ME-PBM: Yet more on the market From: v011l6fc@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (DAVE ROSSELL) Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1993 02:58:00 +0000 Word from high authority says the market works basically like this (and the explanation corresponds with what y'all have been sending in) Resource prices are tied to the sum of all the players' gold reserves. The higher the total gold reserve of nations 1-25, the higher prices rise. This is why prices don't shoot through the roof when you buy all of the market's stores of one product. If there are individual supply/demand variables for each resource, they seem to be subordinate to the overall market trend. This is why games that have been going on for 50 turns or more have such high prices. People have accumulated immense gold reserves, so inflation drives the prices up. We're still working on just how much an individual nation can make from sales to the market in one turn. This also seems to be tied to inflation (or total gold reserves out there) and the number of players still in the game (and selling resources?). Anyone out there have any experiences that confirm/shoot down these theories? ******************************************************************************** Dave Rossell "When you lay your dreams to rest, v011L6FC@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu you can get what's second best, but it's hard to get enough." -David Wilcox ******************************************************************************** Up