[Food Chain Magnate + Ketchup] The Whopper

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Cthulhu Dreams: Dec 11, 2010; If I pretend to be Cthulhu no one will know I'm a baseball robot.

Not firing anyone.

I don't think it's as good as recruiting girl if you have any significant amount of total modules in play. It's also being boosted because this is a 6 player game.so a lot of demand can be thrown on the board.

But yeah if you think first marketer is overpowered just play with night shift manager which jerks it strongly towards RG.

Trainer needs lots of modules added so it can get something going.

# ? Mar 8, 2020 00:26

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 07:59

Mr. Squishy: Mar 22, 2010; A country where you can always get richer.

You heard the man Stelas. Next game should be 2p but with all the modules.

# ? Mar 8, 2020 10:00

Max: Nov 30, 2002

I'd like to see a Sushi / Kimchi / Noodle game in action, I feel like it would help some of these openings. Kimchi obviously combats the distance deficit that non-marketer openings are struggling with.

# ? Mar 8, 2020 14:24

Bottom Liner: Feb 15, 2006; a specific vein of lasagna

Not firing anyone

# ? Mar 8, 2020 15:09

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

ROUND 8

8.5 - Jesus maybe one day I will actually get my numbering consistent??

_{Santa Maria Pizza pays $20 in wages.

Gluttony Burger pays a small mountain of food and drink in wages.

Duck Diner pays $6 in wages.

Siap Faji pays $35 in wages.

Fried Geese + Donkey pays $20 in wages.

Xango Blues Bar pays $20 in wages.}

8.6 - Marketing goes off!

_{Plane 4 makes $60 for Siap Faji.

Plane 5 makes $60 for Fried Geese + Donkey.

Plane 6 makes $70 for Xango Blues Bar.

Mailbox 7 makes $15 for Gluttony Burger and ends.

Mailbox 8 makes $10 for Siap Faji and ends.

Mailbox 9 makes $15 for Fried Geese + Donkey.

The bank has broken! The game will end after next dinnertime!

Mailbox 10 makes $15 for Siap Faji and ends.

Billboard 11 makes $10 for Fried Geese + Donkey.

Billboard 13 exists.}

8.7 - Stuff is cleaned up, and Santa Maria's other location opens.

ROUND 9

9.1 - Org charts!

_{Bank: BUST! - Base Price: $5

Milestones | Staff List

1st - Santa Maria Pizza (Max) - $5 - Freezer - 7 Pizza

2nd - Gluttony Burger (Spiggy) - $430 - Freezer - 2 Pizza, 5 Burger, 3 Lemonade

3rd - Duck Diner (DogCop) - $226 - Freezer - 1 Cola, 1 Beer

4th - Siap Faji (Cthulhu Dreams) - $425 - No Stock

5th - Fried Geese + Donkey (Bottom Liner) - $225 - No Stock

6th - Xango Blues Bar (Mr. Squishy) - $248 - Freezer - 1 Beer, 1 Cola}

Stelas fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Mar 9, 2020

# ? Mar 9, 2020 03:30

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

Mr. Squishy posted:

You heard the man Stelas. Next game should be 2p but with all the modules.

Names withheld to protect the ~~innocent~~

# ? Mar 9, 2020 03:52

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

code:

        Sales  Coffee Market
============================
ROUND 1    $0      $0     $0
      2    $0      $0    $30
      3   $49      $0    $35
      4   $80      $0    $40
      5  $195     $20    $75
      6  $103     $35   $110 - $5 comes in
      7  $184     $35   $280
      8  $151    $200   $255

Given the way in which sales started to stall a little, I'm still curious if you could rush radios.

# ? Mar 9, 2020 04:09

Cthulhu Dreams: Dec 11, 2010; If I pretend to be Cthulhu no one will know I'm a baseball robot.

Lol I should have fired my ad people, I didn't think the bank was going to break. Sad.

# ? Mar 9, 2020 05:14

Max: Nov 30, 2002

Whelp, last round.

# ? Mar 9, 2020 12:59

Spiggy: Apr 26, 2008; Not a cop

There's a small chance I might have managed to small defeat from the jaws of victory that last round.

