Polish Lowland Sheepdog

"Nantwich" Outpost

Notes

With the "Nantwich" variant, each player controls 2 hands, referred to as A and B, and each should have a separate outpost name.  Each hand should get separate orders and act independently of each other.  The game ends when one hand gains at least 75VP and the winner is the player whose 2 hands have the highest combined VP total.  There are 5 of each upgrade from Data Libraries to Outposts, and 6 of each of the rest.  The third stage starts when someone has 30VP.

Round 1

Upgrade deliveries:  4 Warehouses and 4 Nodules.

Bartertown opens the bidding on a Warehouse at 25.  Cashtown passes.  RC 17 passes.  Enad passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Dane passes.  Bartertown spends Or2, Or2, Or4, Wa8, and Wa9.

Cashtown opens the bidding on a Nodule at 25.  RC 17 passes.  Enad passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Dane passes. Bartertown passes.  Cashtown spends Or2, Or3, Or4, Wa6, and Wa10.

RC 17 spends Or4, Or5, Wa4, Wa7 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Enad spends Or2, Or4, Wa6, Wa8 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Peredition Station opens the bidding at 25 on a Nodule.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Dane passes. Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes.  RC17 passes.  Enad passes.  Peredition Station spends Or3, Or3, Or4, Or5, Wa10.

Lagrange L₄ spends Or2, Wa9, Wa9 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Lagrange L₅ spends Or1, Or2, Or2, Or3, Wa4, Wa6 (mercy rule) for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Dane spends Or1, Or4, Or5, Wa10 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Round 2

Upgrade deliveries:  Nodule, Data Library, and Heavy Equipment.

Peredition Station spends Or2, Or3, Wa7, Wa8 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Cashtown opens the bidding on a Data Library at 15.  Bartertown passes.  RC 17 bids 16.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. Dane passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.  RC 17 spends Or1, Or1, Wa6, Wa8.

Bartertown passes.

RC 17 passes.

Enad spends Or1, Wa9, Wa10 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Lagrange L₅ spends Or1 and Wa9 for a colonist.

Lagrange L₄ spends Or2, Or3, and Wa5 for a colonist.

Dane spends Or2, Or3, Wa5 for a colonist.

Round 3

Upgrade deliveries:  Heavy Equipment.

Cashtown spends Or2, Or3, Or4, Or4, and Wa7 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Peredition Station passes.

RC 17 spends Or2 and Wa8 for a colonist.

Bartertown spends Or2, Or3, Or3, Or5, Wa7 for a water factory and Or3 and Wa7 for a colonist.

Dane spends Or4, Wa8, Wa8 for a water factory and Wa10 for a colonist.

Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding on a Nodule at 25.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  RC 17 passes.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes. Lagrange L₄ spends Or3, Or3, Or3, Or3, Wa6, and Wa7.

Lagrange L₅ opens the bidding on a Nodule at 25.  Enad passes. Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  RC 17 passes.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ spends Or4, Or4, Wa8, and Wa9.

Enad spends Or4, Wa8, and Wa8 for 2 colonists.

Round 4

Upgrade deliveries:  Data Library and Heavy Equipment.

Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding on Heavy Equipment at 32.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Enad passes.  RC 17 passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes. Lagrange L ₄ spends Or4, Or4, Wa6, Wa8, Wa10 for Heavy Equipment.

Lagrange L₅ opens the bidding on a Data Library at 15.  Enad bids 17.  RC 17 bids 20.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Enad passes.  RC 17 spends Or4, Or4, Or5, Wa7 for the Data Library.  Lagrange L₅ opens the bidding on a Heavy Equipment at 30.  Enad passes.  RC 17 passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station bids 32.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes. Lagrange L ₄ passes. Lagrange L₅ passes. Peredition Station spends Or2, Or3, Wa6, Wa6, Wa7, Wa8 for Heavy Equipment.  Lagrange L₅ opens the bidding on a Heavy Equipment at 30.  Enad passes.  RC 17 passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L ₄ passes. Lagrange L₅ spends Or1, Or5, Wa5, Wa9, Wa10.

