The Networks ⬩ who came out on top?

vincentw · Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:29 am

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Game 1 has ended. Congratulations to the winner!

Spoiler: Activity Tracker

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Spoiler: And the winner is…

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Spoiler: Farren's Network

vincentw · Post Post #1 (isolation #1) » Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:29 am

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Welcome to the TV business! You are the owner of a new television network.
All you have are three awful public access shows, a small amount of cash, and endless ambition.
Plus, it looks like you're not the only new TV network in town...

OverviewThe Networks sees players (up to 5) compete to build a TV network from the ground up and see which one can attract the most points (Viewers). The game lasts 5 rounds (Seasons). Each Season, players take turns placing Shows to their schedule, striking deals for new Stars and Ads, or claiming Network cards that grant them powers.

Some Shows require a Star, an Ad, or some combination of the two. Shows and Stars require money to acquire and run, while Ads offset some of the costs. Be careful though, if you run out of money, you risk your Viewers leaving your network!
Most of the money can be made when you get out of the round (Drop and Budget). The earlier you get out, the more money you make, but you also risk other players pulling ahead.

At the end of each Season, you'll score Viewers and money depending on how your network is performing. Shows age after each Season and they tend to decrease in viewership, so you want to make sure that your Shows stay fresh.

RulesIf you're familiar with the board game, the rules are exactly the same. You can skip to

Conduct

.
General information about the game (with the original rulebook and a video tutorial) can be found under

References

.

Spoiler: Set-up

On their turn, each player has to do exactly one of these actions:

Note: this symbol ⭗ is sometimes used as a shorthand for Viewers.

Spoiler: Develop a Show

Developing a Show is the main source of Viewers. When a Show is placed, it's immediately put on air; it cannot be saved for later.

To develop a Show: pay the upfront cost, pick its time slot, and assign any required components from the Green Room. Once placed, its time slot is fixed.
Each time a Show is developed, an existing one from the same network is taken off air. The Show that used to occupy its slot is placed on Rerun, where it'll be scored one final time at the end of the Season before it's moved to the Archives. Multiple Shows can be placed on Rerun. The Stars and Ads that were attached to the old Show are placed back to the bottom of their respective decks (except Starter ones: they're discarded).
New Shows always start from its first Season. Game Season (rounds) and a Show's Season are different things.

When placing Stars or Ads, their conditions (if any) are also evaluated at that point. Meeting the conditions entails a higher Viewer count or income. These conditions are only evaluated the moment the Star or Ad is attached to the Show. If a previously failed condition is met later in the game (and vice versa), the cards do not switch sides.

Going over the Star/Ad limit is not allowed. For example, if a Show needs one Star and can optionally take an Ad, placing two Stars isn't allowed, and likewise with placing two Ads.
If a player doesn't have enough money or required components, they cannot develop the Show.

If you develop three or five Shows of the same Genre, you'll get a Genre Bonus. See the Genre Bonus section for more about this.

How to read a Show
Xpm ^a ^b	Dextrous pay $5m^c + $1m per Season^d 10pm^e ⬩ ⭮ 3^f ⬩ Star ^g + Any ^h
⭗ ⁱ	7 / 4^j	8	6	2

Time slot
Genre:
Action
,
Drama
,
Reality
,
Sci-Fi
,
Sitcom
,
Sports
Upfront cost to put the Show on air
Expense per Season (upkeep)
Preferred time slot, affects (j)
Viewers when put on Rerun
Required components (coloured and bolded)
Optional components (greyed out) — Any: either Star or Ad is okay
Viewers per Season (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th onwards)
Viewers for its first Season when placed / not placed in its preferred time slot (e)

Spoiler: Sign a Star

Spoiler: Land an Ad

Spoiler: Take a Network card (Season 2 onwards)

Spoiler: Attach a Star/Ad to an existing Show

Spoiler: Drop and Budget

When a player accumulates 3 or 5 Shows of a single Genre across their library of Shows (On-Airs, Reruns, and Archives), they'll receive a Genre Bonus:

Spoiler: Genre Bonus

At the end of each Season, the following actions are performed:

Spoiler: End-of-Season actions

Once the 5th Season has been scored, there are a few final adjustments before the game is over:

Spoiler: End-of-game actions

The player with the most Viewers wins. Ties are broken by the amount of money. If those are tied, it's a joint victory.

ConductAll site rules apply. Please be courteous to your fellow players.

Spoiler: Pre-game

Spoiler: Game-wide rules

Spoiler: Things to note when picking an action

Spoiler: Error resolution

If your turn is ambiguous, I'll post my best interpretation of your turn, and you'll have until the timer is up for you to either confirm or clarify what you mean. If there's less than 24 hours on the timer, I'll amend it to 24 hours, but only once. When the timer runs out, I'll assume compliance.
If your turn is invalid (such as attaching a Star to a Show with no Star slots), I'll post about the error and you can correct it. If there's less than 24 hours on the timer, I'll amend it to 24 hours, but only once.
When the timer runs out, depending on the error, I'll make the following decisions in order:
- If you don't have enough money to take the Show, I'll take the first action that you can do in this order: A > B > C > D > E > F. Swap A and B around if it's a Star that you can't afford.
- If you play a Network card at the wrong time or circumstance, it will not be played.
- If you don't respond when asked about Genre Bonuses, I'll assume that you'll take the top-most Star on its deck, and that you'd decline the $4m to ⭗3 conversion if applicable.
- If you assign too many Stars/Ads to a Show when developing it, I'll only consider the ones that are mentioned first.
- If the above operation leaves you with not enough Stars or Ads, or if you assigned too few to begin with, I'll see if you have the necessary Stars/Ads in your Green Room. Oldest card takes priority. Failing that, the Show's development is cancelled and I'll take the first action that you can do in this order: A > B > C > D > E > F.
- If, when you attach a Star or an Ad, it would leave the Show's overall attachments in an invalid state, I'll try to attach the Star or Ad to another Show, prioritising the earliest one. Failing that, I'll cancel the action and take the first action that you can do in this order: E > A > B > C > D > F.
- If an error occurs outside of this list, I'll use my best judgment to resolve the issue.

The meaning of each letter:

Outgoing Show
: From the Shows you're airing, discard the one that has the lowest Viewer count for this Season and the next, combined. Take the attached Stars and Ads to account.

Incoming Show
: Consider the Shows on the board that you can afford and for which you have the necessary Stars and Ads. From those, pick the Show that has the highest Viewer count for the first 2 Seasons combined, taking their preferred time slot into account, but not the extra viewers brought by Stars. Ties are broken by cheapest upfront cost and order of appearance if necessary.

Placement
: Place the Show in the now vacant time slot with the required Stars/Ads. Priority given to the oldest Star/Ad in your Green Room that fulfils a condition, then those without a condition, then those that fail a condition.

Other notes
: If you've changed a Show in a time slot within this Season, do not change it. If you would qualify for a Genre Bonus, compare the number of Stars and Ads in your Green Room and pick the one that you have fewer of, prioritising Stars over Ads on ties. Pick the Star or Ad following the B or C procedure.
Evaluate the conditions (if any) of each Star that you can afford against the Shows that still have room (treat conditions as unmet if there's no room anywhere), and take the one that gives the highest number of Viewers for the Show's Season and the next, combined. Ties are broken by cheapest upfront cost and order of appearance if necessary.
Evaluate the conditions (if any) of each Ad against the Shows that still have room (treat conditions as unmet if there's no room anywhere) and take the Ad that gives you the highest income. Ties are broken by highest landing bonus and order of appearance if necessary.
Take the left-most Network card. If asked to make a choice, pick the first available choice. Cards whose instructions start with "Use when" will not be played.
Consider the earliest Show on-air that still has room for a Star or an Ad. Priority goes Promos > Stars > Ads. All ties are broken by whichever has been in the Green Room the longest. If none of your Shows have room, skip this one.
- Promos
  : attach the one that you can pay and that gives the highest number of Viewers for this Show's Season and the next, combined. If you can't pay, pass.
- Stars
  : evaluate the conditions (if any) for the Stars in your Green Room, and attach the one that gives the most amount of Viewers for this Show's Season and the next, combined.
- Ads
  : evaluate the conditions (if any) for the Ads in your Green Room, and attach the one that gives the highest income.
Drop and Budget. Take the money, except in Season 5, where you take Viewers instead.

Spoiler: Example turns

Spoiler: Deadlines

For the first two go-arounds (Episodes) of each Season, you will have
48 hours
to choose an action from when I update the thread with the board.
After the first two, this deadline is reduced to
24 hours
. Cards are not refilled after every turn, only after every Season. As each Season progresses, there would be fewer options to deliberate.
If you're eligible for a Genre Bonus, it will have to be resolved before you end your turn.
- At the same time as you developing your eligible Show, you should state your choice. If it's a 3-Show Bonus, choose either a Star or an Ad. If it's a 5-Show Bonus, you can instead choose a Network card.
  If you haven't indicated the option, I'll ask you in the thread, amending the timer to 24 hours. If this timer runs out without an answer, you'll default to the top Star of its deck.
- After you've indicated your reward, I'll send you a PM with your three options. Your timer will be amended to 24 hours if it hasn't been amended in the same turn. If this timer runs out without an answer, you'll default to whatever is listed first.
- Once you've chosen the type of reward for the Genre Bonus, you can't retroactively make changes to your current turn.
- If you choose a Network card, it's possible that you'll have to make a choice right away. I'll indicate such in the PM.
- If it's the 5-Show Genre Bonus, the $4m to ⭗3 conversion will also be offered in the PM. If no response is indicated regarding this, I'll assume that you don't want to convert.
When there's only one player remaining in the Season, they'll have 6 hours for every card remaining on the board or 24 hours, whichever is longer, to wrap up the Season. At the end of this time window, the player will Drop and Budget if they haven't already done so. There will be no prods at this period.
At the end of each Season, if anyone has a Network card that can be used at that time, I'll ask in the thread if they would like to use it. After 24 hours with no response, it is assumed that the player will not use it this Season. For this occasion only, the 24 hour limit is rigid and all decisions must be made before then, because it may impact scoring.
All turns must end no longer than the length of the normal deadline + 48 hours (i.e.: 96 hours for the first 2 Episodes and 72 hours from Episode 3 onwards). This is a hard limit that overrides any time extensions, except for circumstances outside of everyone's control (e.g.: site outage).

Spoiler: V/LA

Spoiler: Activity requirements: the time bank

Spoiler: Replacements and automatic playing

If you have any questions or issues, don't hesitate to ask in the thread or via PM. Let's have a good session!

References

Spoiler: Game info

These are lifted from the Card Almanac section of the rulebook with minor adjustments. Some that are on the Almanac aren't listed below because I've altered the card description to include the clarification. Some cards have been changed after the rulebook is made available; the following should have all the updated clarifications.

Spoiler: Clarifications — Basic

General

The Starter Shows do not specify any Star/Ad requirements. This does mean that you can't attach any Stars or Ads to them.
Shows with no Genre can't be used with any Genre-related cards.
Unless specified otherwise, discarding any card except Show cards returns them to the bottom of their respective decks. This means that they can re-appear later in the game.
"Saving" a Star or an Ad means returning them to the Green Room upon the Show's cancellation instead of returning them to the bottom of their respective decks.
If a Star or Ad has the "has unused Xs" condition (with Xs being either Stars or Ads), you fulfil the condition if, after you finish attaching all the Xs to the Show, there's at least one X remaining in your Green Room.

★

Stars

Always Dies in Everything
: When attaching this Star to a Show, it's up to you which side (✓ or ✕) you'd like to apply.
Charity Infomercial Mainstay
: If you tie for the lead, you are considered to be in the lead.
Fierce Drag Queen / Reality Show Vote Collector
: These Stars would fill the Ad slot in a Reality Show. If they are put in a Show of any other Genre, they fill a Star slot as usual.
Popular but Unpredictable Legend
: You fulfil the condition if you attach the Star on Season 2 or 4 of the game, not of the Show the Star is in.

₦etwork cards

Ad Acquisition
: Collect the landing bonus for the Ad that you didn't pick, then move it to the bottom of the Ad deck.
Big Game
: Only consider income from Ads. Do not subtract upkeep from Shows and Stars when scoring this card.
Director
: Can be used at any moment. Using this card doesn't count as an action.
Good Branding
:
This card is altered.
It's usually 2 Viewers per Show in a Genre of your choice, but since everyone would just pick the Genre they have the most Shows on, I decided to simplify the card to mention that instead.
Spinoff
: You may put the saved Stars on the Show that replaced the Show they were just on.
Split Season
: Only score Viewers from that time slot. Do not calculate income or upkeep.
Sweeps Week
: Using this card doesn't count as an action. If you choose to instead draw Network cards, the one that's not chosen goes to the bottom of the Network deck.

Spoiler: Clarifications — Advanced + On the Air

Shows

Angry as Heck
: Doubling is only allowed before the endgame scoring. Attached Stars will be discarded even when they would normally be moved elsewhere (e.g.: Gray Fox, Rerun Guy).
If either Fierce Drag Queen or Reality Show Vote Collector were to star on this Show, they would fill the Ad slot first before the Star slot.
Car Chases Without Context
: Attached Stars and Ads also get moved when you move the Show. Do not switch sides, even if their conditions would be fulfilled or vice versa.
Eternal Zest
: This Show has no preferred time slot. As such, any Ads whose condition is met by having the Show be on its preferred time slot would fail the condition if attached to this Show.
National Rain Delay League
: If there are Promos attached, you'll also get the Promo's Viewers as normal, in addition to the card's effect.
Plaster Piece Theater
: The moment you attach the second Star to this Show, I'll PM you the top of the Star deck and you can choose whether or not to attach it, free of charge. The condition (if any) is evaluated like normal. Replacing this third Star can only be done with the Stars you have in your Green Room. If you choose not to attach the one from the top of the deck, you can add a third Star later on, but it must be from your Green Room.
Truly Annoying Show
: Stars that fail their conditions count as needing no upkeep. The score of ⭗7 replaces whatever their combined total may be.

★

Stars

Bollywood Star
: You fulfil the condition if, after you finish using up all the Network cards you wish, you still have at least two Network cards in your possession. (
This is altered from the rulebook!
Listed as Seductive Foreign Star in the rulebook)
Gray Fox
: The first time you attach this Star, it follows the ✕ side. If it keeps being on the ✕ side when you remove the Star, instead of discarding, it goes back to your Green Room. The second time you attach the Star, it follows the ✓ side. Removing it at this point would return it to the bottom of the Star deck like normal.
Industry Veteran
: You can choose to not pay for the Star by following its ✕ side.
Product Placement Master
: You don't get the landing bonus for the Ad you drew.
Rerun Guy
: When the Show this Star is on is cancelled, the Rerun Guy also moves to the Rerun area and scored as a Rerun at the end of the Season. Counts as a Rerun for the purposes of Daytime Soaps and Syndication.
Versatile Actor
: The Show this Star is on will change its Genre to one of your choice. You can only pay the $3m when developing a Show, and only once per turn. If the Show is cancelled, it reverts to its original Genre and stays that way for the rest of the game.
HOUSE RULE FOR THIS THREAD: You're limited to one 3-Show and one 5-Show Bonus per Genre. Once you've obtained a Bonus, you can't regain it by changing a Show's Genre.

