Rocks, Papers, Scissors, Auctions - Game over!

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Player	VPs	Rank
RH9	24.0	1st
Charles510	19.0	2nd
Nancy Drew 39	18.4	3rd
Space	-	4th
StrangerCoug	-	5th

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Signups are open for Game 2!

Players:
1. Nancy Drew 39
2. Charles510
3. RH9
4. StrangerCoug
5. Space
6. ... ?

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Object of the game: Bid on auctions with Rocks, Scissors, and Papers. Win VPs to avoid being eliminated at critical points. Be the last person standing at the end of the 15th round to win!

Bid as many as you want - and can afford - but don't bid different types at once.
Fifteen auctions total (with three special shopping rounds mixed in). You'll get some Rocks, Papers, and Scissors to start with, and you can earn coins to buy more during the shopping rounds. There'll be some randomness here, but you're guaranteed to get at least some of each.
If an auction has bids for all three types, the smallest bids get axed and lose. Repeat until there aren't three types any more.
Next: Rock beats Scissors; Scissors beats Paper; Paper beats Rock. Lots of Scissors vs. a single Rock? The Rock still wins.
Finally: more Rocks beat fewer Rocks. Ditto for Paper and Scissors.
If this doesn't result in a clear winner, it's a tie and no one wins. The last group eliminated earns the draw; everyone else loses.

Winner loses their bid and gains the prize.
Ties and losers keep their bids; ties get a small consolation prize. (+1 coin.)

Each auction has multiple lots. Bid on only one lot. There'll be one fewer lot than there are players.
Each lot has VPs and coins, rolled randomly.
If a lot gets passed up, I'll add some goodies to it (+2 VP, +2 coins). It'll stick around for the next auction.

VPs control eliminations. In last place when the 5th auction ends? You're out. Not in the top three after the 10th auction? Goodbye.
- If there's a tie, we'll delay the elimination by one round. If you weren't on the block before, you'll be safe. Note - there are tiebreaking items out there.
- If the elimination is a foregone conclusion - if a player can't survive even with everyone actively conspiring to make sure they do - they get axed early.
- We'll reset the VPs at the end of the elimination rounds. (This will happen even if the elimination is delayed.)

Shopping:
- Shopping rounds happen just before elimination rounds; they don't count as regular rounds.
- Players can spend coins to buy more throws and/or bid on special items.
- There will always be a MacGuffin up for grabs. These break ties - and if one player collects all three,

everyone else just loses.

All information is public (coins, VPs, items, stocks of Rocks / Papers / Scissors.) Turns are submitted via PM.

Deadlines: 47.5 hours. One 24-hour extension per player; players can earn more by submitting moves early.

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We've got the minimum number of people needed to play, so I'm going to go ahead and start up a timer. Once that timer expires, we'll start up the game.

(expired on 2022-10-18 22:30:00) left to sign up!

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At the start of the game: each player will receive 15 throws. Guaranteed minimum of three of each type; the remaining ones will be randomly chosen.
At the start of Auction 6: each player still alive will receive another 15 throws, with the same guaranteed minimum.

During Auctions 1-5, assuming 5 players:

1 lot will have 1d4+4 VPs, 1d4 coins.
1 lot will have 1d6+4 VPs, 1d6 coins.
1 lot will have 1d8+4 VPs, 1d8 coins.
1 lot will have 1d6 VPs, 2d6 coins.

The first lots will be rolled at the start of the first auction, and so on and so forth.
Lots that are not claimed will receive +1 VP and +1 coin for each round they remain unclaimed.

During Auctions 6-10, all auction prizes will double in value; the 1d4+4 lot will be removed.

If anyone has strong feelings about balance or the numbers, please make suggestions before the game starts - once the game starts, the numbers will be locked in. If we get more players, I'll add more lots.

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My goal for this game is to have it wrapped up by US Thanksgiving, which falls on November 24th this year. So that means ending the game no later than November 23rd.

There's a potential for 15 rounds (ten regular auctions plus a best-of-five final). With each round having a 48 hour deadline and a start date of October 19th*, that wraps things up on November 18th.

Problem is, I also have to allow time for elimination tie-breakers. Add two of those and now we're looking at November 22nd. Throw in one 24-hour extension per player and now we're looking at November 26th - which is too late.

I'll be sending players PMs at the start of each round. I'm also happy to send out PMs at the 24-hours-left point (for players who request it and haven't submitted anything yet). But this time around, I can't allow for extensions without potentially compromising the game's overall deadline.

Players may send me conditional moves for a future round if they think they might miss a specific deadline.

Players may also send me a default move as an insurance policy against missing deadlines in general.

Please let me know if anyone would like more details about these.

* - technically, the day before by my time zone. But it'll be late in the evening.

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Numbers updated to account for five players. If we get to six, I'll add one more lot and an extra elimination at the end of the fifth auction.

Last chance to sign up!

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Let's get this show on the road.

Game setup now in progress.

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Random draws will be simulated as if they came from a bag. Each player is drawing six from the bag. To allow for some variance, I'm going to put nine throws per player (three of each type) and do up a random draw via random.org to decide who gets what.

1-15: Rock
16-30: Paper
31-45: Scissors

Charles510 gets the first set of six.
Nancy Drew 39 gets the second set of six.
Aisa gets the third set of six.
Not Known 15 gets the fourth set of six.
StrangerCoug gets the fifth set of six.

When it comes time for the second set of draws, we'll do it the same way, except that we'll leave the leftovers from Round 1 in the bag. I'll also put spent bids back into the bag.

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 1  41  20  11  29  19 > Charles510
24  37  27  16  18   7 > Nancy Drew 39
36  28   2   8  26   4 > Aisa
12  39  14  45  33  25 > Not Known 15
22  42  15   5  35  32 > StrangerCoug
 3  21  23  43  44  13 > Back to the Bag
31  17  10   6  34  30 > Back to the Bag
40  38   9             > Back to the Bag

Charles gets: Rock, Scissors, Paper, Rock, Paper, Paper.
Nancy Drew 39 gets: Paper, Scissors, Paper, Paper, Paper, Rock.
Aisa gets: Scissors, Paper, Rock, Rock, Paper, Rock
Not Known 15 gets: Rock, Scissors, Rock, Scissors, Scissors, Paper
StrangerCoug gets: Paper, Scissors, Rock, Rock, Scissors, Scissors.

Rolling for the starting lots.

Original Roll String: 1d4+4

1 4-Sided Dice: (3)+4 = 7

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (3)+4 = 7

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (1)+4 = 5

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (8) = 8

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (2) = 2

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (1, 1) = 2

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Here are your starting inventories; this includes the three guaranteed throws of each type.

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	0	0	5	6	4
Nancy Drew 39	0	0	4	7	4
Aisa	0	0	6	5	4
Not Known 15	0	0	5	4	6
StrangerCoug	0	0	5	4	6

And here are the lots for

Auction 1

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	8	4
B	8	2
C	11	4
D	6	10

Game on.

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Remember: only one bid per auction; only one type of throw per bid; don't bid more than you have.

Examples:

I bid

2 rocks

on Lot A. - OK
I bid

1 paper

on Lot C. - OK.
I bid

48 scissors

on Lot B. - not OK; you don't have 48 scissors.
I bid

1 scissor and 1 rock

on Lot D. - not OK; can't bid scissors and rocks together.
I bid

1 rock

on Lot A and

2 rocks

on Lot B. - not OK, can't bid on two lots.

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-10-20 23:00:00) remaining.
If at all possible, please try to have your submission in 30 minutes prior to deadline (or sooner!) so I can start working on resolution early.

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Posting some examples of how the auctions are processed in response to some questions.

Spoiler: Sample auctions

Three players: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie.
Two lots: A and B. A's worth 5 VP; B's worth 3 VP.

Example 1:

Alpha bids 2 rocks on lot A.
Bravo bids 1 rock on lot A.
Charlie bids 3 rocks on lot A.

Charlie wins lot A (5 VP). Everyone bid the same type, so the high bid wins.

Example 2:

Alpha bids 2 rocks on lot A.
Bravo bids 1 paper on lot A.
Charlie bids 3 rocks on lot A.

Bravo wins lot A (5 VP). Two types, so RPS resolves - and paper beats rock.

Example 3:

Alpha bids 2 rocks on lot A.
Bravo bids 1 paper on lot A.
Charlie bids 3 scissors on lot A.

Alpha wins lot A (5 VP). Bravo loses due to bidding the lowest; Charlie's scissors then lose to Alpha's rocks.

Example 4:

Alpha bids 2 rocks on lot A.
Bravo bids 1 paper on lot B.
Charlie bids 3 scissors on lot A.

Alpha wins lot A (5 VP); Bravo wins lot B (3 VP). Bravo's bid is uncontested; Alpha vs. Charlie works just like in example 3.

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Everyone has submitted; now processing resolution. Choices are locked in.

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	2 paper	A
Nancy Drew 39	1 rock	D
Aisa	4 scissors	C
Not Known 15	1 paper	C
StrangerCoug	3 scissors	D

Results:

Lot A: Charles510 pays 2 paper and wins Lot A! He gains

8 VP

and

4 coins

.
Lot B: no bidders, no winners.
Lot C: Scissors cuts paper; Aisa pays 4 scissors and wins Lot C! She gains

11 VP

and

4 coins

.
Lot D: Rock crushes scissors; Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 rock and wins Lot D! She gains

6 VP

and

10 coins

.