Enad opens the bidding on a Nodule at 25.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Enad spends Or5, Wa6, Wa7, Wa7 for the Nodule.

RC 17 passes.

Cashtown spends Or3, Wa8, Wa9 for a water factory, and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Peredition Station passes.

Bartertown spends Or3, Or4, Wa4, Wa9 for a water factory, and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Dane spends Or1, Or1, Or2, Wa8, Wa8 for a water factory, and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Dane takes a Mega Water.

Round 5

Upgrade deliveries:  Warehouse, Data Library, Heavy Equipment, Heavy Equipment, Data Library.

Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding on a Data Library at 16.  Enad bids 17.  Lagrange L₅ bids 18. RC 17 bids 19.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane passes.  Bartertown passes. Lagrange L ₄ passes. Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. RC 17 spends Or3, Wa7, Wa9 for the Data Library.  Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding on a Data Library at 16. Enad passes. Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 bids 17.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.   Dane passes.  Bartertown passes. Lagrange L ₄ passes. Enad bids 18.  All other players pass.  Enad spends Or3, Or4, Wa4, Wa7.  Lagrange L₄ passes. 

Enad passes.

Lagrange L₅ passes.

RC 17 passes.

Peredition Station passes.

Cashtown spends Or1, Wa6, Wa6, Wa7 for 2 colonists.

Dane opens the bidding on Heavy Equipment at 30.  All other players pass.  Dane spends MWa.

Bartertown spends Wa4, Wa8, Wa9 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Dane takes a Mega Water.

Round 6

Upgrade deliveries:  Data Library.

Enad opens the bidding on a Data Library at 15.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 bids 17.  Cashtown passes.   Dane passes.   Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown bids 19.  Enad passes. Lagrange L ₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 bids 20.  Cashtown passes.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown bids 23. Enad passes.  Lagrange L ₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 bids 25.   Cashtown passes.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station passes. Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 26.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 bids 27.  Cashtown passes.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station passes. Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 29.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 bids 30.  All others pass.  RC 17 spends Or3, Or3, Wa6, Wa8, Wa10.  Enad spends Or3, Or3, Or3, Or4, Wa5, Wa5, Wa7, Wa10 for 2 water factories, moving colonists from ore factories to man them.

Lagrange L₅ spends Or1, Or2, Wa5, Wa7, Wa7, Wa8 for a titanium factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Lagrange L₄ spends Or2, Wa4, Wa7, Wa7, Wa10 for a tianium factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

RC 17 passes.

Cashtown opens the bidding on Heavy Equipment at 30.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad passes. Lagrange L ₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Cashtown spends Or1, Or4, Wa8, Wa8, Wa9 for Heavy Equipment.

Dane spends MWa on a titanium factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Peredition Station spends Wa5, Wa5 for a colonist.

Bartertown spends Wa4, Wa6 for a colonist.

Dane takes a Mega Water.

Round 7

Upgrade deliveries:  None.

Lagrange L₄ spends Or2, Or3, Or5, Wa6, Wa7, Ti7 for a titanium factory, and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Lagrange L₅ spends Or4, Wa5, Wa8, Ti13 for a titanium factory, and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Enad spends Wa6, Wa7, Wa7 for 2 colonists.

RC 17 spends Or2, Or4, Wa7, Wa7 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Cashtown spends Or4, Wa4, Wa5, Wa5, Wa7, Wa7 for a titanium factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Dane opens the bidding on a Warehouse at 26.  All other players pass.  Dane spends Or2, Wa9, Ti10, HE discount for a Warehouse.

Peredition Station spends Or2, Or2, Or2, Or4, Wa5, Wa7, Wa8 for a titanium factory and moves a coloninst from an ore factory to man it.

Bartertown spends Or2, Wa4, Wa5, Wa9 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Enad and Dane both take Mega Water.

Round 8

Upgrade deliveries:  Robots, Laboratory, Scientists, Scientists, Robots.