# ? Mar 9, 2020 13:29

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

Slight correction: Duck Diner fired its JVP and I didn't pick up on it.

# ? Mar 9, 2020 22:00

DogCop: Aug 6, 2008; Bake him away, toys.

Thank you for correcting my status to better than bottom liner

# ? Mar 9, 2020 22:02

Bottom Liner: Feb 15, 2006; a specific vein of lasagna

DogCop posted:

Thank you for correcting my status to better than bottom liner

# ? Mar 9, 2020 22:11

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

ROUND 9

Sorry, had a bit of a migraine and staring at screens felt like death.

9.1 - Org charts are in!

Santa Maria Pizza

code:

CEO
  |-> Executive Vice President
  |   |-> Recruiting Girl
  |   |-> HR Director
  |   |-> Trainer
  |   |-> Trainer
  |   |-> Coach
  |   |-> Kitchen Trainee
  |   |-> Kitchen Trainee
  |   |-> Errand Boy
  |   |-> Pizza Cook
  |   \-> Pricing Manager
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   |-> Local Manager
  |   \-> (1 slot)
  \-> (1 slot)

Gluttony Burger

code:

CEO
  |-> Junior Vice President
  |   |-> Burger Chef
  |   |-> Pizza Chef
  |   \-> Truck Driver
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   |-> Errand Boy
  |   \-> Trainer
  \-> Management Trainee
      \-> (2 slots)

Duck Diner

code:

CEO
  |-> Executive Vice President
  |   |-> Lead Barista
  |   |-> Barista Trainee
  |   |-> Barista Trainee
  |   |-> Barista Trainee
  |   |-> Barista Trainee
  |   |-> Barista Trainee
  |   |-> Waitress
  |   |-> Errand Boy
  |   |-> Luxury Manager
  |   \-> (1 slot)
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   \-> (2 slots)
  \-> Management Trainee
      \-> (2 slots)

Siap Faji

code:

CEO
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   |-> Trainer
  |   \-> Trainer
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   |-> Burger Cook
  |   \-> Burger Chef
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   |-> Pizza Cook
  |   \-> Truck Driver
  \-> Management Trainee
      \-> (2 slots)

Fried Geese + Donkey

code:

CEO
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   |-> Lead Barista
  |   \-> Luxury Manager
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   \-> (2 slots)
  \-> (1 slot)

Xango Blues Bar

code:

CEO
  |-> Junior Vice President
  |   |-> Pricing Manager
  |   |-> Trainer
  |   \-> Trainer
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   |-> Cart Operator
  |   \-> Cart Operator
  |-> Management Trainee
  |   |-> Kitchen Trainee
  |   \-> Lead Barista
  \-> Management Trainee
      |-> Barista Trainee
      \-> (1 slot)

9.2 - Please choose your new positions in the turn order.

_{Bank: BUST! - Base Price: $5

Milestones | Staff List

5 slots - Duck Diner (DogCop) - $226 - Freezer - 1 Cola, 1 Beer

3 slots - Fried Geese + Donkey (Bottom Liner) - $225 - No Stock

2 slots - Santa Maria Pizza (Max) - $5 - Freezer - 7 Pizza

2 slots - Gluttony Burger (Spiggy) - $430 - Freezer - 2 Pizza, 5 Burger, 3 Lemonade

2 slots - Siap Faji (Cthulhu Dreams) - $425 - No Stock

1 slot - Xango Blues Bar (Mr. Squishy) - $248 - Freezer - 1 Beer, 1 Cola}

# ? Mar 12, 2020 04:04

DogCop: Aug 6, 2008; Bake him away, toys.

First.

# ? Mar 12, 2020 04:15

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

By CO, Fried Geese goes 2nd.

# ? Mar 12, 2020 04:22

Cthulhu Dreams: Dec 11, 2010; If I pretend to be Cthulhu no one will know I'm a baseball robot.

I will go as early as possible

# ? Mar 12, 2020 04:26

Max: Nov 30, 2002

Third

# ? Mar 12, 2020 13:52

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

ROUND 9

9.2 - By CO, Gluttony Burger goes early.
9.3 - Your final turns, please!

