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, Market Positions, Press, GM Notes, Star map (separate page)
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Turn 17
"Do you have anything to say in your defence?"
The lawyers consulted with the embattled ZWILLINGE Chairbeings.
"My Client wishes to address the court."
"Let them come forward."
Standing before the court, the twin long-armed and tentacled beings described, using the somatic language of Gemini Beta, how they had not been guilty of any of the sabotage attacks attributed to them and that others had been found making the attacks.
The Judges looked at each other before retiring.
Once again ZWILLINGE comes before the Federal Courts for an Inquiry into their affairs. The court must have considered their arguments, because only a minor fine was imposed.
CAESAR WHOLESALE launched two sabotage attacks, one against HONEST DARTH's Factories at Delta Toucanis, which knocked out them out for 5 Quarters, and one against their Isotope Factories at Sigma Draconis, which failed. Both attacks were traced back to CAESAR WHOLESALE, who lost 4 Reputation each time. A saboteur was found wandering around Beta Hydri Spaceport looking for Factories, and was charitably assumed to be insane. VOGON INDUSTRIES attacked SOLAR WINDS's Warehouse at Sigma Draconis, destroying 10 Isotopes but losing 4 Reputation. ZWILLINGE were responsible for attacks on ISKANDER, who lost 9 Spice at Sigma Draconis, and TRANSURANIC, who lost 7 Spice. ZWILLINGE lost 16 Reputation for this.
TRADE WIND bought 2 Passenger pods for the Mindswipe.
TRANSURANIC took OP 39, embarked 14 passengers and bought 2 Isotope factories at Sigma Draconis.
ZWILLINGE sold 8 Petroleum Factories at Delta Toucanis, sold their Warehouses at Sigma Draconis, bought 2 Warehouses at Tau Ceti and bought11 Isotope Factories.
SWISS MERCENARY FLEET bought Political Connections of 10.
SOLAR SPICE, MONOPOLES & LIQUOR repaid their loan and increased their Reputation by 3.
TRANS SOLAR TRADING INC sold their Alloy Factories at Gamma Leporis, loaded passengers and repaid their loan, leaving them with only 2 HTs for the rest of the Quarter.
SOLAR WINDS bought a Monopoles Factory at Mu Herculis.
ISNOT-ISTOO repaid their loan and took out a new one of 600 HTs over 8 Quarters. The Corporation laid down 3 Corco Zeta Passenger ships with A grade crews at Alpha Centauri, Beta Hydri and Epsilon Eridani - competition for the other two passenger lines, methinks.
ISKANDER FIRE & ACCIDENT bought an Augmented Jump Pod and 6 Cargo pods for the Enterprise as she was rolled out. The ship has an A class crew as well. The Corporation then increased their Criminal Connections.
Gamma Leporis saw another large purchase of Alloys by TRANS SOLAR TRADING INC, as the local industry churned out a glut of Alloys. TSTI bought 18 Units at 10 HTs each, while TRANSURANIC sold 1 and VOGON sold 5 units on Contracts.
TRADE WIND bought 8 Alloys at 5 HTs apiece at Epsilon Eridani and a Dealership. Non-arrival of their ship meant that they had to concede to VOGON INDUSTRIES, who sold 10 Isotopes and gained a Contractorship. Monopoles were unloaded by ISKANDER FIRE & ACCIDENT, selling 10 for 16 HTs each to gain a Dealership. As a result, SOLAR SPICE, MONOPOLES & LIQUORS sold 1 only. ISNOT-ISTOO sold 10 Petroleum at the price of 11 HTs, gained a Dealership, and then sold 5 Spice for 11 HTs each.
ALSAFI-TOLIMAN ACQUISITIONS sold 6 Isotopes for 6 HTs apiece at Delta Toucanis. VOGON's sold 3 at 7 HTs each. ZWILLINGE sold 5 more on Contracts. ZWILLINGE then bought 15 Petroleum at the price of 13 HTs and was made a Contractor.
Tau Ceti saw ISKANDER buying 10 Isotopes for 3 HTs each, while TRANSURANIC and ZWILLINGE both bought 5 on Contracts. ISKANDER made room on their ship by selling 6 Petroleum at 11 HTs and ZWILLINGE sold 5 more on Contracts.