Enad opens the bidding on Scientists for 50.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. RC 17 bids 51.  Dane bids 52.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 53.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 bids 54.  Dane bids 55.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 56.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. RC 17 bids 57.  Dane bids 58.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 59.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 bids 61.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 62.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 bids 63.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad passes. Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. RC 17 spends Or2, Or2, Wa4, Wa6, Wa9, DL discount for Scientists.  Enad opens the bidding for Scientists at 45.  Cashtown passes. Lagrange L ₄ passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. RC 17 bids 48.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Bartertown passes. Enad bids 49.  All others pass.  Enad spends Or4, Wa5, MWa, DL discount for Scientists.

Cashtown spends Wa5, Wa5, Ti10 for a water factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Lagrange L₄ spends Or3, Wa6, Ti11 for 2 colonists.

Lagrange L₅ spends Wa9, Wa9, Ti13 for a titanium factory and Ti10 for a colonist.

RC 17 passes.

Dane spends MWa for a titanium factory.

Peredition Station spends Or3, Wa6 for a colonist.

Bartertown opens the bidding on Robots at 50.  All other outposts pass.  Bartertown spends Or5, Wa6, Wa6, Wa7, Wa8, Wa9, Wa9 for Robots and Wa5, Wa6 for a robot.

Enad and Dane both take Mega Water.  Enad discards Or1.

Round 9

Upgrade deliveries:  Outpost, Scientists, Scientists.

Enad opens the bidding on Scientists at 40.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 51.  Bartertown passes.  RC 17 bids 55.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane bids 60.  Enad passes. Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 61.  Bartertown passes.  RC 17 bids 63.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane bids 64.  Enad passes. Lagrange L ₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  Bartertown passes.  RC 17 bids 67.  All other players pass.  RC 17 spends Or5, Wa7, Wa7, Wa8, DL discount.  Enad opens the bidding on Scientists at 40,Lagrange L ₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 51.  Bartertown passes. RC 17 bids 56.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane bids 60.  Enad passes. Lagrange L ₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 61.  Bartertown passes.  RC 17 passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane bids 64.  All other players pass.  Dane spends Or4, MWa, MWa.  Enad opens the bidding on a Laboratory at 80.  All other players pass.  Enad spends Or3, Or4, Wa9, Wa10, MWa, Re14 for a Laboratory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man the research factory.

Lagrange L₅ spends Or2, Wa6, Ti11, Ti11 for a titanium factory and Ti10 for a colonist.

Lagrange L₄ spends Or2, Wa7, Wa7, Wa9, Ti11, Ti12, Ti13 for 2 titanium factories and moves 2 colonists from ore factories to man them.

Bartetown spends Wa5, Wa7, Wa8 for a water factory and Or3, Wa7 for a robot.

RC 17 passes.

Peredition Station spends Wa7, Wa7, Wa7, Ti9 for a titanium factory and Wa10 for a colonist.

Cashtown spends Wa7, Wa7, Wa8, Ti8 for a titanium factory and Wa10 for a colonist.

Dane moves a colonist from a water factory to a titanium factory.

Enad takes a Mega Water.

Round 10

Upgrade deliveries:  Orbital Lab, Robots, Ecoplants, Scientists, Outpost.

Enad opens the bidding on Scientists at 45.  Lagrange L₅ bids 50.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 bids 53.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 55. Lagrange L₅ bids 56.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 bids 58.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes. Enad bids 60.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 bids 61.  Bartertown passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 63. Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 bids 67. Bartertown passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes. Enad bids 70.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 bids 74.  All others pass.  RC 17 spends Wa6, WA8, Wa10, Re13, DL discounts for Scientists.  Enad opens the bidding on the Orbital Lab at 50.  Lagrange L₅ bids 56.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Bartertown passes.  Dane bids 57.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 63.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Bartertown passes.  Dane bids 67. All others pass.  Dane spends Or3, Wa7, Ti8, Ti8, Wa9, Wa9, Ti10, Re13 for the Orbital Lab.  Enad spends Wa5, Wa7, Wa7, MWa, Re13 for 2 research factories and Re11 for a colonist, and moves a colonist from an ore factory to a research factory.

