Hi, yes, sorry all, being tripped up by the broken notifications. We’re all go now and I’ll check in by default at least twice a day to be on the safe side. @me if I go silent again.
I rely on the email notifications. You might have that set, but if not … easy to miss where it is … tap the gear symbol top right of the screen with the list of your online games.
Also … Oi! Stay in the east and bother Pete. Leave the west to me. I will be okay out here on my own. Honest!
Thanks, turned email notifications on. Also checked in, and, surprise, my turn. 
Also, no, happy, to help with heavy loads on both sides of the map. 
semifinal A has ended.
Jamma 75
KYakerDude 66
Sleeping Giant 46
me and KYaker will be taking seats at the final table.
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hello Semifinal B?
nearly another month has passed since semifinal A has ended.
game still going on?
Yes it is. We are in round 7.
Not all of the players have been able to take their turns soon after being notified that it is their turn…
holy moly!
this will be going down into history books as slowest “moving” tournament game of all times.
another 28 days have passed. game was in round 7 and is still not finished!?
ok, who is the slowpoke?
i’m totally sure it ain’t robthomasson.
have we a dropout?
yeah, the game setup misses a timer option. but when gamers subscribe to a tournament i thought they wanted to play ?
what can i do as organizer?
i could terminate the game, take the standings as is and advance the two leading players into the 4P final.
but i appeal to all players to finish the game. one move in 2 days must be possible.
for the final i will think about house rules to make up for the missing ingame timer.
You did it … the game is over …
Masterful planning by @duckworp to end with little or no cash. I took income by mistake at one point … but who knows, it may have been a good thing to do.
Congratulations to Pete who reached 3 (very nearly 4) corners of the map and gained the most VPs and had the most links. @SpiceTheCat had a better reach than I did, but suffered more than I did from “interaction” with Pete.
Thanks to both for the game … nearly 12 weeks in the making!
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a very close game with great scores! for all 3 players 
15/15/13 connections are remarkable too.
so @duckworp, @robthomasson, @KYakerDude and me will play the final.
i think the following maps would be all good picks.
does everybody own all maps? if not, please tell us.
if yes, pick your favorite. we will have a poll.
in case of ties, organizer decides.
lower Rhine & Ruhr (3-5)
Carcassonne (3-5)
USA-Canada (3-6)
Northern England (3-6)
my vote goes to…Northern England.
I only have the default ones. I’ve not made any IAP, so my vote is Lower Rhine & Ruhr.
Northern England first … as it is new to me … but any other is okay.
But mostly … can we require @KYakerDude to spend money to play?
If not, then there is no choice.
We got there! Congratulations to @duckworp and @robthomasson. The game felt closer, but I don’t seem to have an intuitive sense of game standing in Steam. I also took income by mistake once, but it wouldn’t have changed the game order. Good luck to all in the final 
Norther England gets my vote too.
the standings in Steam can be seen/calculated anytime.
accumulated VPs are shown + 1 VP for each established connection.
plus 1 VP for each 2-step of income.
zero pts for money.
open information all the way through. no hand of cards, no dice.
exactly. no choice. i had emphasized at start of tourney that no player would have to spend extra money.
player sequence is randomized by the game. i wish we had a bidding round like in basic games vs A.I., but no.
i have created “SP final” on Rhine & Ruhr. password “champion”.
Thanks. It’s not pay to win! 
Calculated!?! That involves work and I need to preserve my brain cells. Plus … it would remove the drama of the final reveal.
Although I guess that if you have a choice of which good to take you would want to know the current total scores in order to make the decision.
“calculate” was a hefty exaggeration.
“counting tokens” is correct
i have started “SP final” !
Don’t underestimate my ability to avoid effort 
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and the very first Stately Steamer, winner of the 1st Stately Steam Championship is @robthomasson! congratulations! 
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