_{Bank: BUST! - Base Price: $5

Milestones | Staff List

1st - Duck Diner (DogCop) - $226 - Freezer - 1 Cola, 1 Beer

2nd - Fried Geese + Donkey (Bottom Liner) - $225 - No Stock

3rd - Santa Maria Pizza (Max) - $5 - Freezer - 7 Pizza

4th - Gluttony Burger (Spiggy) - $430 - Freezer - 2 Pizza, 5 Burger, 3 Lemonade

5th - Siap Faji (Cthulhu Dreams) - $425 - No Stock

6th - Xango Blues Bar (Mr. Squishy) - $248 - Freezer - 1 Beer, 1 Cola}

# ? Mar 12, 2020 14:26

DogCop: Aug 6, 2008; Bake him away, toys.

Legion of Baristas produces 10 coffee.

Errand Boy runs to the store for a Cola.

Luxury Manager doubles prices.

Waitress collects $3.

# ? Mar 12, 2020 19:36

Bottom Liner: Feb 15, 2006; a specific vein of lasagna

Make some coffee

Luxury manager triples coffee value

# ? Mar 12, 2020 19:45

Max: Nov 30, 2002

Thinking too hard about this losing turn

Train Working Pizza Cook to Pizza Chef
Train Working Kitchen Trainee to Burger Cook
Train Working Errand Boy into Truck Driver

Local Manager makes all restaurants drive throughs

Make 9 Pizza, 3 Burger, and deploy Truck Driverr from R6 to pick up 3 Lemonade (Q8) , 3 Coke (O14), 3 Beer (L11).

# ? Mar 13, 2020 03:39

Spiggy: Apr 26, 2008; Not a cop

Alright, let's do this thing.

Train Errand Boy to Cart Operator
Get 8 pizzas, 8 burgers, 22 beers, 10 sodas, and 10 lemonades
For a grand total of 10 pizzas, 13 burgers, 22 beers, 10 sodas, and 13 lemonades

# ? Mar 13, 2020 03:56

Cthulhu Dreams: Dec 11, 2010; If I pretend to be Cthulhu no one will know I'm a baseball robot.

Train Pizza Cook to Pizza Chef
Train Truck Driver to Zeppelin Pilot

Make 11 burgers, 8 pizzas and some amount of drinks that I will edit into this post.

8 Lemonades, 8 Beers and 4 Cokes

# ? Mar 13, 2020 04:02

Spiggy: Apr 26, 2008; Not a cop

I really should've done the math on the game state at any time that wasn't before bed or early in the morning. I completely bottlenecked myself on sodas when I could've set up a sell at Hogwart's Express.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 04:16

Max: Nov 30, 2002

My brain broke looking at the houses and trying to figure out distance. I'm never playing this in person with more than 4 people but realistically 3.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 04:17

Spiggy: Apr 26, 2008; Not a cop

I prefer three player for the blend of chaos and strategy. Anything over four players would probably melt my mind in person.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 04:28

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

Yeah, I could p. much tell it was going to melt my mind just looking at the map. I don't regret trying it but I definitely think six is overkill.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 04:29

Max: Nov 30, 2002

Key takeaways for me are that I really need to understand coffee because it's screwed me twice now.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 05:43

Mr. Squishy: Mar 22, 2010; A country where you can always get richer.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 12:00

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

ROUND 9

9.3 - People's turns go off. People's final inventories are not completely done on their sheets because whooooo caaaares.

9.4 - Time to end this!

_{House 1 hits up Santa Maria Pizza for a pizza and a lemonade ($8 x 2: $16).

House 2 hits up Santa Maria Pizza for 2 cola ($8). Coffee: Xango ($4).

Apartment 3.14 hits up Gluttony Burger for 8 cola, 2 pizza, 2 beer, 2 burger ($70). Coffee: Xango ($4) and Duck ($15).

House 4 hits up Siap Faji for 1 cola, 1 beer ($10). Coffee: Duck x 2 ($30).

House 5 hits up Santa Maria Pizza for 1 cola, 1 beer ($8). Coffee: Geese ($15) and Xango ($4).

