Round 635 Challenge - Earth Empires Forum

NitelL

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Jan 24th 2022, 14:30:48

Anyone has ideas?

I've quite enjoyed both the tyr casher and commie techer challenge, and clearly commie techer wasn't nearly as rough as tyr casher.

0 cs was brought up by Gerd but I wonder if anyone has other ideas too.

Gerdler

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Jan 24th 2022, 14:55:51

0cs with everything else open.

Rules:
1. you may have as many ICs as you want, which is apparently a rare thing...
2. you may have as many residentials as you want
3. you may have as many enterprise zones as you want
4. you may have as many MBs as you want
5. you may have as many Labs as you want
6. you may have as many Oil rigs as you want
7. you may have as many Farms as you want
8. you may have as many construction sites as you want, as long as it's below one.

We had 4-5 strategies last time we did the 0cs challenge. It was spectacular. Winner had different strat than the runner up.

I would be annoyed if everyone did the same strategy and I would encourage people to save screenshots both to prove they are 0cs and to provide basis for discussion of hopefully unique strategy solutions that no one else thought about, or discarded in favor of their own plan. :)

SuperFly

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Jan 24th 2022, 14:59:52

How about having someone who is active like gerdler just spy op the participants throughout the round to see if they are being honest?

Gerdler

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Jan 24th 2022, 15:11:37

then you can have the 250 IC limit still so that I dont fail hahahaahaahhhahahahah.

Jesus.

Gerdler

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Jan 24th 2022, 15:20:03

Last duel we just saved a few statuses and shared after the round and told everyone to spy each others at will to keep everyone honest.

There was someone who built CS by mistake first thing (by reflex) he did lol, he wasnt found out he told us, but he knocked them down right away. Other than that I think all, maybe 8 of us(?), kept to the rules.

KoHeartsGPA

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Jan 24th 2022, 15:55:26

I'm in, the 0 cs was quite fun last time, no need to have a police SF, we're doing just fine with our honor system :-)

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NitelL

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Jan 24th 2022, 17:21:25

Yea honor system is fine - again, if you need to cheat in a text-based browser-based online game that's 20 years past its prime...

I can do 0 CS. This is going to be rough!

Rocky79

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Jan 24th 2022, 20:24:15

0 CS?

I suppose you could play a democracy and try to play the markets

KoHeartsGPA

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Jan 24th 2022, 20:38:43

Try it!

Gerdler

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Jan 24th 2022, 20:56:40

Winner of last 0cs challenge got 20.4m NW in 1900ish turns (we get about 100 more now) with a fairly standard theo casher:

https://www.earthempires.com/express/454/ranks

https://i.imgur.com/HZAsdla.png
https://i.imgur.com/jl7yWDY.png

I forget if anyone played demo in the old challenge but since acres don't matter to a public market reseller / recycler it's definitely an option.

It's boring if several play the same I think. There are enough combinations that can work here and something like demo reseller will only work if one person does it. So please call that strat if you gonna play it so no one else picks it as well. :)

g0nz0

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Jan 24th 2022, 21:17:39

Originally posted by Rocky79:

0 CS?

I suppose you could play a democracy and try to play the markets

When you grab the # of buildings stolen is commensurate with your own % wise. If you build some labs, and farm bots who are all labs you could find yourself in a top 19 finish.

NitelL

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Jan 24th 2022, 21:28:53

I'd keep strategy hidden as part of the broader strategy to winning as well like a Keynesian beauty contest type thing.

Gotta guess if too many people think that your strategy is the winning strategy, and hence playing it, making it worse to play. xD

Rocky79

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Jan 24th 2022, 22:00:11

I suppose theo would be a huge advantage if everyone is playing the entire round at 0 cs

Gerdler

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Jan 24th 2022, 22:11:01

Originally posted by NitelL:

I cant imagine something like a theo casher or a theo techer would be a problem is 5 people played... remember 0cs countries are small so they wont crave/produce lots of tech and move the markets even close to how much 5 tyr cashers or commie techers would.

galleri

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Jan 25th 2022, 3:31:50

Originally posted by NitelL:

Yea honor system is fine - again, if you need to cheat in a text-based browser-based online game that's 20 years past its prime...

You forgot where you were at NitelL......

https://gyazo.com/...b3bb28dddf908cdbcfd162513

Kahuna: Ya you just wrote the fkn equation, not helping me at all. Lol n I hated algebra.

SuperFly

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Jan 25th 2022, 4:25:28

So to confirm it’s a 0 CS challenge and everything else is open to do whatever then hey?

KoHeartsGPA

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Jan 25th 2022, 14:21:05

Originally posted by SuperFly:

So to confirm it’s a 0 CS challenge and everything else is open to do whatever then hey?

Yes :-)

galleri

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Jan 25th 2022, 17:25:13

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:

Originally posted by SuperFly:

So to confirm it’s a 0 CS challenge and everything else is open to do whatever then hey?

Yes :-)

To a point....

https://gyazo.com/...b3bb28dddf908cdbcfd162513

Kahuna: Ya you just wrote the fkn equation, not helping me at all. Lol n I hated algebra.

SuperFly

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Jan 25th 2022, 20:31:31

Originally posted by galleri:

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:

Originally posted by SuperFly:

So to confirm it’s a 0 CS challenge and everything else is open to do whatever then hey?

Yes :-)

To a point....

Are you saying that I can’t just stock steal and steal buildings from players to win this challenge galleri?