Lagrange L₅ spends Wa5, Wa7, Wa8 for 2 colonists.

Lagrange L₄ spends Or3, Wa8 for a colonist.

RC 17 passes.

Bartertown opens the bidding on Robots at 50.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Peredition Station bids 52.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Bartertown bids 54.  All other players pass.  Bartertown spends Or4, Wa4, Wa7, Wa7, Wa7, Wa8, Wa8, Wa9 for Robots.

Dane passes.

Cashtown opens the biddin on Robots at 50.  Peredition Station bids 52.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄passes. RC 17 passes. Bartertown passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 55.  All other players pass.  Cashtown spends Wa6, Wa7, Ti7, Ti7, Wa9, Wa9, Wa10 for Robots.

Peredition Station spends Or1, Or3, Wa7, Wa9, Wa10 for a titanium factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Enad takes a Mega Water.  Lagrange L₄ and Lagrange L₅ both take Mega Titanium.  L₅ discards Or1, Or2, Or5.  Lagrange L₄ discards Or5, Wa6.

Round 11

Upgrade deliveries:  Outpost, Laboratory, Orbital Lab, Orbital Lab.

Enad opens the bidding on the Laboratory at 80.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Dane passes.  RC 17 bids 83.  Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 84.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Dane passes.  RC 17 bids 86.  Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 88.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Dane passes. RC 17 bids 90.  Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 92.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Dane passes. RC 17 passes.  Enad spends Or1, Wa6, MWa, Re14, Re15, Re16, DL discount for a Laboratory, and moves a colonist from a water factory to man the new research factory.

Lagrange L₅ opens the bidding on an Outpost at 100. Dane passes.  RC 17 passes.  Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ spends Wa6, Wa7, Ti8, Ti9, Ti12, MTi, HE discount for the Outpost and Ti13 for a colonist.

Dane opens the bidding on an Orbital Lab at 53.  RC 17 bids 54.  Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 56. Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Dane bids 60.  RC 17 bids 61.  Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Dane bids 62. RC 17 bids 63.  Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Dane bids 67.  RC 17 bids 68.  All other players pass.  RC 17 spends Or3, Or4, Wa7, Wa7, Wa7, Re12, Re13, Re15 for the Orbital Lab.  Dane opens the bidding on an Orbital Lab at 53.  RC 17 passes. Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station bids 54.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Dane bids 56.  RC 17 passes. Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station bids 58.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Dane bids 60.  RC 17 passes. Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station bids 63.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Dane bids 67.  RC 17 passes. Bartertown passes.  Cashtown passes. Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station bids 69.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Dane bids 73.  All other players pass.  Dane spends Wa6, Wa7, Wa7, Ti11, Ti12, Ti12, Mi18.

RC 17 passes.

Bartertown spends Wa5, Wa6, Wa9 for a water factory and Wa10 for a robot.

Cashtown spends Or2, Wa5, Wa7, Wa7, Wa9 for a titanium factory and Ti11 for a robot.

Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding for an Outpost at 101.  All others pass.  Lagrange L₄ spends Wa6, Wa7, Ti8, Ti9, Ti12, MTi, HE discount for the Outpost and Ti10 for a colonist.

Peredition Station spends Or3, Ti9, Ti9, Ti9 for a titanium factory and Or2, Ti8 for a colonist.

Enad takes a Mega Water.  Peredition Station discards Or2.

Round 12

Upgrade deliveries:  Robots, Laboratory, Orbital Lab.