House 7 hits up Gluttony Burger for 1 burger, 1 cola, 1 beer ($15). Coffee: Duck ($15).

House 8 hits up Xango Blues Bar for 1 cola, 1 beer ($8). Coffee: Xango ($4).

With House 4 having sapped Siap Faji's cola reserves by the tiniest amount, no-one can match Apartment 9.75's thirst for sugar water.

House 10 hits up Siap Faji for 1 cola, 1 beer ($10). Coffee: Duck x 2 ($30).

House 13 hits up Gluttony Burger for 1 cola, 1 beer, and 1 burger ($15). Coffee: Geese ($15), Xango ($4), and Duck ($15).

House 15 hits up Santa Maria Pizza for 1 pizza, and 1 lemonade ($8). Coffee: Duck ($15) and Xango ($4).

House 16 hits up Xango Blues Bar for 1 beer, 1 cola ($8).

House 18 hits up Siap Faji for 1 lemonade, 1 beer, 1 cola ($15). Coffee: Duck x 2 ($30).

House 19 hits up Xango Blues Bar for 1 pizza, 2 beer, 2 cola ($20 x 2: $40). Coffee: Geese ($15).

House 21 hits up Xango Blues Bar for 1 cola, 1 pizza ($8). Coffee: Geese ($15).

House 22 hits up Siap Faji for 1 cola, 1 beer, 1 burger ($15). Coffee: Geese ($15).

House 25 goes hungry - only Xango has cola left, and no burgers.

Total Takes:

Duck Diner: $150

Fried Geese + Donkey: $75

Santa Maria Pizza: $40

Gluttony Burger: $100

Siap Faji: $50

Xango Blues Bar: $88}

# ? Mar 13, 2020 13:28

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

FINAL SCORES

Gluttony Burger (Spiggy) - $530
Siap Faji (Cthulhu Dreams) - $475
Duck Diner (DogCop) - $376
Xango Blues Bar (Mr. Squishy) - $336
Fried Geese + Donkey (Bottom Liner) - $300
Santa Maria Pizza (Max) - $45

Gluttony Burger wins!

# ? Mar 13, 2020 13:28

Mr. Squishy: Mar 22, 2010; A country where you can always get richer.

Congratulations to Spiggy, and eat it Bottom Liner and Max. Get rekd you two.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 13:31

Stelas: Sep 6, 2010

Big thanks to all my players, especially Max for coming in partway and picking up the game on short notice! This was, uh, a lot of effort to do, but went pretty smoothly outside of the sheer processing of the game in general.

I am not sure I would ever do a 6 player game again - poo poo's hard, and the map's kind of enormous. The new milestones seem interesting but man did the '-2 distance' wreck me when I was trying to do dinnertime.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 13:39

Spiggy: Apr 26, 2008; Not a cop

Thanks for running the game, Stelas. That game made me realize how little I really like marketer for many reasons. Hopefully the community will figure out the module combination that'll balance the game most evenly.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 13:51

Max: Nov 30, 2002

I think Marketer with new milestones and no other modules is definitely overpowered. Kimchi / Sushi / Noodles is obviously there to balance out distance issues and production. That would be an interesting set up next time, though obviously with less players because I simply couldn't figure out what to do here to get out of the hole I was in.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 13:58

Mr. Squishy: Mar 22, 2010; A country where you can always get richer.

Oh yeah, and thanks to Stelas. Running this must have been a pain and a half.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 14:02

DogCop: Aug 6, 2008; Bake him away, toys.

My only regret is not making more coffee.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 18:15

Cthulhu Dreams: Dec 11, 2010; If I pretend to be Cthulhu no one will know I'm a baseball robot.

Thanks for the game Stelas, that was a lot of work, and we'll appreciated.

GG Spiggy.

# ? Mar 13, 2020 22:41

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 07:59

Abyssal Squid: Jul 24, 2003

Good news for ketchup fans, Boardgamecore has permission to implement the expansion. No ETA for it, so it's not like Stelas's hard work here was for nothing, and I'm seriously impressed with the work you put in to make this happen.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 18:56

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