₦etwork cards

Agency
: You draw the cards (Stars, Ads, or Network cards) to the board, not to your area. You can draw one at the time if you so choose, then decide if you want to draw more. You can draw the cards even when there's none of them left on the board.
Awards Show
: Count all the Stars and Ads across your Shows and your Green Room. Scoring is done per set, so for example: 3 Stars and 2 Ads count as 2 sets.
Clip Show
: Can only be used for the Network cards whose directions start with "Use when". The card that was saved can't be used on the same turn; you'll have to wait until your next turn at the earliest.
Daytime Soaps
: You can't keep the same Rerun two Seasons in a row. The Show still counts towards Genre Bonuses.
Exclusive Rights
: When you take this card, immediately reserve a Show from the board. If you don't want any Show on the board or if there's none left, you can spend an action in the future to reserve a Show. Regardless of method, you'll then spend another action to develop the Show and discard this card. While the Show is being reserved, it doesn't count towards Genre Bonuses.
If you use Clip Show to save this card, you still have to spend an action to reserve another Show, then a second action to develop it.
Market Research
: When you play this card, your requirements for getting a Genre Bonus is lowered by one: 2 Shows for a 3-Show Bonus and 4 Shows for a 5-Show Bonus. You must be able to fulfil the requirement in the same turn, else it won't count. Regardless, the next time you would get a Genre Bonus in any fashion, it is skipped. (
This is altered from the rulebook!
)
Network Shakeup
: You can move around any number of Stars and Ads. The resulting arrangements must still be valid for their respective Shows. Do not switch sides, even if their conditions would be fulfilled or vice versa.
If you've used All-Star Cast on a Show, that Show would still be allowed to have its extra capacity.
Pre-empted Time Slot
: If you wish to immediately Drop and Budget as you're taking this card, you may do so.
Reboot
: Since you're picking from the Archives, you only get Viewers from the chosen Show, with no Stars or Promos. If you choose its first Season, score the higher value.
Star Sponsor
: This doesn't reduce the required total, just that they can be used interchangeably.

vincentw · Post Post #2 (isolation #2) » Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:30 am

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V/LA announcementI'm going to be V/LA from

7 May 00:00 to 9 May 23:59

, both UTC. During this time, all timers will be stopped.

I may or may not be able to update the game in this time period, and the V/LA end date could be moved forwards or backwards by at most a day. Feel free to take your turn if you see the player before you has gone, and I'll resolve your turns when I have time or after my V/LA is over. Turns made in this time would still get the +4 hours as usual.

At the end of the period, I'll PM everyone to notify that the game is back up. I'll also add 24 hours to everyone's first deadlines and 12 hours to everyone's time bank to compensate.

Apologies for the inconvenience caused, and thank you for understanding!

Syndication rewordingI noticed that the wording for Syndication can be misleading, so I went ahead and rewrote the card for clarity:

	Current wording	Updated wording
₦	Syndication Use when scoring Reruns. Score an additional ⭗4 for every show on Rerun.	Syndication Use when scoring Reruns. Score an additional ⭗4 for each of your Reruns.

V/LA extensionHi everyone, unfortunately I underestimated how long the break is going to take, so I'm pushing the V/LA end date one day back. The new end date is

10 May 23:59 UTC

. There should be no more pushbacks after this one. Thank you for understanding!

vincentw · Post Post #3 (isolation #3) » Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:30 am

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vincentw · Post Post #4 (isolation #4) » Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:30 am

Sign-ups open for Game 1!

Up to 5 players can join. Once 3 players have joined, I'll start a 48-hour timer for two more players to join.
Optionally, you can name your TV network. The names that come with the board game are all 3 characters long, but of course yours can be as long or short as you like.

Do take some time prior to the game to familiarise yourself with the rules! There's a video by Geek and Sundry if anyone prefers watching over reading. (Ignore the bit about Interactive cards — that part is wrong, Interactive cards are for 3+ players, and we're not using them anyway.) Feel free to ask questions if you don't understand part of the rules.

Also, if you've played Villagers before, the activity requirements have been revamped to allow the game to proceed in a steady pace. Please check them, but in short:

48 hours for your first 2 turns of each Season, then 24 hours after that.
Each of you is given a time bank with 100 hours to start. It refills when you meet deadlines and ticks away only when you miss deadlines. The more prods you get, the faster the timer ticks down. Running out of time in your bank means either you'll be replaced or be allowed to continue but without prods or V/LA.
If you're in V/LA, you'll get 12 extra hours before and after the deadline. You're limited to 21 days of V/LA. Running out of time in your bank and deciding to stay in the game means you lose whatever V/LA privileges you have now.

vincentw · Post Post #6 (isolation #5) » Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:21 am

Welcome Farren! Not to worry, this first game's basic. Any names?

vincentw · Post Post #10 (isolation #6) » Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:41 pm

Welcome Felissan and StrangerCoug!

That's 3, so I'm starting the 48 hour timer now.
If anyone would like to join, you'll have (expired on 2021-04-21 07:41:00) to do so!

vincentw · Post Post #13 (isolation #7) » Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:09 am

Welcome Sirius9121!

Last chance to get in, the game begins in

(expired on 2021-04-21 07:41:00)

!

I might be a bit late (by an hour or two) in starting the game depending on if I'm already up at that time. If it shows that the timer has expired but I haven't updated the thread, you can still join!

vincentw · Post Post #14 (isolation #8) » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:41 pm

Time's up! Let's start the game. Rolling for turn order.
I'll roll a d500 for Farren, Felissan, StrangerCoug, and Sirius9121:

Original Roll String: 4d500

4 500-Sided Dice: (455, 177, 69, 13) = 714

vincentw · Post Post #15 (isolation #9) » Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:00 pm

And based on the starting roll, here's the turn order for this Season! Everyone will start with different amounts of money depending on how early or late you're starting.

(Farren doesn't have a short name for his network, so I'm assigning him TST. Let me know if you want this changed!)

Order	Player / Network		Viewers	Money	In/Out	D&B?
1st	Farren	TST	⭗0	$5m	±$0m	✕
2nd	Sirius9121	RIOT	⭗0	$7m	±$0m	✕
3rd	Felissan	FLS	⭗0	$9m	±$0m	✕
4th	StrangerCoug	SCN	⭗0	$11m	±$0m	✕

Season 1, Episode 1

Pilot*

*The titles have nothing to do with the game. All names after this one will be taken from here at random, except for post S5 scoring.

Welcome, one and all, to the first ever joint meeting with all the new networks. I'm sure everyone's eager to improve on your line-up, but watch out for your cash!

For the first two Episodes, you'll have 48 hours to choose an action. Let's reveal the selections for this first Season:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's start with

Test Pattern

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. Choose one of these options:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
: pick an Ad, get its cash, goes to your Green Room
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
(unavailable; none of your Shows accept any Stars or Ads)
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-23 08:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #18 (isolation #10) » Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:40 pm

(Got it, thanks!)

Farren

has landed an Ad!

$

Blast Radius
Pure Sugar Cereal

earn $2m +

$2m / $0m

per Season
cond: have unused

Ads

Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal

is now in

TPN

's Green Room. It also receives

$2m

.

One less Ad available:

Spoiler: The Board

Second in line, we have

Relatively Interesting Online Television

.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. Choose one of these options:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
: pick an Ad, get its cash, goes to your Green Room
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
(unavailable; none of your Shows accept any Stars or Ads)
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-23 10:40:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #20 (isolation #11) » Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:30 pm

Sirius9121

has landed an Ad!

$

Krakatoa
Instant Coffee

earn $2m +

$2m / $0m

per Season
cond: have unused

Stars

Krakatoa Instant Coffee

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room. It also receives

$2m

.

Already there are only 2 Ads left:

Spoiler: The Board

Next, we find some

F*ckin' Lovely Shows

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. Choose one of these options:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
: pick an Ad, get its cash, goes to your Green Room
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
(unavailable; none of your Shows accept any Stars or Ads)
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-23 13:30:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #22 (isolation #12) » Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:10 am

Felissan

has developed a Show!

9pm	An Hour of Shouting pay $2m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Any
⭗	7 / 4	8	6	1
$	Hipster Gaming Consoles earn $1m per Season

Tonight on

FLS

, it's the premiere of

An Hour of Shouting

, brought to you by

Hipster Gaming Consoles

.
The Show costs $2m to develop, but thanks to the Ad, it'll generate $1m per Season. And because it's on its preferred time slot, it'll score extra Viewers!
This Show will replace the ever musical

You Too Can Play the Recorder!

, which is relegated to Rerun for the rest of the Season.

That's the first Show gone, but six remain:

Spoiler: The Board

Nearing the end of the Season Premiere, it's time we ask

StrangerCoug's Network

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. Choose one of these options:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
: pick an Ad, get its cash, goes to your Green Room
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
(unavailable; none of your Shows accept any Stars or Ads)
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-23 20:10:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #25 (isolation #13) » Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:45 am

StrangerCoug

has landed an Ad!

$

Persnickety Pizza

earn $2m +

$2m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show is at 9pm

Persnickety Pizza

is now in

SCN

's Green Room. It also receives

$2m

.

Season 1, Episode 2

The Hunter

The Craftsman is transformed by Amarisa into his younger self as The Hunter and seeks revenge on Synthina.

After this Episode, the timer will be reduced to 24 hours! Also, you're allowed to take your turn without waiting for me if the previous player has done so, just like this next turn…

Farren

has developed a Show! (God, the write-up is so good haha)

9pm	Awesome Industrial Accidents pay $1m + $1m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad
⭗	11 / 8	7	4	1
$	Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: have unused Ads

New from

TPN

, it's

Awesome Industrial Accidents

, sponsored by

Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal

.
It costs $1m to develop and another $1m per Season to maintain, but it's offset by the Ad! Because the condition is fulfilled, the Ad will give a $2m income every Season. Plus, expect some extra Viewers eager to tune in at 9pm!

Litter Training Weekly

will be leaving primetime and into the Reruns.

Five Shows remain. Will they all be broadcast, or will a few remain unaired?

Spoiler: The Board

Let's turn back to

RIOT

for a second.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. Choose one of these options:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
: pick an Ad, get its cash, goes to your Green Room
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
(unavailable; none of your Shows accept any Stars or Ads)
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-24 00:45:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #27 (isolation #14) » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:15 pm

Sirius9121

has developed a Show!

10pm	Very Charismatic Explosions pay $1m + $1m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad
⭗	10 / 7	10	1	1
$	Krakatoa Instant Coffee earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: have unused Stars

Later tonight,

RIOT

brings you

Very Charismatic Explosions

, with

Krakatoa Instant Coffee

as its principal sponsor. It has secured its preferred time, bringing in extra Viewers.
Same as previously, it costs $1m to develop and another $1m per Season to maintain, and once again the Ad comes to the rescue, giving a $2m income every Season.

Shopping Bag Review Hour

will sadly be downgraded to a Rerun.

The Board has run out of Action shows.

Spoiler: The Board

Still, plenty of options remain as we move on to

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. Choose one of these options:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
: pick an Ad, get its cash, goes to your Green Room
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-24 13:15:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #29 (isolation #15) » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:30 pm

Felissan

has landed an Ad!

$

Reflux Orange Juice

earn $2m +

$2m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show is at 9pm

Reflux Orange Juice

is now in

FLS

' Green Room. It also receives

$2m

.

And that's the last of the Ads for this Season! We already miss them.

Spoiler: The Board

Now,

SCN

, any of these strike your fancy?

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. Choose one of these options:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
(unavailable; none of your Shows accept any Stars or Ads)
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-24 15:30:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #31 (isolation #16) » Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:35 pm

StrangerCoug

has signed a Star!

★	Guy Who Shouts All the Time pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	3	1	1

Guy Who Shouts All the Time

is now in

SCN

's Green Room. It costs

$3m

.

Season 1, Episode 3

Murder by Proxy

Eddie Drake stumbles into Dr. Gayle's office, badly beaten and disheveled. He tells her how he found himself involved in the "accidental" death of a wealthy socialite in a "murder by proxy".

Episode 3 now, and the timer is reduced to 24 hours.

Spoiler: The Board

Coming back around to

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-24 07:35:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #33 (isolation #17) » Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:10 pm

Farren

has developed a Show!

8pm	Old Folks Complaining pay $2m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Any
⭗	8 / 5	7	6	1
$	Shaggy's Rugs and Carpeting earn $1m per Season

Coming up,

TPN

airs the very on-brand

Old Folks Complaining

, sponsored by

Shaggy's Rugs and Carpeting

. Viewers can tune in at 8pm, a good time slot that is sure to attract.
The Show reportedly costs

$2m

to make, but the Ad deal will bring

$1m

of income.
This does mean that

What's in My Pockets?

is now relegated to Rerun.

The remaining Shows all have different Genres:

Spoiler: The Board

What does

RIOT

think of the remaining options?

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-24 08:10:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #35 (isolation #18) » Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:20 am

Sirius9121

has signed a Star!

★	Police Procedural Mainstay pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	2	3	2	1
✕	1	2	1	0

Police Procedural Mainstay

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room. The network had to shell out

$1m

to cover the contract's costs.

Options dwindling, one by one…

Spoiler: The Board

Up next,

FLS

makes its third choice.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-24 20:20:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #37 (isolation #19) » Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:05 am

Felissan

has developed a Show!

8pm	Celebrity Rhinoplasty pay $1m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Star
⭗	7 / 4	7	1	1
★	Network VP
⭗	1	1	1	0

Tune in to

FLS

to catch its new Show

Celebrity Rhinoplasty

, starring its very own

Network VP

. Expect a higher Viewer count watching at 8pm.
The Show costs

$1m

to develop, but no other expenses have to be made since everything else is in-house.
We do need to say goodbye to

Unlocking Your Cat's Psychic Potential

, but it lives on in Rerun, at least for now…

With that, just 2 Shows remain.

Spoiler: The Board

Moving on to

SCN

for its next choice.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
(unavailable; none of your Shows accept any Stars or Ads)
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-24 21:05:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #38 (isolation #20) » Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:05 am

StrangerCoug has been prodded and has (expired on 2021-04-25 21:05:00) to pick an action.

This is his first prod. His time bank will run at normal speed and stop when he submits a turn.

vincentw · Post Post #40 (isolation #21) » Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:25 am

StrangerCoug answered 1 hour and 9 minutes

(+54 seconds)

after my PM, so his time bank will decrease by that amount. (Seconds are ignored.)

StrangerCoug

has developed a Show!

9pm	The Wacky TSA Agent pay $1m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Star
⭗	8 / 5	6	1	1
★	Guy Who Shouts All the Time pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	3	1	1

Be sure not to miss

SCN

's newest Show,

The Wacky TSA Agent

, starring the very animated

Guy Who Shouts All the Time

. It'll air at 9pm, its preferred time slot, which translates to extra Viewers.
The Show costs

$1m

to develop, and the Star requires

$1m

of upkeep. The Star's bringing in Viewers though, so that could be worth it!
With a new Show, another leaves the air. This time, it's

Biannual Bubble Wrap Popping Tournament

. Viewers missing its charm can still catch it on Rerun.

