The Wizard of Anharitte
Star Trader game 12
This is the web version of the latest turn in the twelfth 'postal' (PBM/PBeM/Correspondence) game of Star Trader GMed by Mike Dommett and published by Pevans in To Win Just Once. For an introduction to Star Trader follow the link.
Previous turns: 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
Sections: Corporation Table, GM Notes, Market Positions, News, PDF map, Press
Two ships hovered in Epsilon Eridani System space all Quarter, yet showed no interest in attacking any ship that passed by inbound to the Spaceport. The planetary Defence Forces were out but were unable to intercept the orbiting strangers.
ROCKET TRADERS had no choice but to be last out of the blocks again and Vanguard at Tau Ceti stayed in Safe Berth.
Gamma Leporis saw Alloys rise in price as TREKBOER bought 13 units at 3 HTs apiece, gaining a Dealership as well.
Trading at Epsilon Eridani were ROCKET TRADERS, selling 3 Spice 5 HTs, after which COSTA NOSTRA COFFEE INC sold 12 Monopoles for 13 HTs each and took a Dealership.
Tau Ceti had a big delivery of Alloys from COSTA NOSTRA COFFEE INC - 12 units at a price of 10 HTs/unit gave them a Contractor's position
COSTA NOSTRA COFFEE sold 10 Monopoles at Mu Herculis for 10 HTs each to gain a Contractor's position. But this was after TREKBOER had bought 12 units at 13 HTs/unit to add a Contractors position. TREKBOER sold 10 Alloys for 10 HTs apiece as well and gained another Dealership.
At Sigma Draconis TREKBOER bought 5 Isotopes on Contract.
At Beta Hydri ROCKET TRADERS sold 6 units of Isotopes for 6 HTs each and were made Contractors. SOLAR SPICE & LIQUORS sold 8 Monopoles for 13 HTs apiece using their agent and shut ROCKET TRADERS out of selling. Though afterwards ROCKET TRADERS sold 3 Spice at 7 HTs/unit
TREKBOER suffered a small loss of Reputation as Pevans van Rijn led a campaign against them, but it was more than compensated by their sudden interest in trading and a big Reputation boost. They sold their Warehouse on Beta Hydri as well.
ROCKET TRADERS paid off their loan and took out another one for 480 HTs over four Quarters. Having loaded passengers, they bought five Isotope Factories at Sigma Draconis and laid down a Corco Mu Hull at Tau Ceti Shipyards with A class crew, 3 Light Weapons pods, 5 Cargo pods and one Passenger pod.
COSTA NOSTRA COFFEE INC were happy with their recent operations.
MADNESS & MAYHEM's new Phoenix Hull was launched at Epsilon Eridani Shipyard and was christened Mischief. It has an A class crew and 3 Light Weapon and 3 Cargo pods.
SOLAR SPICE & LIQUORS loaded passengers on one ship and undermined TREKBOER's Reputation.
Corporation table
| Corporation letter and name | Connections Bus/Crim/Pol | Init'v Bid | Turn Order | Cash | Rep'n | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Costa Nostra Coffee | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4th | 614 | 40 | Mark Cowper |
| B | Madness & Mayhem | 9 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2nd | 11 | 21 | Anthony Gilbert |
| C | Solar Spice & Liquors | 7 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 3rd | 1030 | 40 | Paul Evans |
| D | TrekBoer | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1st | 375 | 40 | Mike Dyer |
| E | Rocket Traders | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5th | 190 | 40 | Przemek Orwat |
| N under Initiative Bid means No move received, F indicates the Corp was floated | |||||||||
Market Positions
| System | Commodity | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| System | Commodity | Positions |
| Gamma Leporis | Alloys | Dealers: A, D and E. Contractor: B. |
| Epsilon Eridani | Alloys | |
| Isotopes | Dealers: A and E. | |
| Monopoles | Dealer: A and C. | |
| Spice | Dealer: E. Contractor: C. | |
| Tau Ceti | Alloys | Dealer: E. Contractor: A. |
| Isotopes | Market Manager: E. | |
| Mu Herculis | Alloys | Dealers: D and E. |
| Isotopes | Dealers: A and E.; Contractor: D. | |
| Monopoles | Dealers: B, D and E. Contractor: A. | |
| Sigma Draconis | Alloys | Dealers: D and E. |
| Isotopes | Dealer: B. Contractors: D and E. | |
| Monopoles | Dealers: D and E. | |
| Spice | Dealers: B and E. Contractor: C. | |
| Beta Hydri | Alloys | Contractor: B. |
| Isotopes | Contractor: E. | |
| Monopoles | Dealers: A and D. | |
| Spice | Dealers: B and C. Contractor: E. |
Map
Latest system map (PDF, 20k)
News
There were two new News chits this turn. The current list (new chits in bold) is:
Turn 14 P6
Turn 15 P1
Turn 16 C3, B8
(Chits are identified by the Connection type and level required to see them and disappear/take effect in the News Phase of the turn listed.)
Press
By St Dismas! This I have not deserved! An honest merchant's wares exploded into space - may the miscreant miserables choke on them!
Has anyone seen my piano?
"I've never met a nice South African..."
GM Notes
To he who asked: if you sell all your assets, which is added to your cash in hand and counts towards the winning total. However, if you are selling your ships, they may not reach the price you hoped for. It's a gamble. But warehouses, factories and ships can add up.
Questions, ask me, Clever ideas, run them past me first.
Orders to Mike Dommett, 12 Watton Park, Bridport DT6 5NJ
or by e-mail to mike_dommett@yahoo.co.uk
by 27th June 2025