Key Scotland (Imp1)/Blue

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(Trying the blue nation in Imperialism with map key "Scotland" in October 2014)

Capital in south-east on bare plain with grain farm and 3 fish. (Can't build on the grain farm because the adjoining MN shares the only water and you must have "uncontested" access to water.) Start rail N-E. We have 10 fabric, 8 paper, 24 lumber, 19 steel, 5 clothing, 5 furniture, 20 food. Engineer is the only civilian we can see, so we order a Prospector. Start six buildings. Order 2 Indiamen. Bid for food (for our fruit-eaters), cotton, wool, timber. Offer 1 each of clothing, furniture. Reserving two paper for 2nd Engineer, use remaining paper for training (expert first). Farmer can come later. Consulates to Kessel, Pont, Pram, Sindel.

End of first turn[]

Two sales: Clothing was offered by all (4 from Dev, Hax, Kem; 1 from Den, Ord, Pat, and us; Ido, Iss, Zin, Twe, Kath bidding); Furniture offered by 5 (4 from Dev, 1 from Den, Ord, Pat, and us; Kes, Lok, Pon, Zaz, Ded bidding); we may have sold furniture to Kes or Pon.

So when food is offered we have 2 holds for buying (Kem 4, Pat 2, Hax 4, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 2). Twe and Wod each offer 2 food to us, the only bidder. Looking at later offers, we see that we will be offered at least 2 wool, so decline food.

Lok (preferring us) offers 4 wool (Kem 1, Pat 2, Hax 0, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 1: there was only 1 cotton offered, to Hax>Dev>Den>us, assume Hax got it; since then, purchases would have been Kem3, Hax3, Den1; no other bidders but us - maybe the other 3 produce wool; 27 wool were offered, only 7 bought, so there must be 20 left; from the preferences, we see Kem's below us for Sin and Kes, who were each offering 8 and must still have at least 1 each with one having more, so we must get one of those - or both if Den buys from Zaz, Lok, or Iss; and we are guaranteed a timber if we want one- only offer is from Pon: Den(1)>Hax(0)>us.). So we decline Lok's kind offer. Issa offers us 2 (of original 4); no other bidder has any holds left (so they've probably bought Issa's first two); looking better: decline. Sindel offers 4: buy 1; Kessel offers 8: buy 1. The other offeror was Zaz 3.

Conclusion: Sold clothing (873) to Zin, furniture (897) to Pont. So diplomatic points with Sin, Kes, Pon. Wool cost 96, so +1478, bal 7678, CL 357.

Summer 1815[]

Hey, we did have a Prospector; now we have two; plenty of hills for them to try! Food down to 18, as expected - two of our six people want fruit; only one wants meat, so we balance out but risk sickness. Start 1 fabric. Offers and bids as before.

Diplomacy screen: Mil Good, Ind Awesome. Most Favored Trading Partner with just Pon and Sin. Kes prefers Pat (its only other consulate). Pram prefers Dev despite having no consulate there but consulates with Pat and Kem. OK, should offer 10% for all except Pont, which has no other consulate; but we forgot.

MNs with NO consulate: Wod, Ido, Manx, Zaz, Lok. Numbers of consulates: us 4, Kem 4, Pat 2, Hax 0, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 4.

End of turn

Loke offers 2 food (us 10, Kem 8, Pat 5, Hax 5, Dev 5, Ord 5, Den 4); guaranteed 2 timber and 8 wool with possibly more of each, so decline; Patagon offers 4: buy 1. Kes offers 8 wool (us 9, Kem 2, Pat 4, Hax 5, Dev 3, Ord 3, Den 3); gamble, buy 5; (us 4, Kem 2, Pat 4, Hax 4, Dev 3, Ord 3, Den 3) Ded offers 5: reject; (us 4, Kem 2, Pat 4, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 3, Den 3) Hur offers 5: reject; (us 4, Kem 2, Pat 4, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 3, Den 3) Wod offers 7; reject. Sin (Den>us) offers 1 timber: buy. (us 3, Kem 2, Pat 4, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 3, Den 2) Pont offers 2: buy.

Sold clothing to Pont 889, Furn to Idol 861. +780, bal 8358, CL 496. Now do those 10% jobs. Kes and Sin favor us but Pram favors Pat.

Fall 1815[]

Process more stuff. Expand clothing factory to 2. Switch bid from cotton to coal.

Patagon offered 4 food; 3 MNs offered 2 each. Buy 3 from Pat. We're the only bidder for wool; Sin8, Zaz3, Man6; buy 1 from each. Timber: Pont offers us its 2: buy 2. Other was Issa offering 1, not to us; 7 bidders. Pram 1 coal (after preferred Pat had taken 2): buy. Idol 3 coal (originally 10; we were #5): buy 1. Bt 10, filling all holds.

Conclusion: sold Clothing Sin 790(878), Furn Kes 811(902). Food 92, wool 86 (or 94), timb 113, coal 113 (or 124). net +496, bal 8754, CL 606.

Winter 1816[]

Pause Engineer after 3 lengths to see where we want depot(s) for minerals if any. All workers busy. Offer clothing(878), hardware(1001), not furn(902). Switch from coal(113) to iron(113). We are favored by Kes, Pon, Sin; still not Pram; stay with 10% except Sin to 5% (same as Deneb).

MNs with NO consulate: Wod, Ido, Manx, Zaz, Lok, as before. Numbers of consulates: us 4, Kem 4, Pat 2, Hax 0, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 4, as before.

Kes offers 2 food (us 10, Kem 7, Pat 6, Hax 8, Dev 8, Ord 6, Den 8) (Zaz2, Wod2, Kes2, Ido2, Pat4, no other bidders): no guarantee of anything else, so buy 1; Pat offers 4: buy 4; decline others. Twe offers us 3 wool, of original 9; (Hur5, Zin2, both preferring Kem; only Kem and Hax bidding - (us 5, Kem 3, Pat 6, Hax 2, Dev 8, Ord 6, Den 6): still no guarantee of timber or iron but reserve 2, so buy 3. Hur offers 3: no. There were only 4 tim offered (Ded1, Pram2, Iss1), none to us, with 7 bidders. (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 0, Hax 0, Dev 0, Ord 0, Den 3) Lok (Dev>us) offers 5 iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5; Zimm not bidding): buy 2.

Conclusion: sold clo Kes 821 (913), hardw Pram 915 (1051); Bt 10 (and Zaz offered us iron). Net +743, bal +9497, CL 722.

Spring 1816[]

We can afford more consulates, to get more priority: offer Ido and Lok. Offer Pram 25% to see if we can finally shake Pat off. Expand textile mill to 4; idle labor 2/12; 4 clothing(913), 2 furniture(929), 1 hardware(1051), 21 food(87), 8 meat. Offer 1 clo, 1 Hardw; switch bid from food to coal. No minerals west of timber, so start depot where we are, for 2 grain + timber (one of each expandable).

Status

We are #1, followed by Kem, Den, Hax, Dev. Top exclusively or equal in all respects.

End turn

We want 3 wool, 3 timber, and equal amts of coal and iron. (us 10, Kem 7, Pat 2, Hax 8, Dev 5, Ord 4, Den 7) and we are guaranteed 3 coal, maybe no timber or iron; Pont offers 5 wool @84 (Bru3, Hur5): buy 5. (us 5, Kem 4, Pat 2, Hax 5, Dev 5, Ord 4, Den 7) Bru offers 3: no. No tim for us and no guarantee of iron. Pram offers 3 coal @141 (Wod6, Pram3, Ido10): buy 3. (us 2, Kem 4, Pat 1, Hax 4, Dev 3, Ord 4, Den 6) still no sure iron. Wod offers 4 @113: buy 1. Ido offers 7: buy 1.

Conclusion: Sold clo Zin 931, hdw Zaz 1082; bt 10 for 1069; net 844, bal 5341, CL 851. Zaz (6th place!) and Lok (3rd place) would have offered us iron.

Summer 1816[]

Times says Patagon short on Food; no surprise - did they have a death wish? Ido favors us; Lok still favors Ord, so give it 5%. Sin favors Deneb, so give it 10%. Idle labor 2 (because of coal imbalance). Offer 1 clo, fur, hdw; switch bid from coal to food.

End turn

(us 9, Kem 8, Pat 6, Hax 8, Dev 8, Ord 5, Den 7) we sold 3 of the 5 goods! Pont offers 2 food (Hur2): buy 2. (us 7, Kem 5, Pat 5, Hax 2, Dev 6, Ord 4, Den 6) and we are guaranteed (all the) 2 tim and 9 (of 21) iron. Twe (Kath7, Twe9) offers 8 wool: buy 2. (us 5, Kem 2, Pat 5, Hax 2, Dev 6, Ord 4, Den 6). Sin offers 2 tim @144: buy 2. (us 3, Kem 0, Pat 2, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 4). Kes offers 4 iron @127: buy 1. (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 0, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 3). Lok offers 5 @121: buy 2.