Season 1, Episode 4

And Baby Makes Three

Mike Holmes and his kids tackle a renovation that has fallen off the tracks for expectant parents. Next Generation is on a time-sensitive mission to finish the nursery and only working bathroom in the house prior to the baby's arrival.

One Show remains on the table. Will anyone take it?

Spoiler: The Board

Looping back around to

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
: pick a Show, pay its cost, place in a time slot with Stars/Ads from your Green Room if applicable. Replaced Show goes to Rerun
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-25 23:25:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #42 (isolation #22) » Sat Apr 24, 2021 6:25 am

Farren

has developed a Show!

10pm	Chainmail Bikini Warrior pay $1m + $1m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Star
⭗	10 / 8	12	1	1
★	Failed Mayoral Candidate
⭗	1	1	1	0

TPN

is back again with a premiere of

Chainmail Bikini Warrior

. It will star the

Failed Mayoral Candidate

, who seems to at least bring a little bit of publicity. Its 10pm slot is perfect for its target demographic.
The Show costs

$1m

to develop, plus another

$1m

to maintain per Season.
We part ways with

Get to Know Your Lower Colon

, but it may still graze the screens during Reruns.

That's it, no more Shows are left! Will these Stars prove themselves useful for any of the networks?

Spoiler: The Board

RIOT

, what do you think?

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
(unavailable; no Shows left)
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-26 00:25:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #44 (isolation #23) » Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:30 pm

Sirius9121

has decided to Drop and Budget! He's the first to do so, which means

RIOT

will be getting an

$8m

budget for the next Season.

Three networks still in it this Season!

Spoiler: The Board

Up next, it's

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
(unavailable; no Shows left)
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-26 09:30:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #45 (isolation #24) » Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:51 pm

Felissan has been prodded and has (expired on 2021-04-27 09:51:00) to pick an action.

This is her first prod. Her time bank will run at normal speed and stop when she submits a turn.

vincentw · Post Post #47 (isolation #25) » Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:45 pm

Felissan answered 4 hours and 22 minutes

(+31 seconds)

after my PM, so her time bank will be reduced by that amount.

That's alright, glad you're back!

Felissan

has signed a Star!

★	Intense Dramatic Actor pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	4	3	4	1
✕	3	1	2	1

Intense Dramatic Actor

is now in

FLS

' Green Room, who shelled out

$3m

for the Star.

Two Stars left...

Spoiler: The Board

Wrapping up Episode 4, the decision falls on

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
(unavailable; no Shows left)
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-27 14:45:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #49 (isolation #26) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:15 am

StrangerCoug

has signed a Star!

★	Cult Sci-Fi Actor pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sci-Fi
✓	4	4	3	1
✕	2	2	2	0

Cult Sci-Fi Actor

is now in

SCN

's Green Room, who also shelled out

$3m

for the Star.

Season 1, Episode 5

The Tower

Piero, Leonardo's estranged father, is ordered to defend his son in court. Later, Leonardo turns a corrupt judge during a performance for visiting royals. The Turk makes an appearance.

Farren

can't afford the one remaining Star, and he also has nothing left in the Green Room. With no other options,

Farren is forced to Drop and Budget

. As the second network to cash out,

TPN

will pocket

$7m

for the next Season.

Two networks, one Star…

Spoiler: The Board

Suddenly, we find that

FLS

acts once more.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. Choose one of these actions:

Develop a Show
(unavailable; no Shows left)
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-27 20:15:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #51 (isolation #27) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:50 am

Felissan

has chosen to Drop and Budget! She's the third to do so, which means that

FLS

will earn an additional

$6m

to be allocated next Season.

With everyone else already cashing out,

SCN

is the only network still in play this Season. There are fewer than 4 cards remaining on the board, so the standard deadline of 24 hours applies.

Spoiler: The Board

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You're the only one left, so you can perform as many actions as you want before calling to Drop and Budget. Feel free to post your actions one at a time or all at once, but the deadline stays at 24 hours either way.

Develop a Show
(unavailable; no Shows left)
Sign a Star
: pick a Star, pay its cost, goes to your Green Room
Land an Ad
(unavailable; no Ads left)
Take a Network card
(unavailable this Season)
Attach Star/Ad
: attach or replace one Star or Ad to your airing Show
Drop and Budget
: cash out of the Season

You have (expired on 2021-04-27 21:50:00) to finish this Season. Without a response, I'll consider you calling to Drop and Budget immediately.

vincentw · Post Post #53 (isolation #28) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:59 pm

StrangerCoug

did 2 actions. First, to sign the remaining Star:

★	Grizzled Action Hero pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Action
✓	5	4	4	1
✕	3	2	2	1

SCN

now has

Grizzled Action Hero

in its Green Room, after paying out

$5m

.

Then, he called to Drop and Budget. He's the last to do so, which means that

SCN

will get its hands on an additional

$5m

next Season.

Everyone has now cashed out of the Season. Here's the order of departure:

Order	Network	Reward
1st	RIOT	$8m
2nd	TPN	$7m
3rd	FLS	$6m
4th	SCN	$5m

The

Season Finale

starts now.

*edit: typos.

vincentw · Post Post #54 (isolation #29) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:59 pm

Season 1 Finale

Well done on getting through the first Season! Every network has at least one new Show, which should be a good building block to get those ratings. Let's go through each network to gauge how many Viewers and income everyone's accrued for themselves.

Season 1 Finale

TPN: Season 1		⭗	±$
8pm	Old Folks Complaining [S1]	⭗8
	$ Shaggy's Rugs and Carpeting		+$1m
9pm	Awesome Industrial Accidents [S1]	⭗11	−$1m
	$ Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal		+$2m
10pm	Chainmail Bikini Warrior [S1]	⭗10	−$1m
	★ Failed Mayoral Candidate	⭗1
⭮	Litter Training Weekly	⭗1
	What's in My Pockets?	⭗1
	Get to Know Your Lower Colon	⭗1
Total		⭗33	+$1m

RIOT: Season 1		⭗	±$
8pm	Know That Rash! [S1]	⭗0
9pm	Breath Mints Around the Globe [S1]	⭗0
10pm	Very Charismatic Explosions [S1]	⭗10	−$1m
	$ Krakatoa Instant Coffee		+$2m
⭮	Shopping Bag Review Hour	⭗1
Total		⭗11	+$1m

FLS: Season 1		⭗	±$
8pm	Celebrity Rhinoplasty [S1]	⭗7
	★ Network VP	⭗1
9pm	An Hour of Shouting [S1]	⭗7
	$ Hipster Gaming Consoles		+$1m
10pm	Grilling with Milk [S1]	⭗0
⭮	You Too Can Play the Recorder!	⭗1
	Get to Know Your Lower Colon	⭗1
Total		⭗17	+$1m

SCN: Season 1		⭗	±$
8pm	Let's Pickle! [S1]	⭗0
9pm	The Wacky TSA Agent [S1]	⭗8
	★ Guy Who Shouts All the Time	⭗3	−$1m
10pm	Wide World of Forks [S1]	⭗0
⭮	Biannual Bubble Wrap Popping Tournament	⭗1
Total		⭗12	−$1m

As the next Season approaches, the Shows in every network ages. The Reruns have done their jobs and will now be retired to the Archives. And lastly, the new turn order, which is going in the ascending order of Viewers. Here's how every network is looking ahead of Season 2:

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Spoiler: Farren's Network

vincentw · Post Post #55 (isolation #30) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:00 pm

Let's take a quick look at the standings before we begin the next Season:

Order	Player / Network		Viewers	Money	In/Out	D&B?
1st	Sirius9121	RIOT	⭗11	$16m	+$1m	✕
2nd	StrangerCoug	SCN	⭗12	$5m	−$1m	✕
3rd	Felissan	FLS	⭗17	$12m	+$1m	✕
4th	Farren	TPN	⭗33	$11m	+$1m	✕

Season 2, Episode 1

One

Audrey goes a little crazy preparing for Stevie's first birthday, and even visits the hairdresser. Sophie has an announcement.

For Seasons 2 and 3, there's a pool of 16 Shows of which 7 are drawn per Season, leaving 2 unused. Of those 16, there are 2 Reality Shows, 2 Sports Shows, and 3 each of the other 4 Genres.

Also, starting from this Season, there are Network cards, and it's now possible to start scoring Genre Bonuses! Look out for both of those. Let's see the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Based on the turn order from the previous post, we'll begin with

RIOT

.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-29 09:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #57 (isolation #31) » Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:35 pm

First Show of the new Season for

Sirius9121

:

8pm	American Samurai Worrier pay $2m + $3m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	10 / 9	12	8	3
$	Punxsutawney Pizza and Subs earn $1m per Season
1 Ad space available

Live from Mount Mountainyama,

RIOT

airs

American Samurai Worrier

, with portions funded by

Punxsutawney Pizza and Subs

!

8pm

might be a bit too early for the Sports crowd, so it won't receive its maximum potential for its first Season. The Show costs

$2m

to develop and a hefty

$3m

upkeep, but is offset slightly by the Ad's

$1m

deal and a slot for one more. All these might be worth it for the reliable viewership!
However, that means the informative

Know That Rash!

will be pushed back to Reruns.

Still early days:

Spoiler: The Board

Second up, we have

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-29 13:35:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #61 (isolation #32) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:05 am

StrangerCoug

is also having his first Show of Season 2:

8pm	The Cubicle pay $5m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	9 / 4	10	8	1
★	Delusional Singer
⭗	1	1	1	0
$	Persnickety Pizza earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 9pm

Tonight on

SCN

, join the

Delusional Singer

as they turn 9-to-5 mundanity into comedy in

The Cubicle

, sponsored by

Persnickety Pizza

!
Placed on the

8pm

slot, this would bring in lots of Viewers for their hour of Sitcoms. The tall development price of

$5m

might put a damper on the network's immediate plans (leaving it with no money, no less!), but with no upkeep and a

$1m

income from the Ad, it might prove more profitable in the long run.
Another Show faces the chopping block, and it's the turn of

Let's Pickle!

to be moved to Reruns.

Looks like

Felissan

is starting right off as well!

10pm	Pulleyage pay $5m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	7 / 2	10	7	1
★	Intense Dramatic Actor pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	4	3	4	1
✕	3	1	2	1
$	Reflux Orange Juice earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 9pm

FLS

brings tales of deception and payback in

Pulleyage

, starring a household name, the

Intense Dramatic Actor

, with a splash of product placement done by

Reflux Orange Juice

.
Late-night Viewers would be keen on tuning in at

10pm

. The expense of the Star is nullified with the Ad deal, so it only needs to cover the initial development cost of

$5m

.
The Show leaving prime time is

Grilling With Milk

, to the detriment of dairy grillers across the nation.

Felissan

has accumulated 3

Drama

Shows across her library of Shows, which means

FLS

will be getting ⭗5 and this Ad (chosen out of the top 3 Ads of the deck):

$

PlaqueBlaster
Toothpaste

earn $2m +

$2m / $0m

per Season
cond: Show is in preferred time

Instead of earning the $2m, FLS will instead receive the combined landing bonus of the other two Ads, equalling

$4m

.

Three consecutive turns with a Show taken each time. What happens now?

Spoiler: The Board

Closing the Season premiere would be

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 00:05:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #63 (isolation #33) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:50 am

Farren

started his Season with an Ad:

$

Emergency
Trousers Ltd.

earn $3m +

$1m

per Season

Emergency Trousers Ltd.

is now in

TPN

's Green Room. The deal brings forth

$3m

of funding.

Season 2, Episode 2

Dead on Arrival

It's a bone-chillingly cold day in the heart of Ohio, but big rig bounty hunters never sleep... Well, Vince and Shawn certainly don't. Up at the crack of dawn, the pair is out on a risky job that finds them attempting to recover a rig.

With the first Episode down, the next one begins. We'll switch to 24-hour deadlines on the next Episode.

Spoiler: The Board

Circling back around, it's

RIOT

's time to pick.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 00:50:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #65 (isolation #34) » Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:40 pm

Sirius9121

coming with another Ad:

$

The Ultimate
Apple Corer

earn $3m +

$1m

per Season

The Ultimate Apple Corer

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room. The deal is negotiated, and the network pockets

$3m

.

The Ads are running out very quickly:

Spoiler: The Board

Next up, it's back to

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 15:40:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #67 (isolation #35) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:45 am

StrangerCoug

has called to Drop and Budget. He's the first to do so, and he chose the money, so

SCN

will be allocated

$10m

for Season 3.

With that, we are down to three:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's now carry on to

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 20:45:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #69 (isolation #36) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:55 am

Felissan

has taken a Network card…

₦

Audition

Use immediately.

Draw a

Star

, keep it for free.

She's called an

Audition

! Who's it going to be?

★	That Weird-Looking Star pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	2	2	1

Say hello to

That Weird-Looking Star

, now in

FLS

' Green Room for free.

First use of the Network cards, still 3 left:

Spoiler: The Board

And we continue on to

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 22:55:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #71 (isolation #37) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:10 am

Farren

opts for a Star:

★	Celebrity Chef pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	3	0	0

Celebrity Chef

is now in

TPN

's Green Room. The asking price is

$1m

.

Season 2, Episode 3

The End of the World

Renata discovers that Amabella is experiencing a crisis at school; Madeleine and Ed go into couples therapy; Mary Louise sets her sights on Jane and Ziggy; Celeste struggles with the possibility that she was addicted to Perry.

Moving to 24-hour deadlines now! The Season is moving along nicely…

Spoiler: The Board

What will

RIOT

do now?

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 00:10:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #73 (isolation #38) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:37 pm

Okay, which time slot would you like to put that Show in?

vincentw · Post Post #75 (isolation #39) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:40 pm

Thanks for the quick response!

A new Show for

Sirius9121

is airing:

9pm	Once Upon an Enzyme pay $3m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	7 / 2	8	6	1
★	Police Procedural Mainstay pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	2	3	2	1
✕	1	2	1	0
$	The Ultimate Apple Corer earn $3m + $1m per Season

Do not miss

RIOT

's new Show:

Once Upon an Enzyme

, where the

Police Procedural Mainstay

brings reimaginings of classic stories. Sponsored by

The Ultimate Apple Corer

!
It'll air on the hotly contested time slot of

9pm

, which is sure to bring in the Drama folks together. It costs

$3m

to develop but no upkeep, and the Ad will bring in

$1m

of Seasonal income.
Another chapter closes for another Show. This time, it's

Breath Mints Around the Globe

, still viewable during Reruns.

Choices are getting a little tight on the Shows department…

Spoiler: The Board

Let's see what

FLS

about the remaining options.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 11:40:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #77 (isolation #40) » Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:00 pm

Felissan

is claiming another Network card:

₦

Good Branding

Use at the end of the game.

Get ⭗2 for each of your Shows
in your most populous Genre.

FLS

has acquired some

Good Branding

. Could be an important card at the end!

