Star Merchants

[Kalel21]

This one can have up to five players.

You are the owner & pilot of a small cargo space ship. Your mission: MAKE MONEY. Whoever makes the most money wins.


You start with 200 Credits (Cr). After a few rounds in which you will be fitting out your ship, you will have a choice of missions--such as:

Deliver a supply of bottled water to the planet Dune. (100 Cr).

Space Pirates: Combat 60%

This job would pay 100 Credits if completed. But the player would have to battle space pirates to complete it. His base chance of success would be 60%. If he fails, the pirates loot his cargo and he makes no money.

The challenge you have to face will be either "Combat" or "Maneuverability." The engineer you will be hiring will give you a bonus in both categories. The weapons pod you will be buying will give you a bonus in Combat, but may give you a penalty in Maneuverability.


To be awarded a job, you must bribe the local Space Pilots Union rep. Each player will post which job they want and how much of a bribe they are willing to pay. If two or more players want the same job, they get into a bidding war over it, posting higher and higher bids until one player concedes.

The games lasts ten rounds (ten jobs AFTER fitting out your ship). Whomever has the most money at the point wins.

TO BEGIN:

You must do two things to prepare your ship for flight. First, you must hire an engineer. Then you must buy a weapons pod.


So, when you sign up, also state which of the following engineers you which to hire and how much you are bidding for his/her/its services. There is no minimum. You can hire someone for 1 Cr. if no one else bids on him.

Each engineer has the percentage chance he/she/it adds to your chance of completing a mission. (The species of the engineer has no game effect--it's just there for fun)


Abner Perry (human) (20%)

Whirchakka (wookie) (12%)

Sprook (sentient plant (10%)

Bob (genetically enhanced and telekinetic Tribble) (8%)

Wanda (Orion slave girl) (6%)

So--post that you want to play. At the same time, bid for the engineer you want to hire. Remember that you start with 200 Cr. and you will still have to buy a weapons pod next round and then bid on which job you want.

[Space Jawa]

Captain Jawa of the starship Utinni will bid 5 credits to hire Abner Perry.

[Wade Wilson]

1 Credit on the Wookie!

[Grinner]

(The species of the engineer has no game effect--it's just there for fun)

AND to convince Grinner to go for the less efficient engineer :laugh:

3 credits bid for Bob.

[Kalel21]

Still need two more players. Who wants to make their fortune in the growing space cargo industry?

[Hellfire117]

10 credits on the human.

[Kalel21]

10 credits on the human.

That starts a bidding war between you and Space Jawa.

Still need one more player.

[commandercool]

One credit on the sentient plant.

[Kalel21]

So we have five players.

commandercool--1 cr. for Sprook

Grinner--3 cr. for Bob

Wade Wilson--1 cr. for Whirchakka

BIDDING WAR:

Space Jawa: 5 cr. for Abner Perry
Hellfire117: 10 cr. for Abner Perry.

Space Jawa has until tomorrow at Noon Eastern to either raise his bid or concede and hire Wanda the Orion Slave Girl for 1 cr.

[Space Jawa]

15 for Abner Perry.

Would it be possible, if I decided Abner wasn't worth it, to instead start bidding on one of the other engineers that a price has already been put on?

[Kalel21]

15 for Abner Perry.

Would it be possible, if I decided Abner wasn't worth it, to instead start bidding on one of the other engineers that a price has already been put on?

Yes, you can do that any time before I declare the bidding over.

As of now, Hellfire117 had until Noon Eastern tomorrow to raise his bid or concede.

[Kalel21]

Hellfire117 loses the bid for Abner Perry, so must hire the remaining available engineer for 1 Cr.

commandercool--Engineer: Sprook (10%) Cr.: 199

Grinner--Engineer: Bob the tribble (8%) Cr. 197

Wade Wilson--Engineer: Whirchakka (12%) Cr. 199

Space Jawa--Engineer: Abner Perry (20%) Cr. 185

Hellfire117--Engineer: Wanda (6%) Cr. 199

The next step is to buy a weapons pod:

Nuke Launcher: Combat: 15%, Maneuverability: -5%

Laser Cannon: Combat: 12 %, Manueuverability: -3%

Disruptor Beam: Combat: 10%, Maneuverability: -1%

Energy Torpedo Tube: Combat 8%, Maneuverability: 0%

Rock Thrower: Combat 5%, Maneuverability: 0%


Please bid on which Weapons Pod you wish to buy.

[Wade Wilson]

50 creds on the nuke launcher!

[commandercool]

One credit for the disruptor cannon.

[Grinner]

Two creds for the laser cannon

[Space Jawa]

1 Credit for the Energy Torpedo Tube.

[Kalel21]

I'll wait a bit to see if Hellfire117 still wants to play, then I'll post the next round.