Enad opens the bidding on a Laboratory at 81.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 bids 84.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 85. Lagrange L ₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 bids 92.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 97.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  RC 17 bids 101.  All others pass.  RC 17 spends Wa5, Wa9, Re13, Re16, Mi18, DL discounts for the Laboratory.  Enad opens the bidding on an Orbital Lab at 50. Lagrange L₅ bids 51. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 52.  Cashtown bids 53.  Bartertown bids 54.  Peredition Station bids 56.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 58. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 59. Cashtown bids 60.  Bartertown bids 61.  Peredition Station bids 64.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 65. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 66.  Cashtown bids 67.  Bartertown bids 68.  Peredition Station bids 72. Enad passes.  Lagrange L ₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 73. Cashtown passes.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station bids 74.  All others pass.  Peredition Station spends Or2, Wa7, Wa10, Ti10, Ti10, Ti11, Ti11, Ti13 for the Orbital Lab.  Enad opens the bidding on Robots at 51.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 52.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 53.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 54.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 56.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 58.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 59.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 60.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 62.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 63.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 64.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 65.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 66.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 67.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad bids 68.  All others pass.  Enad spends MWa, Re12, Re12, Re14 for the Robots, then spends Re9, Re11 to buy 2 robots.

Lagrange L₅ opens the bidding on a Warehouse at 25.   All others pass. Lagrange L₅ spends Wa6, Wa7, Ti7, HE discount for the Warehouse, then spends Ti9, Ti9, Ti12 for a titanium factory and Or3, Ti9 for a colonist. 

Lagrange L₄ spends Or2, Ti7, Ti9, Ti12 for a titanium factory and Wa5, Wa7, Ti9 for 2 colonists.

RC 17 spends Or2, Wa9 for a colonnist.

Dane opens the bidding on an Outpost at 100.  All others pass.  Dane spends Wa5, Wa7, Wa8, Ti9, Ti12, Re12, Mi14, Mi18, HE discount for the Outpost and Re11 for a colonist.

Cashtown opens the bidding on a Warehouse at 25.  All others pass.  Cashtown spends Wa5, Wa7, Wa8, HE discount for a Warehouse.

Bartertown spends Or4, Wa4, Wa6, Wa6 for a water factory and moves a robot from an ore factory to man it.

Peredition Station passes.

Enad and Bartertown each take a Mega Water.

Round 13

Upgrade deliveries:  Ecoplants, Planetary Cruiser, Moon Base, Planetary Cruiser, Ecoplants, Ecoplants.

Enad spends MWa for a research factory and moves a robot from an ore factory to man it.

Lagrange L₅ spends Or1, Or2, Wa5, Wa8, Ti7, Ti7 for a titanium factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding on a Warehouse at 25.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station bids 27.  Cashtown passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad passes. Lagrange L₅ passes. Lagrange L₄ bids 28.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Peredition Station bids 30.  All other players pass.  Peredition Station spends Ti12, Ti13, HE discount for the Warehouse.  Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding on Ecoplants for 30.  RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 35.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown bids 36.  All others pass.  Cashtown spends Wa7, Wa9, Ti10, Ti10 for Ecoplants.  Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding on Ecoplants for 30. RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 35.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown bids 36.  All other players pass.  Cashtown spends Ti12, Ti12, Ti12 for Ecoplants.  Lagrange L₄ opens the bidding on Ecoplants for 30. RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 35.  Peredition Station passes. Cashtown passes.  Bartertown bids 36.  All others pass.  Bartertown spends Wa7, Wa7, Wa7, Wa7, Wa8 for Ecoplants. Lagrange L ₄ opens the bidding on Ecoplants for 30. RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 35.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.  Bartertown bids 36.  Enad passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 37.  RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 43.  Peredition Station passes.  Cashtown passes.  Bartertown bids 44.  All others pass.  Bartertown spends Wa7, Wa7, MWa for Ecoplants. Lagrange L ₄ spends Or3, Wa6, Wa6, Ti8, Ti8 for a titanium factory and mvoes a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

RC 17 spends Or4, Wa5, Wa9, Re12 for a research factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

Dane spends Ti9, Ti9, Ti12 for 3 colonists.

Peredition Station passes.

Cashtown passes.

Bartertown passes.

Enad, Cashtown, and Dane both take a Mega Water.  Bartertown takes 2 Mega Waters.  Lagrange L₄, Lagrange L₅, and Peredition Station all take a Mega Titanium.  Lagrange L₄ discards Or1.

Round 14

Upgrade deliveries:  Moon Base, Robots, Laboratory, Space Station, Outpost.