Moving swiftly on:

Spoiler: The Board

TPN

is up next.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-04-30 16:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #79 (isolation #41) » Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:30 am

Farren

is joining in on some Network card action:

₦

Viewers

Use immediately.

Get ⭗5.

TPN

has gained extra

Viewers

:

⭗5

, plain and simple.

Season 2, Episode 4

Unfinished Business

An accountant on the run from the mob offers the man who ordered Leo McCarthy's murder in exchange for faking his death. When Gatti learns of it, he goes undercover without permission, imperiling his life.

Three networks still in play after 3 Episodes:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's go to the front of the queue again, with

RIOT

.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-01 00:30:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #81 (isolation #42) » Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:05 pm

Sirius9121

has decided to Drop and Budget. He's the second to do so, and he chose the money, so that means

RIOT

will get an additional

$8m

for the next Season.

Just two networks still at it!

Spoiler: The Board

Going around the table,

FLS

is next.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-01 12:05:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #83 (isolation #43) » Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:00 pm

Felissan

has also decided to Drop and Budget. She's the third to do so, and she opts for the money, which means

FLS

will get

$4m

of extra cash for the next Season.

Which leaves just

TPN

still in the running. There are 10 cards left on the board, so the deadline is set at 60 hours.

Spoiler: The Board

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You're the only one left, so you can perform as many actions as you want before deciding to Drop and Budget. Feel free to post your actions one at a time or all at once, but the deadline stays at 60 hours either way.

You have (expired on 2021-05-03 05:00:00) to finish the Season.

vincentw · Post Post #85 (isolation #44) » Fri Apr 30, 2021 4:59 pm

Farren

has mapped out his plans; let's resolve them one by one.

First: he's landing all the available Ads:

Ads

$

Yeti Yachts

earn $1m +

$3m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show Genre is

Sports

$

Luxury Spacecraft

earn $1m +

$3m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show Genre is

Sports

Yeti Yachts

and

Luxury Spacecraft

are going to

TPN

's Green Room, with a combined

$2m

gain.

Next, two of the Stars:

Stars

★	Soap Opera Star pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	3	2	2	1
✕	2	1	1	0

★	Satirical News Anchor pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	2	3	2	1

Soap Opera Star

and

Satirical News Anchor

are now in the Green Room as well, for a cost of

$4m

.

After that, the last Network card:

Network cards

₦

Advertising Push

Use immediately.

Get ⭗3, or pay $5m for ⭗10.

The network gets some

Advertising Push

and gets

⭗3

out of it.

And that's everything, so he decided to Drop and Budget, netting

$2m

for the next Season.

Everyone has now cashed out of the Season. Here's the dropping order:

Drop and Budget

Order	Network	Choose…
1st	SCN	$10m	⭗5
2nd	RIOT	$8m	⭗3
3rd	FLS	$4m	⭗1
4th	TPN	$2m

Unfortunately, not everything on the board was selected. The remaining Shows will be discarded and the Stars returned to the bottom of the deck.

Spoiler: The Board

Now, join us for the

Season Finale

.

vincentw · Post Post #86 (isolation #45) » Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:00 pm

Season 2 Finale

The second Season is now behind us! All things considered, it's a relatively short one. First, let's see the networks prior to scoring:

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Spoiler: Farren's Network

and here's how everyone has done during the Season!

Season 2 Finale

RIOT: Season 2		⭗	±$
8pm	American Samurai Worrier [S1]	⭗9	−$3m
	$ Punxsutawney Pizza and Subs		+$1m
9pm	Once Upon an Enzyme [S1]	⭗7
	★ Police Procedural Mainstay	⭗2
	$ The Ultimate Apple Corer		+$1m
10pm	Very Charismatic Explosions [S2]	⭗10	−$1m
	$ Krakatoa Instant Coffee		+$2m
⭮	Breath Mints Around the Globe	⭗1
	Know That Rash!	⭗1
Total		⭗30	±$0m

SCN: Season 2		⭗	±$
8pm	The Cubicle [S1]	⭗9
	★ Delusional Singer	⭗1
	$ Persnickety Pizza		+$1m
9pm	The Wacky TSA Agent [S2]	⭗6
	★ Guy Who Shouts All the Time	⭗3	−$1m
10pm	Wide World of Forks [S2]	⭗0
⭮	Let's Pickle!	⭗1
Total		⭗20	±$0m

FLS: Season 2		⭗	±$
8pm	Celebrity Rhinoplasty [S2]	⭗7
	★ Network VP	⭗1
9pm	An Hour of Shouting [S2]	⭗8
	$ Hipster Gaming Consoles		+$1m
10pm	Pulleyage [S1]	⭗7
	★ Intense Dramatic Actor	⭗4	−$1m
	$ Reflux Orange Juice		+$1m
⭮	Grilling with Milk	⭗1
Total		⭗28	+$1m

TPN: Season 2		⭗	±$
8pm	Old Folks Complaining [S2]	⭗7
	$ Shaggy's Rugs and Carpeting		+$1m
9pm	Awesome Industrial Accidents [S2]	⭗7	−$1m
	$ Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal		+$2m
10pm	Chainmail Bikini Warrior [S2]	⭗12	−$1m
	★ Failed Mayoral Candidate	⭗1
Total		⭗27	+$1m

That's the end of the Season!

There are still three Seasons left, so it's far from over!

vincentw · Post Post #87 (isolation #46) » Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:00 pm

With that out of the way, let's see the current standings prior to (and the turn order for) Season 3:

Order	Player / Network		Viewers	Money	In/Out	D&B?
1st	StrangerCoug	SCN	⭗32	$10m	±$0m	✕
2nd	Sirius9121	RIOT	⭗41	$22m	±$0m	✕
3rd	Felissan	FLS	⭗50	$16m	+$1m	✕
4th	Farren	TPN	⭗68	$14m	+$1m	✕

Season 3, Episode 1

The New Guy

A rock legend's guitar becomes a menace in Jersey City, N.J., and Artie and Claudia run into an ATF agent who has a knack for knowing when people lie.

New Season, new possibilities. I feel like the Genre Bonuses are going to start flying off this Season! Let's see the board:

Spoiler: The Board

We have the first sighting of a

Promo

! Promos are special in that if you pay for it while putting it on air, either by developing a Show or attaching it to an existing one, you'll get extra Viewers as listed on the card. Could be a much needed boost!
Of course, you can still play it as a regular Ad if you don't want to spend money.

Based on the turn order, we're kicking things off with

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-03 11:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #89 (isolation #47) » Sat May 01, 2021 7:20 am

First Ad grab of the Season for

StrangerCoug

:

$

Finnoula's
Fairly-Fragrant Fish

earn $3m +

$1m

per Season

Finnoula's Fairly-Fragrant Fish

is now in

SCN

's Green Room. It receives

$3m

from the Ad.

And we're off once again:

Spoiler: The Board

We call

RIOT

to choose next.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-04 01:20:00) to pick an action.

*edited to fix the deadline.

vincentw · Post Post #92 (isolation #48) » Sat May 01, 2021 5:50 pm

Sirius9121

with the first Season 3 Show:

10pm	SportsEdges pay $2m + $3m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Any + Ad
⭗	8 / 7	10	6	3
★	Talent Show Winner
⭗	1	1	1	0
1 Ad space available

Coming to

RIOT

, it's

SportsEdges

, where the

Talent Show Winner

brings you the latest and greatest in the world of sports!
The Show costs

$2m

to develop and a further

$3m

of Seasonal upkeep. There's still a slot for an Ad, so the difference could potentially be covered in the future.
With this Show being up, another Show will be relegated to Reruns. Out goes

Very Charismatic Explosions

, with

Krakatoa Instant Coffee

being returned to the bottom of the deck.

Sirius9121

has accumulated 3

Sports

Shows across his library of Shows, which means

RIOT

will be getting ⭗5 and this Ad (chosen out of the top 3 Ads of the deck):

$	Promo B earn $1m + $3m / $2m per Season cond: pay $5m
✓	4	4	3	1

Instead of earning the $1m, RIOT will receive the combined landing bonus of the other two Ads, equalling

$5m

.

That's one Show gone and done:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's see what

FLS

decides on doing.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-04 11:50:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #93 (isolation #49) » Sat May 01, 2021 7:06 pm

V/LA announcementI'm going to be V/LA from

7 May 00:00 to 9 May 23:59

, both UTC. During this time, all timers will be stopped.

I may or may not be able to update the game in this time period, and the V/LA end date could be moved forwards or backwards by at most a day. Feel free to take your turn if you see the player before you has gone, and I'll resolve your turns when I have time or after my V/LA is over. Turns made in this time would still get the +4 hours as usual.

At the end of the period, I'll PM everyone to notify that the game is back up. I'll also add 24 hours to everyone's first deadlines and 12 hours to everyone's time bank to compensate.

Apologies for the inconvenience caused, and thank you for understanding!

vincentw · Post Post #95 (isolation #50) » Sun May 02, 2021 4:20 am

Yet another Show, this time from

Felissan

:

8pm	Criminal Mindfulness pay $5m + $1m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	8 / 5	10	6	1
★	That Weird-Looking Star pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	2	2	1
$	PlaqueBlaster Toothpaste earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: Show is in preferred time

Tonight on

FLS

,

That Weird-Looking Star

enters the surprisingly zen world of crime investigation in

Criminal Mindfulness

, sponsored by

PlaqueBlaster Toothpaste

.
The Show costs some

$5m

to develop, but luckily the income and upkeep balances out in this case, thanks to the Show being on its preferred time.
Before that, we have to bid farewell to

Celebrity Rhinoplasty

, which is going to Reruns, and the

Network VP

, quitting the Star life and now off doing god-nose-what.

Plenty of opportunities remain:

Spoiler: The Board

To wrap up the first Episode, we turn to

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-04 22:20:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #97 (isolation #51) » Sun May 02, 2021 2:40 pm

Farren

choosing to develop a Show:

10pm	Cringe pay $5m + $2m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	7 / 5	10	8	2
★	Celebrity Chef pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	3	0	0
$	Emergency Trousers Ltd. earn $3m + $1m per Season

Be sure to watch

TPN

for the all-new

Cringe

, where the

Celebrity Chef

gets to the bottom of some otherworldly phenomena. Brought to you by

Emergency Trousers Ltd.

!
The Show costs

$5m

to develop and a further

$2m

upkeep, but is offset by the Ad providing

$1m

of income.
As for the Show that was on the 10pm slot,

Chainmail Bikini Warrior

is now off to the Reruns, and the

Failed Mayoral Candidate

, fuelled by their TV gig, tried to run for mayor again. I don't see much hope for them even after the Show…

Season 3, Episode 2

Better the Devil You Know

Alex and Claire's secret brings one family together and brings another to the brink. Tess and Liz clash over the lie—each with their own family's best interests at heart—while Jodi arrives home with a secret of her own.

Let's take a look at the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Looping back around to

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-05 08:40:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #99 (isolation #52) » Sun May 02, 2021 3:10 pm

StrangerCoug

has signed a Star this time:

★	Femme Fatale pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	2	2	1

Femme Fatale

is now in

SCN

's Green Room, after first spending

$3m

.

First Star off the list:

Spoiler: The Board

RIOT

will choose next.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-05 09:10:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #101 (isolation #53) » Sun May 02, 2021 6:25 pm

Sirius9121

went with an Ad:

$

American Beers

earn $1m +

$3m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show Genre is

Sports

American Beers

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room, getting

$1m

in the process.

A couple of Ads remain:

Spoiler: The Board

Next up is

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-05 12:25:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #103 (isolation #54) » Tue May 04, 2021 5:20 am

Felissan

also went with an Ad:

$	Promo D earn $1m + $2m per Season cond: pay $3m
✓	3	2	2	1

Promo D

is now in

FLS

' Green Room, for a gain of

$1m

.

Last Ad on the table:

Spoiler: The Board

TPN

will now complete Episode 2.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-06 23:20:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #105 (isolation #55) » Tue May 04, 2021 7:50 am

Another Show is being commisioned by

Farren

:

9pm	Communist-y pay $5m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	6 / 1	9	6	1
★	Satirical News Anchor pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	2	3	2	1
$	Yeti Yachts earn $1m + $3m / $1m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sports

Over on

TPN

, the

Satirical News Anchor

is taking you back to school on

Communist-y

, sponsored by

Yeti Yachts

!
As with most Shows at this point, it costs

$5m

to develop. Fortunately, the upkeep is zeroed out with the Ad, which, while not a perfect fit, still does its job.
With the airing of this Show,

Awesome Industrial Accidents

will move to Reruns, and

Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal

will be returned to the bottom of the deck.

Season 3, Episode 3

Double Date

Thinking Schmidt has chosen to be with Cece, Jess and Nick invite him to go on a double date with them. Nick is caught between loyalty to his friend and loyalty to his girlfriend when he finds out a shocking secret. Meanwhile, Winston promises to get the foursome a table at an ultra-exclusive restaurant that doesn't take reservations.

A smattering of options still available:

Spoiler: The Board

Starting off the next Episode with

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-06 01:50:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #107 (isolation #56) » Tue May 04, 2021 6:05 pm

Following that,

StrangerCoug

is also doing another Show:

10pm	North Lawn pay $3m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	6 / 1	7	8	1
★	Femme Fatale pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	2	2	1
$	Finnoula's Fairly-Fragrant Fish earn $3m + $1m per Season

It's an all-new Show on

SCN

! Join the

Femme Fatale

for some late-night humour on

North Lawn

, sponsored by

Finnoula's Fairly-Fragrant Fish

!
This Show costs

$3m

to develop, and the Star's upkeep is counteracted by the Ad's income once again.
As for what's going to the Reruns, it's time for

Wide World of Forks

to leave prime time TV.

StrangerCoug

has accumulated 3

Sitcom

Shows across his library of Shows, which means

SCN

will be getting ⭗5. On top of that, he'll get a choice between a Star or an Ad.

StrangerCoug, please choose if you'd like to pick from the Star deck or from the Ad deck. I'll then send you a PM with your three options. You have (expired on 2021-05-06 12:05:00) to finish the turn.

Sirius9121, you may take your turn if you want, but it'll only be resolved after we're done handling SCN's Genre Bonus. Do keep in mind that SCN's choice may impact your decision (and vice versa!), so if that is of your concern, you may want to hold off for the time being; but if not, go ahead. I'll post the board and your network for convenience:

Spoiler: The Board

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

vincentw · Post Post #111 (isolation #57) » Wed May 05, 2021 2:35 pm

Felissan wrote:@Mod I'll be V/LA until the 8th. I should still be able to keep up in the meantime.

V/LA noted! Coincidentally, mine starts on the 7th, so I'll only count it as 1 day instead of 3.

StrangerCoug

has decided on this Ad, chosen from the top 3 Ads of the deck:

$

Illicit Illana's
Illuminations

earn $2m +

$2m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show is at 10pm

Instead of earning the $2m,

SCN

will receive the combined landing bonus of the other two Ads, equalling

$5m

.

Sirius9121

has in turn decided to take a Network card:

₦

Good Branding

Use at the end of the game.

Get ⭗2 for each of your Shows
in your most populous Genre.

