Month of Water

Here comes the final month of the year. It's all about celebrations this month. You all know what that means? We need lots of everything!!! Food, firecrackers, parties, drinks, FISH, you name it! Let's give it our all and let this year go out with a big bang!

Note: This is indeed the last month. I know I had earlier mentioned that it would last for 2 years, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it's been shortened to a year only. Thanks for participating and hope everyone enjoyed it  If I am able to get a simplified program running, then there may be another game after next week if you guys want.

PS: Need help with MySQL and VB.net if anyone knows how :P

Update:

So here comes the final results! Thank you everyone for participating :D it was greatly appreciated and hope you had fun~ haha.

Results :-

1. Ilovechocolate - $34863, 33 boats
   
2. Chish & Fips suppliers - $24715, 20 boats
   
3. Gotta Catch em all!!! Pokemon??? - $22891, 20 boats
   
4. Arctic Bass Company - $22868, 30 boats
   
5. GDGfish - $19920, 20 boats
   
6. Fishcatcher - $17910, 28 boats
   
7. Heart of the cards - $17750, 25 boats
   
8. De Costi - $17662, 24 boats
   
9. Fishface - $16297, 16 boats
   
10. Fish till I drop dead - $16265, 15 boats
    

 

So congrats to Ilovechocolate!

Anyhow, here is a participation prize, some extra information :D

For every boat that is sent to the Deep Sea, you have a 2% chance of catching a Rare Fish which sells for $500.

Similarly at Coastal, there is a 1% chance of catching a Rare Fish which also sells for $500.

Extraordinary Luck: Ilovechocolate caught a rare fish in the coastal area when he sent ONLY 1 boat to the coast in the month of Wind.

So for the winner, please contact me and let me know if you want to ask for a specific detail or I'll randomly give you 1 new info J

Thanks allllll~~~~~~

Month of Moon

Full moon is to be expected all month long. The sky at night is bound to be very spectacular. Check out the meteor shower that is expected to happen sometime this month.

Don't forget, this month another competition will be held where the company who has the most money is granted an additional 10% interest by the Fabulous Bank of Fishville (FBF). Good luck to all!

Note: This game might end at 1 year only. 2^nd year might be cancelled as I am trying to simplify and change the way instructions and results are sent to one another. Sorry for the inconvenience~~

Update:

Soooo…~ Looks like this month, the number of boats have stopped increasing. I think the harbor is just about to get full too. Anyhow.. without further a due, the winner of this month's competition goes toooooo……

FBF! Well no not really. It's actually Ilovechocolate! A round of applause to this company for their hardwork in catching lots of fish and thus earn lots of money J For the rest of you, don't give up yet! It's not over!!

Month of Wind

As the name implies, the weather is expected to be bright, sunny and windy all month long. What could this mean? More people going to the beach to sun tan perhaps?

Anyhow, do take the time to take the poll which has been allocated at the side  It would be most appreciated if you did.

Considered Starting conditions:

$1000

20 boats

No new boats are allowed to be constructed.

(subject to changes)

There will be a winner at the end of each year. Winner gets extra information  You can either ask for specific things or I will randomly give you some information.

Here is a planned schedule for the next coming days,

Saturday – Due 7pm

Sunday – Due 5pm and 11pm

Monday – due 12pm and 11pm

Update:

As expected, it was an excellent weather throughout the entire month! Fishermen were definitely very happy when they came back from sea. Looks like they brought back heaps of fishes. The market was totally packed with lots of cheap fishes everywhere!

 
 

    

Month of Earth

Here comes the earth month! Let's further introduce Earth hour by minimizing all electricity usage this month :D It might do good to the environment. Anyhow, it's also the vegetarian month. So I guess lots of people will be laying off fishes for awhile. Good luck fishermen!