Enad opens the bidding on a Planetary Cruiser at 160.  Cashtown passes.  Dane bids 161.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane spends Or4, Wa7, Wa7, Wa7, MWa, Ti10, Ti11, Ti11, Mi17, Mi18, Mi19, Mi20.  Enad opens the bidding on a Planetary Cruiser at 160.  All others pass.  Enad spends MWa, Re11, Re12, Re12, Re13, Re13, Re13, Re13, Re13, Re14, Re16 for the Planetary Cruiser and Or1, Wa9 for a colonist.

Cashtown opens the bidding on an Outpost at 100.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 101.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 102.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 103.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 104.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 105.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 106.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes. Cashtown bids 107.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes. Lagrange L₄ bids 108.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 109.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes. Lagrange L₄ bids 110.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 111.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 112.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes. Cashtown bids 113.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 114.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 115.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes. Lagrange L₄ bids 116.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 117.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 118.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 119.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 120.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 121.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes. Lagrange L₄ bids 122.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes. Cashtown bids 123.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 124.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 125.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes. Lagrange L₄ bids 126.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 127.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 128.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 129.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 130.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 131.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 132.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 133.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 134.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes. Cashtown bids 135.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 136.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes. Cashtown bids 141.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 142.  All others pass.  Lagrange L₄ spends Wa5, Wa7, Ti7, Ti9, Ti10, Ti11, Ti11, Ti11, Ti12, MTi, HE discount.  Cashtown opens the bidding on a Laboratory at 80.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 81. RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Enad passes.  Cashtown bids 82.  All others pass.  Cashtown spends Wa7, MWa, Ti10, Ti11, Ti11, Ti13 for the Laboratory and Wa8, Ti7 for 3 colonists.

Dane moves a colonist from an ore factory to the Planetary Cruiser.

Lagrange L₅ opens the bidding on a Space Station for 120.  RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station bids 122.  Enad passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 123. RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Bartertown passes. Peredition Station bids 126.  Enad passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane passes. Lagrange L₅ bids 128. RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Peredition Station bids 129.  Enad passes.  Cashtown passes.  Dane passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 133. RC 17 passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Bartertown passes. Peredition Station bids 135.  All others pass.  Pereditiion Station spends Wa5, Wa6, Wa8, Wa8, Ti9, Wa10, Ti10, Mi16, Mi19, MTi. Lagrange L ₅ spends Or3, Or5, Wa5, Ti8, Ti10 for a titanium factory and moves a colonist from an ore factory to man it.

RC 17 opens the bidding on a Moon Base at 200.  All other players pass.  RC 17 spends Wa6, Wa7, Wa8, Re12, Re13, Re13, Re14, Re14, Re15, Re15, Re15, Re16, Mi16, Re17, Mi19 for a Moon Base and Wa10 for a colonist.

Lagrange L₄ moves a colonist from an ore factory to the titanium factory.

Bartertown spends Wa4, Or5, Wa5, Wa9 for 2 robots.

Peredition Station moves a colonist from an ore factory to man the Space Station.

Enad and Dane take Mega Water cards.  Lagrange L₄ and Lagrange L₅ both take 2 Mega Titanium cards each.  Bartertown discards Or1, Or3, Wa4.

Round 15

Upgrade deliveries:  Planetary Cruiser, Orbital Lab, Ecoplants, Laboratory, Outpost, Space Station.