RIOT

has initiated some

Good Branding

. It's now visible in its network info.

First of the network cards out:

Spoiler: The Board

For now, we'll go to

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-07 20:35:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #113 (isolation #58) » Thu May 06, 2021 2:36 pm

Both noted! I'm currently on my phone and it'll be some number of hours until I have access to my computer.

The game is now on pause.

It'll resume in (expired on 2021-05-10 07:00:00). Turns likely to take longer to resolve in the meantime.

vincentw · Post Post #114 (isolation #59) » Fri May 07, 2021 4:19 pm

Syndication rewordingI noticed that the wording for Syndication can be misleading, so I went ahead and rewrote the card for clarity:

	Current wording	Updated wording
₦	Syndication Use when scoring Reruns. Score an additional ⭗4 for every show on Rerun.	Syndication Use when scoring Reruns. Score an additional ⭗4 for each of your Reruns.

In light of this, I'm allowing Felissan to change her move if she wishes. No time limit will be imposed until the end of the pause.

vincentw · Post Post #117 (isolation #60) » Sat May 08, 2021 5:23 am

StrangerCoug wrote:I don't understand what was misleading about the original wording.

In the board game, the card is supposed to count the Reruns for their own network only. With the original wording, it could be read as scoring every network's Reruns, not just their own, and that would be inaccurate.

Felissan

is going with a Star:

★	Square-Jawed Actor pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	3	5	5	1
✕	1	3	3	1

Square-Jawed Actor

is now in

FLS

' Green Room. The network paid

$5m

for the contract.

Let's see the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Next up, it's

TPN

's choice.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. No time limit will be imposed until the end of the pause.

vincentw · Post Post #119 (isolation #61) » Sat May 08, 2021 6:12 am

One Network card going to

Farren

:

₦

Syndication

Use when scoring Reruns.

Score an additional ⭗4
for each of your Reruns.

TPN

plans on doing

Syndication

. It can be found under its network info.

Season 3, Episode 4

Rain of Terror

LaRue and Washington investigate two policemen suspected of stealing. Furillo blackmails Chief Daniels to get Goldblume reinstated. Gennaro accompanies Belker on an undercover drug deal. Renko is unhappy with his birthday present- a call girl set up by Hill and Coffey.

Everyone is still standing!

Spoiler: The Board

Turning back aound to

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. No time limit will be imposed until the end of the pause.

vincentw · Post Post #121 (isolation #62) » Sat May 08, 2021 2:17 pm

Likewise, a Network card to

StrangerCoug

:

₦

Showrunner

Use when scoring.

Prevent one of your Shows
from aging on this Season.

SCN

has got itself a

Showrunner

. It can be found under its network info.

Almost out of Network cards…

Spoiler: The Board

RIOT

is up next.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. No time limit will be imposed until the end of the pause.

vincentw · Post Post #123 (isolation #63) » Sun May 09, 2021 12:20 am

Sirius9121

using the Attach action for the first time this game:

10pm	SportsEdges pay $2m + $3m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Any + Ad
⭗	8 / 7	10	6	3
★	Talent Show Winner
⭗	1	1	1	0
$	American Beers earn $1m + $3m / $1m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sports

RIOT

's 10pm Show,

SportsEdges

, is now sponsored by

American Beers

! The deal provides

$3m

of income, which fully covers the Show's upkeep.

Same board, still…

Spoiler: The Board

Going around to

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. No time limit will be imposed until the end of the pause.

vincentw · Post Post #124 (isolation #64) » Sun May 09, 2021 4:11 am

V/LA extensionHi everyone, unfortunately I underestimated how long the break is going to take, so I'm pushing the V/LA end date one day back. The new end date is

10 May 23:59 UTC

. There should be no more pushbacks after this one. Thank you for understanding!

vincentw · Post Post #125 (isolation #65) » Mon May 10, 2021 1:00 pm

Thank you for waiting, everyone. Let's continue the game.

Spoiler: The Board

FLS

picks next.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-13 19:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #127 (isolation #66) » Wed May 12, 2021 5:45 am

Felissan

has decided to Drop and Budget, taking the money. She's the first to do so, which means

FLS

will be getting

$10m

for next time.

Three networks remain:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's see what

TPN

thinks.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-14 23:45:00) to pick an action.

*edited to have the deadline be 48 hours.

vincentw · Post Post #129 (isolation #67) » Wed May 12, 2021 7:45 am

Farren

is developing another Show:

8pm	You Reek, Augh pay $3m + $2m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	6 / 4	8	7	1
★	Soap Opera Star pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	3	2	2	1
✕	2	1	1	0
$	Luxury Spacecraft earn $1m + $3m / $1m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sports

It looks like a line-up overhaul back at

TPN

, and its new Show

You Reek, Augh

with the

Soap Opera Star

is sure to establish the network's identity. Sponsored by

Luxury Spacecraft

!
The Show costs

$3m

to develop and a further

$2m

to maintain per Season. The Ad eases the burden somewhat, providing

$1m

of income.
Now comes the time to relegate another Show, and

Old Folks Complaining

is going to the Reruns, with

Shaggy's Rugs and Carpeting

leaving our screens for good.

Farren

has accumulated 3

Sci-Fi

Shows across his library of Shows, which means

TPN

will be getting ⭗5 and this Ad (chosen out of the top 3 Ads of the deck):

$

Clem's Clearance
Firearms

earn $2m +

$2m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show is at 10pm

Instead of earning the $2m, TPN will receive the combined landing bonus of the other two Ads, equalling

$5m

.

Season 3, Episode 5

Fire and Ice

An insurance investigator friend of MacGyver's is killed by a diamond thief with diplomatic immunity. Nikki Carpenter, the friend's sister, is teamed up with Macgyver against his wishes to get the diplomat deported.

Not much left on the board, what will everyone decide upon?

Spoiler: The Board

Starting again from

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-15 01:45:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #131 (isolation #68) » Thu May 13, 2021 1:44 pm

StrangerCoug

has decided to Drop and Budget, taking the money. He's the second to do so, which means

SCN

will be getting

$8m

of additional budget.

In addition, he'll be using his

Showrunner

card on

The Cubicle

at the end of the Season.

Which leaves two networks in play:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's hear from

RIOT

next.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-16 07:45:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #133 (isolation #69) » Fri May 14, 2021 1:35 am

Sirius9121

is landing an Ad:

$

Hairy Hamburgers

earn $2m +

$2m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show is at 8pm

Hairy Hamburgers

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room, netting the network

$2m

in funding.

That was the last of the Ads!

Spoiler: The Board

Everyone has gone once, so we're reverting to 24-hour deadlines.

TPN

is next.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-15 19:35:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #135 (isolation #70) » Fri May 14, 2021 7:45 am

Farren

has decided to Drop and Budget, taking the money. He's the third to do so, which means

TPN

will be getting

$4m

of extra money.

In addition, he'll be using his

Syndication

card at the end of the Season.

Season 3, Episode 6

Dead Reckoning

Deadman calls on Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman to help him recover an orb containing the souls of a monastic order that was stolen by the Secret Society.

That leaves just

RIOT

as the last one still in. There are 5 cards left on the board, so the deadline is set at 30 hours. However, he has queued up his first move in a PM:

₦

Writer

Use when developing a Show.

Choose one: use one less

Star

,
use one less

Ad

, or pay nothing.

Writer

is now in

RIOT

's network info.

Here's what's left on the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You're the only one left, so you can perform as many actions as you want before deciding to Drop and Budget. Feel free to post your actions one at a time or all at once, but the deadline stays at 30 hours either way.

You have (expired on 2021-05-16 07:45:00) to finish the Season.

vincentw · Post Post #138 (isolation #71) » Fri May 14, 2021 5:19 pm

Sirius9121

has signed two Stars:

Signed Stars

★	Retired Athlete pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	2	1	1

★	Reality Show Vote Collector pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Reality (fills Ad slot)
✓	3	3	2	1
✕	1	1	1	0

Retired Athlete

and

Reality Show Vote Collector

are now in

RIOT

's Green Room, for a combined cost of

$2m

.

That's everything he'd like to do, so he decided to Drop and Budget. As the last to do so,

RIOT

will gain

$2m

.

Which means, every network has now cashed out of the Season. Here's the order of departure:

Order	Network	Choose…
1st	FLS	$10m	⭗5
2nd	SCN	$8m	⭗3
3rd	TPN	$4m	⭗1
4th	RIOT	$2m

and the remaining unclaimed cards on the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Stay tuned for the

Season Finale

.

vincentw · Post Post #139 (isolation #72) » Fri May 14, 2021 5:20 pm

Season 3 Finale

Three Seasons, how about that! Lots of Genre Bonuses handed out this time, surely that will make a difference for the remaining two Seasons. Let's see all the networks prior to scoring:

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Spoiler: Farren's Network

and here's how everyone has done during the Season!

Season 3 Finale

SCN: Season 3		⭗	±$
8pm	The Cubicle [S2]	⭗10
	★ Delusional Singer	⭗1
	$ Persnickety Pizza		+$1m
9pm	The Wacky TSA Agent [S3]	⭗1
	★ Guy Who Shouts All the Time	⭗1	−$1m
10pm	North Lawn [S1]	⭗6
	★ Femme Fatale	⭗3	−$1m
	$ Finnoula's Fairly-Fragrant Fish		+$1m
⭮	Wide World of Forks	⭗1
Total		⭗23	±$0m

RIOT: Season 3		⭗	±$
8pm	American Samurai Worrier [S2]	⭗12	−$3m
	$ Punxsutawney Pizza and Subs		+$1m
9pm	Once Upon an Enzyme [S2]	⭗8
	★ Police Procedural Mainstay	⭗3
	$ The Ultimate Apple Corer		+$1m
10pm	SportsEdges [S1]	⭗7	−$3m
	★ Talent Show Winner	⭗1
	$ American Beers		+$3m
⭮	Very Charismatic Explosions	⭗2
Total		⭗33	−$1m

FLS: Season 3		⭗	±$
8pm	Criminal Mindfulness [S1]	⭗8	−$1m
	★ That Weird-Looking Star	⭗3	−$1m
	$ PlaqueBlaster Toothpaste		+$2m
9pm	An Hour of Shouting [S3]	⭗6
	$ Hipster Gaming Consoles		+$1m
10pm	Pulleyage [S2]	⭗10
	★ Intense Dramatic Actor	⭗3	−$1m
	$ Reflux Orange Juice		+$1m
⭮	Celebrity Rhinoplasty	⭗2
Total		⭗32	+$1m

TPN: Season 3		⭗	±$
8pm	You Reek, Augh [S1]	⭗6	−$2m
	★ Soap Opera Star	⭗2
	$ Luxury Spacecraft		+$1m
9pm	Communist-y [S1]	⭗6
	★ Satirical News Anchor	⭗2	−$1m
	$ Yeti Yachts		+$1m
10pm	Cringe [S1]	⭗7	−$2m
	★ Celebrity Chef	⭗2
	$ Emergency Trousers Ltd.		+$1m
⭮	Chainmail Bikini Warrior	⭗2
	Awesome Industrial Accidents	⭗2
	Old Folks Complaining	⭗2
	₦ Syndication (3 Reruns × ⭗4)	⭗12
Total		⭗43	−$2m

That's the end of the Season!

Two Seasons remain to get those Viewers.

*edit: typos.

vincentw · Post Post #140 (isolation #73) » Fri May 14, 2021 5:20 pm

Let's now see what that has done to the standings:

Order	Player / Network		Viewers	Money	In/Out	D&B?
1st	StrangerCoug	SCN	⭗60	$20m	±$0m	✕
2nd	Sirius9121	RIOT	⭗79	$27m	−$1m	✕
3rd	Felissan	FLS	⭗82	$18m	+$1m	✕
4th	Farren	TPN	⭗116	$8m	−$2m	✕

Season 4, Episode 1

Danger

Host Stephen Fry and guests Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand and Alan Davies live on the edge as they tackle the subject of danger.

It's a new Season! The Show distribution stays the same as in Seasons 2~3, but now they're more valuable! Will that be enough to change some positions? We shall see.

Spoiler: The Board

Let's begin, as before, with

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-17 11:20:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #142 (isolation #74) » Sat May 15, 2021 7:20 am

StrangerCoug

started by signing a Star.

★	Comedian Your Parents Like pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Sitcom
✓	2	4	1	1
✕	2	1	1	0

Comedian Your Parents Like

is now in

SCN

's Green Room. The deal costs

$1m

.

Early days…

Spoiler: The Board

Moving along,

RIOT

will now choose.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-18 01:20:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #144 (isolation #75) » Sat May 15, 2021 6:10 pm

Sirius9121

with his first Show of the Season.

9pm	Found pay $5m + $2m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Ad + Any
⭗	9 / 7	14	10	1
★	Retired Athlete pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	2	1	1
$	Promo B earn $1m + $3m / $2m per Season cond: pay $5m
✓	4	4	3	1
1 Any space available

₦

Writer

Use when developing a Show.

Choose one: use one less

Star

,
use one less

Ad

, or

pay nothing

.

Spoiler: Rerun

Tonight on

RIOT

, the

Retired Athlete

gets ready for a mystery like no other in

Found

. This Show will feature a

Promo

.
The Show would have cost $5m, but with the

Writer

, all of that is waived. Instead, the Promo would lure in extra Viewers after a

$5m

fee. Furthermore, the

$2m

upkeep is completely eclipsed with the Promo provising

$3m

of income.
As for the Reruns,

Once Upon an Enzyme

will be on schedule for the rest of the Season. The Show's supporting cast will be returned to the bottom of the deck.

That's the first Show down.

Spoiler: The Board

Next, let's have

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-18 12:10:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #145 (isolation #76) » Mon May 17, 2021 6:10 pm

Felissan has been prodded and has (expired on 2021-05-19 12:10:00) to pick an action.

This is her second prod. Her time bank will run at double speed and stop when she submits a turn.

vincentw · Post Post #146 (isolation #77) » Wed May 19, 2021 3:15 pm

Felissan has missed her prod. I'll now contact her if she wants to continue. In the meantime, her turn will be automatically played.

Currently, the priority is D > C > B > A > E > F.
D calls for a Network card, which there is one. This is the left-most card:

₦

Advertising Push

Use immediately.

Get ⭗3, or pay $5m for ⭗10.

When told to make a choice, the first one is picked by default.

FLS

gains

⭗3

.
The priority shifts next turn, becoming C > B > A > E > D > F.

Spoiler: The Board

Let's continue with

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-22 09:15:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #148 (isolation #78) » Wed May 19, 2021 5:10 pm

Farren

took a Network card:

₦

Showrunner

Use when scoring.

Prevent one of your Shows
from aging on this Season.

TPN

has gained a

Showrunner

. The card is now in its infobox.

Season 4, Episode 2

Uprising

With Magnus gone, Will is appointed the head of the Sanctuary Network. The abnormal uprising continues to get worse. Biggie and Kate are kidnapped. As expected the surface governments respond to the uprising with deadly force.