Conclusion: Sold Sin clo 837(931), Wod fur 1014, Kes hdw 1012(1125); bt 10 total 991; net +1772, bal +7113, CL 1052.

Fall 1816[]

2 idle labor: steel mill needs expanding. Offer clo, hdw; bids unchanged. All our MNs favor us. Want 6 or 8 wool, 3 tim, 1 iron.

Turn end

No food to us (Hur2, Man2, Iss2). (us 10, Kem 5, Pat 5, Hax 6, Dev 5, Ord 6, Den 7). Wool (Sin8, Twe9, both favor us over Hax).: Sin offers 8@88: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 5, Pat 5, Hax 6, Dev 5, Ord 6, Den 7). Guaranteed 7 tim, 14 iron! Twe offers 9 wool@80: buy 3. Timber: buy 1 each from Pram, Kes, Sin, Pont, but 'careless double-click gives us 2 iron from Kes, 0 from Lok, Kath, Zaz.

Conclusion: Sold Lok clo 919(968), Sin hdw 1032(1147); bt 10 totalling 1175; net +676, bal +7789, CL 1142.

Winter 1817[]

"Food Shortages Plague Industrial Nations". Most AIs have built a fort; no railroads. Our first depot built; now transporting 3 meat, 5 grain, 1 timber; Engr goes to southern hardwood. Still no minerals uncovered. Labor shortage! So train an expert. Offer 1 clo. Switch bid from food to coal. We want 4 wool, 2 tim, 1 coal, 1 iron.

Turn end

(us 11, Kem 3, Pat 4, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 3, Den 4). We get offered no wool (Manx6 favoring Den>Ord>Hax>us and Zin2 favoring Den>Hax>us) Timber (Sin2, Bru1, Kath2, Pont2, Pram2) Pram offers 2@168: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 3, Pat 4, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 3, Den 4). Sin offers 2@148: buy 1. (us 9, Kem 3, Pat 3, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 3, Den 1). Pont offers 2 @135: buy 2. (us 7, Kem 3, Pat 3, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 3, Den 0). Coal (Pram3, Ido10; Hax not bidding): Pram offers 3@141: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 2, Pat 2, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 3, Den 0); Ido offers 10@113: buy 4 (us 2, Kem 2, Pat 2, Hax 5, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 0). Iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5, Kes4; Den not bidding): Kes offers 4 @127: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 1, Pat 0, Hax 5, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 0); Lok offers 5@121: buy 1

Conclusion: Sold Ido clo 935 (Hax offered 4; we, Den, Ord, Kem offered 1; bidders Ido and Manx); bt 11 for 1427; net -592, bal +6197, CL 1121. Zaz offered iron.

Spring 1817[]

"Food Short..." again. Find iron on 2 hills at next port site. Start port. Expand steel mill to 4. Make 2 paper, 2 tex, 2 steel, 1 clothing; nobody idle; 9 processables unused, 15 food, 2 grain, 16 meat. Offer consulate to Manx, cut Pram to 10%. Kem and Dev have ports with hardwood, Den has one on scrub; no other ports or rail. Offer 1 clo, 1 hdw; switch bid from coal to food. Want 8 fibre, 1 timber, 3 iron.

Turn end

Clo: Hax offered 5, we, Den, Ord 1; 5 bidders. Hdw: all offered 1 except Dev 0; 4 bidders. Food (Pat offered 3, Sin, Ded, Pon, Zin 2; we, Kem, Hax, Dev bidders) (us 10, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 3, Dev 8, Ord 5, Den 5): Sin offers 2 @91: we have lots of other stuff guaranteed, so buy 1; Pon offers 2@83: buy 1; Pat offers 3 @ 83: buy 1 (us 7, Kem 2, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 5). Wool (Hur5, Zaz3, Lok4, Iss4, with us, Hax, Den bidding): Lok offers 4@81: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 2, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 5); Zaz 3@78: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 2, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 4); Iss 4@78: no (us 5, Kem 2, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 2); Hur 4@78: no (us 5, Kem 2, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 2). Timber (Sin2, Kath2, Pon2, Pra2; 7 bidders): Sin offers 2@151: buy 1 (us 4, Kem 2, Pat 6, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 2); Pon offers 2@138: buy 1 (us 3, Kem 2, Pat 6, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 2); Kath offers 2@138: no (us 3, Kem 2, Pat 3, Hax 0, Dev 0, Ord 1, Den 0). Iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5, Kes4; 5 bidders): Kes offers 4@125: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 0, Hax 0, Dev 0, Ord 1, Den 0); Lok offers 5@119: buy 2

Conclusion: Sold Kes clo 846(940), Sin hdw 1071(1190); bt 10 for 1068; net +749, bal +3446, CL 1201. Zaz and Kath offered iron.

Summer 1817[]

"Food..." again. Coal at port too! Invite 1st immigrant. Train Miner. Switch bid from food to coal; offer clo. Make 2 paper, 2 steel, 1 hdw; 11 unused processables, 15 food, 4 grain, 18 meat. Want 4 or 6 wool, 2 tim, 2 iron, 2 coal.

Turn end

Clo: only ours offered; 3 bidders (us 11, Kem 4, Pat 5, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 7, Den 4). Wool (Sin8, Pon5, Man6, Zin2; we, Dev, Ord, Den bid): we have guarantees of all other resources; Sin offers 8@82: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 4, Pat 5, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 7, Den 3); Pon offers 5@75: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 4, Pat 5, Hax 5, Dev 5, Ord 7, Den 3); Man offers 6@75: buy 2 (us 7, Kem 4, Pat 5, Hax 5, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 0). Timber (Sin2, Pon2, Iss1; 7 bidders): Sin offers 2@157: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 4, Pat 5, Hax 5, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 0); Pon offers 2@143: buy 2 (us 4, Kem 3, Pat 2, Hax 5, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 0). Coal (Wod6, Pram3, Ido10; 7 bid): Pram offers 1@126: buy 1 (us 3, Kem 3, Pat 2, Hax 5, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 0); Ido offers 10@115: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 2, Pat 2, Hax 2, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 0); Wod offers 4@115: no (us 2, Kem 1, Pat 2, Hax 2, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 0). Iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5; all bid except Den): Lok offers 5@120: buy 2

Conclusion: Sold Hur clo 958; bt 11 for 1231; net -373, bal +1573, CL 1177. Zaz offered iron.

Fall 1817[]

"Food...". Miner starts on coal. Train newbie; 16 unused processables; 13 food, 6 grain, 20 meat; make lumber, paper, 2 steel, hdw. Offer hdw, switch bid from wool to food. No major change in status except #6 for labor. Kes, Pon, Sin up to neutral relationship; Kem has Ded up there; Pat has Pram; others have none. Want 2 timber, 2 coal, 2 iron (and 5 food would be OK).

Bxggxr. I thought I had saved it. We had moved on to Summer 1818. At least the game was saved.

Summer 1818[]

Miner has just started on iron; engineer is completing 2nd rail section to cotton (not having been able to afford port). We are training the second immigrant. 10 idle processables; making lum, 2 tex, 2 steel, clo, hdw. Offer clo, hdw; bid for food, wool (want 5), coal (1), iron (2). Cash -737 so be careful.

Turn end

Clo (Den1 too; 3 bids) - sold Hdw (Pat1, Kem1; 6 bids) - sold (us 10, Kem 7, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 8, Den 7) Food (Twe2, Zaz2, Zin2, Iss2, Kes2, Pat4; 7 bids); Kes offers 2@93: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 7); Pat offers 4@85: buy 4 - then another stupid double-click buys 5 coal from Ido. Nobody was offering wool; 4 MNs offered us iron.

Conclusion: Sold Lok clo 1021(1075), Pon hdw 1162; bt 10 for 1013; net +1070, bal +333, CL 1185.

Fall 1818[]

"Food Shortage ...". Engr returns to port site. Train specialist (so money tight again); make 2 lum, 2 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 11 spare processables; 23 food, 12 grain, 31 meat. Offer clo, hdw; bid for food, wool (want 4), tim (2), iron (2 or 4).