Lot B carries over to the next round; it gains +1 VP and +1 coin.

Rolling for new lots; status update in the next post!

Original Roll String: 1d4+4

1 4-Sided Dice: (4)+4 = 8

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (4)+4 = 8

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (6) = 6

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (2, 2) = 4

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Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	8	4	5	4	4
Nancy Drew 39	6	10	3	7	4
Aisa	11	4	6	5	0
Not Known 15	0	0	5	4	6
StrangerCoug	0	0	5	4	6

And here are the lots for

Auction 2

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	6	1
B	9	3
C	7	5
D	1	10

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Remember: the player with the fewest VPs at the end of

Auction 5

will be eliminated.

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-10-22 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

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All submissions are in. Going to start working on resolution shortly!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	2 paper	B
Nancy Drew 39	1 scissor	C
Aisa	1 paper	A
Not Known 15	1 scissor	C
StrangerCoug	3 rocks	C

Results:

Lot A: Aisa pays 1 paper and wins Lot A! She gains

6 VPs and 1 coin.

Lot B: Charles510 pays 2 paper and wins Lot B! He gains

9 VPs and 3 coins.

Lot C: Rock crushes scissors twice; StrangerCoug pays 3 rocks and wins Lot C! He gains

7 VPs and 5 coins.

Lot D: No bidders, no winners. The lot itself gains

1 VP and 1 coin

.

Rolling for new lots; status update in the next post!

Original Roll String: 1d4+4

1 4-Sided Dice: (1)+4 = 5

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (3)+4 = 7

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (2) = 2

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (7)+4 = 11

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (7) = 7

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Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	17	7	5	2	4
Nancy Drew 39	6	10	3	7	4
Aisa	17	5	6	4	0
Not Known 15	0	0	5	4	6
StrangerCoug	7	5	2	4	6

And here are the lots for

Auction 3

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	6	4
B	9	2
C	6	5
D	2	11

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Please let me know if there are any errors!

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-10-24 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

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All bids submitted; resolution now in progress!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	2 scissors	B
Nancy Drew 39	1 paper	A
Aisa	1 rock	D
Not Known 15	2 scissors	B
StrangerCoug	2 scissors	D

Results:

Lot A: Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 paper and wins Lot A! She gains

+6 VP and +4 coins.

Lot B: 2 scissors vs. 2 scissors is a draw! Charles510 and Not Known 15 gain

+1 coin

for tying; they also keep their bids. Lot B gains

+1 VP and +1 coin.

Lot C: No bidders; no winners. Lot C gains

+1 VP and +1 coin.

Lot D: Rock crushes scissors; Aisa pays 1 rock and wins Lot D! She gains

+2 VPs and +11 coins.

Rolling for new lots; status update in the next post!

Original Roll String: 1d4+4

1 4-Sided Dice: (1)+4 = 5

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (5, 6) = 11

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Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	17	8	5	2	4
Nancy Drew 39	12	14	3	6	4
Aisa	19	16	5	4	0
Not Known 15	0	1	5	4	6
StrangerCoug	7	5	2	4	6

And here are the lots for

Auction 4

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	8	2
B	10	3
C	7	6
D	2	6

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: We'll hand out more throws after resolving

Auction 5

...

and its elimination.

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-10-26 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

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Still waiting for one more bid. Will start resolution once it arrives, or in thirty minutes without it - whichever happens first!

EDIT> Just arrived. Now resolving!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	2 scissors	B
Nancy Drew 39	1 paper	C
Aisa	1 rock	B
Not Known 15	5 scissors	B
StrangerCoug	3 papers	A

Results:

Lot A: StrangerCoug pays 3 papers and wins Lot A! He gains

+8 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot B: Rock works overtime crushing a whole bunch of scissors; Aisa pays 1 rock and wins Lot B! She gains

+10 VPs and +3 coins.

Lot C: Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 paper and wins Lot C! She gains

+7 VPs and +6 coins.

Lot D: No bidders; no winners. Lot D gains

+1 VP and +1 coin.

Rolling for new lots; status update in the next post!

Original Roll String: 1d4+4

1 4-Sided Dice: (4)+4 = 8

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (4)+4 = 8

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (6) = 6

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (8)+4 = 12

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (8) = 8

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Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	17	8	5	2	4
Nancy Drew 39	19	20	3	5	4
Aisa	29	19	4	4	0
Not Known 15	0	1	5	4	6
StrangerCoug	15	7	2	1	6

And here are the lots for

Auction 5

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	5	4
B	5	5
C	6	2
D	3	7

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: here's how things will go down after this auction.
1) Winners get their rewards and pay their bids; ties get +1 coin.
2) The player with the fewest VPs is eliminated. If there's a tie, we'll pause here and do a special tiebreaker auction.
3) Lot A is eliminated; all other lots shift up one space.
4) Leftover lots gain +1 VP and +1 coin, and are then doubled in value.
5) New lots are rolled with the new doubled values.
6) Everyone gets new throws! They'll add on to whatever players didn't spend in the first five rounds.

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-10-28 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

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Less than an hour left; still missing two bids!

EDIT> One of the two is in.

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Resolution in progress. This one will take longer than usual to wrap everything up; please stand by!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	3 scissors	C
Nancy Drew 39	1 paper	A
Aisa	(no bid)	-
Not Known 15	6 scissors	D
StrangerCoug	4 scissors	D

Results:

Lot A: Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 paper and wins Lot A! She gains

+5 VPs and +4 coins.

Lot B: No bidders, no winners. Lot B gains

+1 VP and +1 coin

.
Lot C: Charles510 pays 3 scissors and wins Lot C! He gains

+6 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot D: Six beats four; Not Known 15 pays 6 scissors and wins Lot D! They gain

+3 VPs and +7 coins.

Status update - and the elimination - in the next post.

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Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	23	10	5	2	1
Nancy Drew 39	24	24	3	4	4
Aisa	29	19	4	4	0
Not Known 15	3	8	5	4	0
StrangerCoug	15	7	2	1	6

And we've reached the elimination. Player standings:

Name	VPs	Rank
Aisa	29	1st
Nancy Drew 39	24	2nd
Charles510	23	3rd
StrangerCoug	15	4th
Not Known 15	3	5th

Not Known 15

has been eliminated. Thank you for playing!

Everyone else, you're still alive. Next elimination will be at the end of

Auction 10

, where

only the top two

will make it to the final.

Next up: new inventory and new lots. The old Lot A (1d4+4 / 1d4) is tossed; everything else moves up one space

and is doubled in value.

(Old lots get a straight x2; new lots get double dice and bonuses. Lots that aren't picked will get +2/+2 bonuses going forward.)

Rolls for the new lots:

Original Roll String: 2d8+8

2 8-Sided Dice: (4, 5)+8 = 17

Original Roll String: 2d8

2 8-Sided Dice: (2, 3) = 5

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (1, 2) = 3

Original Roll String: 4d6

4 6-Sided Dice: (1, 2, 5, 6) = 14

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New inventory!

We started with 30 rocks, 30 papers, 30 scissors - most went to players, but some stayed in the bag. Bids paid went back to the bag, as did everything Not Known 15 had left.
We're now adding another 30 of each. Of those, everyone still alive gets three each. The rest go to the bag, and everyone gets to draw another six on top of the nine they just got.

If my math is right, this is what the bag looks like now:
34 rocks (1-34)
37 papers (35-71)
37 scissors (72-108)

And here's the draw...

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 35    3   38   13   87   39 > Charles510
 90   65   85   49   42   18 > Nancy Drew 39
 15   78   12   83   73   30 > Aisa
 36  107   51   26   25   84 > StrangerCoug

Charles510 gets: Paper, Rock, Paper, Rock, Scissors, Paper.
Nancy Drew 39 gets: Scissors, Paper, Scissors, Paper, Paper, Rock.
Aisa gets: Rock, Scissors, Rock, Scissors, Scissor, Rock.
StrangerCoug gets: Paper, Scissors, Paper, Rock, Rock, Scissors.

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Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	23	10	10	8	5
Nancy Drew 39	24	24	8	10	8
Aisa	29	19	10	7	6
StrangerCoug	15	7	7	6	11

And here are the lots for

Auction 6

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	12	12
B	10	5
C	12	21

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: Please double-check everything carefully and let me know if there are any errors!

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-10-30 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

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One hour left to go; still missing two bids!

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All bids now in. Resolution in progress!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	4 scissors	B
Nancy Drew 39	1 rock	A
Aisa	2 scissors	B
StrangerCoug	9 scissors	A

Results:

Lot A: Rock crushes scissors; Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 rock and wins Lot A! She gains

+12 VPs and +12 coins.

Lot B: 4 beats 2; Charles510 pays 4 scissors and wins Lot B! He gains

+10 VPs and +5 coins.

Lot C: No bidders, no winners. Lot C gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins.

Rolling to replace lots A and B; status update in the next post!