[Kalel21]

I think Hellfire might have dropped out, so here's the current set up:

commandercool--Engineer: Sprook (10%) Cr.: 198
Weapons Pod:Disruptor Beam (10%/-1%)

Grinner--Engineer: Bob the tribble (8%) Cr. 195
Weapons Pod: Laser Cannon (15%/-3%)

Wade Wilson--Engineer: Whirchakka (12%) Cr. 159
Weapons Pod: Nuke Launcher (15%/-5%)

Space Jawa--Engineer: Abner Perry (20%) Cr. 184
Weapons Pod: Energy Torpedo (8%/0%)


Next, bid on your first mission:

Bottled Water to Dune: Pays 200 Cr.
Danger: Space Pirates
Base Chance of Success: 55% (combat)
Failure = Cargo lost. No money paid out.


Ion Crystals to Vulcan: Pays 180 Cr.
Danger: Nearby black hole
Base Chance of Success: 60% (maneuverability)
Failure = Damage to ship; job still pays, but 200 Cr. needed to make repairs


Booster Spice to Gorn: Pays 250 Cr.
Danger: Asteroid Belt
Base Chance of Success: 50% (maneuverability)
Failure = Cargo hatch blown open--cargo lost. No money paid out.


Dilithium Crystals to Klingon Home World: Pays 500 Cr.
Danger: Klingon Rebel Forces
Base Chance of Success: 40% (combat)
Failure = Cargo stolen. No money paid out, plus 100 Cr. to ransom ship/life. (player with less than 100 Cr. is eliminated from game)


Each of you must now bid on what job you want to take.

[Space Jawa]

I'll bid 1 credit on Booster Spice to Gorn.

[Wade Wilson]

10 on crystals to Klingon.

[Grinner]

5 credits for Vulcan.

I've got a tribble - no way in heck I'm going near Klingons voluntarily!

[commandercool]

One credit on Dune.

[Kalel21]

Gee whiz, no bidding wars?

I'll adjudicate the round tomorrow and post results then.

[commandercool]

Just out of curiosity, how are successes and failures determined? Do you have a 100 sided die you'll be using?

[Kalel21]

Just out of curiosity, how are successes and failures determined? Do you have a 100 sided die you'll be using?

I use random.org to generate a number from 1 to 100.

Last game I used that in was the World War II commando game, in which 8 out of 10 commandos were killed.

[Kalel21]

commandercool--Engineer: Sprook (10%) Cr.: 497
Weapons Pod:Disruptor Beam (10%/-1%)

Grinner--Engineer: Bob the tribble (8%) Cr. 370
Weapons Pod: Laser Cannon (15%/-3%)

Wade Wilson--Engineer: Whirchakka (12%) Cr. 49
Weapons Pod: Nuke Launcher (15%/-5%)

Space Jawa--Engineer: Abner Perry (20%) Cr. 433
Weapons Pod: Energy Torpedo (8%/0%)

Well, most of you get your cargo delivered safely. But poor Wade Wilson gets stopped by a Bird of Prey working for the Klingon rebel forces. They confiscate the Dilithium Crystals and charge him a 100 Cr. "fine" before he can get his ship back.

1 Round down. 4 to go.

OH, NO--A JOB SHORTAGE!!!

There are only three jobs available this round.

Cutlass and Saber shipment to Mars: Pays 200 Cr.
Danger: Skeleton Men of Jupiter privateer ships
Base Chance of Success: 75% (combat)
Failure= Cargo stolen. No money earned.


Booster Spice to Romulus: Pays 300 Cr.
Danger: Must maneuver through the Antarian Nebula
Base Chance of Success: 60% (Maneuverability)
Failure=time distortion effect corrupts the Booster Spice. No money earned.


Laser Rifles to rebels on Ewok: Pays 600 Cr
Danger: Imperial Star Destroyer in nearby orbit
Base Chance of Success: 45% (combat)
Failure=Delivery aborted--no money earned. 25 Cr. to repair damage to your ship. (If a player doesn't have 25 Cr., he is eliminated from play).

[Wade Wilson]

5 credits on the spice to Romulus mission!

[commandercool]

One credit on laser rifles to Ewoks.

[Space Jawa]

13 Credits for the Romulus mission!

[Grinner]

Two credits for Mars

[Wade Wilson]

5 creds on Ewoks

[Kalel21]

The high bids so far:

Space Jawa--13 Cr. on Romulus

Grinner--2 Cr. on Mars

Wade Wilson--5 Cr. on the Ewoks

[Space Jawa]

I said 13 credits, not 15.