Turn end

Clo (Den, Dev, Kem 1; 4 bids); sold. Hdw (Dev3, Hax1, Kem1; 2 bids); sold (us 10, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 7, Den 6). Food (Bru2, Iss2, Pat4; 5 bids); Pat offers 4@86: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 5, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 2, Ord 7, Den 3). Wool (Sin8; Kem, Hax bid); Sin offers 8@75: buy 2 (us 7, Kem 2, Pat 10, Hax 7, Dev 2, Ord 7, Den 3). Tim (Sin2, Bru1, Pon2, Iss1, Kes1; 7 bids); Sin offers 2@174: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 2, Pat 10, Hax 7, Dev 2, Ord 7, Den 3); Kess offers 1@174: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 2, Pat 10, Hax 7, Dev 2, Ord 6, Den 2); Pon offers 2@159: buy 1 (us 4, Kem 2, Pat 10, Hax 7, Dev 2, Ord 6, Den 2); Bru offers 1@159: no (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 7, Dev 0, Ord 3, Den 0). Iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5; Kem no bid): Lok offers 5@120: buy 4

Conclusion: sold Kes clo 967(1075), Sin hdw 1022 1136; bt 10 for 1223; int 11% (rounded UP) -1, net +665, bal -2, CL 1265

Winter 1819[]

"Food ...". Profits ignoring subsidies: wool 1075-276=799, tim 1408-636=772, coal+iron 1136-456=680. We are #1 for labor. Make 2 lum, 3 fab, 2 steel, fur, hdw; 11 spare processables; 22 food, 13 grain, 34 meat; offer clo, fur, hdw; bid for food, wool (want 6 or 8), tim (want 1), iron (0 or 2)

End turn

Clo (Hax6, five of us 1; 6 bids); Fur (only ours; 2 bids); hdw (Ord2, Hax4, Pat1, Kem3; 4 bids); we sold 1 of each (us 9, Kem 4, Pat 10, Hax 2, Dev 7, Ord 5, Den 7). Food (Sin2, Man2, Pat4; 6 bids): Sin offers 2@96: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 4, Pat 10, Hax 2, Dev 7, Ord 5, Den 6); Pat offers 4@88: buy 1 (us 7, Kem 3, Pat 10, Hax 2, Dev 7, Ord 5, Den 6); Man offers 2@88: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 2, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 5, Den 4). Wool (Twe9, Zin2; Pat, Hax bid): buy 2 (us 4, Kem 2, Pat 2, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 5, Den 4). Timber (Sin2, Bru1, Ded1, Pon2, Iss1; 7 bid): Sin offers 2@177: buy 1 (us 3, Kem 2, Pat 2, Hax 2, Dev 3, Ord 4, Den 3); Pon offers 2@161: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 2, Pat 1, Hax 0, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 2). Iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5, Kes4; Hax no bid): Kes offers 4@125: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 2, Pat 0, Hax 0, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 0); Lok offers 5@119: buy 1; zaz offered

Conclusion: sold Pra clo 961(1068), Sin fur 1279(1422), Pon hdw 1117; bt 9 for 990; net +2267, bal +2265, 1474

Spring 1819[]

"Patagon Short ...". Miner done 1st iron, starts 2nd. Dev has 2 rail links to get cott and wool; no other has rail; some ports are in odd places: maybe we can't see their mines. Make 2 lum, fab, 3 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 11 spare processables, 23 food, 14 grain, 37 meat. Offer fur, hdw; bid for food, wool (want 6), tim (1), iron (1).

Turn end

Furn (Wod and Zaz competed for our 1) - sold. Hdw (Ord3, Hax1, Pat3, us1; 3 bids) - sold (us 10, Kem 5, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 7, Ord 5, Den 5). Food (none offered; 5 bids). Wool (Twe9; Den bid too): Twe offers 9@67: buy 6 (us 4, Kem 5, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 7, Ord 5, Den 2). Timber (Sin2, Bru1, Kath2, Pon2, Iss1; 7 bids): Sin offers 2@179: buy 1 (us 3, Kem 5, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 7, Ord 4, Den 0); Pon offers 2@163: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 2, Pat 5, Hax 10, Dev 4, Ord 1, Den 0). Iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5; Kem and Den no bid): Lok offers 5@119: buy 1.

Conclusion: sold Wod fur 1436, Lok hdw 1045(1101); bt 9 for 863; net +1518, bal +3683, CL1575.

Summer 1819[]

"Patagon Short ...". Cotton Gin available; so we should buy it and get a farmer at least as soon as we start the cotton depot. Start port for meat leading to cotton. Start consulate in Wodan (the only MN that has none; its exports are wool, coal, iron, which fit quite well with our future needs). Invite 3rd immigrant. Profits, ignoring subsidies: wool 1078-268=810, timber 1436-652=784, coal+iron 1101-452=649. Make paper, 4 fabr, 1 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 15 spare processables, 20 food, 15 grain, 39 meat. Offer hdw; bid for food, wool (want 8), timber (0), iron (0).

Turn end

Hdw (Pat3, us1; 5 bids) sold. Food (Kath2, Ded2; 5 bids) - none to us. Wool (none offered; Den bid too) (us 11, Kem 3, Pat 7, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 7, Den 7). Timber (Sin2, Bru1, Kath2, Pon2, Iss1; 7 bids): Sin offers 2@181: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 3, Pat 7, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 6, Den 5); Pon offers 2@165: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 2, Pat 4, Hax 6, Dev 2, Ord 1, Den 2). Iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5): Lok offers 5@119: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 0, Pat 0, Hax 0, Dev 2, Ord 0, Den 2); Zaz offers 1@114: no.

Conclusion: sold Pon hdw 1131; bt 3 for 465; net +566, bal +749, CL 1531

Fall 1819[]

"Patagon Short ...". Ord is #1 for labor; we're equal with Deneb. Offer Wod 5%. Train newbie. Make 2 lum, 4 steel, 2 clo, hdw; 12 spare processables; 18 food, 16 grain, 40 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw; bid for food, wool (want 6), tim (0), iron (0).

Turn end

Clo (Pat2, Ord+Dev+Kem+us1; 3 bids); sell. Fur (Wod and Ded compete for ours); sell. Hdw (Dev3, us1; 6 bid); sell (us 9, Kem 8, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 8, Den 8). Food (2: Ded+Twe+Pon+Lok+Zin+Kes and Pat4 not shown and Ido2 not shown - they show after the trading, with a "next page" icon; we, Hax. Dev bid): Kes offers 2@96: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 8, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 8, Den 8); Pon offers 2@88: buy 2 (us 6, Kem 8, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 8, Den 8); Lok offers 2@92: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 8, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 2, Ord 8, Den 8); Pat offers 4@88: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 8, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 0, Ord 8, Den 8); Ido offers 2@88: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 8, Pat 8, Hax 7, Dev 0, Ord 8, Den 8); Ded offers 1@88: no (us 2, Kem 4, Pat 6, Hax 7, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 2). Wool: no offers. Timber (Sin2, Bru1, Kath2, Pon2, Pra2, Iss1; 7 bids): Pon offers 2@165: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 0, Pat 3, Hax 7, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0). Sin offered too; we must have double-clicked the "no" - saving money! Iron (Kath7, Zaz5, Lok5 as usual; Pat+Dev+Ord bid): Lok offers 5@118: buy 1. Kath and Zaz also offered.

Conclusion: sold Pon clo 1075, Wod fur 1404 (1478), Sin hdw 1055 (1173); bt 9 for 911; net +2523, bal +3172, CL 1731

Winter 1820[]

"Patagon ...". Miner done 2nd iron (transported); no more minerals found. Labor 20 (#1 or 1= with Den and Ord). Order freight cars 16 and 17; make 2 paper, 1 fab, 4 steel, 1 hdw; 7 spare processables, 23 food, 17 grain, 41 meat. Offer clo, hdw; bid for arms (just to check market), food, wool (want 7), tim (0).

Turn end

Clo (Den1+Ord2+Dev1+Kem2+us1; 5 bids): sell. Hdw (just ours; 4 bids): sell. Arms (no offers; we+Man+Wod bid) (us 10, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 7, Ord 6, Den 7). Food (Kath2 Zaz2 Pon2; 5 bids): Pon offers 2@89: buy 2 (us 8, Kem 5, Pat 9, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 4, Den 4). Wool (Hur5 Zin2, both favoring us over Kem): Hur offers 5@73: buy 5 (us 3, Kem 5, Pat 9, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 4, Den 4); Zin offers 2@73: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 4, Pat 9, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 4, Den 4). Timber (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1; 7 bids): Sin offers 2@183: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 4, Pat 9, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 3, Den 2); Pon offers 2@167: buy 1.

Conclusion: sold Sin clo 964(1072), Pon hdw 1208; bt 10 for 966; net +1106, bal +4278, CL 1775.