Already half of the Network cards gone:

Spoiler: The Board

Looping back, let's hear from

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-22 11:10:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #150 (isolation #79) » Thu May 20, 2021 6:12 pm

StrangerCoug

has made a cast change:

★	Delusional Singer
⭗	1	1	1	0
★	Comedian Your Parents Like pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Sitcom
✓	2	4	1	1
✕	2	1	1	0

Over on

SCN

's

The Cubicle

, replacing the

Delusional Singer

is the

Comedian Your Parents Like

. Let's see how they'll cope in the ongoing Show.

The board stays intact:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's hear from

RIOT

this time.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-23 12:12:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #152 (isolation #80) » Thu May 20, 2021 7:50 pm

Sirius9121

has taken a Network card:

₦

Split Season

Use immediately.

Score Viewers for one of
your Shows, then age it.

9pm	Found pay $5m + $2m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Ad + Any
⭗	9 / 7	14	10	1
★	Retired Athlete pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	2	1	1
$	Promo B earn $1m + $3m / $2m per Season cond: pay $5m
✓	4	4	3	1
1 Any space available

RIOT

's

Found

is experiencing a

Split Season

. scoring it early. The network gains

⭗15

from its first Season, and the Show immediately moves to Season 2.

One Network card left:

Spoiler: The Board

Up next is

FLS

.

Spoiler: Felissan's Network

Felissan is in the grace period, she still has (expired on 2021-05-22 09:20:00) to confirm if she would like to continue. If I don't hear from her in time, I'll resolve her turn in (expired on 2021-05-22 13:50:00), opening her slot for replacements.

vincentw · Post Post #154 (isolation #81) » Thu May 20, 2021 10:38 pm

That's alright. Thanks for being here for the first 3 Seasons!

Felissan's slot is now open for replacement.

PM me or reply in the thread if you'd like to replace in. You may give me a name and a shorthand for your network.
For this turn, I'll wait out the current deadline: (expired on 2021-05-22 13:50:00) before I resolve the turn automatically. I'll reset the timer if anyone replaces in.

vincentw · Post Post #155 (isolation #82) » Fri May 21, 2021 7:50 pm

I'll now resolve the current turn.

The priority for this turn is C > B > A > E > D > F, which calls for Ads first. There are no Shows with empty slots, so the Ads' conditions will be treated as unmet.

The Ad with the highest income is chosen.

$	Promo A earn $1m + $3m / $2m per Season cond: pay $5m
✓	3	5	4	1

The network now has

Promo A

in its Green Room, which also comes with a

$1m

landing bonus.
The priority will shift to B > A > E > D > C > F next turn.

First of the Ads:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's shift to

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-24 13:50:00) to submit your turn.

vincentw · Post Post #157 (isolation #83) » Fri May 21, 2021 8:30 pm

Farren

is taking the last Network card:

₦

Audition

Use immediately.

Draw a

Star

, keep it for free.

TPN

is holding an

Audition

. Let's see the lucky Star:

★	Medical Drama Mainstay pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	2	3	2	1

Medical Drama Mainstay

is now in TPN's Green Room. The $3m cost is waived.

Season 4, Episode 3

Family

A new arrival at the Hall threatens Agnes and Sheila's jobs while Gideon falls out with Emily. Sheila struggles looking after Constance and Jack helps Edwin overcome his fears.

No more Network cards, let's see the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Back to

SCN

we go. Deadline reduced to 24 hours.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-23 14:30:00) to submit your turn.

vincentw · Post Post #159 (isolation #84) » Sat May 22, 2021 6:05 am

StrangerCoug

is developing a new Show:

9pm	Tiny Pop Hypothesis pay $5m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	8 / 3	10	9	1
★	Grizzled Action Hero pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Action
✓	5	4	4	1
✕	3	2	2	1
$	Illicit Illana's Illuminations earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 10pm

Spoiler: Rerun

Tune in to

SCN

for a full hour of

Tiny Pop Hypothesis

, starring the

Grizzled Action Hero

and brought to you by

Illicit Illana's Illuminations

!
The Show costs

$5m

to develop. While it might suffer a bit from the time slot and cast choice, the old Show has proved lukewarm to the average household and change was very welcome. Furthermore, this Show gives positive income, with

$1m

from the Ad.
Meanwhile,

The Wacky TSA Agent

is heading to the Reruns, with the

Guy Who Shouts All the Time

going to the bottom of the deck.

One less Show available:

Spoiler: The Board

We call on

RIOT

for the next turn.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-24 00:05:00) to submit your turn.

vincentw · Post Post #161 (isolation #85) » Sat May 22, 2021 8:20 pm

Sirius9121

is landing an Ad:

$

Gunmetal
Chewing Gum

earn $2m +

$2m / $0m

per Season
cond: have unused

Stars

Gunmetal Chewing Gum

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room, which comes with a

$2m

bonus.

One less Ad available:

Spoiler: The Board

It's time for

TV3

.

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

This is the 2nd turn after the replacement notice is out, so I'll allow 24 hours for anyone to replace in. The turn will be resolved in (expired on 2021-05-24 14:20:00).

vincentw · Post Post #162 (isolation #86) » Sun May 23, 2021 8:22 pm

Now resolving Player 3's turn.

The current priority is B > A > E > D > C > F, which corresponds to signing a Star.
There are no open slots in the line-up, so the conditions (if any) will be treated as unmet.

The Star with the highest combined Viewer count for its first 2 Seasons is chosen.

★	Dashing Lead pay $5m + $1m per Season
⭗	5	4	3	0

An expense of

$5m

is deducted from the balance. There are still $5m available to be used before the priority calls for a Drop and Budget. The priority now shifts to A > E > D > C > B > F.

Let's continue:

Spoiler: The Board

To wrap up the third Episode, we have

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-25 14:22:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #164 (isolation #87) » Mon May 24, 2021 8:00 am

Farren

has decided to Drop and Budget, taking the money. As the first network to do so,

TPN

will gain

$10m

to be used in the next Season.
He'll be using his

Showrunner

card on

Cringe

when scoring.

Season 4, Episode 4

Troubled Waters

Lt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.

Three networks remain in the game.

Spoiler: The Board

Beginning once again with

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-26 02:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #166 (isolation #88) » Mon May 24, 2021 3:00 pm

StrangerCoug has reached 168 hours on his time bank. His prod count is reduced to 1/2, rounded down to 0.

StrangerCoug

has decided to Drop and Budget, taking the Viewers. As the second network to do so,

SCN

will gain

⭗3

.

Two Drops in a row, what happens now?

Spoiler: The Board

Moving on with

RIOT

.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-26 09:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #168 (isolation #89) » Mon May 24, 2021 7:29 pm

If no one is stopping Player 3 by the time their turn comes, they will develop a Show.

vincentw · Post Post #170 (isolation #90) » Tue May 25, 2021 3:19 am

Next turn, Player 3 will develop a Show. All the remaining Shows cost $5m, so they'll spend $5m regardless of what Show they end up with.

The turn after that, they'll see that they would have spent a total of $10m since the replacement notice opens, and will Drop and Budget. This does not take the priority into account, so it wouldn't shift.

Their first turn of the fifth Season will follow this priority: E > D > C > B > A > F.

vincentw · Post Post #172 (isolation #91) » Tue May 25, 2021 8:15 am

Sirius9121

goes for an Ad:

$

Crazy Pete's
Discount Plutonium

earn $2m +

$2m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show is at 10pm

Crazy Pete's Discount Plutonium

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room, scoring

$2m

.

One Ad remains on the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Back to

TV3

now.

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

This is the 3rd turn after the replacement notice is out, so I'll allow 24 hours for anyone to replace in. The turn will be resolved in (expired on 2021-05-27 02:15:00).
If a replacement is not found by then, I'll resolve future turns without waiting, but replacements would remain open.

vincentw · Post Post #173 (isolation #92) » Wed May 26, 2021 8:25 am

Now resolving Player 3's turn.

The current priority is A > E > D > C > B > F, which corresponds to developing a Show. TV3 hasn't developed a new Show this Season and there are options, so it will act on it.

The first part is picking which Show to be put into Rerun, which would be the one with the lowest combined Viewer count for this Season and the next:

9pm	An Hour of Shouting pay $2m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Any
⭗	7 / 4	8	6	1
$	Hipster Gaming Consoles earn $1m per Season

An Hour of Shouting

goes to Reruns.

Hipster Gaming Consoles

is a Starter Ad and is discarded.

Second, the Show to be placed. When looking at the Show with the highest combined Viewer count for its first two Seasons, there's a tie. Since their costs are the same, priority goes to the one listed first:

9pm	Quiver pay $5m + $1m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	9 / 6	11	7	1

Quiver

will occupy the 9pm slot.

The last matter is attaching. Only a Star is required to get the Show running. Out of the two Stars, one fails a condition and one doesn't even have any to begin with.

★	Dashing Lead pay $5m + $1m per Season
⭗	5	4	3	0

And so it is decided:

Quiver

on 9pm with the

Dashing Lead

. The Show costs

$5m

and an additional

$2m

of upkeep.

The priority next turn shifts to E > D > C > B > A > F, but not before the forced Drop and Budget after spending $10m under automatic playing, happening next turn.

Season 4, Episode 5

Game Over

As the family and Darkanian shoot Jamal's campaign commercial, Darkanian injures himself, causing his boyfriend Greg to come "out" to the rescue. Meanwhile, Stacy and Tasha believe their mother, Jaunita, is having an affair, and decide to hire Kita as their private investigator.

Don't mind the Episode title, there's still a whole Season ahead!

Spoiler: The Board

Let's have

RIOT

next.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-28 02:25:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #175 (isolation #93) » Wed May 26, 2021 7:10 pm

Last call to anyone who would like to replace in!

Replacements will close at the start of Season 5.

Sirius9121

has developed a Show:

10pm	NCISICBMOMGOMG: Scranton pay $5m + $1m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Ad + Any
⭗	10 / 7	13	10	3
★	Reality Show Vote Collector pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Reality (fills Ad slot)
✓	3	3	2	1
✕	1	1	1	0
$	Crazy Pete's Discount Plutonium earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 10pm
1 Any space available

Spoiler: Rerun

Coming to

RIOT

, it's

NCISICBMOMGOMG: Scranton

, starring the

Reality Show Vote Collector

and brought to you by

Crazy Pete's Discount Plutonium

.
The Show costs

$5m

to develop, but is looking to generate a

$1m

Seasonal income thanks to the Ad.
Heading to Reruns this time is

SportsEdges

. As a starter Star,

Talent Show Winner

is dismissed, but it's not over yet for

American Beers

, which is going to the bottom of the deck.

As discussed before,

TV3

has spent $10m since the start of its tenure, which prompts a Drop and Budget. TV3 defaults to money if it's not the final Season, so that's

$4m

heading its way.

Season 4, Episode 6

The Game Show

Jared explains to Delilah the family's efforts to find her. In order to pay for time on Japanese TV to make a plea for her to return home, the Parkers endured humiliation on a Japanese game show.

We're now down to

RIOT

only. With 7 cards remaining on the board, there are 42 hours on the timer.

Spoiler: The Board

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You're the only one left, so you can perform as many actions as you want before deciding to Drop and Budget. Feel free to post your actions one at a time or all at once, but the deadline stays at 42 hours either way.

You have (expired on 2021-05-29 07:10:00) to finish this Season.

vincentw · Post Post #177 (isolation #94) » Wed May 26, 2021 7:46 pm

Your turn will result in Found having one too many cards attached:

9pm	Found pay $5m + $2m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Ad + Any
⭗	9 / 7	14	10	1
★	Retired Athlete pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	2	1	1
★	Science-Fiction Legend pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sci-Fi
✓	4	5	3	1
✕	2	3	3	1
$	Promo B earn $1m + $3m / $2m per Season cond: pay $5m
✓	4	4	3	1
$	Squeaky-Clean Mattresses earn $3m + $1m per Season

Please pick one card to remove. If you remove any card with a red symbol, it'll be discarded. If you remove any card with a green symbol, it'll move to your Green Room.

The other parts of your turn are valid.

vincentw · Post Post #179 (isolation #95) » Wed May 26, 2021 10:59 pm

That's a valid turn, thank you! I'll resolve it step by step.

First,

Sirius9121

landed the last Ad on the board,

Squeaky-Clean Mattresses

, giving him

$3m

. The Ad was then attached to

Found

.

Spoiler: Found

Second, he signed the

Career Stuntman

for

$1m

, which is immediately put into use for

NCISICBMOMGOMG: Scranton

:

Spoiler: NCISICBMOMGOMG: Scranton

Third, he signed another Star: the

Public Television Legend

, also for

$1m

. Not used yet, the card is headed to the Green Room:

Spoiler: Public Television Legend

Up next is another attachment;

Gunmetal Chewing Gum

is now airing alongside

American Samurai Worrier

. But that's not all, as

Hairy Hamburgers

has replaced

Punxsutawney Pizza and Subs

in the same time slot. The replaced Ad is discarded.

Spoiler: American Samurai Worrier

That's everything that he wants to do, so he decided to Drop and Budget. As the last network to do so,

RIOT

gains

$2m

.

That means everyone has left the Season. Here's the order:

Order	Network	Choose…
1st	TPN	$10m	⭗5
2nd	SCN	$8m	⭗3
3rd	TV3	$4m	⭗1
4th	RIOT	$2m

We also didn't get everything on the board, leaving these Shows discarded and the Star returned to the bottom of the deck:

Spoiler: The Board

Tune in now for the

Season Finale

.

vincentw · Post Post #180 (isolation #96) » Wed May 26, 2021 11:00 pm

Season 4 Finale

Season 4 has now passed. As we get closer to the end-game, the battle to the top gets more tense by the minute. Let's see all the networks prior to scoring:

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

Spoiler: Farren's Network

and here's how everyone has done during the Season!

Season 4 Finale

SCN: Season 4		⭗	±$
8pm	The Cubicle [S2]	⭗10
	★ Comedian Your Parents Like	⭗4
	$ Persnickety Pizza		+$1m
9pm	Tiny Pop Hypothesis [S1]	⭗3
	★ Grizzled Action Hero	⭗3
	$ Illicit Illana's Illuminations		+$1m
10pm	North Lawn [S2]	⭗7
	★ Femme Fatale	⭗2	−$1m
	$ Finnoula's Fairly-Fragrant Fish		+$1m
⭮	The Wacky TSA Agent	⭗2
Total		⭗31	+$2m

RIOT: Season 4		⭗	±$
8pm	American Samurai Worrier [S3]	⭗8	−$3m
	$ Hairy Hamburgers		+$2m
	$ Gunmetal Chewing Gum		+$2m
9pm	Found [S2]	⭗14	−$2m
	★ Retired Athlete	⭗2
	$ Promo B	⭗4	+$3m
	$ Squeaky-Clean Mattresses		+$1m
10pm	NCISICBMOMGOMG: Scranton [S1]	⭗10	−$1m
	★ Reality Show Vote Collector	⭗1
	★ Career Stuntman	⭗2
	$ Crazy Pete's Discount Plutonium		+$2m
⭮	Once Upon an Enzyme	⭗3
	SportsEdges	⭗2
Total		⭗46	+$4m

TV3: Season 4		⭗	±$
8pm	Criminal Mindfulness [S2]	⭗10	−$1m
	★ That Weird-Looking Star	⭗2	−$1m
	$ PlaqueBlaster Toothpaste		+$2m
9pm	Quiver [S1]	⭗9	−$1m
	★ Dashing Lead	⭗5	−$1m
10pm	Pulleyage [S3]	⭗7
	★ Intense Dramatic Actor	⭗4	−$1m
	$ Reflux Orange Juice		+$1m
⭮	An Hour of Shouting	⭗2
Total		⭗39	−$2m

TPN: Season 4		⭗	±$
8pm	You Reek, Augh [S2]	⭗8	−$2m
	★ Soap Opera Star	⭗1
	$ Luxury Spacecraft		+$1m
9pm	Communist-y [S2]	⭗9
	★ Satirical News Anchor	⭗3	−$1m
	$ Yeti Yachts		+$1m
10pm	Cringe [S2]	⭗10	−$2m
	★ Celebrity Chef	⭗3
	$ Emergency Trousers Ltd.		+$1m
Total		⭗34	−$2m

That's the end of the Season!

