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 16, as published in TWJO 49 (November 2004). Follow the link for an introduction to Star Trader. Sections: Report, Corporations Table, Press, News, GM Notes, Star map (separate page) Previous reports: Turn 15 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 16
"That sounds like another pod gone."
And so TOTAL TRANSIT 2070's armed merchantman blew up an attacking Military Hull again. But not until the Dagger Hull had captured an unarmed Clarinet Hull, and forced two other ships to Emergency Hyperjump to their ports of departure. Isotope TraderGRAND LARS THENI has been selling at Epsilon Eridani - 6 units for 2 HTs each. Percent was active for INTERSTELLAR METALS, selling on Contract at Delta Toucanis. KATKORP bought a Market Position as a Contractor along with 12 units at a price of 1 at Mu Herculis, SHYLOCKS sold 1 back on Contract. KATKORP only bought 8 at Sigma Draconis, for 1 HT each again. TOTAL TRANSIT 2070 sold 6 Isotopes for 3 HTs each at Alpha Centauri. INTERSTELLAR METALS sold 12 at 2 apiece at Beta Hydri and were recognised as Contractors. Tau Ceti seemed to show signs of a reviving market. TSTI were selling 3, SHYLOCKS 5, and IM 2 - all at the closing price. Then TRANS SOLAR TRADING and KATKORP starting reopening redundant production facilities, 16 for TSTI and 10 for KK. SHYLOCKS sold their 6 to the market - not much communication between Corporations here. Wines, Drugs and Spirits QuarterlyMu Herculis saw KATKORP emptying its vats and selling 5 units for 14 HTs each. TT2070 kept its prices high and sold 5 on Contract. INTERSTELLAR METALS and GRAND LARS THENI both bid 12 to buy at Alpha Centauri, but both failed to buy anything. TRANS SOLAR TRADING INC bought 20 first, bidding the price up to 19 HTs, and then KAT KORP sold 15 at 13 HTs and brought the price right down again. Both Corporations gained a Market Dealership as a result. Then they sold their production facilities quickly. Neither made much of a profit on this. Hot SpiceThere was a dealership for GRAND LARS THENI, selling 10 Spice for 9 HTs each at Epsilon Eridani. BLAND & BRASS bought 4 at a price of 9 at Sigma Draconis. Meanwhile INTERSTELLAR METALS bought 5 on contract. Alpha Centauri saw TSTI selling 2 for 11 HTs a unit and IM 1 unit for 12 HTs. The price continues to fall slowly under the influence and growing acceptance of artificial spice. But we say that the real thing is what matters! Monopole MattersGRAND LARS was selling at 14 and sold 11 units at Epsilon Eridani to gain a Contractorship. KATKORP went buying at Mu Herculis: 7 units for 14 HTs each and a Dealership. SWISS MERCENARY FLEET had only one trade lined up, at Alpha Centauri. Caught out by falling prices, the Corporation sold only 3 units. SMF's attempt to sell and use Contractor's powers was not well received. Only the Market Manager can act in this fashion and the Helvetian isn't that person.  ObituariesIt is with sadness that we report the deaths of Agents X, TWO GUN and Z. All had their lives cut short, X being assassinated on Mu Herculis Spaceport - possibly by the elusive Clint - while TWO GUN and Z died in Mu Herculis System Space as their ship was blown apart by TT2070 missiles. All will be missed. Flowers and Hypercubes only. ALLOYS for PleasureNot much action in Alloys recently. INTERSTELLAR METALS bought 10 units for 1 each HT at Gamma Leporis - currently suffering a glut - and was awarded a Contractorship. Despite high prices, only 11 were sold all Quarter. 9 were sold by KATKORP for 7 HTs each at Mu Herculis (to gain a Dealership). TOTAL TRANSIT 2070 sold 2 for 8 HTs in the same market. Yes folks, Alloys seem out of fashion. Shipping LanesPassenger numbers are back up once more, as the revamped GRAND LARS THENI & T HEFT have supplanted Tau Ceti Xpress in mass transit. There is still goodwill if the Tau Ceti-based Corporation was to bestir itself, but it is nearly a year now since TCX last hyperjumped. New management is required. GRAND LARS has rolled out the Twilight Countess at Alpha Cantauri, with B crew and, so far, 3 Passenger pods. KATKORP is presumably the beneficial owner of the Clarinet Hull Cutty Sark, believed lost in Mu Herculis System Space. TSTI admit to the ship's disappearance, but claim that an axis of evil exists amongst the Corporations it counts as its enemies. Zorro has been sold to SHYLOCKS by TSTI for a sum in the region of 200 HTs. The deal was sweetened with the contracts for agents Badger and Willy. A recipe for Black Market dealings? If we were a little more suspicious and less trusting… Petroleum ProductsKATKORP was trying to sell at Epsilon Eridani, but bid too high as the price fell. At Delta Toucanis KATKORP and INTERSTELLAR METALS both sold 5 on contract, but TSTI's bid of 10 HTs to sell was too high. IM picked up 5 Petroleum on Contract at Mu Herculis. GRAND LARS THENI sold 10 units for 10 HTs apiece off their Monarch hull at Sigma Draconis and was awarded a Dealership. Investors' CornerINTERSTELLAR METALS still fail to repay their bank loan, but at least they are now making the interest payments. This quarter they bought a new Warehouse at Alpha Centauri. Their Credit Rating may be upgraded soon. TRANS SOLAR TRADING INC. repaid its huge 740 HT loan and faces the future debt-free. However they also disposed of most of their warehouses, selling 6 this quarter. With the loss of one ship to piracy, a second ship sold and two ships failing to arrive at Mu Herculis for a possible sale, one has to wonder about the Corporation's underlying value. SHYLOCKS sold their Isotope production units at Tau Ceti, and put the cash into raising the Corporation's Political Connections. Corporations Table
NewsThere were no new chits this turn. Current Chits (new ones in bold):
GM NotesIf you are a Contractor, you can buy or sell 5 units using Contracts OR you can bid in the usual way. You cannot do both. It is permissible to sell off everything and win with no other assets than 2,000 HTs in cash. It is considered embarrassing if you do this and fall short of 2,000 HTs. Page created 30th November 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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