Spring 1820[]

"Haxaco Short on Horses"; "Patagon Short on Food". I see about five other GP mines in use. Find our 3rd iron - accessible: Miner starts. Start depot at port. Transporting 2/6 meat, 6/6 grain, 2/2 timber, 2/2 coal, 4/4 iron, 1/1 fibre. Train expert. Deneb #1 for labor but we, Den, and Ord are equal close. Make 2 lum, 3 fab, 3 steel, 1 hdw; 11 spare processables, 23 food, 18 grain, 40 meat. Offer clo, hdw; bid for arms ($1148), food, wool (want 6), coal (want 1).

Turn end

Clo (Ord1 Dev1 Kem1 us1; bids Kes Pra Pon) - sold. Hdw (5 compete for ours): sold. Arms (no offers; we+Iss+Zin+Bru bid) (us 10, Kem 7, Pat 9, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 7, Den 7). Food (Kath2 Hur2 Pram2 Kes2; we+Pat+Dev+Den bid): Kes offers 2@96: buy 2 (us 8, Kem 7, Pat 9, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 7, Den 7); Pram offers 1@96: buy 1 (us 7, Kem 7, Pat 8, Hax 8, Dev 2, Ord 4, Den 5). Wool (Twe9 Man6 Zin2; we+Dev bid); Man offers 6@70: buy 6 (us 1, Kem 7, Pat 8, Hax 8, Dev 2, Ord 4, Den 5); Twe offers 7@70: no (us 1, Kem 6, Pat 5, Hax 6, Dev 2, Ord 3, Den 1). Coal (Pram3 Ido10; 7 bids): Ido offers 10@114: buy 1.

Conclusion: sold Kes clo 954(1061), Sin hdw 1130(1256); bt 10 for 822; net +1162, bal +2340, CL 1806.

Summer 1820[]

Same Times bold headings except it's Dev short of horses! Find 2nd coal next to 3rd iron and find 4th iron in north-east. Prospectors' results seem to be disappearing. Labor 22 (Den, which is catching up in Projection, 22 or 23): order freightcars 18 and 19, make 2 lum, 4 fab, 2 clo, 1 hdw; 13 spare processables, 24 food, 20 grain, 40 meat. Offer hdw; bid for arms ($1181), food, wool (want 7), tim (2).

Turn end

Hdw (only ours; only Hur bids): sold. Arms (no offers; we and Twe bid) (us 11, Kem 8, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 6, Ord 5, Den 8). Food (Twe2 Zaz2 Man2 Pat4 Kem3; we+Dev+Ord+Dev bid); Pat offers 4@86: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 8, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 6, Ord 5, Den 8); Man offers 2@86: buy 2 (us 8, Kem 8, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 7); Zaz offers 2@86: buy 2 (us 6, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 6). Wool (Bru3, favors us over Kem): Bru offers 3@70: buy 3 (us 3, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 6). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Ded1 Pon2 Iss1 (and Kes1 hidden); 7 bids); Sin offers 2@183: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 5); Kes offers 1@183: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 3); Pon offers 2@167: buy 1

Conclusion: sold Hur hdw 1256; bt 11 for 1173; net -17, bal +2323, CL 1751.

Fall 1820[]

Den surging ahead in Labor. Enlarge lumber mill to 4. Make 2 lum, 2 fab, 4 steel, 2 clo; 2 idle labor; 10 spare processables, 27 food, 2 grain, 40 meat. Offer clo, hdw; Bid for arms, food, wool (want 7), timber (want 5).

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Clo (Den2 Dev1 Hax1 Kem1 us1; 5 bids); sell. Hdw (3 compete for just ours): sell. Arms (no offers; we+Man+Hur bid) (us 10, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 7, Ord 8, Den 6). Food (Sin2 Kath2 Zaz2 Iss2 Pat4; we+Kem+Dev+Den bid); Sin offers 2@92: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 5, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 7, Ord 8, Den 3); Pat offers 4@84: buy 1. Wool (Twe9; we+Kem+Hax bid); offered nil (us 8, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 2, Dev 5, Ord 7, Den 0). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1; Kem no bid); Pon offers 2@168: buy 2; then a double click must have given us 2 from Sin @184; no other offers.

Conclusion: sold Kes clo 990(1100), Pon hdw 1281; bt 6 for 880; net +1291, bal +3614, CL 1803.

Winter 1821[]

More coal in east awaiting short hill rail line. Port depot done but defer cotton: go to port site for 3 meat, 2 iron, 2 coal (iron done, coal starting). Order freight cars 20 and 21; make 3 lum, 4 steel, clo, hdw; 9 spare processables, 27 food, 24 grain, 42 meat. Offer clo, iron; bid for food, wool (want 6), tim (5), coal (2).

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Clo (Den2 Dev1 Hax2 Kem1 us1; 2 bids); sold (us 11, Kem 8, Pat 9, Hax 9, Dev 7, Ord 8, Den 7). Food (Hur2 Pon2 Kes2 Kem7; 6 bids); Kes offers 2@92: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 8, Pat 9, Hax 9, Dev 7, Ord 8, Den 7); Pon offers 2@84: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 8, Pat 6, Hax 8, Dev 0, Ord 6, Den 5). Wool (Sin8 Twe9, both favor us over Kem); Sin offers 8@73: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 8, Pat 6, Hax 8, Dev 0, Ord 6, Den 5); Twe offers 9@67: buy 3 (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 6, Hax 8, Dev 0, Ord 6, Den 5). Timber (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Ded1 Pon2 Pram2 (+?); 7 bids); Sin offers 2@183: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 0, Pat 4, Hax 8, Dev 0, Ord 6, Den 3); Pon offers 2@167: buy 2 (us 1, Kem 0, Pat 2, Hax 8, Dev 0, Ord 4, Den 2). Coal (Pram3 Ido10; Hax no bid); Pram offers 1@124: no; Ido offers 10@113: buy 1.

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 108, Ido clo 1064, bt 11 for 1263; net -191, bal +3323, CL 1740.

Spring 1821[]

Iron 2 steps from capital. Engr starts port. Transporting all 12 foods and 9 resources. We have five "neutral" MNs plus Pat; nobody else has more than three. Making 3 lum, 3 fab, 3 steel, fur, hdw; 11 spare processables, 27 food, 26 grain, 44 meat. Profits ignoring subsidies: wool 1064-268=796, tim 1645-668=977, coal+iron 1303-442=861. Converting immigrant to specialist now costs about $5400 (cf. 3900 at start of game). Offer clo, hdw, iron; bid for food, wool (want 7), tim (5), coal (2).

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Clo (Den5 Dev1 Hax2 Kem1 us1; 8 bids); sold. Hdw (Den2 Pat2, Kem1 us1; 2 bids); sold (us 10, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 7, Ord 8, Den 1). Food (Lok2 Kes2 Pat4; we Hax Ord Den bid); we are guaranteed 13 wool, 4 timber, 16 coal!! (Wait till clippers are available.) Kes offers 2@92: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 7, Ord 8, Den 1); Lok offers 2@88: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 7, Ord 8, Den 1); Pat offers 4@84: buy 1 (us 7, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 5, Ord 3, Den 1). Wool (Sin8 Pon5; we+Hax+Den bid); Sin offers 8@72: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 5, Ord 3, Den 1); Pon offers 5@66: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 0, Dev 5, Ord 3, Den 1). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1; 7 bids); Sin offers 2@185: buy 1 (us 4, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 0, Dev 5, Ord 3, Den 1); Pon offers 2@169: buy 2 (us 2, Kem 4, Pat 7, Hax 0, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 1). Coal (Wod6 Pra3 Ido10; Hax no bid); Ido offers 10@113: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 4, Pat 7, Hax 0, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 1); Wod offers 6@113: buy 1.

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 107, Sin clo 980(1089), Pon hdw 1274; bt 10 for 1151; net +1110, bal 1433, CL 1802.

Summer 1821[]

Coal 2 steps from capital. Pat has built an army unit; nobody else has. Invite 4th immigrant. Order freightcars 22 and 23; make 2 lum, paper, fab, 2 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 13 spare processables, 27 food, 28 grain, 48 meat. Offer clo, hdw, iron; bid for arms, food, wool (want 6), tim (6)

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Clo (Den1 Dev1 Kem1 us1; 2 bids); Hdw (Dev1 Hax2 Pat4 Kem2 us1; 3 bids); Arms (0 offers, 4 bids) (us 11, Kem 8, Pat 6, Hax 10, Dev 7, Ord 8, Den 7). Food (Kes2; Hax,Kem no bid); Kes offers 2@95: buy 2 (us 9, Kem 6, Pat 6, Hax 10, Dev 6, Ord 8, Den 5) Wool (0 offered; Dev,Pat no bid) Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Pra2 Iss1 (+?); 7 bids); Sin offers 2@187: buy 2 (us 7, Kem 6, Pat 4, Hax 10, Dev 6, Ord 8, Den 3); Pon offers 2@170: buy 2 (us 5, ...).

