Mission of Gravity
This is a postal (or PBM) game of Star Trader run by Mike Dommett and published in my postal games 'zine, To Win Just Once. This is the web version of the latest turn. Follow the link for an introduction to Star Trader.
Sections: Report, Corporations Table, News, Press, GM Notes, Star map (separate page)
Previous reports: Turn 12 Turn 11 Turn 10 Turn 9 Turn 8 Turn 7 Turn 6 Turn 5 Turn 4 Turn 3 Turn 2 Turn 1 Start-up
Turn 13
“You represent ZWILLINGE’s?”
“We do,” the twin voices piped back from the feathery beings before the official.
“I am obliged to serve you this notice of Formal and Due Enquiry for the 3rd of the Galactic Period."
Another Quarter, another Enquiry for ZWILLINGE after it was found guilty of a childish attempt to undermine TRANS STELLAR TRADING INC’s Reputation by suggesting that it failed to supply lemon-scented face towels for its passengers. It was also apparently responsible for one of the explosions on Sigma Draconis that emptied its own warehouses of Alloys and Isotopes as they flew off into space. Yet the Federation Inquiry found the Corporation “Not Guilty” this time and the company lawyers are apparently now looking for a villain.
The irascible but usually peaceable Pevans Van Rijn was also twice guilty of sabotage this Quarter, comprehensively trashing Alsafi-Toliman Aquisitions Co’s warehouses at Sigma Draconis. SSL&M’s Reputation suffered accordingly. Finally, VOGON INDUSTRIES was responsible for an attack on TRADEWIND FOUNDATION, scattering Spice around the docks and VOGON lost Reputation as well. ZWILLINGE have a large choice of other Corporations to blame, looking back over recent events.
At Gamma Leporis CAESAR WHOLESALE bought 10 Alloys for 3 HTs each and reduced VOGON’s Market Position to a Contractorship, after which TRADEWIND bought 5 more Alloys for 2 HTs apiece.
Epsilon Eridani saw TRANSURANIC selling 6 Alloys for 3 HTs each to gain a Dealership. TRANS SOLAR TRADING INC made the first of their three deals this Quarter, selling 10 Isotopes for 5 HTs and gaining a Dealership. Petroleum sold well, ALSAFI-TOLIMAN selling 10 for 14 HTs to gain a Dealership, but allowing ZWILLINGE to sell 6 more Petroleum at that price using Percent. ALSAFI- TOLIMAN then sold 10 Spice at 11 HTs each and a second Dealership.
ZWILLINGE sold 3 Petroleum on contract at Delta Toucanis. TRADEWIND would have sold Spice, but their ship was one of many not to arrive this Quarter.
Tau Ceti had VOGON selling 6 Alloys for 5 HTs apiece. ISKANDER FIRE & ACCIDENT and TRANSURANIC bought 5 Isotopes on Contract.
Lots of Corporations wanted to sell Isotopes at Mu Herculis – TSTI sold 10 at 9 HTs and gained a Dealership, TRADEWIND sold 7 for 10 HTs each and VOGON sold 4 at 10 HTs. SOLAR WINDS bid 11 and were shut out. Liquor was all sold by SSL&M, who disposed of 10 units for 8 HTs each and were awarded a Contractorship. SWISS MERCENARY (8), SOLAR WINDS (9), CAESAR WHOLESALE (9) and ALSAFI (10) all were ignored. ISKANDER bought 2 Monopoles for 15 HTs apiece, all they could afford, allowing HONEST DARTH’s USED SPACESHIPS to buy 3 more at 12 HTs and SOLAR SPICE LIQUORS & MONOPOLES to buy 5 on Contracts. Finally, at Mu Herculis ALSAFI-TOLIMAN bought 6 Petroleum for 9 HTs each and a Dealership.