I noticed that this year, there seem to be lots of people who want to take trips out to sea, but there usually aren't many boats available for them to indulge in this opportunity. I never got the chance to do so too last year, maybe soon when I'm not so busy. :D

Update:

Ah…. This month had really bad weather. To those who had went out to sea and came back with a bad catch, just be thankful nothing worst happened since your ships are practically indestructible ;) Anyhow, seems like there is still more and more ships appearing in the harbor. When will this madness stoppppp??! O.O (Not implying that it is bad to have lots of boats)

Month of Star

Here comes the month of star. Night skies are most beautiful this time around. It is filled with many many stars! Stars were used to navigate boats back in the olden days. Does that mean our fishermen will go out at night and catch more fish? Nahhhhh.. probably not. We have our fancy gadgets and what not now. Who needs to look at the skies for guidance >.<

Anyhow, the company with the highest assets this month will win 3 new boats sponsored by the Boxton Bros. Company. Good luck to all.

Update:

So.. as you all know we will be giving an award to the top company. Sooooo… without further a due, the top company is…………. *drum roll*

ILOVECHOCOLATE! With a total assets of $16049.

The company has been presented with a 3 new boats which they can use anyhow they like J Hope other companies won't be demoralized, but instead use this to make you strive harder! Good luck all~

Boxton Bros. Co. are pleased to have sponsored this event and wish all companies will continue to support the economy of this city. There may be more awards presented by them in the future.

Month of Sun

Booyahh! Month of sun is finally here. Hope this means that there'll be good weather coming. But then again I'm not a weather forecast so this is just hopeful thinking.

This month we will be sending a portion of our fish supply to our neighboring cities. Don't really know why, but they seem to usually demand more fish from us during this month. Maybe they are celebrating an occasion which requires lots of fish or just can't get enough fish on their own this month. Good luck fishermen! Do us proud~

An updated population census is available. We currently have 5542 people inhabiting our city as of late last month. Our city sure grows fast.

Update:

Its finally nice to see some good weather for a change. My secretary who has been MIA for awhile now, finally took the opportunity to splish splash and frolic at the beach~

On another note….

Congratulations to the company…….. 'ILOVECHOCOLATE'!! This company has been presented with an award of extra 10% on top of his earnings. Why? They have contributed a total of 470 fish which is the highest out of all the companies. To thank their efforts in helping export fish to our neighbouring cities, they gain this extra income. Considering how this company's name is Ilovechocolate, it seems to love to catch lots of fish too. Good luck to other companies next time J

Month of Ice

Ahh… This is gonna be a cold month. However thankfully the people of this city has grown immune to such sudden weather changes. Nevertheless the people's appetite for fish is still growing strong. Wonder how come people don't get sick of eating fish. I know I will after a while! :o

Seems like the weather during the past few months isn't getting any better. Pfft. Must be due to global warming!!

Update:

And another month with dull boring moderate weather.. When will there be plenty of sunshine? It's so dark and gloomy all the time that it's just so depressing to look outside. Boooooring……~

Anyhow, looks like there was a large surplus of fish in the market this month. Prices were ridiculously cheap. Good for the customers!

Month of Mist

Here comes the holiday season once again. As usual, most families tend to go on holidays overseas instead of remaining around in the city. This includes the fishermen who are usually hard at work. Nevertheless, there are still fishes out there, so go catch them tigers! :D

Next instructions due by 11pm.

Random thoughts:

This time, I won't be as silly as before to hang up the fishes in my office only to let them rot. I'll probably have it cooked for dinner or something. I'm sure a fish as rare as that would taste delicious :D Curry Chilli Xiphias!!

Note: I think I failed to mention that this game lasts for 20 months. Anyhow if the majority of you think this is too long, I can shorten it  And also, if you notice anything that is weird or wrong, please let me know. And any suggestions are welcome :D

Update:

Weather is so so again. Seems like the fishermen aren't coming back home too happy. Better luck next month! Regardless, still seems like the number of boats are getting more each month. Hope they don't block out the beautiful view that I get every morning.