Conclusion: sold Ord iron 105, Pon clo 1067; bt 6 for 904; net +168, bal +1601, CL 1739.

Fall 1821[]

Coal 3 steps from capital (north) near fruit. Miner starts there after finishing 2nd coal. Train newbie, invite 5th immigrant. Make paper, 2 lum, 1 fab, 4 steel, fur, clo, arms; 8 spare processables, 26 food, 29 grain, 52 meat. Offer hdw, iron; bid for food, 7 wool, 6 timber.

Turn end

Hdw (Dev2 Hax1 Kem3 us1; 6 bids); sold (us 11, Kem 2, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 4, Ord 7, Den 8). Arms (0 offers; 2 bids). Food (Sin2 Wod2 Iss2 Kes2; Kem no bid); Sin offers 2@96: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 2, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 4, Ord 6, Den 7); Kes offers 2@96: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 2, Pat 9, Hax 11, Dev 3, Ord 6, Den 7); Wod offers 2@88: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 1, Pat 8, Hax 11, Dev 3, Ord 6, Den 3). Wool (Bru3 Pon5; Den,Ord no bid); Pon offers 5@73: buy 4 (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 6, Hax 11, Dev 2, Ord 6, Den 3). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1; 7 bids); Sin offers 2@189: buy 2 (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 6, Hax 11, Dev 2, Ord 6, Den 2); Pon offers 2@172: buy 2; Kath offered. Iron (our 1 offer; Pat Dev Ord bid); sold.

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 107, Sin hdw 1134(1261); bt 11 for 1294; net -153, bal +1248, CL 1689.

Winter 1822[]

Coal on south cape. No more GP army expansions and no MN embassies. Port done (transporting new coal and iron, total 23, missing 6/10 meat): Engr to coastal hardwood. Train newbie. Expand metalworks to 2. Order freightcar 24; make paper, 2 lum, 2 fab, 2 steel, hdw; 6 idle labor; 11 spare processables, 26 food, 30 grain, 56 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw; bid for arms, food, 6 wool, 6 tim.

Turn end

Clo (Ord2 Dev1 Kem1; 3 bids) Fur (Ded and Sin compete for our 1) Hdw (Pat2 Kem1; 1 bid) Arms (no offers; 3 bids) (us 10, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 4, Den 8) Food (Wod2 Lok2 Iss2; Kem no bid); Lok offers 2@94: we have guarantees of 5 wool, 4 tim; buy 1 (us 9, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 4, Den 8); Wod offers 2@90: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 8, Ord 2, Den 4). Wool (Pon5 Zin2; we+Pat+Dev bid); Pon offers 5@73: buy 4 (us 4, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 7, Ord 2, Den 4); Zin offers 1@73: no (so Pat can get it) (us 4, Kem 6, Pat 9, Hax 11, Dev 6, Ord 2, Den 4). Timb (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Ded1 Pon2 Iss1 (+ none); 7 bids); Sin offers 2@190: buy 2 (us 2, Kem 6, Pat 9, Hax 11, Dev 6, Ord 2, Den 2); Pon offers 2@173: buy 2. Bru offered.

Conclusion: sold Pon clo 1039, Sin fur 1523; bt 10 for 1202; net +1260, bal +2408, CL 1776.

Spring 1822[]

Patagon DW on Twelt. That could make it easier for us to get some of that land later without upsetting MNs! No other GPs have built more army units. Cut Pram subsidy to 5% - save money - pointless trying to outshine Pat now; but keep 10% on Kes and Sin to keep even or ahead of Pat and Den respectively. Iron, 5 steps from capital beside northern fruit. Start hardwood port. Make 2 tim, paper, 3 fab, 4 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 9 iron plus 3 other processables; 25 food, 31 grain, 58 meat. Offer 2 hdw, iron (because of debt); bid for arms, food, 7 wool, 6 tim.

Turn end

Hdw (Pat4 Kem1 us2; 5 bids); sold 2. Arms (no offers, 3 bids) Food (Twe2 Hur2 Man2 Kes2 Pat4; we+Hax+Dev+Den bid) (us 10, Kem 6, Pat 6, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 8, Den 6); guaranteed 15 wool, 4 tim; Kes offers 2@96: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 6, Pat 6, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 8, Den 6); Pat offers 4@88: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 6, Pat 6, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 8, Den 6); Man offers 2@88: buy 1 (us 7, Kem 3, Pat 6, Hax 11, Dev 3, Ord 8, Den 2). Wool (Sin8 Pon5 Zin2, all favoring us; we+Kem+Hax+Ord bid); Sin offers 8@79: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 3, Pat 6, Hax 11, Dev 3, Ord 8, Den 2); Pon offers 5@72: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 3, Pat 6, Hax 11, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 2); Zin offers 2@72: buy 1 (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 6, Hax 8, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 2). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Ded1 Pon2 Iss1; 7 bids); Sin offers 2@191: buy 2 (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 6, Hax 8, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 2); Pon offers 2@174: buy 2. Bru offered. Iron (Lok5 us1; Pat+Ord bid).

Conclusion: Pat captures Brisbane (2 Regs, 1 Arty, killing all 3 Minutemen). Sold Pat iron 107, Pon 2 hdw @1253; bt 10 for 1225; net +1288, bal +696, CL 1860.

Summer 1822[]

Iron on south coast; miner moves to northern close iron. Relationships: Pon and Sin now "Neutral to Fair"; no other GP has any of those. Profits before subsidies: wool 1026-288=738, tim 1709-696=1013, coal+iron 1253-434=819. Order expert; Make 2 tim, paper, 2 fab, 3 steel, 2 clo, hdw; 11 iron, 5 other spare processables; 25 food, 32 grain, 61 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw; bid for arms, food, 7 wool, 6 tim.

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Clo (Den2 Ord2 Dev3 Hax6 Kem2 us1; 6 bids); sold ours Fur (ours; no bids!) Hdw (Dev1 Hax3 Pat2 us1; 4 bids); sold ours Arms (no offers; only our bid); maybe stop these: just putting the price up (us 10, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 3, Dev 4, Ord 6, Den 6). Food (Ded2 Pat4; we+Hax bid); guaranteed 10 wool, 4 tim; Pat offers 4@87: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 6, Den 6); Ded offers 2@87: no (us 9, Kem 0, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 6, Den 6). Wool (Sin8 Zin2; we+Kem+Ord+Den bid); Sin offers 8@79: buy 3 (us 6, Kem 0, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 5, Den 2); Zin offers 2@72: buy 2 (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 5, Den 2) Timber (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Pra2 Iss1 (+?); 7 bids); Sin offers 2@192: buy 2 (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 8, Hax 2, Dev 4, Ord 5, Den 2); Pon offers 2@175: buy 2. Kath offered

Conclusion: sold Sin clo 912(1014), Wod hdw 1249; bt 10 for 1202; net +859, bal +455, CL 1890

Fall 1822[]

Feed Grasses. No new GP army units or embassies. Invite immigrant. Labor 28, top equal with Den; Make 2 paper, lum, 3 fab, 4 steel, fur, clo, arms, hdw; 13 iron, 4 other spare processables, 22 food (deficit 3 per turn), 33 grain (transporting just enough), 64 meat (transporting 3 surplus but only 2 after this immigrant). Offer clo, fur, hdw; bid for food, cott ($159), 7 wool, 6 tim.

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Clo (Den2 Ord1 Dev1 Kem2 us1; 4 bids); sold Fur (Bru and Sin compete for our 1); sold Hdw (Den2 Pat2 us1; 4 bids); sold (us 9, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 7, Den 4). We are guaranteed 2 food, 1 cotton, 2 wool, 4 timber: just fitting. Food (Bru2 Kath2 Twe2 Hur2 Pon2; we+Pat+Hax+Ord bid); Pon offers 2@85: buy 2 (us 7, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 11, Dev 8, Ord 6, Den 4); Bru offers 1@85: no (us 7, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 10, Dev 8, Ord 5, Den 4); Kath offers 1@85: no (us 7, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 8, Dev 8, Ord 3, Den 4). Cott (Sin1 Zin2 Iss1; Kem no bid); Sin offers 1@179: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 8, Dev 6, Ord 2, Den 4). Wool (Zin2, favoring us over Kem); Zin offers 2@72: buy 2 (us 4, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 8, Dev 6, Ord 2, Den 4). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1; 7 bids); Sin offers 2@194: buy 2 (us 2, Kem 6, Pat 8, Hax 8, Dev 6, Ord 2, Den 4); Pon offers 2@177: buy 2

Conclusion: sold Kes clo 900(1001), Sin fur 1536(1707), Pon hdw 1258; bt 9 for 1235; net +2359, bal +2814, CL 2070.