Only the final Season remains...

vincentw · Post Post #181 (isolation #97) » Wed May 26, 2021 11:00 pm

Replacements calls are now closed

. If you didn't get a chance to join or would rather start fresh, feel free to join in the next game. Not long from now!

We are finally ready to start Season 5. Here are the penultimate standings:

Order	Player / Network		Viewers	Money	In/Out	D&B?
1st	StrangerCoug	SCN	⭗94	$16m	+$2m	✕
2nd	Player 3	TV3	⭗124	$11m	−$2m	✕
3rd	Sirius9121	RIOT	⭗140	$28m	+$4m	✕
4th	Farren	TPN	⭗150	$16m	−$2m	✕

Season 5, Episode 1

Enemies

Stranded in another galaxy while fleeing their attack on Apophis' fleet proves only the beginning of SG-1's problems as multiple enemies appear.

It's the final Season, and the last chance to score those last Viewers. Don't forget the post-Season 5 scoring, it could make all the difference. Let's see your selections:

Spoiler: The Board

The first action falls on

SCN

.

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-29 17:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #183 (isolation #98) » Thu May 27, 2021 2:30 am

StrangerCoug

has landed the first Ad:

$

Sassy Salad Dressings

earn $2m +

$2m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show is at 8pm

Sassy Salad Dressings

is now in

SCN

's Green Room, which brings forth

$2m

.

Player 3's action will also be resolved right away.

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

The current priority is E > D > C > B > A > F, which corresponds to attaching. The only Show with an open slot is

Quiver

, which accepts any card.

Since there are Promos in their Green Room, those are prioritised. Promo A gives more Viewers for this Season and the next compared to Promo D. Since there's enough money to pay for it,

Promo A

will be attached to Quiver.

9pm	Quiver pay $5m + $1m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	9 / 6	11	7	1
★	Dashing Lead pay $5m + $1m per Season
⭗	5	4	3	0
$	Promo A earn $1m + $3m / $2m per Season cond: pay $5m
✓	3	5	4	1

TV3

pays

$5m

for this action and gains

$3m

in income. It has $5m left to spend before it decides to Drop and Budget. The priority for the next turn shifts to D > C > B > A > E > F.

Let's continue:

Spoiler: The Board

Next to start is

RIOT

.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-29 20:30:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #185 (isolation #99) » Thu May 27, 2021 5:50 pm

Sirius9121

has taken a Network card:

₦

Split Season

Use immediately.

Score Viewers for one of
your Shows, then age it.

9pm	Found pay $5m + $2m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Ad + Any
⭗	9 / 7	14	10	1
★	Retired Athlete pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	2	1	1
$	Promo B earn $1m + $3m / $2m per Season cond: pay $5m
✓	4	4	3	1
$	Squeaky-Clean Mattresses earn $3m + $1m per Season

RIOT

's

Found

is experiencing a

Split Season

. scoring it early. The network gains

⭗14

from its third Season, and the Show immediately moves to Season 4.

This Season has truly kicked off:

Spoiler: The Board

We'll move to

TPN

next.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-30 11:50:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #187 (isolation #100) » Thu May 27, 2021 6:15 pm

Farren

has landed an Ad:

$	Promo C earn $1m + $2m per Season cond: pay $3m
✓	2	4	2	1

Promo C

is now in

TPN

's Green Room. It also earns

$1m

.

Season 5, Episode 2

Brave New World

With the prospect of meaningful employment looking even more unlikely than ever, Shelley is left with no option other than to take up office temping work. He goes along on his first day with an open mind - and soon finds kindred spirits who seem to share his philosophy for a brave new world!

The Ads are quickly drying up:

Spoiler: The Board

What will

SCN

choose?

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-30 12:15:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #189 (isolation #101) » Fri May 28, 2021 5:50 am

StrangerCoug

doing some internal shuffling:

$	Persnickety Pizza earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 9pm
$	Sassy Salad Dressings earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 8pm

Over at

SCN

, there has been an Ad rotation in

The Cubicle

, with

Sassy Salad Dressings

replacing

Persnickety Pizza

; the latter of which is returned to the bottom of the deck.

Resolving Player 3's action as well:

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

The current priority is D > C > B > A > E > F, which corresponds to taking a Network card. The leftmost card is taken:

₦

Flexible Schedule

Use when scoring.

Treat your Shows as being
in their preferred times.

Flexible Schedule

is now in

TV3

's network info. The priority for the next turn shifts to C > B > A > E > D > F.

As I was resolving,

Sirius9121

has sent his turn via PM.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

He's landing an Ad:

$

The PotatoNator™

earn $3m +

$1m

per Season

The PotatoNator™

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room, getting

$3m

in the process.

Three in one go! Let's take a look at the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Wrapping up Episode 2 with

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-30 23:50:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #191 (isolation #102) » Fri May 28, 2021 7:00 am

Farren

with the first Show of this Season:

9pm	Monday Night Foosball pay $2m + $3m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 4 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	12 / 11	14	13	4
$	Promo C earn $1m + $2m per Season cond: pay $3m
✓	2	4	2	1
1 Ad space available

Spoiler: Rerun

New on

TPN

, the sporting sensation that has rocked the nation, it's

Monday Night Foosball

! The program contains some

promotional c

ontent.
The Show costs

$2m

to develop and an additional

$3m

from the Promo. It also has a net

$1m

upkeep. Would've been bigger but the Promo counteracted most of it. Still, those expenses would be justified, considering the viewership.
The Rerun this time is

Communist-y

. The supporting cast will be returned to their respective decks.

Season 5, Episode 3

Ascension

After being rendered unconscious during an expedition, Carter's subsequently ordered furlough is interrupted by a mysterious being with a message and growing affection for her.

We'll now move to 24-hour deadlines. Not a lot of freebies remain…

Spoiler: The Board

SCN

, what says you?

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-30 01:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #193 (isolation #103) » Fri May 28, 2021 5:41 pm

StrangerCoug

has signed a Star:

★	Always Dies in Everything pay $1m, no upkeep cond: pick either one
✓	1	2	4	0
✕	4	0	0	0

Always Dies in Everything

is now in

SCN

's Green Room, after paying out

$1m

.

Resolving Player 3's action:

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

The current priority is C > B > A > E > D > F, which means they'll land an Ad. There's only one left:

$

Brunhilda's
Brilliant Brooms

earn $3m +

$1m

per Season

Brunhilda's Brilliant Brooms

is now in

TV3

's Green Room, earning itself

$3m

. The priority next turn shifts to B > A > E > D > C > F.

That's the last of the Ads:

Spoiler: The Board

RIOT

is up next.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-30 11:41:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #195 (isolation #104) » Fri May 28, 2021 6:50 pm

Sirius9121

has taken a Network card:

₦

Sweeps Week

Use when you start your turn.

Take an extra action, or draw
two

Network

cards and keep one.

RIOT

is holding a

Sweeps Week

, visible in its network info.

One last Network card on the board:

Spoiler: The Board

It's

TPN

's decision.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-30 12:50:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Fri May 28, 2021 10:45 pm

Farren

has developed another Show:

10pm	Ultimate Fainting Championship pay $2m + $3m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 4 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	10 / 9	15	12	4
$	Clem's Clearance Firearms earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 10pm
1 Ad space available

Spoiler: Rerun

TPN

is on a Sports fever with

Ultimate Fainting Championship

! Portions of this program is funded by

Clem's Clearance Firearms

.
Same as last time, the Show costs

$2m

to develop, and its upkeep goes down to

$1m

with the Ad's help.
Heading to Reruns this time is

Cringe

, with its components returned to the bottom of the respective decks.

Farren

has accumulated 3

Sports

Shows across his library of Shows, which means

TPN

will be getting ⭗5 and this Ad (chosen out of the top 3 Ads of the deck):

$

Conspicuous Watches

earn $1m +

$3m / $1m

per Season
cond: Show Genre is

Sports

Instead of earning the $1m, TPN will receive the combined landing bonus of the other two Ads, equalling

$4m

.

Season 5, Episode 4

Legacy

When a petty officer is found murdered under a shrimping boat, the investigation uncovers a conspiracy in the fishing community.

No more Sports, but there's still 5 Shows available for the taking:

Spoiler: The Board

SCN

gets another go:

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

StrangerCoug

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-30 16:45:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #199 (isolation #106) » Sat May 29, 2021 8:30 am

StrangerCoug

has decided to Drop and Budget, taking the Viewers. As the first one to do so,

SCN

receives

⭗5

.

Resolving Player 3's action.

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

The current priority is B > A > E > D > C > F, corresponding to signing a Star. Since there are no slots open, the priority will assume that the conditions are unmet. Based on that, this is the Star with the highest Viewer count for the first two Seasons:

★	Sultry, Sexy Lead pay $5m + $1m per Season
⭗	4	5	2	1

Sultry, Sexy Lead

is now in

TV3

's Green Room, after spending

$5m

. This brings the total spendings this Season to $10m, which means TV3 will Drop and Budget on its next turn. It will default to taking Viewers.

Still some key decisions to be made:

Spoiler: The Board

Let's see what

RIOT

decides on:

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-31 02:30:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #204 (isolation #107) » Sat May 29, 2021 6:50 pm

Sirius9121

is using his Network card:

₦

Sweeps Week

Use when you start your turn.

Take an extra action,

or draw
two

Network

cards and keep one

.

RIOT

chose to use its

Sweeps Week

to take an extra action.

This is the first action:

8pm	Red Bloods pay $5m + $1m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	7 / 4	11	12	2
★	Public Television Legend pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	2	2	1	0
1 Any space available

Spoiler: Rerun

Replacing

American Samurai Worrier

for this Season is

Red Bloods

, starring the

Public Television Legend

.
The Show costs

$5m

to develop with a

$1m

upkeep.

Sirius9121

has accumulated 3

Action

Shows across his library of Shows, which means

RIOT

will be getting ⭗5 and this Ad (chosen out of the top 3 Ads of the deck):

$

ThumbStation
Video Game Console

earn $2m +

$2m / $0m

per Season
cond: Show is in preferred time

Instead of earning the $2m, RIOT will receive the combined landing bonus of the other two Ads, equalling… well, also

$2m

.

And the second action:

9pm	Babylonian Idol pay $2m, no upkeep 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	10 / 5	13	10	2
$	The PotatoNator™ earn $3m + $1m per Season
1 Ad space available

Spoiler: Rerun

With

Found

getting its Seasons split over and over, RIOT decided it's high time to air a new Show:

Babylonian Idol

, with

The PotatoNator™

as its principal sponsor.
The Show costs

$2m

to develop but it's looking to generate

$1m

of income.

A total of 5 cards are returned to the deck, but not the board:

Spoiler: The Board

Once again, we turn to

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-31 12:50:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Post Post #206 (isolation #108) » Sat May 29, 2021 7:25 pm

Farren

has signed a Star:

★	Cheeky Friend pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: have unused Stars
✓	3	4	2	1
✕	2	2	1	1

Cheeky Friend

is now in

TPN

's Green Room, after shelling out

$3m

.

Season 5, Episode 5

In The Dark

On the eve of the birth of their first child, a couple spend a restless night questioning their relationship.

Now resolving Player 3's action.

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

As mentioned before, Player 3 has spent a total of $10m this Season, so they will Drop and Budget, taking the Viewers since it's the final Season.

TV3

earns

⭗3

for being the second to pass.

And then there were two.

Spoiler: The Board

Back again with

RIOT

.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-05-31 13:25:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Sat May 29, 2021 10:05 pm

Sirius9121

has developed yet another Show:

8pm	So You Think You Can Flail pay $2m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	9 / 4	13	11	3
$	ThumbStation Video Game Console earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: Show is in preferred time
1 Ad space available

Spoiler: Rerun

RIOT

is in Reality fever, as it sacked

Red Bloods

on only its first Season in favour of

So You Think You Can Flail

, with funding provided by

ThumbStation Video Game Console

.
The Show costs

$2m

and, thanks to the Ad, accrues a

$2m

Seasonal income.

Sirius9121

has accumulated 3

Reality

Shows across his library of Shows, which means

RIOT

will be getting ⭗5 and a choice of the top 3 Stars of the deck.

I've sent him a PM and we're currently waiting on his choice.

Farren may take his turn if he wishes, but I'll be resolving that turn after Sirius picks a Star. Here's the usual info:

Spoiler: The Board

Spoiler: Farren's Network

vincentw · Post Post #210 (isolation #110) » Sun May 30, 2021 3:20 am

Sirius9121

has chosen this Star:

★	Cable Series Star pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	2	4	1	1

RIOT

pays nothing to have

Cable Series Star

in its Green Room.

Farren

has submitted a turn via PM:

8pm	31 Paper pay $5m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	7 / 2	9	8	1
★	Medical Drama Mainstay pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	2	3	2	1
1 Any space available

Spoiler: Rerun

Meanwhile at

TPN

, it's goodbye to

You Reek, Augh

and hello to

31 Paper

, with the

Medical Drama Mainstay

being selected to cast.
The Show costs

$5m

with the Star requiring a

$1m

upkeep.

Farren

has accumulated 3

Sitcom

Shows across his library of Shows, which means

TPN

will be getting ⭗5. He has also requested Ads.

I've sent him a PM and we're currently waiting on his choice.

Sirius9121 may take his turn if he wishes, but I'll be resolving that turn after Farren picks an Ad. Here's the usual info:

Spoiler: The Board

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

vincentw · Post Post #211 (isolation #111) » Sun May 30, 2021 6:00 am

Farren

has chosen this Ad:

$

Krakatoa
Instant Coffee

earn $2m +

$2m / $0m

per Season
cond: have unused

Stars

Instead of earning the $2m,

TPN

will receive the combined landing bonus of the other two Ads, equalling

$5m

.

Season 5, Episode 6

Head over Heels

The Headless Horseman from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow is haunting Melinda and when the legendary book mysteriously shows up at Aiden's school Melinda becomes worried for Aiden's safety.