Mu Herculis was busy, with TSTI selling 10 Alloys for 7 HTs each, gaining a Dealership and shutting out VOGON's bid of 7. VOGON did sell 3 Isotopes for 5 HTs apiece. SOLAR WINDS TRADING sold 8 Liquor at the price of 5 HTs and gained a Dealership. This shut out ISKANDER's bid of 6. SWISS MERCENARY couldn't sell as their ship was somewhere else and SSL&M sold 5 on Contracts. ISKANDER bought 5 Monopoles on Contract and finished by selling 8 Petroleum for 8 HTs each to take the Market Managership.
It was quieter at Sigma Draconis, where TRANSURANIC bought 10 Isotopes for 3 HTs each and got a Dealership. ISKANDER bought 10 Spice for 9 HTs apiece and also were rewarded with a Dealership. ZWILLINGE bought 6 units using Percent and SSL&M bought 5 on Contracts.
TRANS SOLAR TRADING sold 10 Alloys at Alpha Centauri for 2 HTs each, driving the price down while gaining a Dealership. TRANSURANIC sold 7 isotopes at the price of 4 HTs. ALSAFI-TOLIMAN used Crip to sell 6 Liquors for 5 HTs apiece, while SWISS MERCENARY FLEET sold 5 on Contracts. ISKANDER's bid of 6 was shut out. TRADE WIND sold 10 Spice for 8 HTs each and were named Contractors, SSL&M sold 5 on Contracts and ALSAFI's bid of 12 was ignored.
Beta Hydri saw CAESAR WHOLESALE selling 2 Monopoles for 17 HTs each and SSL&M selling 5 on Contracts. ZWILLINGE sold 5 Petroleum on Contracts. Finally, in Spice, TRANSURANIC sold 13 for 11 HTs apiece and a Dealership and ZWILLINGE sold 2 on Contracts. CAESAR WHOLESALE, bidding 14 to sell, and ALSAFI-TOLIMAN, bidding 12, were unable to do so.
Press
Drew "The Fisk" Vanderbilt-Scott, the "hands on" Chairman of Trans Solar Trucking Inc, refused to comment on rumours that TSTI have offered to purchase passenger pods from a number of Corporations.
I will get you, you rotten swine; you deaded me!
Corporations Table
| Corporation letter & name | Conn'n Levels Bus/Crim/Pol |
Init Bid |
Turn Order |
Cash | Rep'n | Player | |||
| A | Alsafi-Toliman Acquisitions | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8th | 214 | 40 | Rob Fuller |
| B | Solar Winds Trading Co | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 192 | 29 | Steve Bunce |
| C | Caesar Wholesale | 8 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 1st | 242 | 31 | Simon Burling |
| D | Trans Solar Trading, Inc | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4th | 42 | 40 | Jerry Elsmore |
| E | SSL&M | 10 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 10th | 62 | 40 | Paul Evans |
| G | HDQUS | 10 | 2 | 2 | N | 13th | 836 | 34 | Howard Goble |
| H | Trade Wind | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2nd | 519 | 40 | Colin Parfitt |
| J | ISNOTISTOO | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6th | 264 | 40 | William Hay |
| K | Swiss Mercenary Fleet | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11th | 128 | 40 | Martin Jennings |
| L | Zwillinge | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12th | 109 | 6 | Michael Martinkat |
| M | Transuranic Trade Corp | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3rd | 587 | 40 | Bob Parkins |
| N | Vogon Industries | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9th | 231 | 36 | Nathan Richards |
| P | Iskander Fire and Accident | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7th | 165 | 39 | Przemyslaw Orwat |
| 'N' under Initiative Bid indicates No Move Received; ‘F’ indicates the Corp was floated | |||||||||
News
TRADE WIND's ship, Borealis, came back this turn and paid 140 HTs.
TRANSURANIC took OP 39 (P1) from Turn 19.
There were two new News Chits this turn (shown in Bold):
Turn 18 B9
Turn 19 P8, B1, B3
Turn 20 P10, C5
Market Positions
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GM Notes
You can only have as many factories as your combined Political and Business Levels. A couple of people forgot this.
Check where an OP chit is, rather than assume it is where you want it to be.
Pevans
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