Commerce Game

[mole]

All of you are entrepeneurs who want to start up kazoo shops. The city is a 15 x 15 grid, with each square containing 4 houses.

Your shops take up one whole grid square each. The people in the houses will only visit the store closest to them. The aim is to get as many people as possible to come to your stores.

You don't have to sign up for this game, but there will probably be a maximum number of shopowners. (I haven't decided) Just say where you want to build your shop. (I could get a picture, but my website doesn't let me post images from it...)

[This message has been edited by mole (edited 10-01-2000).]

[Agamemnon]

I would like to set up my bespoke kazoo emporium on grid reference H8 please.
Can I also obtain planning permission for an eight square extension, a ten square car park, a six square storage facility, a twelve square leisure complex and a two square heli-pad.

[mole]

Agamemnon sets up his store on H8 and gets all of the business, since there's only one store there.

Unfortunately, he had to tear down four houses to build his store, so he only has 896 customers.

[Agamemnon]

You all all invited to the grand opening of the 'Bespoke Kazoo Emporium' on Monday at 9am. The store will be officially opened by the world famous pop star, Tiffany.
Free drinks for kids, free coffee for adults and a nice comfy chair for the aged.

##### SPECIAL OFFER FOR TODAY ONLY #####

Free "Go mad,doggie" sticker with every purchase over £100 (no including special offers, discounted lines, two for one's or end of season clearance lines)

'BEAT THE QUEUE, BUY A KAZOO'

[This message has been edited by Agamemnon (edited 10-02-2000).]

[Jas]

You can't beat a bit of friendly comptetion in the cut and thrust world of kazoo sales.

I'll move in next door to the kazoo emporium on square H9.

[mole]

So Jas cuts Agamemnon's market up, snaring 416 customers and leaving the 'Bespoke Kazoo Emporium' with 476 customers, still over half of the market.

[Agamemnon]

Ah, so Jas is trying to muscle in on my market. I knew Tiffany would draw the crowds, so maybe I should team her up with another top class act like Leo Sayer and have a 'Bespoke Kazoo Emporium Disco Rave Duet' with a 20% discount on all items.

[Aarondalf]

At D8 I will set up my shop which sells special "Where's the" BEEF.

[mole]

Aarondalf's "Where's the BEEF Kazoo Store" has taken most of the market. Jas's "I'm coming first in Paladin's competition" campaign has fallen flat, maybe becuase he can't make good kazoos.

Agamemnon: 300
Jas: 276
Aarondalf: 312

[Agamemnon]

Jas old bean..........wanna sell your business?

[mithrandir]

i'll set up on G6

[BraveHat]

I'll set up "BraveHat's Kazoo Zoo" where all kinds of imported kazoos are shown on display, and fun water-proof kazoo's which have squirt-gun features are on sale for the kids in the M-13 district. (I'm setting up on M-13). Plus, BraveHats 100-110 are taking time off from my imagination to help with the retailing and maintenance. All ten of them are good with kids.

[Agamemnon]

**** NEWSFLASH****

The 'Bespoke Kazoo Emporium' are, for a limited period, giving away a free Milli Vanilli signed cassette single with all purchases over £149.

[Internet Stranger]

hehe, fools. I will set up Internet Stranger's Strange Kazoo's at B-2 and ruin you all in the longrun. My empire has not limits.



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"I didn't know she was your sister I swear!"

[Death]

I WILL SELL SOME KAZOOS AT J10.

[mithrandir]

loi, im glad bh can count...
100---1
101---2
102---3
103---4
104---5
105---6
106---7
107---8
108---9
109---10
110---11

[JediSoop]

*off in the distance a kazoo sounds crystal clear, it plays more beautiful and melting than any the townspeople have ever heard*

JediSoops Crystal Kazoo shop opens for business on E-13

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One ring to rule them all. One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all...

[Agamemnon]

Hmmmm.
Some explosives might come in handy here, placed areound the grid in a willy-nilly fashion, terminating the competition.