Just one Show remaining on the board!

Spoiler: The Board

What will

RIOT

do this time?

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-06-01 00:00:00) to pick an action.

vincentw · Sun May 30, 2021 11:04 pm

Thank you everyone, I now have enough info to conclude the game. Resolving everything will take a while, so please be patient!

We'll return after these messages.

(if the video runs out before I return please loop it)

vincentw · Post Post #220 (isolation #113) » Mon May 31, 2021 7:58 am

Alright, let's finish the game!

Sirius9121

has signed a Star:

★	Children Show Host pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show has no Ads
✓	3	2	2	1
✕	2	1	1	0

Children Show Host

is now in

RIOT

's Green Room for

$1m

.

Moving to

TPN

.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

has decided to sign the remaining Star:

★	Reality TV Judge pay $1m, no upkeep
⭗	1	2	2	1

Reality TV Judge

is now in

TPN

's Green Room, also for

$1m

.

Next Episode coming!

vincentw · Post Post #221 (isolation #114) » Mon May 31, 2021 7:58 am

Season 5, Episode 7

The Morning After

The Team USA enters promotional advertising following the aftermath of their drunken celebratory night, Tanner tackles waking up in Than's bed, and informing Tristan, Trisha 2, Matt, Cameron and Justin further sabotage the team's winning.

Only two cards left on the board:

Spoiler: The Board

We continue with

RIOT

.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

is doing some switcheroo:

★	Reality Show Vote Collector pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Reality (fills Ad slot)
✓	3	3	2	1
✕	1	1	1	0
★	Cable Series Star pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	2	4	1	1

RIOT

swapped out the

Reality Show Vote Collector

for the

Cable Series Star

in

NCISICBMOMGOMG: Scranton

.

TPN

readies itself.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

Farren

is wiping out the Network card section:

₦

Spinoff

Use when cancelling a Show.

Keep up to 2 Stars
from a cancelled Show.

Spinoff

is now visible in

TPN

's network info.

We're really burning through the Episodes!

vincentw · Post Post #222 (isolation #115) » Mon May 31, 2021 7:58 am

Season 5, Episode 8

Destiny

Spike opens a package that makes him corporeal again, turns the firm's employees into bloody-eyed monsters, and pits him against Angel in a race to drink out of the Cup of Perpetual Torment.

One Show remains on the board:

Spoiler: The Board

And we turn to

RIOT

once again.

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

Sirius9121

has decided to Drop and Budget, taking the Viewers. As the third to do so,

RIOT

gains

⭗1

.

Farren

is the only one left, and he's posted his moves for the rest of the Season, so I'll resolve them one by one.

Spoiler: Farren's Network

First, he developed the last remaining Show on the Board:

Spoiler: Flee

Spoiler: Rerun

TPN

took a U-turn from

31 Paper

and putting

Flee

as its new 8pm Show. However, it's not all doom and gloom for the old cast as TPN announced a

Spinoff

for 31 Paper, meaning the

Medical Drama Mainstay

heads towards the Green Room.
The Show costs

$5m

to develop but will generate

$1m

of income.

Next, he attached the very same Star back:

Spoiler: Flee, again

Medical Drama Mainstay

now co-stars in

Flee

.

This is followed by another attachment:

Spoiler: Ultimate Fainting Championship

Conspicuous Watches

is now a sponsor of

Ultimate Fainting Championship

.

And that's everything on his list, so he decided to Drop and Budget. There's only money for the last to go out, so

TPN

receives

$2m

.

Which means, everyone has now dropped out of the Season! Here's the order of passing:

Order	Network	Choose…
1st	SCN	$10m	⭗5
2nd	TV3	$8m	⭗3
3rd	RIOT	$4m	⭗1
4th	TPN	$2m

We're now ready for the

Season Finale

.

vincentw · Post Post #223 (isolation #116) » Mon May 31, 2021 7:59 am

Season 5 Finale

It all comes down to this. Which network will emerge victorious? Let's find out!

There are two parts of scoring here: the regular Season 5 scoring and the endgame scoring. To streamline the process, they will all be combined to one table.
Of course, we have to have a little bit of suspense. I'll highlight each network in turn order and bring on their final total.

Let's start with

SCN

.

StrangerCoug's Network

SCN: Final Scoring		S5	End	±$
8pm	The Cubicle [S3 \| S4]	⭗8	⭗1
	★ Comedian Your Parents Like	⭗1	⭗1
	$ Sassy Salad Dressings			+$2m
9pm	Tiny Pop Hypothesis [S2 \| S3]	⭗10	⭗9
	★ Grizzled Action Hero	⭗2	⭗2
	$ Illicit Illana's Illuminations			+$1m
10pm	North Lawn [S3 \| S4]	⭗8	⭗1
	★ Femme Fatale	⭗2	⭗1	−$1m
	$ Finnoula's Fairly-Fragrant Fish			+$1m
⋯	★ Stars in Green Room		⭗2
Total		⭗31	⭗17	+$3m

SCN

scored

⭗48

at the finale…

Spoiler: StrangerCoug's Network

We move on to

TV3

.

Television Network #3

TV3: Final Scoring		S5	End	±$
8pm	Criminal Mindfulness [S3 \| S4]	⭗6	⭗1	−$1m
	★ That Weird-Looking Star	⭗2	⭗1	−$1m
	$ PlaqueBlaster Toothpaste			+$2m
9pm	Quiver [S2 \| S3]	⭗11	⭗7	−$1m
	★ Dashing Lead	⭗4	⭗3	−$1m
	$ Promo A	⭗5	⭗4	+$3m
10pm	Pulleyage [S4 \| S5]	⭗1	⭗1
	★ Intense Dramatic Actor	⭗1	⭗1	−$1m
	$ Reflux Orange Juice			+$1m
⋯	★ Stars in Green Room		⭗2
	₦ Good Branding (3 Shows × ⭗2)		⭗6
Total		⭗30	⭗26	+$1m

TV3

scored

⭗56

at the finale…

Spoiler: Player 3's Network

Next to be evaluated is

RIOT

.

Relatively Interesting Online Television

RIOT: Final Scoring		S5	End	±$
8pm	So You Think You Can Flail [S1 \| S2]	⭗9	⭗13
	$ ThumbStation Video Game Console			+$2m
9pm	Babylonian Idol [S1 \| S2]	⭗10	⭗13
	$ The PotatoNator™			+$1m
10pm	NCISICBMOMGOMG: Scranton [S2 \| S3]	⭗13	⭗10	−$1m
	★ Cable Series Star	⭗4	⭗1	−$1m
	★ Career Stuntman	⭗3	⭗2
	$ Crazy Pete's Discount Plutonium			+$2m
⭮	American Samurai Worrier	⭗2
	Found	⭗5
	Red Bloods	⭗5
⋯	★ Stars in Green Room		⭗1
	₦ Good Branding (3 Shows × ⭗2)		⭗6
Total		⭗51	⭗46	+$3m

RIOT

scored

⭗97

at the finale…

Spoiler: Sirius9121's Network

And last but not least,

TPN

.

Test Pattern Network

TPN: Final Scoring		S5	End	±$
8pm	Flee [S1 \| S2]	⭗8	⭗14
	★ Cheeky Friend	⭗3	⭗4	−$1m
	★ Medical Drama Mainstay	⭗2	⭗3	−$1m
	$ Krakatoa Instant Coffee			+$2m
9pm	Monday Night Foosball [S1 \| S2]	⭗12	⭗14	−$3m
	$ Promo C	⭗2	⭗4	+$2m
10pm	Ultimate Fainting Championship [S1 \| S2]	⭗10	⭗15	−$3m
	$ Clem's Clearance Firearms			+$2m
	$ Conspicuous Watches			+$3m
⭮	Communist-y	⭗3
	Cringe	⭗3
	You Reek, Augh	⭗3
⭮	31 Paper	⭗5
⋯	★ Stars in Green Room		⭗1
Total		⭗51	⭗55	+$1m

TPN

scored

⭗106

at the finale…

Spoiler: Farren's Network

That's the end of the Season!

And now, we can reveal the winner:

Spoiler: And the winner is…

vincentw · Post Post #224 (isolation #117) » Mon May 31, 2021 8:00 am

Post-game discussion

That was The Networks! Thank you for playing all the way through the end. Despite a couple of delays I'd say that it went at a reasonable pace; I'd thought it would have taken two months to complete.

The Ad deck ran out near the end so some earlier Ads resurfaced, like the coffee one. That's not the case with the other two; there are still Stars and Network cards that no one has seen.

My plan after this is to revamp the autoplay process because it didn't go as well as I'd hoped. So much for not making dumb decisions, haha. I know that I can't account for everything but surely "take any leftover Ads and Network cards when you're the only player left" should be one of those things.

What did you think about the game?

vincentw · Post Post #228 (isolation #118) » Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:36 am

Thanks for the kind words, glad everyone enjoyed it! Yes, I'll be running a second game, might take a while to figure stuff out in the meantime.

Yeah, I quite like how the game does catch-up, lowest score goes first gives them at least a fighting chance to redeem themselves, not to mention the increasing viewership as we get to later Seasons.

Sirius was very close! To go from last place in Season 1 to just 4 points behind the victor when all is said and done is nothing short of remarkable.

Player	Time bank	Prods	V/LA
StrangerCoug	168h 00m	0	0 /21
Player 3	Auto: A>E>D>C>B>F ($10m)
Sirius9121	168h 00m	0	0 /21
Farren	168h 00m	0	0 /21

How to read a Star
★	Grizzled Action Hero pay $5m^a + $1m / $0m per Season^b cond: Show Genre is Action ^c
✓ ^d	5	4	4	1
✕ ^e	3	2	2	1

Rank	Player / Network		GB	₦	D&B	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	End	Total
1st	Farren	TPN	15	8	0	33	27	43	34	51	55	⭗266
2nd	Sirius9121	RIOT	15	29	1	11	30	33	46	51	46	⭗262
3rd	Player 3	TV3	5	3	3	17	28	32	39	30	26	⭗183
4th	StrangerCoug	SCN	5	0	8	12	20	23	31	31	17	⭗147

8pm	The Cubicle pay $5m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	9 / 4	10	8	1
★	Comedian Your Parents Like pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Sitcom
✓	2	4	1	1
✕	2	1	1	0
$	Sassy Salad Dressings earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 8pm

9pm	Tiny Pop Hypothesis pay $5m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	8 / 3	10	9	1
★	Grizzled Action Hero pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Action
✓	5	4	4	1
✕	3	2	2	1
$	Illicit Illana's Illuminations earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 10pm

10pm	North Lawn pay $3m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	6 / 1	7	8	1
★	Femme Fatale pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	2	2	1
$	Finnoula's Fairly-Fragrant Fish earn $3m + $1m per Season

8pm	Criminal Mindfulness pay $5m + $1m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	8 / 5	10	6	1
★	That Weird-Looking Star pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	3	2	2	1
$	PlaqueBlaster Toothpaste earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: Show is in preferred time

10pm	Pulleyage pay $5m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	7 / 2	10	7	1 ×2
★	Intense Dramatic Actor pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Drama
✓	4	3	4	1 ×2
✕	3	1	2	1
$	Reflux Orange Juice earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 9pm

10pm	NCISICBMOMGOMG: Scranton pay $5m + $1m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Ad + Any
⭗	10 / 7	13	10	3
★	Cable Series Star pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	2	4	1	1
★	Career Stuntman pay $1m, no upkeep cond: Show Genre is Action
✓	2	3	2	1
✕	1	2	1	0
$	Crazy Pete's Discount Plutonium earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 10pm

8pm	Flee pay $5m, no upkeep 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Ad + Any
⭗	8 / 3	14	11	1
★	Cheeky Friend pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: have unused Stars
✓	3	4	2	1
✕	2	2	1	1
★	Medical Drama Mainstay pay $3m + $1m per Season
⭗	2	3	2	1
$	Krakatoa Instant Coffee earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: have unused Stars

Players	3	4	5	Total in game
Shows	5	7	8	40*
Stars	4	5	6	43
Ads	3	4	5	37
Net cards (S2 onwards)	3	4	5	30

	Season 1			Seasons 2-5
Players	3	4	5	3	4	5
1st out	$7m	$8m	$9m	$10m or ⭗5
2nd out	$6m	$7m	$8m	$6m or ⭗2	$8m or ⭗3
3rd out	$5m	$6m	$7m	$2m	$4m or ⭗1	$6m or ⭗2
4th out	—	$5m	$6m	—	$2m	$4m or ⭗1
5th out	—	—	$5m	—	—	$2m

Xpm	Awesome Industrial Accidents pay $1m + $1m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad
⭗	11 / 8	7	4	1

Xpm	Chainmail Bikini Warrior pay $1m + $1m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Star
⭗	10 / 8	12	1	1

Reruns	⭮
You Too Can Play the Recorder!	1
Unlocking Your Cat's Psychic Potential	1
Rerun Viewers	2

Xpm	Person of Disinterest pay $5m + $1m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	8 / 5	11	8	1

Xpm	Agents of S.H.A.M.P.O.O. pay $5m + $2m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	8 / 6	9	7	1

Xpm	American Samurai Worrier pay $2m + $3m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	10 / 9	12	8	3

Xpm	The Baccalaureate pay $2m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	7 / 2	10	7	2

★	Physical Comedy Master pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sitcom
✓	4	5	4	1
✕	2	2	3	1

Xpm	Dextrous pay $5m + $1m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	7 / 4	8	6	2

Xpm	You Reek, Augh pay $3m + $2m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	6 / 4	8	7	1

Xpm	Cringe pay $5m + $2m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 3 ⬩ Star + Ad
⭗	7 / 5	10	8	2

Xpm	SportsEdges pay $2m + $3m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Any + Ad
⭗	8 / 7	10	6	3

★	Fierce Drag Queen pay $3m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Reality (fills Ad slot)
✓	3	4	3	1
✕	2	3	2	1

$	Promo D earn $1m + $2m / $2m per Season cond: pay $3m
✓	3	2	2	1

Xpm	Broken Worse pay $5m, no upkeep 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	6 / 1	9	15	0

Xpm	Doctor What pay $5m + $2m per Season 8pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	7 / 5	10	7	1

Xpm	The Limping Treated and Released pay $5m + $2m per Season 10pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	7 / 5	11	9	2

★	Science-Fiction Legend pay $5m + $1m / $0m per Season cond: Show Genre is Sci-Fi
✓	4	5	3	1
✕	2	3	3	1

8pm	American Samurai Worrier pay $2m + $3m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 2 ⬩ Ad + Ad
⭗	10 / 9	12	8	3
$	Hairy Hamburgers earn $2m + $2m / $1m per Season cond: Show is at 8pm
$	Gunmetal Chewing Gum earn $2m + $2m / $0m per Season cond: have unused Stars

9pm	Quiver pay $5m + $1m per Season 9pm ⬩ ⭮ 5 ⬩ Star + Any
⭗	9 / 6	11	7	1
★	Dashing Lead pay $5m + $1m per Season
⭗	5	4	3	0
1 Any space available