Original Roll String: 2d6+8

2 6-Sided Dice: (2, 1)+8 = 11

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (2, 2) = 4

Original Roll String: 2d8+8

2 8-Sided Dice: (8, 7)+8 = 23

Original Roll String: 2d8

2 8-Sided Dice: (2, 8) = 10

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Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	33	15	10	8	1
Nancy Drew 39	36	36	7	10	8
Aisa	29	19	10	7	6
StrangerCoug	15	7	7	6	11

And here are the lots for

Auction 7

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	14	7
B	10	2
C	14	23

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: d8s are capable of rolling other numbers besides 1s!

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-01 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

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Less than an hour to go; still missing two bids!

EDIT> One bid in.

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And that's time. Resolution coming up shortly!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	(no bid)
Nancy Drew 39	1 rock	A
Aisa	3 rocks	B
StrangerCoug	9 scissors	C

Results:

Lot A: Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 rock and wins Lot A! She gains

+14 VPs and +7 coins.

Lot B: Aisa pays 3 rocks and wins Lot B! She gains

+10 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot C: StrangerCoug pays 9 scissors and wins Lot C! He gains

+14 VPs and +23 coins.

Dice to replace all three lots:

Original Roll String: 2d6+8

2 6-Sided Dice: (1, 2)+8 = 11

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (2, 5) = 7

Original Roll String: 2d8+8

2 8-Sided Dice: (3, 8)+8 = 19

Original Roll String: 2d8

2 8-Sided Dice: (4, 5) = 9

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (3, 4) = 7

Original Roll String: 4d6

4 6-Sided Dice: (3, 1, 5, 4) = 13

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Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	33	15	10	8	1
Nancy Drew 39	50	43	6	10	8
Aisa	39	21	7	7	6
StrangerCoug	29	30	7	6	2

And here are the lots for

Auction 8

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	15	7
B	15	7
C	8	12

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: You must be in 1st or 2nd place at the end of Auction 10 to make it to the final!

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-03 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

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Less than an hour to go; still missing two bids!

EDIT> One in.

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And that's time. Now resolving!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	1 scissors	C
Nancy Drew 39	1 paper	A
Aisa	(no bid)
StrangerCoug	5 rocks	A

Results:

Lot A: Paper covers rock; Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 paper and wins Lot A! She gains

+15 VP and +7 coins.

Lot B: No bidders, no winners. Lot B gains

+2 VP and +2 coins.

Lot C: Charles510 pays 1 scissors and wins Lot C! He gains

+8 VP and +12 coins.

Dice for replacing lots:

Original Roll String: 2d6+8 (STATIC)

2 6-Sided Dice: (3, 6)+8 = 17

Original Roll String: 2d6 (STATIC)

2 6-Sided Dice: (3, 1) = 4

Original Roll String: 2d6 (STATIC)

2 6-Sided Dice: (6, 3) = 9

Original Roll String: 4d6 (STATIC)

4 6-Sided Dice: (3, 6, 3, 2) = 14

[Farren]

Static rolls; re-rolling.

Original Roll String: 2d6+8

2 6-Sided Dice: (3, 2)+8 = 13

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (3, 5) = 8

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (5, 1) = 6

Original Roll String: 4d6

4 6-Sided Dice: (3, 4, 4, 5) = 16

[Farren]

Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	41	27	10	8	0
Nancy Drew 39	65	50	6	9	8
Aisa	39	21	7	7	6
StrangerCoug	29	30	7	6	2

And here are the lots for

Auction 9

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	16	12
B	17	9
C	10	15

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: Players can submit conditional bids if they won't be around, or submit default bids as insurance against a non-submission.

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-05 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

[Farren]

Less than an hour to go; still missing two bids!

EDIT> One in.

[Farren]

That's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	(no bid)
Nancy Drew 39	1 scissors	A
Aisa	2 papers	C
StrangerCoug	5 rocks	B

Results:

Lot A: Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 scissors and wins Lot A! She gains

+16 VP and +12 coins.

Lot B: StrangerCoug pays 5 rocks and wins Lot B! He gains

+17 VP and +9 coins.

Lot C: Aisa pays 2 papers and wins Lot C! She gains

+10 VP and +15 coins.

Dice for replacing lots:

Original Roll String: 2d6+8

2 6-Sided Dice: (5, 3)+8 = 16

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (5, 1) = 6

Original Roll String: 2d8+8

2 8-Sided Dice: (8, 7)+8 = 23

Original Roll String: 2d8

2 8-Sided Dice: (8, 7) = 15

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (6, 2) = 8

Original Roll String: 4d6

4 6-Sided Dice: (6, 2, 3, 2) = 13

[Farren]

Updated player info:

Name	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	41	27	10	8	0
Nancy Drew 39	81	62	6	9	7
Aisa	49	36	7	5	6
StrangerCoug	46	39	2	6	2

And here are the lots for

Auction 10

:

Lot	VPs	Coins
A	13	4
B	22	7
C	9	7

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: This is the last auction before the finals! After resolution of Auction 10, we'll cut the field down to two players. Those two players will get some more throws for free - and they'll get an opportunity to spend their coins to buy throws of their choice!

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-07 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline. My clock is going an hour back tonight, so that's one free hour added to the deadline.

[Farren]

30 minutes left on the clock. Still waiting for one more bid!

EDIT> Bid is in. Now resolving!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	8 papers	B
Nancy Drew 39	1 paper	C
Aisa	5 papers	B
StrangerCoug	6 papers	B

Results:

Lot A: No bidders, no winners. As this is the last regular auction, Lot A disappears forever.
Lot B: 8 beats both 6 and 5; Charles510 pays 8 papers and wins Lot B! He gains

+22 VPs and +7 coins.

Lot C: Nancy Drew 39 pays 1 paper and wins Lot C! She gains

+9 VPs and +7 coins.

Which results in the following scores:

Name	VPs	Ranking
Nancy Drew 39	90	1st
Charles510	63	2nd
Aisa	49	3rd
StrangerCoug	46	4th

Congratulations to

Nancy Drew 39

and

Charles510

for making it to the final!

Aisa

and

StrangerCoug

are eliminated. Thank you for playing!

Next up: new throws; the shop opens for business!

[Farren]

More throws! This works just like the last two. We had 60 rocks, 60 papers, 60 scissors in play. We'll now move up to 90 of each and give both players three of each.
The bag now has:
68 rocks (1-68)
67 papers (69-135)
77 scissors (136-212)

And here's the draw...

Code: Select all

 48   73   83  117    9  185 > Charles510
192  195  189  103   44  176 > Nancy Drew 39

Charles510 gets: Rock, Paper, Paper, Paper, Rock, Scissors
Nancy Drew 39 gets: Scissors, Scissors, Scissors, Paper, Rock, Scissors.

Add that to the three of each, and here's what things look like before shopping:

Name	Wins	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	0	34	15	6	4
Nancy Drew 39	0	69	10	12	14

And now, shopping.

Charles510 may buy 11 items at the shop.
Nancy Drew 39 may buy 23 items at the shop.

Players may buy any combination of rocks / papers / scissors so long as they don't exceed the limit listed above.

Please submit your shopping order via PM to me.

Remember: leftover coins have no value. Spend them now, or lose them!

If there are any errors, please notify me ASAP.

Players have (expired on 2022-11-09 23:00:00) left to submit their orders. Once both orders are in, I'll reveal what everyone bought and we'll start up the final.

[Farren]

Nancy: You can buy up to 23 (rocks / papers / scissors). You choose how many of each you buy, so long as they add up to 23 total. Whatever you buy now gets added to your leftovers from the auctions.
Charles does the same thing, but their total has to add up to 11.

This is a one-time offer, use-it-or-lose-it. It will cost you your coins, but coins have literally no other purpose besides spending them now, so there's no reason to save them.

Send me the list of what you want by PM once you've figured it out.

[Farren]

(And just to clarify - players can say whatever they want here. The PM is required, and that'll be what I go with to process the order.)

[Farren]

30 minutes to go; still missing a shopping order!

EDIT> Orders are in. Now resolving!

[Farren]

Here are the shopping results:

Charles510 bought: 0 rocks, 5 papers, 6 scissors.
Nancy Drew 39 bought: 7 rocks, 8 papers, 8 scissors.

Name	Wins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	0	15	11	10
Nancy Drew 39	0	17	20	22

Finals - Round 1

Whoever has the most wins at the end of Round 5 wins. We'll call it early if one player has an insurmountable lead.
If there's a tie, I will give everyone +1 rock, +1 paper, +1 scissor, and we'll do one more bidding round.
If there's still a tie, we'll do a ten-round, rapid-fire, sudden-death match of regular Rock Paper Scissors to determine a winner.
If that doesn't resolve the tie, you both lose and everyone else wins.

Lot	Wins
A	1

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: all the "lots" are identical in the final.

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-11 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

[Farren]

30 minutes left; still need one bid!

[Farren]

And that's time. Now resolving!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	5 papers	A
Nancy Drew 39	(no bid)	-

Results:

Charles510 pays 5 papers and claims their first win. They need

two more wins

to win the game.

Name	Wins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	1	15	6	10
Nancy Drew 39	0	17	20	22

Finals - Round 2

Lot	Wins
A	1

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: This is a best-of-5 matchup. The first person to 3 wins will be victorious!

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-13 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

[Farren]

Less than 30 minutes to go; still missing one bid!