Certain issues

To calculate your assets at any time,

Total assets = current money + (total number of boats * salvage value)

Salvage value of each boat is $50

You will be declared bankrupt if your total assets is in the negative for 2 months in a row.

You can spend more than you currently have at hand.

Example, if you have 2500 at hand, and you send 15 boats to deep sea.

Current money = 2500 – (15*250) = -1250

Which means you owe the bank $1250. Then this will incur a bank interest of 15%, which means you will need to pay an additional $188.

Your current money will now be $ -1438.

Then you buy 1 new boat, so your total money will be $ - 1738.

 
 

When constructing new boats, your boats can only be used the next month. However trading boats will enable you to use it in the same month.

Boats CANNOT be destroyed J

 
 

 Hope that clears up some questions.

Month of Stone

There seems to be nothing eventful happening this month. Just go about your daily businesses everyone :D

Seems like there is no news of any Xiphias Gladius out there yet. Considering how much more people there are fishing, it's surprising no one has caught it yet. Anyhow, good luck finding it!

Note: Aiming for 2 months today. First set of instructions due by 5pm and next by 11pm.

Update:

Looks like I spoke too soon!

This month the rare fish Xiphias Gladius (Named by one of the previous companies from last year) has been caught! Surprisingly enough, not one, but TWO of them has been caught.

Congratulations to Ilovechocolate and Chish and Fips Supplier
for being the first two to have caught this remarkable fish. They both get a prize money of $2000 each. Wish the rest of you luck to catch more of them  There are always collectors out there who would pay a huge sum of money to have that fish.

Month of Flare

After an eventful year, we shall welcome this New Year with more companies coming to the aid of this city! Fishing is the new thing in this city. Let's make everyone proud by fishing till you drop! Of course everyone should also take note of what happens each month by checking out this blog regularly. Events or certain functions may be happening on certain months which may affect the economy of the city with respect to the fish. So good luck everyone!

First month of Flare, everything goes about normally. Fish fish fish!~

NOTE: Instructions due by 11pm. Latest by midnight.

Things seemed to be fine this month. The shipyards were real busy trying to get all the orders of new boats done by next month. We're probably going to be seeing more ships out in the sea than we ever did before. The weather was pretty bad this month. Most fishermen still seemed pleased with their catch nevertheless. Better something than nothing!

Meanwhile, I had conducted a population census at the beginning of the year. There seems to be currently 4813 people currently inhabiting this city. Looks like our city is getting larger and larger!

Year 2 Companies

OKAY! Registration completed. This year there will be 10 companies participating. They are as shown:

1. Arctic Bass Company
   
2. Chish and Fips Suppliers
   
3. De Costi
   
4. Fishcatcher
   
5. Fishface
   
6. Fish till I drop dead
   
7. Gotta Catch em all!!! Pokemon???
   
8. GDGfish
   
9. Heart of the cards
   
10. Ilovechocolate
    

Good luck~~

Starting conditions are the same:

• 5 boats
  
• $2500 money
  

Boat and other expenditures:

• $300 to construct new boats
  
• $250 to deep sea
  
• $150 to coastal
  
• $50 to harbor
  
• Boats can be traded amongst one another, prices to be determined by seller

Year 2 commences

Year 2 will begin tomorrow!

As usual, if you want to play, send an email to fishornot248@gmail.com and say that you want to play and the details will be sent to you! :D

Don't forget to put in your Company name as well. If you decide that you want to play as teams, go ahead :D

Example:

I wanna play!

Name: Albert

Company Name: Knock-em Dead

Team members: None

  
 

REGISTRATION UNTIL 9PM TONIGHT! 20^th April 2010.

So that the details can be sent to you and you can send me the instructions by 11pm.

Note: There is a slight mistake
in the document I sent. Right at the end for the price of fish graph, when 20% is supplied, the price of fish is 36, not 30. Forgot to change that value when I changed the graph ^^