RB PBEM #1 - Gandhi [spoilers]

[darrelljs]

Currency will look like it costs 213 beakers instead of 267 beakers (Quick speed adjusts everything by 2/3). The 20% is a discount, not a beaker booster. It is slightly (3.3%) better from a math(s) standpoint than a 20% beaker boost.

Darrell

[Ruff_Hi]

Currency will look like it costs 213 beakers instead of 267 beakers (Quick speed adjusts everything by 2/3). The 20% is a discount, not a beaker booster. It is slightly (3.3%) better from a math(s) standpoint than a 20% beaker boost.

Darrell

No, I think my maths is correct.

Currency is 400 (normal speed) beakers.

According to the link I provide before ...

Requirements modifier = 1 + (0.2 * MINIMUM Req. met) + (0.2 * # of Optional Prereq. met)

So Req Modifier = 1.4 (1.2 if you don't have maths).

Beakers applied to Technology = FLOOR (FLOOR ((Total Base Beakers + 1) * KCwT modifier) * Prerequisites modifier)

So, to generate 400 beakers with a prereq modifier of 1.2 requires

Total Base Beakers / 1.2 or 333 beakers for Currency.

Up that to 1.4 and it is

Total Base Beakers / 1.4 or 286 beakers for Currency.

[Ruff_Hi]

email back from mh re maths trade ...

Interesting idea.

You mentioned Math opening up wonders. I would assume that you are well on your way to the HG. After all you have Math for a while now and I guess you have access to stone (Stonehenge, Great Wall).
Am I correct?

mh

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No on all counts. I just got maths (last turn) and I don't have stone - built those two wonders the hard way. BTW: I will not be chasing that wonder.

and then followed that up with this ...

Anyway - as you said ... its an interesting idea. If you think this offer is weighted my way, make a counter offer. How many turns of research will it take you to generate 48 raw beakers? Sounds like 2, maybe 3 at this point in the game. How much is that worth? I want to help you but I does expect to get paid for my help <grin>.

Cheers,

[darrelljs]

I stand corrected!

Darrell

[Ruff_Hi]

email from mh ...

Hi,

I assume you get Alphabet in a trade the moment soooo has it.
If you front me Math the same turn (as I am last in the turn order) we have a deal.
Who else is going to get Math from you in the first tech round?
I will probably make a try for the HG.

I will gift you Currency the turn I research it.

mh

[Ruff_Hi]

FF - worker [2]
LQ - Library [5]
Worker #1, 2 & 3 - roading to DV
Settler - heading towards DV
Scout (Dead Man Walking) - found sooooo's capital
Scout (Live Man Walking) - unfogging DV ... found Barb warrior
Chariot XP=1 - covering Workers (going to rename all workers to Thing #1, #2, etc)
Tech - Calendar Started [11]
GP [4] - 50/50 Priest / Spy

I accepted the Alphabet for Maths+Myst trade with sooooo.
I also traded Maths for Med+Poly with Dreylin.
Rats - cannot trade for Monarchy for ages due to having to remove prereq - LQ is going to be unhappy for 2 to 3 turns - totally got that wrong.

Here is the tech situation at the start of my turn ...


Sooooo got archery from someone this turn - he cannot trade for it. BUT what is going on with sailing and Dreylin. He shows as not wanting it, but can research it and I have it. Why can't I trade it to him?

Summary Tech Haul ...
- Alphabet (from sooooo)
- Meditation (from Dreylin)
- Polytheism (from Dreylin)
- Monotheism (from Dreylin next turn)
- PRiesthood (from Dreylin next turn)
- Monarchy (from Athlete when I can)
- Currency (from mh in about 10 turns)

Not bad for basically 1 tech.

[Ruff_Hi]

oh - and sooooo has 2(!) settlers basically in place for next turn, jumping from 2 cities to 4. One of which is the DV agreed city.

[Jabah]

Regarding Dreylin and Sailing [he shows as not wanting it, but can research it and I have it. Why can't I trade it to him?]

I guess he has just trade for the (only one) prerequise (fishing) and you have to wait for next turn to have it in the "want" list. (same as in SP game I guess, where you need 1t delay to trade for the next column tech after getting a tech by trade)

[Ruff_Hi]

no - I think it is because I cannot trade it. I popped it from a hut.

[Ruff_Hi]

email to dreylin ...

Dreylin,

Tech Trade Phase I initiated. However, the game is showing that I cannot trade you Sailing (doesn't appear on my list of techs to trade to you ... but I have it) and you can research it. Something is borked here.

Dreylin,

I think I screwed sailing up. I popped it from a hut and thought I could trade it - guess I cannot. Sorry about that.

You ok with dropping Priesthood from our agreed trade to compensate?

It will then become Maths for 'poly, mediation and mono'.

Ruff,

Ah, I didn't realise you couldn't trade hut-popped tech either!

Since you have beakers invested in Poly (& it's the same price as
Sailing), in would make sense to drop that trade back out ... only I
realise that you need it to get Mono. Hmmmmm.

I guess I'm OK with the adjusted deal; I have accepted the first part
in-game, and offered Mono.

Dreylin II.

Dreylin,

Just realized that sailing is 100 (normal speed) beakers while Priesthood is only 60. I owe you 40 (normal speed) beakers. Lets try and catch that up down the track.

Thanks for offering mono in-game ... very generous of you.

So, I also screwed up trying to swap Priesthood (60) for Sailing (100).