Winter 1823[]

Streamlined Hulls: buy. Iron in midwest; coal west of north cotton. Timber port done; Engr to west cotton. Train newbie and expert; order freightcar; make 3 lum, 2 fab, 4 steel, clo, arms, hdw; 15 iron, 4 other processables, 21 food, 33 grain, 67 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw, bid for food, cot, 7 wool, 5 tim.

Turn end

Clo (Den1 Ord3 Kem2 us1; 5 bids); sold 1. Fur (us1; no bid). Hdw (Den2 Dev4 Kem1 us1; 2 bids); sold 1. Guaranteed 10 food (roll on, clipper), 1 cott, 5 tim (us 10, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 5, Den 7). Food (Sin2 Twe2 Iss 2 Kers2 Pat4; we+Den bid); Sin offers 2@89: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 5, Den 6); Kes offers 2@89: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 5, Den 6); Pat offers 4@81: buy 2 (us 6, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 5, Den 5); Twe offers 2@81: no (us 6, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 5, Den 3); Iss offers 1@81: no (us 6, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 2). Cott (Sin1 Kath1 Zin2 Iss1; Dev no bid); Sin offers 1@182: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 4, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 2). Wool (Hur5, favoring Dev); Hur offers 4!@72: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 4, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 2). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1 Kes1; 7 bids); Sin offers 2@195: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 4, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 2); Pon offers 2@178: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 4, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 3, Ord 2, Den 2); Kes offers 1@195: buy 1

Conclusion: sold Sin clo 906(1007), Wod hdw 1227; bt 10 for 1234; net +799, bal +1013, CL 2076.

Spring 1823[]

Iron near beef port. Deneb now also "Neutral to fair" with Sindel. Start cotton depot. Miner done iron: rest while we are in debt. Labor 32 but 4 idle (and Den seems to have shrunk - building army, maybe?); order freightcars 26 and 27; make 2 paper, lum, 2 fab, 4 steel, clo, arms, hdw. Offer clo, fur, hdw; bid for food, cott, 7 wool, 5 tim.

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Clo (Ord2 Dev3 Kem2 us1; 3 bids); sold 1. Fur (us1; no bids). Hdw (Den3 Pat2 Kem1 us1; 5 bids); sold 1 (us 10, Kem 5, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 8, Den 5); guaranteed 6 food, 1 cott, 5 tim. Food (Sin2 Bru2 Hur2, all favor us; we and Pat bid); Sin offers 2@86: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 5, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 8, Den 5); Bru offers 2@79: buy 1 (us 8, Kem 5, Pat 8, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 8, Den 5); Hur offers 2@79: buy 2 (us 6, Kem 5, Pat 6, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 8, Den 5). Cott (Sin1 Kath1 Zin2 Iss1; we+Pat+Dev+Ord bid); Sin offers 1@181: buy 1. Wool (Zin2; 4 bids); nil (us 5, Kem 5, Pat 6, Hax 12, Dev 2, Ord 7, Den 3). Timb (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1 Kes1; 7 bids); Sin offers 2@196: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 5, Pat 6, Hax 12, Dev 2, Ord 7, Den 3); Pon offers 2@179: buy 2 (us 1, Kem 5, Pat 6, Hax 12, Dev 2, Ord 6, Den 2); Kes offers 2@196: buy 1.

Conclusion: sold Pram clo 942(992), Sin hdw 1111(1235); bt 10 for 1450; int (10%) -25, net +478, bal -509, CL 2074.

Summer 1823[]

Square-Set Timbering. No more GP army units or embassies. 6 idle labor; making 4 lum, fab, 4 steel, fur, clo, arms, hdw; 19 iron, 2 other processables, 23 food, 34 grain, 71 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw, iron; bid for food, cott, 7 wool, 5 tim.

Turn end

Clo (Den2 Ord4 Dev1 Kem 1 us1; 6 bids); sold 1. Fur (us1; no bids). Hdw (Den3 us1; 3 bids); sold 1 (us 10, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 7, Ord 4, Den 3). Guaranteed 4 food, 1 cott, 5 tim, just fitting. Food (Sin2 Zin2; we+Pat bid); Sin offers 2@85: buy 2 (us 8, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 7, Ord 4, Den 3); Zin offers 2@79: buy 2 (us 6, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 7, Ord 4, Den 3). Cott (Sin1 Kath1 Zin2 Iss1; 7 bids); Sin offers 1@185: buy 1. Wool (Hur5; we+Kem+Hax bid - why would a GP bid for expensive cotton but not cheap wool?); nil (us 5, Kem 1, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 6, Ord 3, Den 2). Timb (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1 Kes1); Sin offers 2@198: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 1, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 6, Ord 3, Den 2); Pon offers 2@180: buy 2 (us 1, Kem 1, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 6, Ord 2, Den 2); Kes offers 1@198: buy 1. Iron (Zaz5 Lok5 us1; Kem+Pat+Dev bid);

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 107, Sin clo 897(997), Lok hdw 1181(1244); bt 10 for 1465; net +620, bal +111, CL 2085

Fall 1823[]

Since we stopped bidding for minerals and for a while before, Lok has offered us nothing but food (about once a year); we are still its favorite and only consulate, so cut to 0%. Iron Railroad Bridge. No more GP army or embassies. More iron in N-W. Expand steelworks to 8. Order Farmer. Eight idle labor; making 4 lumber, fab, 4 steel, clo; 20 iron, 1 coal, 24 food, 35 grain, 75 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw, iron; bid for food, 7 wool, 5 timber, 5 coal (who mentioned ships?)

Turn end

Clo (Ord2 Dev1 Hax1 us1; 3 bids); sold 1. Fur (us1; Ded+Kath bid); sold 1. Hdw (Den2 Hax1 Pat2 Kem1 us1; 3 bids); sold 1; guaranteed 8 food, 4 tim, 10 coal (us 9, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 7, Ord 6, Den 6). Food (Sin2 Twe2 Man2 Pat4; we+Kem+Hax bid); Sin offers 2@83: no (us 9, Kem 7, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 7, Ord 6, Den 6); Pat offers 4@76: no (us 9, Kem 3, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 7, Ord 6, Den 6); Man offers 2@76: no (us 9, Kem 1, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 7, Ord 6, Den 6); Twe offers 1@76: no (us 9, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 4). Wool (Bru3 Hur5 Zin2; we+Kem+Hax+Ord bid); Hur offers 5@75: buy 5 (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 4). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Ded1 Pon2 Iss1; 7 bids); Sin offers 2@196: no (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 4); Pon offers 2@179: no (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 2); Kes offers 1@196: no (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 9, Hax 8, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 2); Ded offers 1@179: no (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 6, Hax 3, Dev 2, Ord 2, Den 2). Coal (Pra3 Ido10; we+Pat+Dev+Ord+Den bid); Ido offers 10@110: buy 4. Iron (Lok5 us1; Kem+Pat bid); sold 1.

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 106, Pon clo 986, Ded fur 1671, Sin hdw 1094(1216); bt 9 for 815; net +2942, bal +1953, CL 2262.

Winter 1824[]

Depot done; engr to Passaic for fort. Buy Cotton Gin. Farmer to grain. Consulate in Kathay. No more GP army or embassies. Labor 28; order freightcar 28+29, make lum, 3 fab, 7 steel, hdw; 18 iron, 6 other processables, 21 food, 37 grain, 79 meat. Offer clo, fur, iron; bid for food, 6 wool, 4 timber, 2 coal.

Turn end

Clo (Ord1 Dev1 Hax2 Kem1 us1; 6 bids); Fur (us1; no bid); (us 11, Kem 7, Pat 7, Hax 6, Dev 7, Ord 7, Den 7). Guaranteed 8 food, 5 tim, 4 coal. Food (Sin2 Hur2 Pat4 Kem6; we+Hax+Ord bid); Sin offers 2@80: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 7, Pat 7, Hax 6, Dev 7, Ord 7, Den 7); Pat offers 4@73: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 7, Pat 7, Hax 4, Dev 7, Ord 6, Den 7); Hur offers 2@73: buy 2 (us 7, Kem 7, Pat 7, Hax 3, Dev 7, Ord 5, Den 7); Kem offers 4@73: buy 1. Wool (0; we+Kem+Hax+Den bid) (us 6, Kem 7, Pat 7, Hax 0, Dev 5, Ord 4, Den 7). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1 Kes1; 7 bid)); Sin offers 2@198: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 7, Pat 7, Hax 0, Dev 5, Ord 4, Den 5); Pon offers 2@180: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 7, Pat 7, Hax 0, Dev 5, Ord 3, Den 4); Kes offers 1@198: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 7, Pat 4, Hax 0, Dev 5, Ord 3, Den 3). Coal (Pra3 Ido10; Hax no bid); Ido offers 10@112: buy 2. Iron (Lok5 us1; Kem+Pat bid); sold 1.

