Odessa StepsThis is a postal (or PBM) game of Star Trader run by Mike Dommett and published in my postal games 'zine, To Win Just Once. Below is the report for turn 15, as published in TWJO 48 (October 2004). Follow the link for an introduction to Star Trader. Sections: Report, Corporations Table, Market Positions, Press, News, GM Notes, Star map (separate page) Previous reports: Turn 14 Turn 13 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 15
"So you are thinking of diversifying?"
Gamma Leporis saw TOTAL TRANSIT 2070 buying 10 units for 3 HTs each and gaining a Contractorship. KATKORP had to be content with a single unit at the same price. TRANS SOLAR TRADING, reportedly trying to achieve a Market Position in every commodity in every market, started by selling 8 Spice for 11 HTs each and getting a Dealership at Epsilon Eridani. They followed this by selling 12 Monopoles at a price of 15 HTs and acquired a second Dealership. KATKORP tried to sell petroleum at 13 HTs, but the price fell too fast. THE UNIVERSAL sold 6 Liquors for 15 HTs apiece and gained a Dealership. GRAND LARS THENI sold 3 more at 17 HTs as the demand was high this Quarter. GRAND LARS THENI also sold 3 Isotopes for 3 HTs each, keeping the price down. KATKORP made their first trade at Delta Toucanis - 1 Alloy for 7 HTs - and then sold 4 Isotopes on Contract. TOTAL TRANSIT 2070 sold 10 Isotopes at 4 HTs each and obtained a Dealership. KATKORP finished by selling 5 Petroleum on Contract from their stockpiles. Tau Ceti was quiet, just INTERSTELLAR METALS gaining a Contractorship by selling 11 Isotopes for 1 HT apiece. Not a lot of profit there. Mu Herculis saw GRAND LARS THENI selling 4 Alloys at a price of 9 HTs and wishing that they had some more. KATKORP bought 8 Isotopes for 1 HT each and acquired a Dealership. SWISS MERCENARY FLEET sold 13 Liquors for 16 HTs apiece and gained a Dealership. INTERSTELLAR METALS bought 6 Petroleum on Contract, using Percent. TSTI sold 8 Monopoles for 9 HTs each, and BLAND & BRASS sold their one for 10 HTs. KATKORP bought 8 Isotopes at Sigma Draconis for 1 HT each again, and GRAND LARS sold 5 on Contract. TT2070 sold 5 Monopoles for 17 HTs apiece, while INTERSTELLAR METALS bought 5 Spice on Contract and SWISS MERCENARY sold 2 on Contract. Spice was popular at Alpha Centauri. BLAND & BRASS sold 2 for 10 each, and then TSTI sold 7 at 11 HTs and became Contractors. IM's bid of 14 and UNIVERSALS of 15 were ignored. INTERSTELLAR METALS bought 5 Liquor for 12 HTs each; GRAND LARS's bid of 12 and TSTI's of 11 being ignored here. BLAND & BRASS sold 2 Isotopes at 2 HTs and TT2070 sold 4 more for 3 HTs each. Finally, at Beta Hydri, TRANS SOLAR TRADERS INC sold 12 Monopoles for 16 HTs each and gained a Dealership. INTERSTELLAR Metals sold 7 Petroleum at 9 HTs and a Dealership. KATKORP dumped 5 more on their Contract. And then TSTI wrapped things up selling 9 Spice for 10 HTs and a final Dealership. TOTAL TRANSIT 2070 upgraded its ship's crews. GRAND LARS THENI not only failed to deliver a large group of Passengers, it then found that TSTI had taken other passengers that it had been counting on. Maybe a price war will benefit travellers in the Quadrant. INTERSTELLAR METALS bought a Warehouse at Gamma Leporis, while SWISS MERCENARY FLEET sold their Warehouse at Sigma Draconis and upgraded the crew on Pike. KATKORP sold 4 Liquor Factories at Alpha Centauri and bought 4 Petroleum Factories at Mu Herculis, adding a new Warehouse to take the production there. BLAND & BRASS repaid their loan to the Federation banks and took out a new 300 HT loan for 4 Quarters. This was invested in a Petroleum factory at Mu Herculis, 2 Spice factories at Sigma Draconis and a Warehouse at Mu Herculis. GRAND LARS THENI upgraded the crew of Sunset Princess and laid down yet another Phoenix Hull at Alpha Centauri Shipyards, naming her Twilight Countess. Corporations Table
Market Positions
NewsThere were five new chits this turn. Current Chits (new ones in bold):
GM NotesIf two or more people try to take the same group(s) of passengers between two Spaceports, the one with the Initiative Order will go first. Page created 17th September 2004. This website produced by Paul Evans. © Copyright Paul Evans 2004. All trademarks acknowledged. Problems, comments and feedback to the Webmaster. |
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