Enad opens the bidding on a Planetary Cruiser at 160.  RC 17 bids 161.  Dane bids 169.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 170.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 172.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passses, Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes. Lagrange L₅ bids 173.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 178.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passses, Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 179.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 180.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passses, Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes. Lagrange L₅ bids 181.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 182.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passses, Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes. Lagrange L₅ bids 183.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 188.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passses, Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes. Lagrange L₅ bids 189. All others pass.  Lagrange L₅ spends Wa8, Ti8, Ti8, Wa9, Ti12, Ti12, MTi, MTi, MTi.  Enad opens the bidding on the Space Station at 120.  RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 122.  Cashtown passes. Lagrange L₄ passes. Peredition Station bids 128.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad passes.  RC 17 passes.  Dane bids 130.  All others pass.  Dane spends Or1, MWa, Ti7, Ti9, Re10, Mi16, Mi17, RO40.  Enad opens the bidding on a Laboratory at 80.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown bids 81.  Enad bids 82.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes. Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes. Bartertown bids 83.  All others pass.  Bartertown spends Wa5, Wa8, Wa10, MWa, MWa.  Enad opens the bidding on Ecoplants at 30.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 31.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 34.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 35.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 36.  All others pass.  Enad spends Re10, Re13, Re13 for Ecoplants.  Enad then opens the bidding on an Outpost at 100.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 101.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 102.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes. Cashtown bids 103.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 105.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 107.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 109.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 110.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 111.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 115.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 116.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 117.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 118.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 119.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 120.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 121.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 122.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 124.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Enad bids 126.  All others pass.  Enad spends Wa8, MWa, Re11, Re12, Re15, RO40, Ecoplants discount for the Outpost and Re15 on 3 colonists.

RC 17 passes.

Dane  moves a colonist from an ore factory to the Space Station.

Cashtown opens the bidding on an Orbital Lab at 50.  Lagrange L₄ passes. Peredition Station bids 52.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes. Enad passes.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes.  Cashtown bids 53.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station bids 54.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes. Enad passes.  RC 17 passes.  Dane passes. Cashtown bids 55.  All othes pass. Cashtown spends Or2, Or5, Wa6, Wa10, Ti10, Ti11, Ti11 for an Orbital Lab.

Lagrange L₄ spends Or3, Wa4, Wa4 for a colonist.

Peredition Station passes.

Lagrange L₅ spends Wa10 for a colonist.

Bartertown spends Wa5, Wa6, Wa9 for 2 robots.

Enad and Dane each take a Mega Water.  Lagrange L₄ and Lagrange L₅ each take 2 Mega Titaniums. Peredition Station discards Or5, Or5.

Round 16

Upgrade deliveries:  Moon Base, Space Station, Space Station, Moon Base, Moon Base, Space Station.

Enad opens the bidding on a Space Station at 120.  Dane passes.  RC 17 passes.  Cashtown bids 123.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 124. Peredition Station bids 128.  Enad bids 133.  Dane passes.  RC 17 passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₅ bids 134.  All others pass.  Lagrange L₅ spends Wa6, MTi, MTi, RO45 for the Space Station.  Enad opens the bidding on a Space Station at 133.  Dane passes.  RC 17 passes.  Cashtown passes. Lagrange L ₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Peredition Station bids 135.  All others pass.  Peredition Station spends Wa6, Wa7, Wa7, Wa7, Wa9, Ti10, Ti11, Ti11, Ti12, Ti12, Mi18, OM25 for the Space Station.  Enad opens the bidding on a Space Station at 133.  All others pass.  Enad spends Wa6, Ti13, Re11, Re11, Re12, Re13, Re13, Re14, and RO40 for a Space Station, Re15 for 3 colonists, Or1, Or1, Wa8 for an ore factory, and MWa for a research factory.

Dane opens the bidding on a Moon Base at 205.  RC 17 bids 209.  All other players pass.  RC 17 spends Wa4, Wa5, Wa7, Wa7, Wa8, Wa8, Re10, Re10, Re11, Re11, Re12, Re13, Re14, Re14, Re14, Mi16, MO45 for the Moon Base.  Dane opens the bidding on a Moon Base at 205.  RC 17 passes.  Cashtown passes.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Lagrange L₄ bids 206. All other players pass.  Lagrange L₄ spends Or4, Wa8, Ti8, Wa10, MTi, MTi, MTi, MTi for a Moon Base.  Dane bids 205 on a Moon Base.  All other players pass. Dane spends Or4, MWa, Ti8, Ti8, Ti10, Re13, Re14, Re14, Mi17, Mi18, OM25, RO35 for the Moon Base and moves a colonist from a water factory to man it.

