[dmm:] ooh i'm a bit scared of those 2 soldiers+2 dev cards ooh i'm a bit scared of those 2 soldiers+2 dev cards 
[gotwood4sheep:] there goes 1 needed to thieve 
[dmm:] aha so there wasn't a soldier among them ;) i haven't been paying attention... any tens yet? 
[gotwood4sheep:] still not one how many rolls, 30? 
[dmm:] okey doke 
[gotwood4sheep:] maybe 24? ludicrous 
[dmm:] for some reason i often find 10s are much rarer than they should be 
[gotwood4sheep:] as rare as 4s ;) 
[dmm:] that's how it should be! but 4s always seem to come up more often in my experience 
[gotwood4sheep:] they have this game :D 
[dmm:] why can't real life obey the rules of maths 
[gotwood4sheep:] our sample size is small ;) also you keep thieving me 4 nooo i will cut youooo 
[dmm:] sorry about that - i can't help feeling like you'll win at any moment ;) 
[gotwood4sheep:] ahh soldier 7 
[dmm:] ah see, now you have 6! i was right to be aggressive 
[gotwood4sheep:] how that rules i didn't want to deploy that soldier so soon >:( 
[CheshireCatGrin:] any chanve anyone wants a sheep in return for wheat? 
[gotwood4sheep:] no ta 
[dmm:] i have literally nothing to give 
[gotwood4sheep:] apart from your heart 
[dmm:] ughhh ooh 
[gotwood4sheep:] nice rud highway to heaven maaaaaaaa enjoy my sheep 
[dmm:] i intend to 
[gotwood4sheep:] 9 nnoo! 
[dmm:] ah 9 :) blast 
[gotwood4sheep:] ah haaa revenge 
[CheshireCatGrin:] haha 
[gotwood4sheep:] and duncan's off! 
[dmm:] we'll see how long it lasts without sheep or clay and only 12 for wheat :/ 
[gotwood4sheep:] lol long as you keep rolling 8 you're in business 
[dmm:] anybody with clay now? 
[gotwood4sheep:] still no 
[CheshireCatGrin:] i spent what i had 
[dmm:] how about sheep then? 
[gotwood4sheep:] none of those neither :( 
[dmm:] again i can offer wood 
[CheshireCatGrin:] I have one, and I rather need it ... 
[gotwood4sheep:] neeeeeeeed 
[dmm:] oh well 
[gotwood4sheep:] 8! gah this is war :D 
[dmm:] damn right :D 
[CheshireCatGrin:] Anyone want wheat? 
[gotwood4sheep:] no ta 
[CheshireCatGrin:] I'm drowning in it ... 
[dmm:] all i have is wheat 
[gotwood4sheep:] you have a lot of yellow he hex* 
[CheshireCatGrin:] still no-one wants wheat ... ? 
[gotwood4sheep:] i can offer wood? 
[dmm:] nope 
[gotwood4sheep:] i seem to be woody oh or a sheep matt, wood or sheep for wheat? 
[dmm:] bah, having only 4 options for picking up resources is tough 
[CheshireCatGrin:] i'd like a wood 
[gotwood4sheep:] deal! ah 8 my lost friend 
[dmm:] a more complex offer this time: i'll give an ore and a wheat for a clay and a wood 
[gotwood4sheep:] i have no clay so your complexity is lost on me :) 
[CheshireCatGrin:] i can't give away either 
[dmm:] sigh :( wood for all 
[gotwood4sheep:] matt, still want a wood for one of your wheat? or has that ship sailed 
[CheshireCatGrin:] no longer need wood 
[dmm:] any clay lying around? 
[gotwood4sheep:] still no 
[CheshireCatGrin:] not here 
[gotwood4sheep:] no 10 to date 
[dmm:] wow i'm feeling rather behind now... 8s and 9s aren't as common as i'd hoped! 
[gotwood4sheep:] 10s are not plentiful 8s have been common as they get 
[inca:] hey, just spectating if you're ok with that 
[dmm:] no problem! hi! 
[CheshireCatGrin:] Hi to you both :) 
[inca:] hey! 
[dmm:] i'm quite glad niko isn't here yet because i'm not totally ready :P 
[CheshireCatGrin:] haha 
[dmm:] making cookies for a bake sale tomorrow 
[CheshireCatGrin:] That sounds rather pleasant! 
[dmm:] yeah! i just don't have an awful lot of time 
[gotwood4sheep:] wassuup 
[dmm:] hey 
[gotwood4sheep:] LJ is out :( 
[CheshireCatGrin:] Indeed, you said you were going out later, didn't you? 
[gotwood4sheep:] good luck all may the winner take it all :D 
[dmm:] can you hold on a little longer :P 
[CheshireCatGrin:] Yep, hi and good luck! 
[dmm:] i'll be 5-10 minutes 
[gotwood4sheep:] no worries I will need to be gone about 1815 but 3 players won't take an hour hi innis! can observers talk? 
