Could there possibly be some sort of different system for deadlines? I can't be up at that kind of time.
Time zone's not really a factor except for Outcry auctions, which aren't too common, no matter what time I set the deadline on those people will still try for the last minute one up, 9 PM EST is just when I tend to be consistently available this time of year and allows me to standardize and minimize turn around time. I wouldn't worry too much about it, the number of outcry auctions is actually artificially inflated right now by me, in order to generate a decent guess-timation curve for players as to how much items are generally worth, that's why items have gone up for Outcry pretty much each phase, my table only generates an outcry on 1 in 20 bids, or about 1 per round per 5 players, they exist for the primary purpose of price setting, and thus must remain for the time until players have a firmly established feeling for value. I would avoid bidding on outcry items in your case, but it shouldn't be a significant handicap.
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King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
- Albert Einstein
King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
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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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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