[Farren]

All bids are in. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	5 rocks	A
Nancy Drew 39	6 scissors	A

Results:

Rock crushes scissors; Charles510 pays 5 rocks and wins the bid.

They only need one more win to claim victory!

Name	Wins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	2	10	6	10
Nancy Drew 39	0	17	20	22

Finals - Round 3

Lot	Wins
A	1

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: This is a best-of-5 matchup. The first person to 3 wins will be victorious!

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-15 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

[Farren]

Less than an hour to go; no bids submitted yet!

[Farren]

Bids are in. Now resolving!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	5 scissors	A
Nancy Drew 39	6 rocks	A

Results:

Rock crushes scissors once again; Nancy Drew 39 stays alive and pays 6 rocks to win this auction! She needs two more wins to win the game.

Name	Wins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	2	10	6	10
Nancy Drew 39	1	11	20	22

Finals - Round 4

Lot	Wins
A	1

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: This is a best-of-5 matchup. The first person to 3 wins will be victorious!

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-17 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

[Farren]

30 minutes left; still missing one bid!

[Farren]

And that's time. Resolution coming up!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	(no bid)
Nancy Drew 39	7 papers	A

Results:

Charles510 fails to bid; Nancy Drew 39 pays 7 papers and claims her second win.

Whoever wins the next auction wins the game.

Name	Wins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	2	10	6	10
Nancy Drew 39	2	11	13	22

Finals - Round 5

Lot	Wins
A	1

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: if the players tie this match, we'll do one more tiebreak round - with each player getting +1 rock, +1 paper, and +1 scissors.

Time left to bid:
(expired on 2022-11-19 23:00:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up until 30 minutes before deadline.

[Farren]

Bids are in. Resolution coming up!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Charles510	10 rocks	A
Nancy Drew 39	8 rocks	A

Results:

10 is greater than 8; Charles510 pays 10 rocks and wins the final auction. Which means ...

Charles510 wins the game, 3-2.

GAME OVER

.

Name	Wins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors
Charles510	3	0	6	10
Nancy Drew 39	2	11	13	22

[Farren]

Thanks to everyone who signed up; I hope you had fun.

Feedback is welcome from anyone. I'll have some thoughts to post about the game as well at a later time.

[Farren]

One idea I was toying with was the inclusion of items, which could be (bought? bid on?) with coins.

I ultimately discarded it for the first run because it would have taken extra time to design them and I was worried that a) it would overcomplicate things and b) I would spend so much time working on them that I wouldn't get the game up and running. Might be something to re-evaluate for a second run.

[Farren]

How was the length of the game, overall? Is five rounds between eliminations too many? not enough? just right?

How much should previous rounds matter for those who survive an elimination? Should scores be reset? (This becomes especially relevant if the finals are removed - one reason I did the finals the way I did was to solve the runaway leader problem.)

What sort of items should the game have, if any? Ideally ones that won't slow the game down. I've got some ideas ...

Should items be auctioned off? Sold in a separate store? Spend X coins to buy a mystery item?

[Farren]

Extensions were left out of this game as a precaution against time pressure on my end - my schedule has at least a chance of being more sporadic over the next couple of weeks, and I didn't want the game to last past today. We had six missed bids over fifteen rounds; adding an extra six days would have pushed the game past Thanksgiving and into the danger zone. So as it turned out, a necessary precaution.

Whether or not extensions make an appearance in future games will probably depend on what my schedule looks like at the time.

As far as the finals go, I can see the argument behind making it a three player final instead of a two player final. I think if I were to do that, I would also want to do a score reset in between eliminations.

Then it's just a question of making coins more interesting.

[Farren]

Let's give this another shot.

Game flow will now go: Four VP/Coin auctions, one shopping round + item auction, one VP/Coin auction, elimination. Elimination takes out the player(s) with the fewest VPs.

VPs then reset to 0.

Three loops of that total, with an aim to have three people left standing during the third and final loop. So with five players, it'd go 5 > 4 > 3; six players would go 6 > 5 > 3; seven would go 7 > 5 > 3, and so on.

The VP/Coin auctions will work the same way they did before, except that we won't be doubling the value of everything during the second loop.

Shopping:
- Players can buy more throws. There'll be one super-cheap ammo pack (limit 1 per customer), with more expensive options for people who want more than the minimum. Other than the super-cheap pack, no limits on how much you buy here. No more free ammo, other than at the very beginning.
- Players can also bid coins to try and take home a limited selection of items. These'll work more like the other auctions, except that you'll be bidding coins. (Can't bid on more than one; only one winner.)
- I'll put the items in a separate post, but one I'll call attention to now - the MacGuffins. There'll be one available during each loop; if one person wins all three, they just flat out win the game (and everyone else loses). They'll also help break ties during elimination rounds.

Eliminations:
- If there's a pre-ordained conclusion to an elimination, it'll happen early; no more walking dead players. Lot elimination and VP reset will happen a round early.
- If there's a tie that isn't broken by MacGuffins for eliminations, then we'll delay the elimination one round. Lot elimination will be delayed; VP reset will *not* be delayed Only people that were in danger as of the deadline can be eliminated.

Extensions / Timers:
- My schedule's a bit more flexible this time around. So I will allow extensions. HOWEVER:
- I would

really

like to see fewer moves submitted at the last minute. SO:
- Timers will be 47.5 hours, and will start at a set time of day. The last 30 minutes of the window I'll use for processing.
- Everyone gets one extension. If you don't submit a move in time and have an extension left, I'll add 24 hours to the clock. If multiple people do so, they'll all spend an extension (which will only add 24 hours to the clock).
- If you submit five moves in a row

within the first 24 hours of the timer

, I'll add one extension to your total.
- No turn may last more than 72 hours. Only exception to this is site outages. If significant mod errors occur, I may extend the timer up to 72 hours (but not beyond).

Signups are open!

[Farren]

There will always be (Players - 1) lots to choose from; the final loop will have three players bidding on two lots.

One possible exception: if the "walking dead" rule gets invoked during the finals, that could knock the player count down to two, which would result in the lots getting knocked down to one.

It would only be invoked during the final loop if the player in last place had no chance of getting out of last place; if the player in last still had a chance at second place, I would not invoke the rule.

[Farren]

Would that remove a player with 2 McGuffins before the last round of shopping?

No. If there's any chance of changing the outcome, then the "walking dead" rule does not trigger.

The only way the "walking dead" rule triggers is if the player cannot change their outcome even if they were allowed to submit *everyone's* moves.

[Farren]

I think I see one tweak that might need to happen.

Sometimes a walking dead elimination might happen after the roll - say the last place player needs a 12 point roll to have a chance to catch up and none of the lots roll high enough. If this happens during the final auction, we will toss out whichever lot rolled a lower VP value, instead of tossing the last lot. That'll make it more likely for the final auction to be meaningful.

[Farren]

Items that will be in the game:

Ammo packs - available whenever the shop is open. These can be bought freely, except where noted otherwise.
Shopping is processed *before* bidding; players may not make provisional shopping orders in the event of a losing bid.

Item	Cost	Ability
Surplus Ammo Pack	1 coin	Gain +5 throws, randomly chosen. Limit 1 per transaction.
Basic Ammo Pack	5 coins	Gain +5 throws, randomly chosen.
Large Ammo Pack	10 coins	Gain +12 throws, randomly chosen.
1 Rock	2 coins	Beats Scissors; loses to Paper.
1 Paper	2 coins	Beats Rock; loses to Scissors.
1 Scissor	2 coins	Beats Paper; loses to Rock.

Round 4 Item Auctions. Players may bid on a maximum of one auction.

Item	Minimum Bid	Ability
Bronze MacGuffin	5 coins	Gain +0.1 VPs immediately. After all VP resets, gain +0.1 VPs.
Large Diamond	5 coins	If you win an auction by bidding rocks , gain +1 VP.
Stock Certificate	5 coins	If you win an auction by bidding paper , gain +1 VP
Gilded Shears	5 coins	If you win an auction by bidding scissors , gain +1 VP

Round 9 Item Auctions.

Item	Minimum Bid	Ability
Silver MacGuffin	10 coins	Gain +0.3 VPs immediately. After all VP resets, gain +0.3 VPs.
Horseshoes	5 coins	If increasing your bid by +1 throw would cause you to win an auction, automatically do so.
Hand Grenades	5 coins	If increasing your bid by +1 throw would cause you to tie an auction, automatically do so.

Round 14 Item Auctions.

Item	Minimum Bid	Ability
Golden MacGuffin	15 coins	Gain +0.5 VPs immediately. If you have all three MacGuffins, the game ends; you win!
Infinite Ammo	10 coins	You now have ∞ Rocks, ∞ Papers, and ∞ Scissors.

[Farren]

Note - there will be no more freebie throws between eliminations. Everyone will get some ammo to start with; anyone who wants more will have to buy it from the shop.

[Farren]

And that makes five players. We've still got room for more - there's really no limit here - but now that we have enough it's time to set a timer.

Signups will close and I will start setting up the game when this timer expires:

(expired on 2023-01-06 22:30:00)

[Farren]

Welcome!

With six players, here's how things will look:

One extra elimination at the end of Round 10.
One extra die: 1d10+4 / 1d10.