CX LaE

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Jan 25th 2022, 22:30:04

I'll run a stock farm for you, SF. :P

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SuperFly

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Jan 26th 2022, 5:54:46

CX delete that post before they delete you! Even posting a joke about collusion will get you deleted around here :(

galleri

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Jan 26th 2022, 12:42:47

Lmao

https://gyazo.com/...b3bb28dddf908cdbcfd162513

Kahuna: Ya you just wrote the fkn equation, not helping me at all. Lol n I hated algebra.

SuperFly

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Jan 26th 2022, 14:25:17

Originally posted by galleri:

Lmao

It’s not like it’s far from the truth. Poor CX might also be labeled a cheater for the rest of his life as well just for talking about being a farm / offering to pay reps lol

galleri

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Jan 26th 2022, 17:56:52

Originally posted by SuperFly:

Originally posted by galleri:

Lmao

It’s not like it’s far from the truth. Poor CX might also be labeled a cheater for the rest of his life as well just for talking about being a farm / offering to pay reps lol

Thank goodness the real you returned.

https://gyazo.com/...b3bb28dddf908cdbcfd162513

Kahuna: Ya you just wrote the fkn equation, not helping me at all. Lol n I hated algebra.

Gerdler

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Jan 26th 2022, 19:55:41

An earthquake occurred destroying 1 buildings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_j8W-SDefU

Hmm... at least no CS lost. maybe I shall rise like phoenix!

KoHeartsGPA

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Jan 26th 2022, 20:03:37

Blasphemy!

KoHeartsGPA

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Jan 27th 2022, 19:53:56

I'm out and broke, did what I could with what I had on 22, he kept buying up tanks lol was fun :-)

KoHeartsGPA

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Jan 27th 2022, 20:21:39

Message from Tyri (#22) sent on Jan 27, 20:14
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Why dont you attack nipc countries?

My reply:
Why did you break GDI? I only did one grab on you to see the returns and you went ape sh1t stupid on me with 11 hits, you had your land back and some on a single retal, sorry you're stupid, now you have 10,300 empty acres....

🤷‍♂️

SuperFly

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Jan 28th 2022, 17:10:49

I took one grab on my country. Guess my set and my challenge are ruined!

F’n people that have to hit players instead of bots! :p

BaDonkaDonks

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Jan 28th 2022, 22:38:21

I'll flatten you all.

SuperFly

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Jan 29th 2022, 23:53:09

So I went the all-x route here. I think I’ll reach 9k land and that’s all

Prime

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Jan 30th 2022, 0:41:45

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:

Not allowed! GRIEFER!!! Everyone huck squirrels at him and call him names!

KoHeartsGPA

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Jan 30th 2022, 2:08:16

Originally posted by Prime:

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:

Not allowed! GRIEFER!!! Everyone huck squirrels at him and call him names!

I have a good fire going outside in my fire pit, I'll cook them squirrels for dinner!

SuperFly

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Jan 30th 2022, 7:52:06

Originally posted by Prime:

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:

Not allowed! GRIEFER!!! Everyone huck squirrels at him and call him names!

Better get The old pitchfork crowd to summon Slag

Gerdler

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Jan 30th 2022, 22:36:57

I got about 38m NW I think. Thats what my brief math told me earlier today but I have not bothered to check if I'm on track or not.

Gotta say I've exceeded my expectations.

https://i.imgur.com/uZ0ZnmQ.png

Are these all the 0cs participants?

SuperFly

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Jan 30th 2022, 23:22:44

$34m with 0 CS? I thought about LGing way too late into the round not that I had a chance to ever get close to $20m NW ha

GG Gerdler

CX LaE

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Jan 30th 2022, 23:32:48

That's just insane.

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Gerdler

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Jan 31st 2022, 0:04:11

I should be allowed to post my status after the set so here goes:

https://i.imgur.com/Ak0OgJZ.png
https://i.imgur.com/PQbTzc2.png
https://i.imgur.com/byRwwcC.png
https://i.imgur.com/dYuqjQG.png
https://i.imgur.com/HhtBIJF.png
https://i.imgur.com/ybXivIU.png
https://i.imgur.com/A6qbVyx.png
https://i.imgur.com/2dqY3Wy.png
https://i.imgur.com/sGC5HFI.png
https://i.imgur.com/UTNjna1.png

I hope those are in order.

NitelL

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Jan 31st 2022, 0:08:16

Well played Gerd! Won the challenge by a mile.

Unfortunately, I failed to find time to login and had 170 turns stored at the final turn. =\ About 5m+ nw more that I could push.

Gerdler

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Jan 31st 2022, 0:15:20

Also, please drink Lithuanian beer.

Reasons include but are not limited to:
1. Its beer.
2. They got varieties that you might not find anywhere else.
3. Lithuania is the first country to allow a Taiwanese representative office (pretty much an embassy) and are more or less moving towards a full recognition of the independence of Taiwan. In country diplomacy terms; they got balls. In real world terms their trade with China has taken a huge blow(eliminated more or less) and we as consumers together with Taiwan, EU and the entire free world can make it worth it in economic terms to make this just stance as Lithuania have, so more might consider following.

KoHeartsGPA

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Jan 31st 2022, 2:29:36

Congrats Gerd :-)

galleri

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Jan 31st 2022, 15:09:47

I had my bets on NitelL. I demand round 2.

https://gyazo.com/...b3bb28dddf908cdbcfd162513

Kahuna: Ya you just wrote the fkn equation, not helping me at all. Lol n I hated algebra.