RC 17 opens the bidding on Robots at 55.  Cashtown bids 58.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Enad passes.  Dane passes.  RC 17 bids 62.  Cashtown bids 65.  Lagrange L₅ passes.  Bartertown passes.  Lagrange L₄ passes.  Enad passes.  Dane passes. RC 17 bids 80.  All others pass.   RC 17 spends Wa7, Mi18, MO55 for Robots, moves a colonist from a water factory to the Moon Base, and spends Re14, Re16 for 3 robots.

Cashtown spends Or1, Wa5, Wa6, Wa8, Wa9, Re9, Ti12, Ti12, Ti13, Mi15 for 3 research factories and Wa5, Wa5, Wa5, Wa6, Re13 for 3 robots.

Lagrange L₅ spends Wa10, Ti10 for 2 colonists.

Bartertown spends Or2, Or3, Wa5, Wa5, Wa7, Wa8, Wa8, Wa9, Re13 for 2 research factories and Wa10 for a robot.

Lagrange L₄ moves a colonist from an ore factory to the Moon Base.

Peredition Station spends OM35 for 3 colonists.

Final Scoring

Congratulations to Dane Maslen on his victory!

End of Game Statements

Dave Hooton (Lagrange L₄ and Lagrange L₅):  Congratulations to Dane on his commanding victory, and thanks to Chris for running the game. One of these days, I'll figure this game out.

Andy York (Bartertown and Cashtown):  Made some poor decisions early on and never was able to recover. High five to Dane’s impressive, and undisputed, victory. Appreciate Chris running it.

Bill Scharf (Peredition Station and RC 17):  Thanks for running the game Chris, and congratulations to Dane on his win. It’s been awhile since I’ve played this game and I split my two teams between the dominant research/orbital lab approach vs the titanium factory approaches. As I remembered, the cards that give you resources that don’t count against hand size are the clear winners. Of the three lowest scoring factions, there were no scientists or research factories and only one orbital lab. Of course, if everyone follows that strategy then bidding insane amounts for scientists, and laboratories, and orbital labs results in the game rebalancing itself a bit. I enjoy the game, and the bidding certainly was spirited for a number of the goods!

Dane Maslen (Dane and Enad):  Thanks to Chris for running the game.  I think this is the first time this variant has been played 'postally' other than in my zine, so it was the first time I'd been able to play it other than ftf.  For the benefit of those of you that have never read the relevant bit of my house rules I'll explain that three friends who used to get together in Nantwich to play Outpost found the 3-player game rather unsatisfactory, so one of them suggested each playing two hands.  This proved successful, so they introduced the idea to the rest of us.  Ever since then every 2- or 3-player game of Outpost I've played has been this variant.  I did also once play a 5-player ftf game.  An interesting experience, but probably not one to be repeated!

Anyway, back to this game.  I was surprised when so many colony cards were bought so early.  While it might be tempting to believe, for example, that one is getting a bargain by paying 25 for a Nodule in R1 rather than considerably more in R4 or R5, the effect of loss of income is such that if one assumes average income, a player paying about 50 in R5 would be slightly better off than one that paid 25 in R1 (in my experience Nodules usually go for about 35 or so in R5).  Consequently in the ftf games I play everyone usually increases income for the first three rounds to get to the position of two ore and three water factories operating before they consider buying any colony cards.  That's what my two hands did in this game.

Having got a Nodule for just 25 in R4, Enad was assigned the task of trying to prevent RC 17 getting to the dangerous position of having four DLs.  It failed, but at least Bill had to pay through the nose for the fourth one.  Thereafter Enad tried to make life as difficult as possible for RC 17 while also helping Dane as much as possible.

Bill's comments about the value of Scientists and Orbital Labs is correct.  In our ftf games they rarely go for less than 70, and not infrequently for more than 80, unless too few players have the resources to push the bidding up.  In the 'postal' games that I've run it's not uncommon for them to go for less because a player with the resources to force someone else up is so obsessed with their own plan that they omit to include instructions to bid for the Scientist or Orbital Lab, even though at the table they would think "I can't let it go this cheaply, I'd better bid."

The Players

The number in cards in paranthesis includes those that do not count against hand capacity.

Available Upgrades