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Greaps Game profile

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Sep 4th 2016, 11:59:40

Hi, I'm in express, I have about a $1billion of food to sell, and 2 billion cash on hand. We have 12 hours remaining till reset. I'm a cashier.
When would you begin to buy military? What prices dictate which troops to buy first? I'f selling excess tech off for more military how much do I have to sell the tech at to be worth it.

Edited By: Greaps on Sep 4th 2016, 12:03:57
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Marshal Game profile

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Sep 4th 2016, 14:52:09

if techsales bring more money than 1 turn losses if neg income then sell.

unless you have alot land you'll have difficulties to spend all money gotten from stocks.

buy troops 1st, then turrets then jets and tanks.
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Warlock Game profile

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Nov 27th 2016, 4:29:30

when destocking how far out from end of set would you start, and how do you deal with expenses. when buying mil units?

Marshal Game profile

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Nov 27th 2016, 10:38:06

you deal with expenses not spending single turn.
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SteamCat Game profile

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Nov 30th 2016, 4:10:20

How many days remaining in the set is the last turn played?

I think the specific answer depends on individual playing style and timing the jump and that is driven by the market conditions? So maybe the answer is along the lines of 'if you haven't destocked/bought by X days remaining you'll generally find that you're scraping rock bottom prices on the destock.

My standard disclaimer; not sure I know enough about game mechanics to ask the right question.

Marshal Game profile

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Nov 30th 2016, 14:20:06

after last turn given if you have so much oil that you can convert it to so much pm units that you can spend tens of billions of cash or so low stocks that you can't buy your pm out.
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HellraZor Game profile

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Feb 4th 2018, 21:19:36

In express how many hrs. are left when last turn taken ...on average?

And like wise for others if somebody wouldn't mind, thanks.

Marshal Game profile

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Feb 4th 2018, 21:30:38

that depends amount of oil player has and stocks. with oil jump its after last turn gotten.
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HellraZor Game profile

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Feb 4th 2018, 21:31:11

Stupid question but how come every country don't convert to Theo when they destock? It seems like you'd see a lot more theos sets end.

Marshal Game profile

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Feb 4th 2018, 22:05:39

cause if they sell bushels in priv market they get less money than non theos and also converting costs can be very high.
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HellraZor Game profile

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Feb 4th 2018, 23:32:06

I meant after they sell food...so basically if you don't switch to Theo after selling food, you just max out military tech with current Government and buy off private or pub.... Instead of switching?

Marshal Game profile

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Feb 5th 2018, 14:11:01

if has 200 billion cash in hand and switches govt its atleast 14% (likely way more) loss to money etc. in end of set usually private is cheaper (with max mil tech) than public so 1st is priv bought empty and then oil spent to get priv units and then if money left then buy whatever is left on public.
Patience: Yep, I'm with ELK and Marshal.

ELKronos: Patty is more hairy.

Gallery: K at least I am to my expectations now.

LadyGrizz boobies is fine

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