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 105, Sin clo 894(994); bt 11 for 1352, int (9%) -5, net -458, bal -105, CL 2136.

Spring 1824[]

Iron in west corner. No more GP army or embassies. Kath 10%. Profits before subsidies: wool 994-316=678, tim 1654-720=934, coal+iron=1209-434=775. Order freightcar 30, make 4 lum, 7 steel, clo, hdw; 16 iron, 11 other processables. Offer fur, hdw, iron; bid for food, 5 wool, 5 tim, 3 coal.

Turn end

Fur (us1; Kath+Bru bid); sold 1; guaranteed 4 food, 4 tim, 16 coal Hdw (Den2 Dev1 Hax2 Pat2 us1; 3 bids); sold 1 (us 10, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 7). Food (Sin2 Bru2; we and Pat bid); Sin offers 2@79: buy 1 (us 9, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 7); Bru offers 2@72: buy 2 (us 7, Kem 0, Pat 9, Hax 7, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 7) Wool (Kath7; we+Kem+Hax bid); Kath offers 3@88: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 0, Pat 9, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 7). That was unscheduled; so's the timber! Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Pra2 Iss1 (+); Kem no bid); Sin offers 2@194: buy 2 (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 9, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 6); Pon offers 2@177: buy 2 (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 7, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 5, Den 6); Kes offers 1@194: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 0, Pat 7, Hax 5, Dev 6, Ord 5, Den 5); Kath offers 1@194: buy 1. Coal (Wod6, Pra3, Ido10; we+Pat+Dev+Ord+Den bid); Wod+Ido offered to us. Iron (us1; Hax no bid).

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 109, Kath fur 1503(1670), Sin hdw 1062(1181); bt 10 for 1441, net +1133, bal +1028, CL 2190.

Summer 1824[]

Order Clipper. No more GP army or embassies. Move engr to near-north-east orchard. Order Grenadiers. Labor 26; Dev #2, Den shrunk again? Make 4 lum, 2 fab, 5 steel, arms, hdw; 16 iron, 9 other processables, 23 food, 41 grain, 87 meat. Offer clo, hdw, steel, iron; bid for food, 5 wool, 4 timber, 4 coal.

Turn end

Clo (Den3 Ord3 Dev2 us1; Bru bids); no sale. Guaranteed 6 wool, 5 tim, 10 coal Hdw (Den5 Ord1 Hax2 Pat4 Kem2 us1; Iss+Pon+Kath bid); sold 1 Food (0; we+Pat+Den bid). Steel (us1; no bid) (us 11, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 7, Den 0). (!) Wool (Kath7 Man6; we+Kem+Hax bid); Kath offers 1@86: buy 1 (us 10, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 7, Den 0); Man offers 6@79: buy 4 (us 6, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 5, Ord 7, Den 0). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1 Kes1; 7 bid); Sin offers 2@195: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 5, Ord 7, Den 0); Pon offers 2@178: buy 1 (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 5, Ord 6, Den 0); Kes offers 1@195: buy 1 (us 3, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 5, Ord 6, Den 0); Kath offers 2@195: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 7, Hax 9, Dev 4, Ord 4, Den 0). Coal (Pra3 Ido10; we+Pat+Ord+Den bid); Ido offers 10@ 111: buy 2. Iron (Zaz5 Lok5 us1; Hax no bid); sold 1

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 110, Pon hdw 1133; bt 11 for 1387; int (8%) -13, net -257, bal -329, CL 2095.

Fall 1824[]

No more GP army or embassies, but our extra man shows that Pat has built 2, not 1 - and each of its 9 provinces has a fort, whereas other GPs have only 1 or 2 forts each. Kath still getting only 5% from Kem and Den, but is up to "Neutral to Fair" with Den. Expand furniture factory to 2. Make 2 lum, 2 pap, 3 fab, 3 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 18 iron, 15 other processables, 21 food, 43 grain, 93 meat. Offer clo, hdw, steel, iron; bid for food, 4 wool, 5 tim, 1 coal.

Turn end

Clo (Den1 Ord4 Dev4 us1; 5 bid); sold 1. Guaranteed 5 tim, 10 coal. Hdw (Den+Ord+Dev+Hax 2, Pat5 Kem2, us1; 6 bids); sold 1. Food (Hur2; we+Pat+Hax+Den bid); 0. Steel (us1; no bid); (us 14, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 10, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0). Wool (Bru3 twe6 Iss4; we+Kem+Hax+Den bid); Iss offers 2@78: buy 2 (us 12, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 4, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0). Timb (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1 Kes1; Kem no bid); Sin offers 2@194: buy 2 (us 10, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 4, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0); Pon offers 2@177: buy 2 (us 8, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 4, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0); Kes offers 1@194: buy 1 (us 7, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 4, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0); Kath offers 2@194: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 3, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0); Iss offers 1@177: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 7, Hax 2, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0). Coal (Pra3, Ido10; we+Kem+Pat+Dev+Ord bid); Ido offers 10@112: buy 5. Iron (Zaz5 Lok5 us1; Kem+Pat+Ord+Den bid); sold 1.

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 110, Kes hdw 999(1110); bt 14 for 2023; int (8%) -24, mil now -125, net -174, bal -603, CL 2085.

Winter 1825[]

Iron in N-W. Kem has 4 neutrals, Dev3, Hax0, Pat1, Ord2, Den1 plus 2 "Neutral to Fair"; we have 4 plus 2. No more GP army or embassies. Order freightcar 31, make 4 lum, 3 fab, 2 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 21 iron, 24 other processables, 19 food, 46 grain, 98 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw, steel, iron; bid for food, 6 wool, 3 tim, 0 coal.

Turn end

Clo (Ord1 Dev2 Kem5 us1; 5 bids); sold 1. Guaranteed 2 food, 6 wool, 4 tim, 16 coal. Fur (us1; no bid). Hdw (Ord2 Hax3 Pat5 us1; 2 bids); sold 1 (us 14, Kem 3, Pat 10, Hax 9, Dev 6, Ord 7, Den 8). Food (); Sin offers 2@84: buy 2 (us 12, Kem 3, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 6, Ord 7, Den 8); Zin offers 1@77: buy 1 Steel (us1; no bid); (us 11, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 5). Wool (Twe6 Hur5 Man6 Iss4; we+Kem+Hax+Den bid); Manx offers 6@75: buy 6 (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 8, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 4); Twe offers 6@75: no (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 6, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 3); Hur offers 5@75: no (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 0, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 3). Timb (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Pram2 Iss1 (+?); Kem no bid); Sin offers 2@191: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 0, Dev 6, Ord 6, Den 3); Pon offers 2@174: buy 2 (us 1, Kem 0, Pat 8, Hax 0, Dev 6, Ord 5, Den 1); Kes offers 1@191: no (us 1, Kem 0, Pat 4, Hax 0, Dev 6, Ord 5, Den 0). Coal (Wod6 Pra3 Ido10; we+Kem+Pat+Dev+Ord bid); Ido offers 10@111: buy 1. Iron (Zaz5 Lok5 us1; we+Pat+Dev bid);

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 108, Wod clo 992, Sin hdw 971(1079); bt 14 for 1536; int (8%) -12, net +398, bal -305, CL 2084.

Spring 1825[]

Vote: us14 (Pont4, Kes1, Ord1), Deneb8. No new GP army or embassy. Declare War on Zazi. Order Grenadier. Labor 24 (=Ord=Den; Dev a bit above us); make 2 pap, 2 lum, 3 fab, 2 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 24 iron, 13 coal, 16 other processables, 20 food, 49 grain, 103 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw, steel, iron; bid for food, 5 wool, 4 timb, 0 coal.