[Kalel21]

I said 13 credits, not 15.

Fixed it. ........

[commandercool]

Six credits for Ewoks.

[Kalel21]

Current bidding now:

Space Jawa--13 Cr. on Romulus

Grinner--2 Cr. on Mars

commandercool--6 Cr. on the Ewoks

By the way, I'll end the bidding at noon Eastern time tomorrow.

[Wade Wilson]

8 on ewookies!

[commandercool]

Seven on Ewoks.

[Kalel21]

Seven on Ewoks.

The last bid was 8. You're going backwards.

[Wade Wilson]

Sorry, Commandercool doesn't know how bidding works he tends to confuse it with negotiating...:p

[commandercool]

The last bid was 8. You're going backwards.

Sacre bleu!

Eleven credits on ewoks!

[Wade Wilson]

Thirteen! Need to help my brotherern!

[commandercool]

Fourteen credits on Ewoks.

[Kalel21]

Bidding deadline has passed and commandercool wins the Ewok Trade Agreement. I'll adjudicate the round and post results a little later today.

[Kalel21]

commandercool--Engineer: Sprook (10%) Cr.: 1083
Weapons Pod:Disruptor Beam (10%/-1%)

Grinner--Engineer: Bob the tribble (8%) Cr. 568
Weapons Pod: Laser Cannon (15%/-3%)

Wade Wilson--Engineer: Whirchakka (12%) Cr. 49
Weapons Pod: Nuke Launcher (15%/-5%)

Space Jawa--Engineer: Abner Perry (20%) Cr. 420
Weapons Pod: Energy Torpedo (8%/0%)


Well, Space Jawa's Booster Spice cargo goes bad and he doesn't collect. But the other two cargos reach their destination safely.


2 rounds down. 3 to go.

MISSIONS:

Transport safari to hunt dinosaurs on Venus: pays 400 Cr.
Danger: Venusian Lizard Man ambush upon landing
Base Chance of Success: 55% (combat)
Failure= Safari killed. No money collected.

Cases of Dr. Pepper to Ringworld: 500 Cr.
Danger: Ringworld's auto-defense system shoots at EVERYONE
Base Chance of Success: 65% (maneuverabilty)
Failure=Ship damaged. Cargo lost and must spend 25 Cr. to repair damage.

Food supplies to Dagobah: 300 Cr.
Danger:TIE fighter squadron nearby
Base Chance of Success: 60% (combat)
Failure = Forced to jettison cargo & flee. No money collected.

Large supply of red capes to Krypton: 200 Cr.
Danger: General Zod's rebel forces
Base Chance of Success: 70% (combat)
Failure = Captured and sent to Phantom Zone. No money collected and lose next turn.

[commandercool]

Did I just kill a Star Destroyer?

Anyway, one credit on Ringworld.

[Kalel21]

Did I just kill a Star Destroyer?

Anyway, one credit on Ringworld.

Either killed it or damaged/outran it. You have a sentient plant for an engineer--THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN'T DO!!!!!

[Grinner]

Three credits on the safari

[Space Jawa]

5 Credits on Ringworld!

[commandercool]

Six credits on Ringworld.

[Wade Wilson]

10 credits on safari

[Grinner]

10 credits on safari

Go to the Dagobah system. The safari's mine :p

18 credits for the safari

[Wade Wilson]

2 creds on dagobah

[JKLantern]

3 creds on Dagobah!

[Wade Wilson]

5 on dag...

[JKLantern]

5 on dag...

Gotcha. :laugh:

Ohh, I'm such a jerk.

[Space Jawa]

10 Credits on Ringworld!

[commandercool]

Eleven and a half credits on Ringworld.

[Space Jawa]

15 on Ringworld!

[commandercool]

Sixteen on Ringworld.

[Kalel21]

High bids so far:

commandercool--16 on Ringworld

Grinner--18 on Venus

Wade Wilson -- 2 on Dagobah

No bids yet on Krypton


Bidding will end tomorrow at 12 noon.

[Space Jawa]

17 on Ringworld

[commandercool]

18 on Ringworld.

[Space Jawa]

10 on Dagobah

[Wade Wilson]

2 on Krypto!

[Kalel21]

commandercool--Engineer: Sprook (10%) Cr.: 1040
Weapons Pod:Disruptor Beam (10%/-1%)

Grinner--Engineer: Bob the tribble (8%) Cr. 850
Weapons Pod: Laser Cannon (15%/-3%)

Wade Wilson--Engineer: Whirchakka (12%) Cr. 242
Weapons Pod: Nuke Launcher (15%/-5%)

Space Jawa--Engineer: Abner Perry (20%) Cr. 810
Weapons Pod: Energy Torpedo (8%/0%)



Commandercool is unable to safely deliver the Dr. Pepper to Ringworld, but everyone else is successful.

