wharf. (C: 1VP)
El Guapo has no more shippable products.
Chaosraven has no more shippable products.

Total crates shipped:
N: 1corn, 1tobacco == 2 (+1 captain)
C: 2corn, 1coffee, 1indigo (xor 1sugar) == 4
L: 3indigo (xor 3corn) == 3
Q: 1coffee == 1 (+1 harbor)
E: 1tobacco, 1coffee == 2 (+2 harbor)

Total VPs earned:
N: 2 + 1 (role) == 3
C: 4
L: 3
Q: 2
E: 4

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:06 pm

Builder (+0) EG
Captain (+0)
Craftsman (+0) <=== no VPs possible now
Mayor (+1) Q
Prospector (+0) <=== no VPs possible now
Prospector (+1) <=== no VPs possible now
Settler (+1)
Trader (+0) <=== no VPs possible now

Chaosraven's selection.
Then LordMortis's selection.
Then we do some match, I reveal my Top Secret Spreadsheet, I declare a winner, and we make Daiquiris!

The only outstanding question is whether anyone will choose Settler and give Qantaga that extra VP. The outcome of the game doesn't hinge on this, though the precise VP count does.

Should I assume they won't and close it down, xor shall we go for strict correctness and let the last two selections play out?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:50 pm

Not knowing the score, if I recall correctly the tie breaker is goods and then coin.

So I assume chaosraven would craftsman
Then I would prospect for 2

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:55 pm

Since Mortis has posted, let's let Chaosraven choose his role. We ought to be able to streamline any results from that choice anyhow, I would imagine.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:57 pm

LordMortis wrote:Not knowing the score, if I recall correctly the tie breaker is goods and then coin.

Tie breaker is doubloon, with each crate on hand counting as a doubloon.

BTW, FWIW, after Captain, the following crates are on hand:

Newcastle has tobacco1 (board), sugar3 (sm warehouse). // burns 2 indigo Total: 4
Chaosraven has corn1 (board), sugar1 (sm warehouse). Total: 2
LordMortis has corn3 (lg warehouse). Total: 3
Qantaga has sugar1 (board). Total: 1
El Guapo has sugar1 (board). Total: 1

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:02 pm

Grundbegriff wrote:Playing Captain rather than Craftsman at this juncture, so folks wouldn't get to produce more coffee, was evil. Well played.

hmm...thanks...though i was thinking what would net me more points on the whole than not...

(also can i be IN on the next one?)

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:06 pm

Newcastle wrote:(also can i be IN on the next one?)

We're going to let the folks who haven't played yet have a chance. Then the veterans can cycle through.

BTW, cash on hand after Builder is as follows:

E: 1db
N: 0db
C: 2db
L: 3db
Q: 2db

After Captain, people were left with these crates on hand:
El Guapo has sugar1 (board). Total: 1
Newcastle has tobacco1 (board), sugar3 (sm warehouse), indigo2 (lg warehouse). Total: 6
Chaosraven has corn1 (board), sugar1 (sm warehouse). Total: 2
LordMortis has corn3 (lg warehouse). Total: 3
Qantaga has sugar1 (board). Total: 1

So total tie-breaker values (not counting anything accrued in the next two turns, C & LM) are:
E: 2
N: 6
C: 4
L: 6
Q: 3

Of course, these values come into play only if there's a tie for 1st place.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:12 pm

LordMortis wrote:So I assume chaosraven would craftsman
Then I would prospect for 2

Or vice versa, to provide insurance against a tie for first.

That's a good illustration (hey, newbs!) of why it's worth allowing things to play out.

Chaosraven · Post by **Chaosraven** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:45 pm

store all goods of one kind instead of wasting them

Warehouse peoples don't burn to one good, yo

Chaosraven · Post by **Chaosraven** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:46 pm

Crapsman.

Take an extra whatever is available.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:21 pm

Craftsman. I'll max everyone.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:38 pm

Chaosraven wrote:
store all goods of one kind instead of wasting them
Warehouse peoples don't burn to one good, yo

Thanks. I had made twothree mistakes on Newcastle:
I only stored 1 of his 3 sugars in his small warehouse.
I overlooked that he had 2 indigo, not 1. Not that it mattered.
Edit: and I failed to store his indigo in his large warehouse. Fixed above.

Here's a correction of his cleanup after Captain:
* Newcastle has tobacco1 (board), sugar3 (sm warehouse), indigo2 (lg warehouse). Total: 6

Calculating....

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:56 pm

I have 1 colonist on my small warehouse

I also have 1 colonist on my large warehouse....(placed this turn, check when Q did the mayor thing)

so in theory i think i have a total of 3 goods that are prevented from being spoiled right?

So my indigo should be protected right?

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:18 pm

Newcastle wrote:I have 1 colonist on my small warehouse

I also have 1 colonist on my large warehouse....(placed this turn, check when Q did the mayor thing)

You do not have a colonist on your large warehouse. It was purchased during El Guapo's Builder, right after Qantaga's mayor.

so in theory i think i have a total of 3 goods that are prevented from being spoiled right?
So my indigo should be protected right?

Wrong.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:23 pm

Here are the results of Chaosraven's Craftsman turn, with everyone on max:

C produces 3 corn, 2 indigo (including bonus), 1 sugar, 2 coffee
L produces 3 corn, 4 indigo, 1 sugar.
That depletes the available corn crates. Nobody else will produce corn.
Q produces 1 sugar, 2 coffee
E produces 1 indigo, 1 sugar, 2 tobacco
N produces 1 indigo, 1 sugar, 2 tobacco. (Out of sugar at this point)

In total:
E: +4
N: +4
C: +8
L: +8
Q: +3

Previous tiebreaker totals were:
So total tie-breaker values (not counting anything accrued in the next two turns, C & LM) are:
E: 2
N: 6
C: 4
L: 6
Q: 3

So new tie-breaker values are:
E: 6
N: 10
C: 12
L: 14
Q: 6

After Craftsman, LordMortis takes Prospector for +2, completing the game with 5 db and a tie-breaker value of 16.