Turn end

Clo (Ord1 Dev3 Kem2 us1; 6 bids); sold 1. Guaranteed 6 food, 4 tim, 10 coal. Fur (us1; Ded+Bru bid); sold 1. Hdw (Den4 Ord2 Hax1 Pat5 us1; 4 bids); sold 1 (us 13, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 8, Den 8). Food (Sin2 Bru2 Twe2 Hur2 Pat4; we+Hax+Den bid); Sin offers 2@81: buy 1 (us 12, Kem 6, Pat 10, Hax 11, Dev 5, Ord 5, Den 3); Pat offers 4@74: buy 3. Steel (us1; no bid); Wool (Iss4; we+Kem+Dev+Den bid); (us 9, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 6, Dev 3, Ord 5, Den 0). Timb (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1; Kem no bid); Sin offers 2@192: buy 2 (us 7, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 6, Dev 3, Ord 4, Den 0); Pon offers 2@175: buy 2 (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 10, Hax 6, Dev 3, Ord 4, Den 0); Kath offers 2@192: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 0, Pat 7, Hax 6, Dev 3, Ord 3, Den 0). Coal (Pra3 Ido10; Den no bid); Ido offers 10@113: buy 2. Iron (Lok5 us1; Kem+Pat+Hax+Ord bid); sold 1.

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 109, Sin clo 907(1008), Ded fur 1700, Lok hdw 1058; bt 12 for 1647; net +2002, bal +597, CL 2253.

Summer 1825[]

No new GP army or embassy. Attitudes: Zaz red; Wod+Twe+Hur orange; two of our neutrals dropped to yellow; Zaz has Pat on orange. Diplomatic strength: dropped to 5/6 equal with Hax, comfortably above Pat, which must reflect our trade record. Farmer has upgraded cotton: transporting 3. Send all our troops into Uri ("2 units of unknown type." - as estimated by Garrison Commander of Morris). Order expert. Make 2 pap, 2 lum, 2 fab, 1 steel, fur, clo, arms, hdw; 28 iron, 18 coal, 14 other processables, 22 food, 53 grain, 109 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw, steel, iron; bid for food, 0 cott, 5 wool, 3 tim.

Turn end

Clo (Ord2 Dev3 Kem2 us1; 6 bids); sold 1; guaranteed 1 cott, 13 wool, 4 tim, Fur (us1; no bid); Hdw (Den3 Ord1 Hax1 Pat5 us1; 4 bids); sold 1 Food (0; we+Pat bid); Steel (us1; no bid) (us 14, Kem 8, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 8, Den 8). Cott (Sin1 Zin2 Iss1; we+Pat+Hax+Ord++Den bid); Sin offers 1@179: reluctantly ($100 for 1 diplomatic point!) buy 1 (us 13, Kem 6, Pat 5, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 2, Den 5). Wool (Sin8 Kath7 Pon5 Man6 Iss4; we+Kem+Dev+Den bid); Sin offers 8@79: buy 1 (us 12, Kem 6, Pat 5, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 2, Den 3); Pon offers 5@72: buy 5 (us 7, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 12, Dev 5, Ord 2, Den 3); Kath offers 4@79: buy 1 (us 6, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 12, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 3); Man offers 1@72: buy 1 (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 12, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 3). Tim (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Ded1 Pon2 Iss1; 7 bid); Sin offers 2@193: buy 1 (us 4, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 12, Dev 0, Ord 2, Den 0); Pon offers 2@176: buy2. Iron (Zaz5 Lok5 us1; Kem+Pat bid);

Ooops, we sent the Regulars to the wrong province, Zazi City: they reported (3 Minutemen, 4 Regulars, 1 Arty) and turned tail; Capture Uri (2 Gren and 1 Arty killed all 3 Minutemen, our only damage 40% to 2nd Gren.

Conclusion: sold Pat iron 106, Lok clo 1024, Sin hdw 936(1040) (the other way to spend over $100 for a diplomatic point!); bt 12 for 1314; net +602, bal +99, CL 2234.

Fall 1825[]

Order immigrant and expert. Expand metalworks to 4. Profits, before subsidies: wool 1024-288=736, tim 1683-704=979,, coal+iron 1040-436-604. Make 1 pap, 3 lum, 2 fab, 2 steel, fur, clo, arms, hdw; 31 iron, 20 coal, 13 other processables, 19 food, 57 grain, 114 meat. Offer fur, hdw; bid for food, 0 wool, 5 tim, 0 coal.

Turn end

Fur (us1; Ded+Bru+Sin bid); sold 1; guaranteed 6 food, 8 wool, 5 tim, 10 coal. Hdw (Den4 Ord2 Hax2 Pat5 us1; 7 bid); sold 1 (us 14, Kem 6, Pat 5, Hax 10, Dev 8, Ord 6, Den 4). Food (Pon2 Pat4 Kem3; we+Hax+Ord bid); Pon offers 2@75: buy 2 (us 12, Kem 6, Pat 5, Hax 10, Dev 8, Ord 6, Den 4); Pat offers 4@75: buy 4 (us 8, Kem 6, Pat 5, Hax 10, Dev 5, Ord 3, Den 2) Wool (Sin8 Twe6; we+Kem+Hax+Ord+Den bid); Sin offers 8@81: buy 1 (us 7, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 6, Dev 5, Ord 2, Den 0). Timb (Sin2 Bru1 Kath2 Pon2 Iss1 Kes1; 7 bid); Sin offers 2@194: buy 2 (us 5, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 6, Dev 5, Ord 2, Den 0); Pon offers 2@177: buy 2 (us 3, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 6, Dev 5, Ord 2, Den 0); Kes offers 1@194: buy 1 (us 2, Kem 0, Pat 5, Hax 6, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 0); Kath offers 2@194: buy 1 (us 1, Kem 0, Pat 3, Hax 4, Dev 4, Ord 2, Den 0). Coal (Wod6 Pra3 Ido10; we+Kem+Pat+Ord bid); Ido offers 10@110: buy 1. Wod+Pra offered.

Conclusion: sold Sin fur 1544(1716), Kes hdw 945(1050); bt 14 for 1770; net +553, bal -448, CL 2259.

Winter 1826[]

No new GP army or embassy. Rail link to fruit nearly complete. Farmer working on one fruit. Labor 28 plus trainee (top equal); order freightcar 32, make 3 lum, pap, 2 fab, 4 steel, fur, clo, hdw; 33 iron, 21 coal, 13 other processables; 23 food, 60 grain, 119 meat. Offer clo, fur, hdw; bid for food, 0 wool, 4 tim, 0 coal.

Turn end

Merchant Marine holds: (us 16, Kem 8, Pat 10, Hax 12, Dev 8, Ord 8, Den 8).

MNs: Subsidy percentages: Wod 0, Kes 10, Ido 0, Pon 0, Man 0, Pra 5, Lok 5, Sin 10.; Note in Spring 1823: We want more timber: consider courting Pram with 25% or consulates in Iss (Dev+Kem+Ord), Ded (Kem), Kath (Kem+Den), or Bru (Den). All are neutral with one or more of their consular GPs. Ord gives Iss 10% but all others are 5%. In and since Summer 1821 they offered: Pra4, Bru7, Kath14, Ded2, Iss7. So try Kath next time we have $500 and push it to 10% the following turn.; (the following copied from base page for easy reference then edited)

(order roughly west-east with a bit of curling; italic for our consulates)

Name	1	2	3	4	Notes
Wodan	Wl	Cl	Ir	-	Next to Kem; NO consulate first turn
Zinlu	Ir	Cl	Ct	Wl	West of Haxaco
Kessel	Wl	Cl	Ir	Ti	West of Haxaco
Idolon	Cl	Ir	Wl	Ct	West of Haxaco; NO consulate first turn
Pont	Cl	Wl	Ir	Ti	East of Haxaco
Issa	Wl	Cl	Ir	Ct	East of Haxaco
Manx	Cl	Wl	Ir	-	East of Haxaco; NO consulate first turn
Twelt	Wl	Cl	Ir	-	N-W of us, next to Patagon
Hurshen	Wl	Cl	Ir	-	S-W of us
Zazi	Ir	Cl	Wl	-	East of us and we want their western province for earlier food access; NO consulate first turn nor by 1822
Loke	Cl	Ir	Wl	-	N-W of Ordune; NO consulate first turn
Sindel	Wl	Ti	Cl	Ir	S-W of Ordune
Dedge	Wl	Cl	Ir	Ti	South of Ordune
Kathay	Wl	Ir	Cl	Ti	South of Ordune
Bruhr	Ir	Cl	Wl	Ti	East of Ordune
Pram	Ir	Cl	Wl	Ti	North of Ordune

Each of the 16 has coal, iron, and wool.

Only five have more iron than coal: may be worth selecting

Only 3 cotton, all in 3rd or 4th place, and they have no timber; may be worth later consulates if nobody else interested.

Only 7 timber (with Sindel probably having most); there will be stiff competition for these, and we should be in there. Four have wool as #1; two have iron, one has coal.

Sindel, Kessel, Pont, Pram could be a good first-turn batch, for timber and a variety of top products with medium-to-low chance of early invasion.