3 rounds down. 2 to go.

Sunscreen to Mercury--300 Cr.
Danger: Fast landing required to avoid overheated engine
Base Chance of Success: 50% (masneuverability)
Failure = Engine Burnout short of delivery point. No money earned and must spend 50 Cr. to repair engines


AA Batteries to OA--1000 Cr.
Danger: Attack by the Weaponers of Qward
Base Chance of Success: 40% (combat)
Failure = No money collected and lose one turn while trapped in Qward


Wrist watches to Gallifrey--400 Cr.
Danger: Maneuver through several time rifts
Base Chance of Success: 65% (Maneuverability)
Failure = Cargo deteriorate in time warp. No money collected.

Can Openers to Dalek Home World--300 Cr.
Danger: Attack by Sontaron pirates
Base Chance of Success: 60% (combat)
Failure = Cargo stolen. No money earned.

Bidding will end Thursday by Noon eastern.

[Space Jawa]

1 Credit on Gallifrey

[Grinner]

1 on the can openers

[commandercool]

Eh, screw it. I can kill star destroyers, I'm sure I can take the entire planet of Qward.

One credit on Qward then.

[Kalel21]

The bidding deadline is passed and it looks like Wade Wilson will get the Mercury run by default. I'll post results a little later today.

[Kalel21]

commandercool--Engineer: Sprook (10%) Cr.: 2039
Weapons Pod:Disruptor Beam (10%/-1%)

Grinner--Engineer: Bob the tribble (8%) Cr. 1149
Weapons Pod: Laser Cannon (15%/-3%)

Wade Wilson--Engineer: Whirchakka (12%) Cr. 191
Weapons Pod: Nuke Launcher (15%/-5%)

Space Jawa--Engineer: Abner Perry (20%) Cr. 1209
Weapons Pod: Energy Torpedo (8%/0%)


Wade Wilson is having an awful time as his engine burns out on the Mercury run. Everyone else is successful.


Last round:

Beach Balls to Pluto: 1000 Cr.
Danger: Pirates lurking in the Asteroid Belt
Base Chance of Success: 55% (combat)
Failure=Cargo looted. No money earned.

1994 Beatles Reunion Album picked up from Alternate Earth 1211C & delivered to our Earth: 25,000 Cr.
Danger: Lost in the Interdimensional fog.
Base Chance of Success: 30% (maneuverability)
Failure=Lost forever. Out of the game.

"Grand Theft Auto" games to Romulus: 1200 Cr.
Danger: Romulan renegades patrolling Neutral Zone
Base Chance of Success: 50% (combat)
Failure=Cargo taken and ransom demanded. Lose 250 Cr.

Lawn Mowers to Wookie Home World: 1500 Cr.
Danger: TIE Fighter squadron in orbit
Base Chance of Success: 45% (combat)
Failure=Total destruction. Out of Game.

The Deadline for bids is Monday at Noon Eastern.

[Space Jawa]

Last round, is it?

Then take my chances I will! 9 Credits on the Beatles Reunion Mission!

[Wade Wilson]

all remaining creds on the beatles run!

[Space Jawa]

192 Credits on the Beatles Run. ;)

[Hellfire117]

Nooo! Sorry guys, forgot about this.

[Grinner]

9 on the lawn mowers

[Kalel21]

Bidding so far:

Beatles Album to Earth: Space Jawa (192 Cr)

Lawn Mowers to the Wookies: Grinner (9 Cr.)

[commandercool]

One credit on Romulus.

[Kalel21]

The bidding is over. Wade Wilson gets the Pluto run by default

commandercool--Engineer: Sprook (10%) Cr.: 3238
Weapons Pod:Disruptor Beam (10%/-1%)

Grinner--Engineer: Bob the tribble (8%) Cr. 2640
Weapons Pod: Laser Cannon (15%/-3%)

Wade Wilson--Engineer: Whirchakka (12%) Cr. 1191
Weapons Pod: Nuke Launcher (15%/-5%)

Space Jawa--LOST FOREVER

Space Jawa is lost in the inter-dimensional rift when he unsuccessfully tries to recover the Beatles reunion album.

All the other Star Merchants are successful. All turn a profit in the long run, but commandercool, with over 3200 credits to his name, is STAR MERCHANT PRINCE!!!

[Wade Wilson]

Take that Space Jawa!

[commandercool]

BWA HA HA HA HA!

Sprook retires to a plant pot in the corner of my living room. I purchase the moon and build a moon mansion on it. The moon mansion has a plaque commemorating the tragic loss of Space Jawa.