Composite Report of Economic Activity for Week Ending 2/2/96: The industrialization of the Patch is well underway, but the Pumpkin seems hellbent on proving that machines are not the answer. The first player to own 2 farms, the Pumpkin now has the largest productive capacity of any player. He is also, however, the worst accountant. Under-reporting his letter stock by 4 letter-products, Pumpky showed us that his opposition to technology extends even to written numbers. John's new farm couldn't have happened without the help of Cap'n Onanism, and the deal has sent the Patch pornographer under the 4 letter-product poverty line. The Pumpkin hints that his partner will be well taken care of, however. No such safety net has appeared for the Tenacious Tony T., who seems to have slipped below the 4 letter-product line through his own reporting error. Anyone looking for labor? ******************************************** Alix: Beginning of turn: 7 letters: 2 N's, 1 O, 1 T, 1 H, 1 A, 1 R 1 I farm 1 machine: I IN Economic actions: 1/29 - Ate OATH for 2 labor points. (I ate it, the whole it, and nothing but it.) 1/29 - Spent 1 labor point to work the I farm, harvested 5 I's. 1/30 - Traded 1 I for 1 H with Brandon. 1/30 - Traded 1 labor point for 1 O and 1 T with Dr. West. 1/30 - Traded 1 I for 1 A with T Tony T. 1/30 - Traded 1 I for 1 X with Cap N Oni (this was before oni announced that it would come in a plain brown package) End of turn: 10 letters: 2 I's, 2 N's, 1 R, 1 O, 1 T, 1 X, 1 H, 1 A 1 I farm 1 machine: I IN ******************************************** Cap'n Oni begining inventory 6 x's thrus or so traded alix an x for an i fri traded david an x for an o sat traded hugh 3 x's for 3 r's sat traded john an X for a t sat dined upon T otally O rganic R ind I nfusion Or it could be people loyal to the pumkin throne. gave the resulting two labor points to the pumkin in return of later consideration. ending inventory 2 r's no machines one x farm gee I may have to hang out the will work for food sign next week! that wraps up this weeks report cap n oni out ******************************************** Sbuchana, esq, conservator, on behalf of Hatha Yoga: Beginning of turn: EEEEEE I 1 E Commune No Machines (no faith in industrial development) Activities: 1/30/96: Awoke this morning, drank water. Traded Brandon an E for an H. If I had a hammer, I'd hammer now. 1/30/96: Took a nap, awoke later. Traded The Pumpkin an E for a T. 2/1/96: Second day of fasting. Traded the ever-rushful Pat J.R. an E for a Z. Spent rest of afternoon admiring that Z. 2/2/96: 9:05 A.M. Ate ITZE, leaving EEH in tupperware for later. 2/2/96: Gaining 2 labor points for my recommended weekly allowance 2/2/96: Spending one labor point to work the farm, gaining 5 E's. 2/2/96: Spending other labor point to convert an E to a B. End of Turn: 6 E's. 1 B. 1 H. 1 E commune No machines (you know why) ******************************************** John: Beginning of turn: 7 T's 1 I 1 O 1 E 1 R One T farm No machines Transactions: Mon --- traded one T for one E with Scott Thurs - traded one T for one H with Brandon Sat --- traded one T for one X with Cap'n (Perry) Oni Ate a balanced diet of T HIX (which describes my farm hands), producing 2 labor points. Invited Cap'n (Perry) Oni's hands (two more points worth) over to my land for a big land-clearing project. You see, there's this idle field that needs to be worked a little in order to grow stuff. I took all four points and started a new letter farm. This is going to be an 'S' Farm. End of turn: 3 T's 1 O 2 E 1 R One T farm One S farm No machines (We're true Luddites) ******************************************** Michele: Beginning of turn: 2 A's R H I T O Eat: ARHT for 2 Labor Points Work Farm: get 5 N's Build Machine: N ON Trade: Tony's A for my N Again, Tony's A for my N End of Turn: 3 A's 1 N 1 I Machine: N ON (5 points) ******************************************** Tony: Beginning of turn: 4 A's, one R one machine: A RA Activities: Traded w/ Militant A --- one A for one I Traded w/ Brandon ---- one A for one H Traded w/ Michele ----- one A for N Ate: HAIN for 2 labor points Worked my A farm: gained 5 A's Traded w/ Michele ----- one A for one N Added to machine: added RAN as new last line End of Turn: 3 A's One machine: A RA RAN ******************************************** Brandon: Beginning of Turn Letterstock: HHHHH, A One word machine H HA One H Farm Economic Activity 1/29-Traded an H for an E with Scott 1/30-Traded an H for an I with Alix 2/2 -Traded an H for an A with Tony 2/2-Traded an H for a T with John 2/4- Devoured IHAE for Two Labor Points Used one labor point to work the H farm which left me with HHHHH, A, T Used one labor point to add HAT to my word machine H HA HAT End of Turn Letterstock: HHHH One word machine H HA HAT One H Farm ******************************************** Hugh J.R.: begin of turn: 8Rs, A,I,T 1 R farm eco action: Sat. traded RRR for XXX with Oni note: this trade was made by my adolescent son J.R. Jr. It was without my consent; what's done is done. Sat. traded 3Rs for 3-Os with David Sun. ate X-RAI for 2 labor points (J.R. Jr.'s gunna need an X-ray) Sun. spent 1 labor point to work R-Ranch Sun. spent 1 labor point to convert an R into a Y (Y not?) end of turn: 1 R-Ranch 12 letters in stock: RRRRTRY OXOXO (J.R.Jr promised to Really, Really, Really, Really TRY to straighten up his behavior; then we had a family hug) ******************************************** David: Beginning of Turn: 6O's 1 T 1 I 1 machine: O Actions: 1/30: Gave Alix 1 O and 1 T in exchange for 1 labor point. 1/30: Used the labor point to work the farm. 2/2: Traded an O for an X with Perry. 2/3: Traded 3 O's for 3 R's with Hugh. End of Turn: 6 O's 3 R's 1 X 1 I 1 machine: O 1 O farm ******************************************** Pat [No report filed] Beginning of Turn: 5 Z's 1 I 1 Z farm Actions: Traded 1 Z for 1 E with Scott End of Turn: 4 Z's 1 I 1 E 1 Z farm ******************************************** Lingo [No report filed]: Beginning and End of Turn: 3 T's, 1 I, 1 O 1 T farm ******************************************** Mike: End of Turn: 5 V's 1 V farm ******************************************** Points: Alix: 10 Perry: 2 Scott: 8 John: 7 Michele: 5 Tony: 3 Brandon: 4 Hugh: 12 David: 11 Pat: 6 Lingo: 5 Mike: 5