[Farren]

Not Known 15 was already signed up, so that puts us back down to 5. Timer continues; back to one elimination at the end of round 10 and 1d8+4 as the highest VP die.

[Farren]

And that's time.

Signups are closed.

Game setup now in progress.

[Farren]

First: starting ammo.

Every player gets 15 throws to start. Of those 15, there's a guaranteed minimum of 2 rocks, 2 papers, 2 scissors.
This time around, I'm not simulating a bag. I'll roll dice instead. 1d3s, where 1 = rock; 2 = paper; 3 = scissors.

Nancy Drew 39's starting ammo:

Original Roll String: 9d3

9 3-Sided Dice: (1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3) = 17

Charles510's starting ammo:

Original Roll String: 9d3

9 3-Sided Dice: (3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1) = 17

RH9's starting ammo:

Original Roll String: 9d3

9 3-Sided Dice: (3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2) = 20

StrangerCoug's starting ammo:

Original Roll String: 9d3

9 3-Sided Dice: (2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) = 22

Space's starting ammo:

Original Roll String: 9d3

9 3-Sided Dice: (1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1) = 15

[Farren]

Nancy gets:
RSPSPRRRP + RRPPSS = 6 Rocks, 5 Papers, 4 Scissors.
Charles gets:
PSPSPSRRR + RRPPSS = 5 Rocks, 5 Papers, 5 scissors.
RH9 gets:
PSPPSRSSR + RRPPSS = 4 Rocks, 5 Papers, 6 Scissors.
StrangerCoug gets:
SPRSPRRPP + RRPPSS = 5 Rocks, 6 Papers, 4 Scissors.
Space gets:
PRRRPRPRS + RRPPSS = 7 Rocks, 5 Papers, 3 Scissors.

[Farren]

Next up: starting lots.

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (5) = 5

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (1, 2) = 3

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (3)+4 = 7

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (5) = 5

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (2)+4 = 6

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (2) = 2

Original Roll String: 1d4+4

1 4-Sided Dice: (3)+4 = 7

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

[Farren]

Starting player info:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	0	0	6	5	4	(None)
Charles510	0	0	5	5	5	(None)
RH9	0	0	4	5	6	(None)
StrangerCoug	0	0	5	6	4	(None)
Space	0	0	7	5	3	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 1

Auction Block - Round 1
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	5	7
B	12	8
C	6	3
D	6	2

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: players will have an opportunity to buy ammo and bid for items after

Auction 4

.
If anyone has any rules questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM!

(expired on 2023-01-08 22:30:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up to deadline. All players start with

one

extension and can earn more by submitting bids early.

[Farren]

To clarify a couple of things:

1) Bids must have two things - how much you're spending, and which lot you're bidding on. You can only spend one type of ammo on your turn; you can only bid on one lot, and you must specify which lot you're bidding on. If you win, you'll spend your ammo and get the VPs and coins in the lot you bid on. If you tie, you keep your ammo and gain +1 coin. If you lose, you keep your ammo and gain nothing.

2) You may not communicate privately with others (other than me) about this game while it is ongoing.

3) You may post in this thread. Bids may not be submitted here; I will ignore anything in the thread that looks like a bid. Anything said by players in the thread is not binding. Players may not trade ammo, VPs, or coins.

[Farren]

Less than thirty minutes to go; still missing one bid!

[Farren]

Time's up. Nancy Drew 39 has not submitted her bid.

Extending the timer 24 hours, at the cost of one extension.

New timer: (expired on 2023-01-09 22:30:00)

[Farren]

And that's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	(pass)	-
Charles510	1 rock	B
RH9	2 papers	A
StrangerCoug	3 papers	B
Space	1 rock	C

Results:

Lot A: RH9 pays 2 papers and wins Lot A! He gains

+5 VP and +7 coins.

Lot B: Paper covers rock; StrangerCoug bids 3 papers and wins Lot B! He gains

+12 VP and +8 coins.

Lot C: Space pays 1 rock and wins Lot C! He gains

+6 VP and +3 coins.

Lot D: No bidders, no winners. Lot D gains

+2 VP and +2 coins.

Rolling for new lots; status update in the next post!

Original Roll String: 1d6 (STATIC)

1 6-Sided Dice: (6) = 6

Original Roll String: 2d6 (STATIC)

2 6-Sided Dice: (4, 2) = 6

Original Roll String: 1d8+4 (STATIC)

1 8-Sided Dice: (7)+4 = 11

Original Roll String: 1d8 (STATIC)

1 8-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 1d6+4 (STATIC)

1 6-Sided Dice: (3)+4 = 7

Original Roll String: 1d6 (STATIC)

1 6-Sided Dice: (2) = 2

Original Roll String: 6d1+2 (STATIC)

6 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 8

Original Roll String: 2d1+2 (STATIC)

2 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1)+2 = 4

[Farren]

Right, sometimes dice do not play nice with P-edit. Let's try that again.

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (3) = 3

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (5, 6) = 11

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (7)+4 = 11

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (3) = 3

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (6)+4 = 10

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (6) = 6

Original Roll String: 6d1+2

6 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 8

Original Roll String: 2d1+2

2 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1)+2 = 4

[Farren]

Here's where everyone stands so far:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	0	0	6	5	4	(None)
Charles510	0	0	5	5	5	(None)
RH9	5	7	4	3	6	(None)
StrangerCoug	12	8	5	3	4	(None)
Space	6	3	6	5	3	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 2

:

Auction Block - Round 2
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	3	12
B	8	6
C	7	5
D	8	4

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: VPs will reset after each elimination; coins will carry over.
If anyone has any rules questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM!

(expired on 2023-01-11 22:30:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up to deadline.

[Farren]

And that's time. All bids are in; now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	2 scissors	D
Charles510	1 paper	D
RH9	3 scissors	B
StrangerCoug	2 scissors	D
Space	2 paper	B

Results:

Lot A: No bidders, no winners. Lot A gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot B: Scissors cuts paper; RH9 bids 3 scissors and wins Lot B! He gains

+8 VPs and +6 coins.

Lot C: No bidders, no winners. Lot C gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot D: Three bids, two resolutions. Two out of three bid types present, so we start with the RPS match.
FIRST - Scissors cuts paper; Charles510 loses this bid.
SECOND - 2 scissors vs. 2 scissors is a tie.
Nancy Drew 39 and StrangerCoug both tie; both of them gain

+1 coin

(and keep their bids).
Lot D has no winners, so it gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins

.

Rolling for new lots; status update in the next post!

Original Roll String: 3d1+2

3 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1)+2 = 5

Original Roll String: 12d1+2

12 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 14

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (1)+4 = 5

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (8) = 8

Original Roll String: 7d1+2

7 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 9

Original Roll String: 5d1+2

5 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 7

Original Roll String: 8d1+2

8 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 10

Original Roll String: 4d1+2

4 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 6

[Farren]

Here's where everyone stands so far:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	0	1	6	5	4	(None)
Charles510	0	0	5	5	5	(None)
RH9	13	13	4	3	3	(None)
StrangerCoug	12	9	5	3	4	(None)
Space	6	3	6	5	3	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 3

:

Auction Block - Round 3
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	5	14
B	12	4
C	9	7
D	10	6

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: the player in last place as of the end of the 5th auction will be eliminated.
If anyone has any rules questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM!

(expired on 2023-01-13 22:30:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up to deadline.

[Farren]

Less than thirty minutes left; still missing one bid!

[Farren]

And that's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	(DNS)	-
Charles510	4 papers	D
RH9	1 rock	D
StrangerCoug	2 rocks	A
Space	3 rocks	A

Results:

Lot A: 3 > 2; Space pays 3 rocks and wins Lot A! He gains

+5 VPs and +14 coins.

Lot B: No bidders; no winners. Lot B gains

+2 VP and +2 coins

.
Lot C: No bidders; no winners. Lot C gains

+2 VP and +2 coins

.
Lot D: Paper covers rock; Charles510 pays 4 papers and wins Lot D! They gain

+10 VPs and +6 coins.

Rolling for new lots; status update in the next post!

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (3) = 3

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (4, 5) = 9

Original Roll String: 12d1+2

12 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 14

Original Roll String: 4d1+2

4 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 6

Original Roll String: 9d1+2

9 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 11

Original Roll String: 7d1+2

7 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 9

Original Roll String: 1d4+4

1 4-Sided Dice: (2)+4 = 6

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

[Farren]

Here's where everyone stands so far:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	0	1	6	5	4	(None)
Charles510	10	6	5	1	5	(None)
RH9	13	13	4	3	3	(None)
StrangerCoug	12	9	5	3	4	(None)
Space	11	17	3	5	3	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 4

:

Auction Block - Round 4
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	3	9
B	14	6
C	11	9
D	6	1

Please submit your bids via PM to me.

Reminder: after this round, the shop will open up! Players can spend coins on ammo and/or bid coins to acquire items. We'll have a separate round for shopping / bidding, then back to regular auctions.
If anyone has any rules questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM!

(expired on 2023-01-15 22:30:00) remaining to submit a bid. Submitted bids can be changed up to deadline.

[Farren]

Less than thirty minutes to go; still missing one bid!

[Farren]

Time's up. StrangerCoug has not submitted his bid.

Now extending the timer 24 hours, at the cost of one extension.