[inca:] hey! just wanted to watch the exciting finale 
[gotwood4sheep:] this is very un assembly ;) grats on the last game 
[inca:] yep, i'll try to keep quiet though during the game! cheers 
[gotwood4sheep:] kibitz away :D 
[inca:] yeah the game yesterday was done within 30 minutes, you'll be fine i'm sure 
[dmm:] that one was unusually quick though because you completely thrashed us :P 
[gotwood4sheep:] lol how did you do it? 
[inca:] haha it was quite lucky, my settlements gave me loads of ore and wheat, so i spammed city upgrades think i had 4/5 cities in the end 4 
[gotwood4sheep:] wowzer 
[CheshireCatGrin:] I can't remember, but that sounds about right (4 cities) 
[inca:] i'd appreciate it if you could all lose with less than 5VP, with niko getting no points at all cheers 
[gotwood4sheep:] lol 
[dmm:] okay i'm ready! 
[inca:] good luck guys 
[gotwood4sheep:] since you start with 2 it's impossible ;) gl all! 
[inca:] haha, true 
[gotwood4sheep:] last again, sheesh last all 4 times 
[CheshireCatGrin:] Indeed, good luck to all 
[gotwood4sheep:] best of luck :D it's been a real fun season shame LJ wasn't so available 
[inca:] indeed! 
[gotwood4sheep:] but there always seems to be 1/5 who has trouble wow I've just seen it says 'Rolled a [sic] 8' 
[inca:] haha, never noticed that 
[dmm:] wood for ore, anyone? 
[gotwood4sheep:] you'd think given they are studying language thats something they'd notie notice* 
[dmm:] me giving wood that is 
[gotwood4sheep:] have non, sorry 
[CheshireCatGrin:] ah, don't need any wood! 
[gotwood4sheep:] also matt won't either 
[dmm:] i wonder how the deathmatch aspect will affect the amount of trading going on 
[gotwood4sheep:] lol 
[dmm:] another request for ore - this time i can give wood or wheat 
[gotwood4sheep:] afraid still none! 
[CheshireCatGrin:] still have no ore 
[dmm:] very well 
[gotwood4sheep:] more ore, duncan! 
[CheshireCatGrin:] anyone have clay? 
[dmm:] huzzah nope 
[gotwood4sheep:] nope no 10s yet 
[CheshireCatGrin:] goodo ... 
[dmm:] at the moment i CAN'T get clay 
[gotwood4sheep:] gg all got a run of VP cards 
[dmm:] ouch 
[inca:] congrats niko! 
[CheshireCatGrin:] Well done :) 
[dmm:] well done 
[gotwood4sheep:] ta guys lucky run of 5s at the start meant i could build cities earlier and buy cards to win 
[dmm:] 5s weren't so lucky for me :'( 
[gotwood4sheep:] jammy really so that game: no 10s at all that's one for the statisticians 
[dmm:] haha 
[inca:] yeah that's bizarre 
[gotwood4sheep:] 17 rounds, 51 rolls 
[dmm:] well, looks like i'll be seeing you all next season! 
[gotwood4sheep:] we should have seen 6/36, or about 8/51 10s yep, afraid LJ gets relegated unless there's less demand it was a much more balanced season 1 win each to the end 
[CheshireCatGrin:] Indeed, and I've enjoyed the season. But must dash! Bye! 
[dmm:] yep bye! 
[inca:] see you later matt, cheers for all your commitment 
[dmm:] i think i'll get going too 
[inca:] and the rest of you 
[dmm:] until next time! 
[gotwood4sheep:] inca you finished 2nd on VPs 
[inca:] see you :) haha, seriuosly? 
[gotwood4sheep:] yup 
[inca:] interesting turn of events 
[gotwood4sheep:] I've been keeping count on my laptop to check for win conditions 
[inca:] i thought i was heading for dead last until last game 
[gotwood4sheep:] since dmm got 3 and matt 5, it finished me on 34, you 25, matt 24, duncan 22 congrats ;) 
[inca:] cool! well i'm dead pleased with that 
[gotwood4sheep:] if you'd had one more game I reckon you'd have hit stride did you read the blog? 
[inca:] cheers! and congrats on defending the title 
[gotwood4sheep:] ta :D 
[inca:] heh i did have a read through it, wonder if that helped 
[gotwood4sheep:] good blog, interesting 
[inca:] was surprised at some of the relative values of resources 
[gotwood4sheep:] this game has some hidden complexity indeed yes 
[inca:] i always saw clay as vital but they rate it as the least vital 
[gotwood4sheep:] so it is the longest road is easiest to compete and settlements lose value ore/wheat ftw I underrated sheep for a while but they are great for card wins I must rush and walk the dog, we should chat more soon! Hopefully another season is round the corne corner* 
[inca:] ok, was nice 'meeting' you! hoepfully see you again nex time 
[gotwood4sheep:] indeed, you too! 
[inca:] see you later :) x 