We should all be voting Aye.
First of all, bioterrorism is a serious offense, with grave economic and environmental impact, and we cannot allow Sivria's crimes to go unpunished.
Secondly, it's in everyone's best interest anyway.
Obviously, anyone with Agricultural Fiefs is going to want to vote Aye. Anyone without Agricultural Fiefs is also going to want to vote Aye, but that might be less obvious. I shall explain.
A Nay vote nets us all 3000 MS. That's pretty good right?
An Aye vote gets us 2d6 stock. As our illustrious Adjutant General mentioned, the average of 2d6 is 7.
According to the Round schedule presented in the rules, the Crisis will be resolved before the Round's income is distributed, so we'll earn income on that stock. For the average of 7, that will be 700 MS. At the start of Round 3, if you so desired, you could then liquidate your 7 stock shares for 2800 MS. That's 3500 total, 500 MS more than the Aye vote.
If you only get 6 shares of stock, you would get an income of 600 and could then liquidate them for 2400, getting you 3000 MS, which is exactly what you would have gotten with a Nay vote.
The odds of getting a 6 or higher on a roll of 2d6 are 13/18 which is pretty darn good. That will allow you to at least break even, and of course you can get considerably more. If you're lucky enough to get 12 shares of stock, you could earn an income of 1200 and then liquidate for 4800 for a total of 6000, double the payout for a Nay vote.
Or of course, you don't have to liquidate at all. The Nay vote offers a one-time payment, while Aye offers options. You could choose to just keep your stock and enjoy a steady stream of income. Over the long-term, that's going to get you far more than the dirty money that yet another criminal is attempting to bribe us with.
First of all, bioterrorism is a serious offense, with grave economic and environmental impact, and we cannot allow Sivria's crimes to go unpunished.
Secondly, it's in everyone's best interest anyway.
Obviously, anyone with Agricultural Fiefs is going to want to vote Aye. Anyone without Agricultural Fiefs is also going to want to vote Aye, but that might be less obvious. I shall explain.
A Nay vote nets us all 3000 MS. That's pretty good right?
An Aye vote gets us 2d6 stock. As our illustrious Adjutant General mentioned, the average of 2d6 is 7.
According to the Round schedule presented in the rules, the Crisis will be resolved before the Round's income is distributed, so we'll earn income on that stock. For the average of 7, that will be 700 MS. At the start of Round 3, if you so desired, you could then liquidate your 7 stock shares for 2800 MS. That's 3500 total, 500 MS more than the Aye vote.
If you only get 6 shares of stock, you would get an income of 600 and could then liquidate them for 2400, getting you 3000 MS, which is exactly what you would have gotten with a Nay vote.
The odds of getting a 6 or higher on a roll of 2d6 are 13/18 which is pretty darn good. That will allow you to at least break even, and of course you can get considerably more. If you're lucky enough to get 12 shares of stock, you could earn an income of 1200 and then liquidate for 4800 for a total of 6000, double the payout for a Nay vote.
Or of course, you don't have to liquidate at all. The Nay vote offers a one-time payment, while Aye offers options. You could choose to just keep your stock and enjoy a steady stream of income. Over the long-term, that's going to get you far more than the dirty money that yet another criminal is attempting to bribe us with.
Dune: Round 2
11/01/2011 03:33:07 AM
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CHOAM Auction Round 2 Phase 1
11/01/2011 03:35:53 AM
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E2B - Agricultural Fief - 1 Militia (Min Bid 2000 MS, Inc 50 MS)
11/01/2011 04:17:53 AM
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2000 MS - Edited because of mistype, read 200 MS originally. *NM*
11/01/2011 11:33:08 PM
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2050 MS *NM*
13/01/2011 01:58:12 AM
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2100 MS *NM*
13/01/2011 11:38:52 AM
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EDIT: 2100 MS - Invalid bid, my stupidity
13/01/2011 11:43:24 AM
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Incidentally you could just offer Beet a sum to buy it off of him
13/01/2011 12:20:31 PM
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Wait, what is 9 PM EST time in GMT +2? this one closed before my second bid, right? *NM*
13/01/2011 11:40:26 AM
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I checked it. thats 4 AM my time.