ZWILLINGE failed to sell Alloys at Sigma Draconis as the price didn’t rise, but did buy 4 Isotopes on Contract. VOGON sold 5 on contract and TSTI sold 6 for 4 HTs each. ZWILLINGE also sold 2 Petroleum for 7 HTs apiece and 5 Spice on Contract, emptying their warehouses. SSL&M bought 5 Spice on Contract to round off trading at the system.
Alpha Centauri was quiet this Quarter, just TSTI selling 10 Isotopes for 5 HTs each to gain a Dealership, their last this Quarter.
Beta Hydri saw ZWILLINGE selling 5 Isotopes for 7 HTs each and TRANSURANIC selling 6 more at the same price. SSL&M sold 5 Monopoles on Contract. ZWILLINGE sold 5 Petroleum on Contract and finished by selling 3 Spice for 12 HTs apiece.
ALSAFI-TOLIMAN ACQUISITIONS Co, as Corporation A is renamed, installed a cargo pod on the Barrel to complete its complement of pods.
SOLAR WINDS bought 3 Liquor Factories and a Warehouse on Alpha Centauri.
CAESAR WHOLESALE disposed of the Slaves on Alpha Centauri from OP 46 at top prices.
TRANS SOLAR TRADING INC sold a Warehouse at Tau Ceti and repaid their loan. They then took out a bigger loan of 675 HTs over 4 turns and bought 14 Alloy Factories at Gamma Leporis, together with 3 Warehouses to service the production facility. A new Phoenix Hull, Betley, was laid down at Alpha Centauri Shipyards.
SOLAR SPICE LIQUORS & MONOPOLES bought a new Warehouse at Alpha Centauri.
ZWILLINGE sold the Boris for 80% of list price, bought an increase in Political levels and sold a Warehouse at Sigma Draconis.
TRANSURANIC TRADE CORPORATION laid down a new Piccolo Hull at Alpha Centauri Shipyards with a B class crew and an Augmented Jump Pod.
ISKANDER FIRE & ACCIDENT sold 2 Warehouses at Delta Toucanis to make sure that this Quarter’s interest was paid on their loan.
Corporations Table
| Corporation letter & name | Conn'n Levels Bus/Crim/Pol |
Init Bid |
Turn Order |
Cash | Rep'n | Player | |||
| A | Alsafi-Toliman Acquisitions | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10th | 225 | 36 | Rob Fuller |
| B | Solar Winds Trading Co | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 101 | 25 | Steve Bunce |
| C | Caesar Wholesale | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12th | 516 | 37 | Simon Burling |
| D | Trans Solar Trading, Inc | 10 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2nd | 242 | 28 | Jerry Elsmore |
| E | SSL&M | 10 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 6th | 81 | 24 | Paul Evans |
| G | HDQUS | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8th | 594 | 32 | Howard Goble |
| H | Trade Wind | 4 | 0 | 8 | +9 | 1st | 209 | 38 | Colin Parfitt |
| J | ISNOTISTOO | 10 | 0 | 3 | N | 13th | 354 | 40 | William Hay |
| K | Swiss Mercenary Fleet | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 301 | 40 | Martin Jennings |
| L | Zwillinge | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3rd | 441 | 8 | Michael Martinkat |
| M | Transuranic Trade Corp | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11th | 310 | 40 | Bob Parkins |
| N | Vogon Industries | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5th | 36 | 36 | Nathan Richards |
| P | Iskander Fire and Accident | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4th | 56 | 40 | Przemyslaw Orwat |
| 'N' under Initiative Bid indicates No Move Received; ‘F’ indicates the Corp was floated | |||||||||
News
There were four new chit this turn. New chits are shown in Bold:
Turn 14 P10, B4, B7, B3
Turn 15 P2, B6, P1, C6
Turn 16 P9, P2, C2
Turn 17 B1
GM Notes
If a ship fails its Hyperjump it can't do anything. This includes loading or unloading or collecting passengers.
Pevans
Postal games
Mission of Gravity
Railway Rivals 4
Railway Rivals 5