New timer: (expired on 2023-01-16 22:30:00)

[Farren]

And that's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	3 rocks	C
Charles510	1 paper	A
RH9	1 rock	D
StrangerCoug	(DNS)	-
Space	2 papers	A

Results:

Lot A: 2 > 1; Space pays 2 papers and wins Lot A! He gains

+3 VP and +9 coins.

Lot B: No bidders; no winners. Lot B gains

+2 VP and +2 coins

.
Lot C: Nancy Drew 39 pays 3 rocks and wins Lot C! She gains

+11 VP and +9 coins.

Lot D: RH9 pays 1 rock and wins Lot D! He gains

+6 VP and +1 coin.

Rolling for Auction 5's new lots so everyone can see what the first elimination round will have ... but before then, it's shopping time. Status update in the next post.

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (2, 1) = 3

Original Roll String: 14d1+2

14 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 16

Original Roll String: 6d1+2

6 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 8

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (6)+4 = 10

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

Original Roll String: 1d4+4

1 4-Sided Dice: (3)+4 = 7

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

[Farren]

Here's where everyone stands so far:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	11	10	3	5	4	(None)
Charles510	10	6	5	1	5	(None)
RH9	19	14	3	3	3	(None)
StrangerCoug	12	9	5	3	4	(None)
Space	14	26	3	3	3	(None)

And here will be the lots for

Auction 5

:

Spoiler: Auction 5

Auction Block - Round 5
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	3	6
B	16	8
C	6	5
D	7	4

But before anyone can bid on those lots ... it's time for shopping!

Shop - open for business!
Next open: after auction 9
Item	Cost (Coins)	Description
Surplus Ammo Pack	1 coin	Gain +5 throws, randomly chosen. Limit 1 per transaction.
Basic Ammo Pack	5 coins	Gain +5 throws, randomly chosen.
Large Ammo Pack	10 coins	Gain +12 throws, randomly chosen.
1 Rock	2 coins	Beats Scissors; loses to Paper.
1 Paper	2 coins	Beats Rock; loses to Scissors.
1 Scissor	2 coins	Beats Paper; loses to Rock.

Additionally, we have these items up for auction:

Item Auctions - open!
Opens with new stock: Round 9
Item	Minimum Bid (Coins)	Ability
Bronze MacGuffin	5	Gain +0.1 VPs immediately. After all VP resets, gain +0.1 VPs. If you have all three MacGuffins, everyone else loses.
Large Diamond	5	If you win an auction by bidding rocks , gain +1 VP.
Stock Certificate	5	If you win an auction by bidding paper , gain +1 VP.
Gilded Shears	5	If you win an auction by bidding scissors , gain +1 VP.

You may spend your coins on any combination of:
- Purchases from the shop
- Bids on the auction. (This auction only takes coins; no spending rocks / papers / scissors here.)

You may not:
- buy more than

one

Surplus Ammo Pack. (You may buy multiple items.)
-

bid

on more than one item being auctioned off;
-

bid

fewer than five coins on an auctioned item;
- attempt to spend more coins than you have. Shopping will be processed before bidding; if you don't have enough coins for your bid, you don't get to make your bid.

Please submit your shopping orders and your item bid (if any) via PM.

Reminder: the next round is an elimination round!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-01-18 22:30:00) remaining to submit orders and/or a bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

[Farren]

Less than thirty minutes to go; still missing two submissions!

[Farren]

Time's up. Both Charles510 and Space have not submitted anything.

Now adding 24 hours to the timer; both Charles510 and Space lose an extension each.

RH9 gains one extension for timely submissions five times in a row.

New deadline:

(expired on 2023-01-19 22:30:00)

[Farren]

And that's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

First, let's start with shopping purchases.

Player	Fee	Items bought
Nancy Drew 39	1	Surplus Ammo Pack x1
Charles510	6	Surplus Ammo Pack x1 Basic Ammo Pack x1
RH9	6	Surplus Ammo Pack x1 Basic Ammo Pack x1
StrangerCoug	6	Surplus Ammo Pack x1 Basic Ammo Pack x1
Space	14	Large Ammo Pack x1 Paper x2

Everybody buying some ammo - Nancy opting to buy less than everyone else; Space grabbing a little more than everyone else.

Rolling dice for the ammo packs. 1 = rock; 2 = paper; 3 = scissors.

Nancy Drew 39:

Original Roll String: 5d3

5 3-Sided Dice: (3, 2, 3, 3, 1) = 12

Charles510:

Original Roll String: 10d3

10 3-Sided Dice: (3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2) = 25

RH9:

Original Roll String: 10d3

10 3-Sided Dice: (3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1) = 21

StrangerCoug:

Original Roll String: 10d3

10 3-Sided Dice: (1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1) = 17

Space:

Original Roll String: 12d3

12 3-Sided Dice: (2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3) = 25

Next up: who bid what at the item auction?

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid on items:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	9 coins	Bronze MacGuffin
Charles510	(No bid)	-
RH9	8 coins	Stock Certificate
StrangerCoug	(No bid)	-
Space	7 coins	Stock Certificate

Results:

Nancy Drew 39 pays 9 coins and wins the Bronze MacGuffin; she immediately gains

+0.1 VP.

This +0.1 VP will persist through both VP resets.
8 > 7; RH9 pays 8 coins and wins the Stock Certificate! For the rest of the game, if he wins an auction by bidding

paper

, he will gain an additional +1 VP.

Nobody bid on the Large Diamond or the Gilded Shears. They disappear, never to be seen again.

Status update in the next post.

[Farren]

Here's where everyone stands so far:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	11.1	0	7	6	4	Bronze MacGuffin +0.1 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	10.0	0	9	4	8	(None)
RH9	19.0	0	7	6	6	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper
StrangerCoug	12.0	3	6	7	9	(None)
Space	14.0	12	7	10	6	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 5

:

Auction Block - Round 5
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	3	6
B	16	8
C	6	5
D	7	4

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder: The player with the fewest VPs at the end of this round will be

eliminated

. After this round, VPs will be reset to zero; coins will carry over.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-01-21 22:30:00) remaining to submit orders and/or a bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

[Farren]

Just realizing I screwed up the timer in the thread post and set it to 24 hours instead of 48. The timer has been edited to correctly reflect the amount of time left. My apologies!

The timer in the PM I sent to everyone was correct.

[Farren]

One player inadvertently PM'd a bid to everyone (including me) rather than just to me. I have notified them via PM.

Since posting in the thread is legal, and this information was shared with all players, I'm going to treat this as if it were posted in the thread - with the caveat that if they do not respond to my PM about it, I will treat it as their actual bid.

Anyone (including the player in question) is free to change their bid at any time up until deadline.

[Farren]

Less than thirty minutes to go; still missing one bid!

[Farren]

That's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	2 scissors	B
Charles510	4 scissors	C
RH9	3 rocks	A
StrangerCoug	7 papers	B
Space	(DNS)	-

Results:

Lot A: RH9 pays 3 rocks and wins Lot A! He gains

+3 VPs and +6 coins.

He did not bid paper, so does not gain the bonus VP from the Stock Certificate.
Lot B: Scissors cuts paper; Nancy Drew 39 pays 2 scissors and wins Lot B! She gains

+16 VP and +8 coins.

Lot C: Charles510 pays 4 scissors and wins Lot C! They gain

+6 VPs and +5 coins.

Lot D: No bidders, no winners. Lot D would normally gain +2 VP and +2 coins, but Lot D is about to be eliminated ... and so is someone else.

Rolling to replace the first three lots:

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (1, 4) = 5

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (4)+4 = 8

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (6) = 6

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (5)+4 = 9

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

[Farren]

Auction #5 has ended; it's time for an elimination. Here are the standings:

Player	VPs	Rank
Nancy Drew 39	27.1	1
Charles510	16.0	3
RH9	22.0	2
StrangerCoug	12.0	5
Space	14.0	4

With only 12 VPs,

StrangerCoug

has been eliminated. Thank you for playing!

[Farren]

Everyone else, you're still in the game. Time to reset the VPs. Nancy gets to keep the 0.1 VP from the MacGuffin, but that's it.

The new, updated standings:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	0.1	8	7	6	2	Bronze MacGuffin +0.1 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	0.0	5	9	4	4	(None)
RH9	0.0	6	4	6	6	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper
Space	0.0	12	7	10	6	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 6

:

Auction Block - Round 6
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	5	9
B	5	8
C	6	5

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder: There will be site downtime on 2022-01-24; the deadline for Auction 7 will be extended 24 hours to compensate.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-01-23 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

[Farren]

And that's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	3 rocks	B
Charles510	4 rocks	A
RH9	2 papers	B
Space	3 papers	B

Results:

Lot A: Charles510 pays 4 rocks and wins Lot A! They gain

+5 VPs and +9 coins.

Lot B: Three bids, two resolutions.
First: Paper covers rock. Nancy Drew 39 loses this auction.
Second: 3 > 2. RH9 loses this auction. Space pays 3 papers and wins Lot B! He gains

+5 VPs and +8 coins.

Lot C: No bidders, no winners. Lot C gains

+2 VP and +2 coins.