13/01/2011 11:42:50 AM
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Ouch
13/01/2011 12:17:33 PM
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Too bad we don't have a chat room- that'd be perfect for outcry *NM*
13/01/2011 04:47:34 PM
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Rich Planet - Parmentier, Min Bid 3000 MS, 50 MS increment
11/01/2011 04:20:34 AM
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3000 MS *NM*
11/01/2011 02:26:00 PM
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3100 MS *NM*
11/01/2011 03:13:03 PM
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3300 MS *NM*
11/01/2011 04:00:49 PM
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3350 MS *NM*
11/01/2011 10:58:22 PM
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3400 MS *NM*
11/01/2011 11:30:49 PM
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3450 MS *NM*
12/01/2011 12:50:32 AM
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Pah, minimum bids. 3600 MS *NM*
12/01/2011 02:28:44 AM
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They're pretty abitrary for non-LiqVal items *NM*
12/01/2011 02:56:49 AM
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I think he was just Pahing the fact that we're bidding the minimum increments
*NM*
12/01/2011 02:34:42 PM
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Quite probably - this seems a good point to mentioning Horizontal scroll in bidding wars
12/01/2011 02:59:56 PM
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3650 MS *NM*
12/01/2011 07:47:15 AM
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3700 MS *NM*
12/01/2011 02:33:41 PM
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3750 MS *NM*
12/01/2011 04:23:05 PM
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3850 MS *NM*
12/01/2011 07:04:46 PM
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3900 MS *NM*
13/01/2011 01:57:57 AM
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Cut that out! 4400 MS! *NM*
13/01/2011 06:17:52 AM
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I'm tempted to offer 4450... But not now.
13/01/2011 11:35:00 AM
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Well, as for the Crisis- is everyone pretty firm in what they're voting for? Dunno if I am
12/01/2011 05:45:11 AM
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Well I wouldn't mind listening to some persuasive arguments, if anybody has some to offer.
12/01/2011 05:51:48 AM
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This crisis is a no-brainer.
12/01/2011 03:12:21 PM
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Court Gossip - Chancellor’s Challenge
12/01/2011 09:20:43 AM
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Vote: Accept Chancellor's Challenge. (Erm...?)
12/01/2011 05:46:38 PM
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I was attacked by the Bandits of Surewood Forest
12/01/2011 07:08:16 PM
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I think "pirates" just means "NPC raiders"
12/01/2011 07:35:04 PM
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Pirate Name: Pirates of Carib Ion Sea *NM*
12/01/2011 09:51:25 PM
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(Others should do this, too)
13/01/2011 07:31:09 AM
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I thought that as Adjutant General you could simply report our conclusions. *NM*
14/01/2011 06:02:38 AM
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4 players have to "confirm" the names HINT HINT
14/01/2011 08:21:23 AM
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Yeah, I did so below. I was explaining why I didn't do so earlier. *NM*
14/01/2011 07:15:00 PM
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"Pirate Name: Pirates of Carib Ion Sea" Yes, 4 of you have to do this for each pirate group *NM*
14/01/2011 04:05:29 AM
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Pirate Name: Pirates of Carib Ion Sea *NM*
14/01/2011 05:33:45 AM
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Pirate Name: Bandits of Surewood Forest *NM*
14/01/2011 05:34:11 AM
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Pirate Name: Pirates of Carib Ion Sea
14/01/2011 06:47:25 PM
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I think that makes 4 of us for every name.
15/01/2011 12:02:20 AM
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Oh, he already has. Nevermind then.
15/01/2011 12:03:30 AM
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Even when drunk, the magic of smartphones keeps message board games alive! *NM*
15/01/2011 06:50:33 AM
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Battle Plans
14/01/2011 02:44:01 PM
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As for the money... (and a couple other things)
14/01/2011 06:05:04 PM
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Weird. I thought I replied to this. Hm. Anyway, I could attack one of the pirate Strongholds. *NM*
14/01/2011 08:17:00 PM
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So yeah, we need 3 volunteers with decent Diplomacy/Intrigue stats
14/01/2011 09:43:58 PM
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As stated above, I will be one of them
15/01/2011 12:54:44 AM
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So is anyone else investigating pirates?
16/01/2011 02:28:06 AM
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I guess I could do one. *NM*
16/01/2011 02:43:05 AM
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Which group do you want?
16/01/2011 04:41:04 AM
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I'll deal with the Bandits of Surewood Forest, after all, they did make the mistake of attacking me.
16/01/2011 05:30:36 AM
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Some More Notes
15/01/2011 03:47:59 AM
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I'd be all for condensing it into one auction phase
15/01/2011 04:07:56 AM
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It'd be fairer for players like Bergioyn who aren't present near the deadline though.
15/01/2011 04:18:19 AM
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