1661

Congrats Grunden! Man, I feel left behind. :)

1662

Nice work Grunden. Juan is not far behind you though!

PRC crew ET produces S robonaut at unitas. RRMU pays 1 WT to ET produce S reactor at unitas. Both go into rocket stack.

Over to Shimizu!

1663

I’m really behind! Look at my VPs…

1664

Yeah, well most of mine came from abusing the rules while nobody noticed! :D

1665

I’m going to make an effort to pay more attention to what people are doing next game. Not to catch mistakes (although that too), but to try to keep track of what people are doing, and what they’re heading for, and how they’re using the rules to advantage. This game I’m not really paying attention, and I feel a bit bad about it!

1666

[B]Convicts perform boost operation for 1 WT and boosts 2 cards to Bernal: Electroforming refinery and Catalyzed Fission Scintillator, for a total cost of 4 WTs. NASA gets 1 WT. The boosted cards go into the rocket stack. Pantrophists pay 1 WT to sell Proton Tether Rectenna for 4 WTs. Crew sells Mag Sail for 6 WTs. Pantrophists move to rocket stack and 2 WTs is added to rocket fuel. Rocket then burns through the the Mars Flyby, ending up at an Hohmann intersection. Inspirations performed on radiators and colonists. New top cards are Salt-Cooled Reflux Tube and Heavy Water Survivalists. Freighter moves through Mars Flyby, ending up at the Ersatz Bernal.

At this point I realized that I forgot to pay UN for safe passage, but instead of redoing the whole turn, I just did it at the end. I hope that’s okay with you guys.[/B]

1667

NASA doesn’t have an Ersatz-Bernal (unless I missed it’s launch)?

1668

Yeah, I think that’s key. It’s why I emancipated when I did, and beat you out to a few places. When I make my plans, I look at everyone’s position and project what they are probably doing and take action if it’s going to interfere with mine. Same reason Juan snaked Mars from me for the ‘C’ venture.

1669

We indeed don’t. We are trying to move away from earth-centric thought processes.

1670

Yes, so says your cult leader. :)

Anyway, he doesn’t get the boost WT.

1671

Oh, yeah, that’s right. My bad. Good call!

Could you deduct 1 WT from NASA for me, Josh? :)

1672

1 WT deducted from NASA.

ESA industrializes Enceladus. A science site!

UN up for year 43!

1673

Turn 43

Babbage Halbonauts pays 1 WT to ET produce Security system to Bernal

Crew promotes Security System to Frankenstein Navigators, added to rocket

Rocket moves and lands on Sycorax. Frankensten Navigators allow for safe passage through rapid rotation hazard

1WT robot income

NASA you are up.

Note: After the fact I realized ESA did not pay his protection money for the new factory. I edited the save directly, so the change is not in the log.

1674

Oops! Sorry. I didn’t pay you last turn for the claim either.

1675

[B]NASA moves to Pluto, paying for FINAO.

Scientists pay 1WT to prospect. Automatic success. one factory cube moved to Pluto. It’s a TNO Lab!

Crew performs research op on the Rankine MHD generator. Comes with Salt Cooled reflux tube radiator and Project Orion reactor.

NASA bids 0 (only Shimizu elligible).[/B]

1676

Do you need the radiator? If not, would you be willing to trade it if I let you win?

1677

We can trade it, yes. that card was going to be free marketed anyway.

1678

Alright, that sounds good. So how about this: You get those 3 cards for free and we immediately do an even swap for my M class radiator?

1679

sounds good.

1680

Cool.

Shimizu passes