OK, folks. Here comes... The Concluding Write-up!

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:34 pm

Newcastle wrote:place my 1 on the large warehouse

http://new.octopusoverlords.com/forum/v ... 5#p1877345" target="_blank

wrong

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:34 pm

Newcastle wrote:I believe i have 1 doubloon right...if so gonna buy a construction hut

if i have more would like to do something else.

http://new.octopusoverlords.com/forum/v ... 1#p1877461" target="_blank

I bought this during ELG's builder phase.

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:37 pm

i should also be producing 2 sugar, not 1.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:52 pm

Newc: I have fixed all the references to tie-breaker value to reflect storage of your 2 indigo in your large warehouse. I'm sorry I messed that up!

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:52 pm

Newcastle wrote:i should also be producing 2 sugar, not 1.

Hard to do when there are no sugar crates left.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:53 pm

Newcastle wrote:
Newcastle wrote:place my 1 on the large warehouse
http://new.octopusoverlords.com/forum/v ... 5#p1877345" target="_blank

wrong

Ah. Then you can have your extra indigo. Enjoy!

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:54 pm

The first of July began as a day like any other. Humidity infused the tropical air with a sense of oppression, while the cooling breeze from the sea helped to lift it... for those who were free to traipse along the beach. Everywhere one went on the island, one could smell faint whispers of indigo, tobacco, and coffee.

Like any other day, this day saw the traffic of ships, and one of those ships carried inbound "colonists". But this time there were unusually many, and this time they carried a product seldom seen among the crates coming and going: firearms.

They stormed the plantations first, adding to their number those who worked the fields. Then, from compound to compound, factory to plant to warehouse, they ran riotously and proclaimed the favorable day of their liberation.

Soon, the five most prosperous land owners, and their families, had been rounded up, bound, and brought to the grandest plaza in San Juan.

"You, El Guapo. You have been the most diverse farmer, the most prodigious builder of cities, the grandest entrepreneur of all. First in holdings, first in prosperity, first in pride-- you shall be the first to die."

With that, they threw a burlap sack over his head, tied a noose around his neck, and hanged him from the wrought iron of a sign that protruded from his own facility there on the square.

Next to go was Qantaga. "They said that you, like your dead companion, were new and green and just trying to learn. But you repressed and exploited my people in your pursuit of filthy gain. Your punishment is twofold, for now you die before the living eyes of those you outran, but you see in your superior a precursor to your own fate!"

"You 'colonists' have an awfully literary way of speaking."

"Shut up! Shut up and die like the man-stealer you are!" By this time, the crowd had assembled a crude scaffold made from corn stalks, sugar cane, and ropes culled from the rigging of outbound ships. From this raw but hearty armature, they hanged Qantaga, and poked him a few times for good measure.

Next to go was LordMortis. "You're the village elder, so it is good that you die next. You serve as an example to your weaker brethren." After binding LordMortis to the armature and slitting his throat, they tied Chaosraven, and then Newcastle, to the armature. Side by side they stared at their former servants, now the masters. Together, they wept as each was set alight.

The acrid stench of burning flesh lingered in the plaza for days, until the wind washed it away. And the self-liberated slaves lived happily ever after... until the next round of...

Puerto Rico

Chaosraven · Post by **Chaosraven** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:02 pm

WTF????

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:03 pm

Final scores:

°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°	°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°	°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°	°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°	°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
El Guapo: 25 for 10 buildings 08 for Guild Hall (2 sm, 3 lg) 05 for using his harbor 02 for being Captain 12 for goods shipped --- 52	Qantaga: 23 for 09 buildings 05 for Fortress (15/3) 05 for Residence (10 farms) 03 for using his harbor 11 for goods shipped --- 47	LordMortis: 18 for 09 buildings ° ° 02 for being Captain 22 for goods shipped --- 42	Chaosraven: 14 for 07 buildings ° ° 03 for being Captain 20 for goods shipped --- 37	Newcastle: 18 for 09 buildings 06 for City Hall (6 beige bldgs) ° 02 for being Captain 11 for goods shipped --- 37

Excellent and fascinating game, y'all. I really enjoyed watching you play.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:04 pm

The Top Secret Spreadsheet (of Doom, it turns out):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... C1fQWZ1RFE

Note well: the spreadsheet has two tabs, navigable at the bottom of the view.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:06 pm

FINAL:

End of Round 15, the third Governorship of Qantaga.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:09 pm

Hey, how about that - the newbies finished first and second.

This was lots of fun. Thanks for running it Grund. And running it very well, as you were super punctual with updates and kept things running swiftly.

I'll happily participate in future games, space permitting.

Chaosraven · Post by **Chaosraven** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:18 pm

Ah CH would not have pushed me far enough, anyway.

Thanx for running, grund!

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:38 pm

Thank you for running it Grund. Was a lot of fun. I thought I'd be closer than the rear, at least I have CR for company.

In hindsight I think i made 3-4 critical errors. Starting early I should have gotten a quary instead of a plantation i think. I also probably should not have craftsmaned a few times. Because the second I did that...CR went the trader route screwing me of money. I probably also bought the city hall a bit early and should have bought a factory/harbor at that juncture. Ah well, lessons learned.

Good game all. Was a blast to play. Cant wait to play again. Maybe we can scrounge together a guerrilla game?

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:45 pm

Addictive, isn't it?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:57 pm

Thanks much. I had a great time playing. I look forward to playing again if you keep running 'em. Grats El Guapo.