Rolling to replace lots:

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (3) = 3

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (3, 2) = 5

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (6)+4 = 10

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (8) = 8

Original Roll String: 6d1+2

6 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 8

Original Roll String: 5d1+2

5 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 7

[Farren]

Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	0.1	8	7	6	2	Bronze MacGuffin +0.1 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	5.0	14	5	4	4	(None)
RH9	0.0	6	4	6	6	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper
Space	5.0	20	7	7	6	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 7

:

Auction Block - Round 7
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	1	9
B	6	1
C	8	7

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder: This deadline is being extended 24 hours due to anticipated site downtime.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-01-26 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

EDIT> Downtime is over and lasted for approximately five hours. The above deadline stands.

[Farren]

Less than thirty minutes to go; still missing one bid!

[Farren]

Time's up. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	5 rocks	C
Charles510	4 scissors	C
RH9	2 papers	B
Space	(DNS)	-

Results:

Lot A: No bidders, no winners. Lot A gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot B: RH9 pays 2 papers and wins Lot B! He gains

+6 VPs and +1 coin

. Additionally, he gains

+1 VP

from his

Stock Certificate

.
Lot C: Rock crushes scissors; Nancy Drew 39 pays 5 rocks and wins Lot C! She gains

+8 VPs and +7 coins.

Rolling to replace lots:

Original Roll String: 1d1+2

1 1-Sided Dice: (1)+2 = 3

Original Roll String: 9d1+2

9 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 11

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (4)+4 = 8

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (7) = 7

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (5)+4 = 9

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (3) = 3

[Farren]

Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	8.1	15	2	6	2	Bronze MacGuffin +0.1 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	5.0	14	5	4	4	(None)
RH9	7.0	6	4	4	6	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper
Space	5.0	20	7	7	6	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 8

:

Auction Block - Round 8
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	3	11
B	12	6
C	6	2

Please submit your bid via PM.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-01-28 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

[Farren]

Less than thirty minutes left; still missing a bid!

[Farren]

And that's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	4 papers	A
Charles510	4 scissors	B
RH9	2 scissors	C
Space	(DNS)	-

Results:

Lot A: Nancy Drew 39 pays 4 papers and wins Lot A! She gains

+3 VPs and +11 coins.

Lot B: Charles510 pays 4 scissors and wins Lot B! They gain

+12 VPs and +6 coins.

Lot C: RH9 pays 2 scissors and wins Lot C! He gains

+6 VPs and +2 coins.

Rolling to replace lots:

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (6, 5) = 11

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (3)+4 = 7

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (3) = 3

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (5)+4 = 9

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

[Farren]

Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	11.1	26	2	2	2	Bronze MacGuffin +0.1 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	17.0	20	5	4	0	(None)
RH9	13.0	8	4	4	4	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper
Space	5.0	20	7	7	6	(None)

And here are the lots for

Auction 9

:

Auction Block - Round 9
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	2	9
B	12	6
C	9	6

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder:

the shops will open for business after this round

.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-01-30 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

[Farren]

Less than 30 minutes to go. Still missing one bid.

[Farren]

And that's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	2 scissors	C
Charles510	4 papers	C
RH9	2 papers	A
Space	(DNS)	-

Results:

Lot A: RH9 pays 2 papers and wins Lot A! He gains

+2 VPs and +9 coins

. Additionally, he gains

+1 VP

from his Stock Certificate.
Lot B: No bidders, no winners. Lot B gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot C: Scissors cuts paper; Nancy Drew 39 pays 2 scissors and wins Lot C! She gains

+9 VPs and +6 coins.

Rolling to replace lots.

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (3) = 3

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (6, 2) = 8

Original Roll String: 12d1+2

12 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 14

Original Roll String: 6d1+2

6 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 8

Original Roll String: 1d6+4

1 6-Sided Dice: (6)+4 = 10

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (5) = 5

[Farren]

Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	20.1	32	2	2	0	Bronze MacGuffin +0.1 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	17.0	20	5	4	0	(None)
RH9	16.0	17	4	2	4	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper
Space	5.0	20	7	7	6	(None)

And here will be the lots for Auction 10:

Auction Block - Round 10
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	1	11
B	14	8
C	8	4

But first, it's shopping time.

[Farren]

Shop - open!
Next opens: after auction 14
Item	Cost (Coins)	Description
Surplus Ammo Pack	1 coin	Gain +5 throws, randomly chosen. Limit 1 per transaction.
Basic Ammo Pack	5 coins	Gain +5 throws, randomly chosen.
Large Ammo Pack	10 coins	Gain +12 throws, randomly chosen.
1 Rock	2 coins	Beats Scissors; loses to Paper.
1 Paper	2 coins	Beats Rock; loses to Scissors.
1 Scissor	2 coins	Beats Paper; loses to Rock.

Item Auctions - open!
Next opens with new stock: after auction 14
Item	Minimum Bid (Coins)	Ability
Silver MacGuffin	10 coins	Gain +0.3 VPs immediately. After all VP resets, gain +0.3 VPs.
Horseshoes	5 coins	If increasing your bid by +1 throw would cause you to win an auction, automatically do so.
Hand Grenades	5 coins	If increasing your bid by +1 throw would cause you to tie an auction, automatically do so.

As before, you may spend your coins on any combination of:
- Purchases from the shop
- Bids on the auction

You may not:
- buy more than

one

Surplus Ammo Pack.
- bid on more than one item being auctioned off.
- bid lower than an item's minimum bid. (Silver MacGuffin - 10 coins. All other items - 5 coins.)
- attempt to spend more coins than you have. Shopping is resolved before bidding.

Please submit your shopping orders and your item bid (if any) via PM

.
Reminder: the next round is an elimination round!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-02-01 22:30:00) remaining to submit orders and/or a bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

RH9 has earned another extension for timely submissions. He now has three extensions.
Nancy Drew 39 has earned an extension for timely submissions. She now has one extension.

[Farren]

And that's time. Now processing!

[Farren]

First, let's start with shopping purchases.

Player	Fee	Items bought
Nancy Drew 39	3	Surplus Ammo Pack x1 Scissors x1
Charles510	20	Large Ammo Pack x2
RH9	6	Surplus Ammo Pack x1 Basic Ammo Pack x1
Space	0	(No purchases)

No purchases from Space. Nancy gets five throws plus one scissor; Charles gets twenty-four throws; RH9 gets ten throws.

Rolling dice for the ammo packs. 1 = rock; 2 = paper; 3 = scissors.

Nancy Drew 39:

Original Roll String: 5d3

5 3-Sided Dice: (2, 1, 2, 1, 1) = 7

Charles510:

Original Roll String: 24d3

24 3-Sided Dice: (2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3) = 46

RH9:

Original Roll String: 10d3

10 3-Sided Dice: (3, 1, 3, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2) = 19

Next up: who bid what at the item auction?

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Here's what everyone bid on items:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	19 coins	Silver MacGuffin
Charles510	(No bids)	-
RH9	10 coins	Hand Grenades
Space	(No bids)	-

Results:

Nancy Drew 39 pays 19 coins and wins the Silver MacGuffin; she immediately gains

+0.3 VP.

This will persist through the reset at the end of the tenth auction, and stacks with the Bronze MacGuffin.
RH9 pays 10 coins and wins the Hand Grenades! From now on, if adding +1 throw to a bid would cause RH9 to

tie

an auction instead of losing it, he will automatically change his bid to force the tie.

Nobody bid on the Horseshoes. They are lost to the depths of time and space.

Status update in the next post.

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Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	20.4	10	3	6	1	Bronze MacGuffin Silver MacGuffin +0.4 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	17.0	0	12	13	8	(None)
RH9	16.0	1	6	8	6	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper Hand Grenades Increase throws by +1 if causing a tie
Space	5.0	20	7	7	6	(None)

And here will be the lots for Auction 10:

Auction Block - Round 10
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	1	11
B	14	8
C	8	4

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder:

This is an elimination round.

The player with the fewest VPs after this round will be eliminated.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-02-03 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

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And that's time. Now processing!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	2 papers	A
Charles510	4 papers	A
RH9	2 rocks	C
Space	(DNS)	-

Results:

Lot A: 4 > 2; Charles510 pays 4 papers and wins Lot A! They gain

+1 VP and +11 coins.

Lot B: No bidders, no winners. Lot B gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot C: RH9 pays 2 rocks and wins Lot C! He gains

+8 VPs and +4 coins

.

Rolling to replace lots. As this is an elimination round, Lot C will not be replaced.

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (5) = 5

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (6, 6) = 12

Original Roll String: 14d1+2

14 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 16

Original Roll String: 8d1+2

8 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 10

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Auction #10 has ended; it's time for an elimination. Here are the standings:

Player	VPs	Rank
Nancy Drew 39	20.4	2
Charles510	18.0	3
RH9	24.0	1
Space	5.0	4

With only 5 VPs,

Space

has been eliminated. Thank you for playing!

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Time to reset everyone's VPs again. Nancy gets to keep her fractional points from the MacGuffins; everything else is lost. Coins carry over.

Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	0.4	10	3	6	1	Bronze MacGuffin Silver MacGuffin +0.4 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	0.0	11	12	9	8	(None)
RH9	0.0	5	4	8	6	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper Hand Grenades Increase throws by +1 if causing a tie

And here will be the lots for Auction 11:

Auction Block - Round 11
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	4	8
B	16	10

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder: The next opportunity to shop will be after Auction 14.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-02-05 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

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All submissions are in. Now processing!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	5 papers	B
Charles510	5 papers	B
RH9	3 scissors	B

Results:

Lot A: No bidders, no winners. Lot A gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins.

Lot B: Scissors cuts paper; RH9 pays 3 scissors and wins Lot B! He gains

+16 VPs and +10 coins

.

Rolling to replace lots.

Original Roll String: 4d1+2

4 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 6

Original Roll String: 8d1+2

8 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 10

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (6)+4 = 10

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (6) = 6

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Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	0.4	10	3	6	1	Bronze MacGuffin Silver MacGuffin +0.4 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	0.0	11	12	9	8	(None)
RH9	16.0	15	4	8	3	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper Hand Grenades Increase throws by +1 if causing a tie

And here will be the lots for Auction 12:

Auction Block - Round 12
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	6	10
B	6	2

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder: The next opportunity to shop will be after Auction 14.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-02-07 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

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Time's up. Now processing!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	3 rocks	B
Charles510	4 papers	A
RH9	1 rock	A

Results:

Lot A: Paper covers rock; Charles510 pays 4 papers and wins Lot A! They gain

+6 VPs and +10 coins.

Lot B: Nancy Drew 39 pays 3 rocks and wins Lot B! She gains

+6 VPs and +2 coins.

Rolling to replace lots.

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (3) = 3

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (4, 2) = 6

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (2)+4 = 6

Original Roll String: 1d8

1 8-Sided Dice: (5) = 5

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Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	6.4	12	0	6	1	Bronze MacGuffin Silver MacGuffin +0.4 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	6.0	21	12	5	8	(None)
RH9	16.0	15	4	8	3	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper Hand Grenades Increase throws by +1 if causing a tie

And here will be the lots for Auction 13:

Auction Block - Round 13
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	2	8
B	10	2

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder: Last chance to shop after two more auctions!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-02-09 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

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We do have some scheduled downtime coming up, but it's only supposed to last about a few minutes or so. If it ends up lasting more than an hour, I will extend the deadline by 24 hours. If it's less than an hour, the above deadline will stand.

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And that's time. Now processing!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	3 papers	A
Charles510	5 scissors	A
RH9	4 papers	A

Results:

Lot A: Scissors cuts paper; Charles510 pays 5 scissors and wins Lot A! They gain

+2 VPs and +8 coins

.
Lot B: No bidders, no winners. Lot B gains

+2 VPs and +2 coins

.

Rolling to replace lots.

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (5) = 5

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (3, 5) = 8

Original Roll String: 10d1+2

10 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)+2 = 12

Original Roll String: 2d1+2

2 1-Sided Dice: (1, 1)+2 = 4

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Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	6.4	12	0	6	1	Bronze MacGuffin Silver MacGuffin +0.4 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	8.0	29	12	5	3	(None)
RH9	16.0	15	4	8	3	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper Hand Grenades Increase throws by +1 if causing a tie

And here will be the lots for Auction 14:

Auction Block - Round 14
Lot	VPs	Coins
A	2	9
B	12	4

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder: The shop opens after this round!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-02-11 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

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Apologies for the delay. Now processing!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	6 papers	B
Charles510	5 papers	B
RH9	3 papers	A

Results:

Lot A: RH9 pays 3 papers and wins Lot A! He gains

+2 VPs and +9 coins.

Additionally, he gains

+1 VP

due to his Stock Certificate.
Lot B: 6 > 5; Nancy Drew 39 pays 6 papers and wins Lot B! She gains

+12 VPs and +4 coins

.

Rolling to replace lots for Auction #15. As coins earned in #15 won't matter, we'll just roll for VPs.

Original Roll String: 1d6

1 6-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

Original Roll String: 1d8+4

1 8-Sided Dice: (1)+4 = 5

Next up: status update.

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Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Coins	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	18.4	16	0	0	1	Bronze MacGuffin Silver MacGuffin +0.4 VP; win if holding all three MacGuffins
Charles510	8.0	29	12	5	3	(None)
RH9	19.0	24	4	5	3	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper Hand Grenades Increase throws by +1 if causing a tie

And here will be the lots for Auction 15:

Auction Block - Round 15
Lot	VPs
A	4
B	11

But first ... shopping!

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Shop
Item	Cost (Coins)	Description
Surplus Ammo Pack	1 coin	Gain +5 throws, randomly chosen. Limit 1 per transaction.
Basic Ammo Pack	5 coins	Gain +5 throws, randomly chosen.
Large Ammo Pack	10 coins	Gain +12 throws, randomly chosen.
1 Rock	2 coins	Beats Scissors; loses to Paper.
1 Paper	2 coins	Beats Rock; loses to Scissors.
1 Scissor	2 coins	Beats Paper; loses to Rock.

Item Auctions
Item	Minimum Bid (Coins)	Ability
Gold MacGuffin	20 coins	Gain +0.5 VPs immediately. If you hold all three MacGuffins, the game ends and you win.
Infinite Ammo	10 coins	You now have ∞ Rocks, ∞ Papers, and ∞ Scissors.

Here are the ammo shop and the item auctions. Same rules apply as before:
1) You may only purchase

one

Surplus Ammo Pack.
2) You may only bid on

one

item.
3) You may not spend more coins than you have. Shopping is processed before bidding.
4) You may not bid less than an item's minimum bid. The Gold MacGuffin's minimum is 20; Infinite Ammo's minimum bid is 10.

Coins have no value after this - use 'em or lose 'em!

Please submit your shopping orders and your item bid (if any) via PM.

Reminder: the next round is the final round!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-02-13 22:30:00) remaining to submit orders and/or a bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline. I will accept bids up to one hour late due to this being posted late, but not changes.

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Since it looks like this could be relevant, here are the rules for resolving VP ties.

1) MacGuffins break ties. Gold > Silver & Bronze.
2) If neither player has a MacGuffin, then we'll do one more regular auction to resolve the tie. I'll give everyone involved +1 of each ammo type if this happens. Anyone not involved will be out.
3) If there's still a tie, we'll do a rapid-fire sudden-death ten-round game of regular Rock, Paper, Scissors.
4) If there's still a tie, then the tied players lose and everyone else wins. (Yes, this is serious. Ten ties in a row? Either it's active collusion, or the players are too unlucky to deserve the win.)

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Now processing!

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First, let's start with shopping purchases.

Player	Fee	Items bought
Nancy Drew 39	5	Surplus Ammo Pack x1 Rock x1 Paper x1
Charles510	0	(nothing)
RH9	6	Surplus Ammo Pack x1 Basic Ammo Pack x1

Rolling dice for the ammo packs. 1 = rock; 2 = paper; 3 = scissors.

Nancy Drew 39:

Original Roll String: 5d3

5 3-Sided Dice: (2, 3, 3, 1, 2) = 11

RH9:

Original Roll String: 10d3

10 3-Sided Dice: (2, 2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 2, 3) = 22

Next up: who bid what at the item auction?

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Here's what everyone bid on items:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	11 coins	Infinite Ammo
Charles510	29 coins	Infinite Ammo
RH9	18 coins	Infinite Ammo

Results:

Everyone wanted the Infinite Ammo. But only one person can have it, and that's Charles510. They pay

29 coins

and claim an endless supply of Rocks, Papers, and Scissors.

Nobody bid on the Gold MacGuffin. It disappears, and with it, the threat of the game ending prematurely.

Status update in the next post!

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Here's where everyone currently stands:

Player Status
Player	VPs	Rocks	Papers	Scissors	Items
Nancy Drew 39	18.4	3	2	3	Bronze MacGuffin Silver MacGuffin +0.4 VP
Charles510	8.0	∞	∞	∞	Infinite Ammo All the ammo is now at your fingertips
RH9	19.0	9	8	5	Stock Certificate +1 VP for winning bids with paper Hand Grenades Increase throws by +1 if causing a tie

And here are the lots for Auction 15:

Auction Block - Round 15
Lot	VPs
A	4
B	11

Please submit your bid via PM.

Reminder: This is the final round. The player with the most VPs at the end of this round wins!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them here or via PM.

(expired on 2023-02-15 22:30:00) remaining to submit your bid. Submissions can be changed up to deadline.

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And that's time. Now processing!

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Here's what everyone bid:

Name	Bid	Lot
Nancy Drew 39	1 rock	A
Charles510	∞ rocks	B
RH9	8 papers	A

Results:

Lot A: Paper covers rock; RH9 pays 8 papers and wins Lot A! He gains

+4 VPs

. Additionally, he gains

+1 VP

from his Stock Certificate.
Lot B: Charles510 pays ∞ rocks and wins Lot B! They gain

+11 VPs

.

Final standings up next.

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Auction #15 has ended. Here are the final standings.

Player	VPs	Rank
RH9	24.0	1st
Charles510	19.0	2nd
Nancy Drew 39	18.4	3rd
Space	-	4th
StrangerCoug	-	5th

Congratulations to RH9 for winning the game!

GAME OVER.

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Feedback welcome as always.

In the meantime, I'll be trying to decide if I should run this again or start up something new.

[Farren]

Thanks for playing, everyone!

~~fin~~