[mole]

Wow!!! After this huge building frenzy, BraveHat and Death lead the kazoo franchise race!!

The ranks are:
BraveHat
Death
Internet Stranger
Aarondalf
JediSoop
mithrandir
Jas
Agamemnon

[Agamemnon]

Mole.
Can I build another shop?

[BraveHat]

woooohooooo!! *flip* wooohooooo again! (don't ask. in-joke)

[Sentient Being]

I am setting up "Kazoo's R Us," which can supply all your kazooing needs at L-5.

[mole]

I don't know if you want to do that... you'll make the BraveHats mad. on the other hand, you're now winning.

Sentient Being
BraveHat/Aarondalf
Internet Stranger
JediSoop
Death
mithrandir
Jas
Agamemnon

How many people should I allow in this city? I'll let you relocate your stores after I have enough people, so Agamemnon et al aren't disadvantaged. Let's see who can come up with the best places!

[Agamemnon]

If it carries on like this I shall have to change my shop name to
the "Bespoke Trombone Emporium"

[Soothsayer]

I'd like to open "The Greatest Kazoo Shop in the World" in F8

-- Will undercut by 10% any competitors prices --

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"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance" - Socrates

[mole]

It may be the greatest kazoo shop in the world, but you;re not going to sell anything there

Sentient Being
BraveHat
Internet Stranger/Aarondalf
Death/JediSoop
mithrandir
Jas
Agamemnon
Soothsayer

[thunder]

Being the savy businessman that I think I am I'm going to build a two floor kazoo shop called "Kazoo Zoo" on grid i2

Let's hope I can bring in some business with my promotion of buy a kazoo get a chance to win a Kakapo!!!

[Agamemnon]

Position O9 looks like a good place to sell from. Can I buy that piece of land please Mr Senator Squire Mole Sir, please, please, pretty please with sugar on.

[JediSoop]

lol @ bravehat

oh hey, right smack dab in the middle of the pack...*content*

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One ring to rule them all. One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all...

[mole]

Agamemnon relocates his store to the eastern edge of town.

Aarondalf/Sentient Being/Internet Stranger
Death/JediSoop
Agamemnon
BraveHat
Jas
mithrandir
thunder
Soothsayer

[Soothsayer]

Due to an unexpected bankruptcy - I’d like to relocate my shop to C8 - now renamed "Kazoo Too"

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"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance" - Socrates

[Internet Stranger]

Ha, tied for first. I told you my empire has no limits. Now to send the goons to "insure" the other guys. For a small fee of course. Protection is a very important thing. Lots of mafia goons around you know.

Also, are we allowed to relocate?



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"I didn't know she was your sister I swear!"

[Death]

***SPECIAL NOTICE***

THE DEATH "SOULFUL MUSIC" KAZOO SHOP IS HEREBY RAISING IT'S PRICES BY 20000%.

IT ANTICIPATES NO LOSS OF BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL LAZY, IGNORANT SUCKERS


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Has anyone seen my horse?
His name is Binky

[mole]

Death is correct... people are still going to His store. And I know where his horse is.

Soothsayer
Sentient Being
Death
BraveHat
Agamemnon/JediSoop
Jas
Internet Stranger [edit] Aarondalf - forgot him. sorry. [/edit]
mithrandir
thunder

[This message has been edited by mole (edited 10-05-2000).]

[Soothsayer]

haha - due to unprecedented success in my new shop, I'm thinking of going IPO to rainse money for a chain of Kazoo stores.



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"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance" - Socrates

[mole]

Dear Businessmen

The mayor has decreed that you may move your store once.

The Mayor

[James]

mole. Now we've got the idea; I suggest that we get to move our stores,secretly via email and when you get all the results: then announce the winner. Otherwise everybody will just act on a "wait and see" policy and the last person to post will win.

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To protect the world from devastation
To unite all peoples in our nation
To denounce the evils of Truth and Love
To extend my reach to the stars above.

[mole]

Dear James

Sounds lika a great idea.

The Mayor