It was difficult to get in at that point. I tried, but only managed to buy very little. I doubt anyone who did not have trust in XMR was on the buy side.

The situation now looks overbullish because of the lack of bullish sentiment. Perhaps many in fact did sell with the intention to buy lower, and now the coins are in strong hands but the previous owners also want them back 

When people say they are bullish, you shouldn't be. Also the contrary 

I was browsing the trade history to find resistance levels. My analysis is that the uptrend was convincingly broken Oct-15 with a great dump and new bottom. After that there was one try to get over 0.002 which failed. So there is a resistance. It seems that another one is around the level where we are currently, since we haven't broken it for 2 days. In between there has been some trade also but not much. I'd say the actual battle will be fought around 0.002.

Before getting there, some waves are likely but I'd say a "full" Fib-2 retracement is not likely. Buying at Fib-1 (0.00091+0.682*(high_since_0.0091 - 0.0091) is probably a good strategy.

That level is currently 0.00127 and shockingly enough, there is 68,000 XMR in bids above that. 

It is bullish THAT it is not celebrated.

I'm wondering how can XMR rise +50% without there being a big uumph about it?

To me, this is extremely bullish. Sharp and strong rise, with no hype whatsoever, people apathetic 

Do you believe the rise will not be able to make anyone interested? Well, I don't think so. On the contrary, only a dump to the new lows in a timeframe of a week or so can make the train stop anymore. To get to 0.0009, about 132,000 XMR is needed.

CKG is an ingame resource and equity. You can only buy it with XMR ingame, and possibly in Poloniex also. Buying XMR with BTC is very easy.

I had waited for this exact vote to confirm that these buildings are chosen.

There were some (incl us) who esteemed the Cathedral the most. Those two others were quite unanimous. You subjects seem to like gold; all the 3 buildings chosen are very much gilded with in total 10k+ gold 

The Army stone reorganization update

The Army has decided that the total of 3 million stone is enough for the projects. So there's still the opportunity to sell about 2.4 million!

We pay 125/stone and guarantee that all the stone will be used in public projects

The Grand Jubilee

Our Kingdom is now experiencing an unheard-of event, the foreign lands are celebrating a grand Jubilee that in the least civilized of them lasts for 1-2 years, but the more ancient ones have even 12 years of Christmas, starting soon.

The Royal Family is more moderate but will be taking vacations to the countryside, and other events that affect the normal course of business.

The years will change irregularly, maybe even 2 at once. When adding T_MON (or other tabs), add to the last full line, even if the years are not in sync. Building construction year is according to the year its cost was recorded in T_MON.

Many characters are wealthy, and the gold price has doubled in a buying surge during the last week. King has more gold available at increasing prices, and stands ready to buy at decreasing prices.

Land is still a little limited, the Town has some to sell in 2-W and 1-NE but players do not seem to feel a great urge to test the waters and list their land, even at high prices. Inform any of the admins to list the land for sale, even built-up land.

We confirm the rumor that the distant land of Polonia has an exchange where some of our gold might be listed. If it happens, it will be timed to coincide around the release of V.4 playable online version, and the condition is that the existing characters transfer some of their gold there with the intention to sell it. Otherwise the liquidity will not be meaningful.

The quarry managers have not exactly called a strike, but a little like that. They complain that according to the ancient pecking order in the quarries, the Directors will get their office space first, and Professionals the second. Managers are only the third in line, and few quarries have enough HQ to have room for them. In response to a decade of working in temporary conditions, they now call 10 more hours to make changes in quarry inputs, and after that they embark on a holiday lasting for several years. During this time there is nobody to update the inputs.

The quarries will continue to produce stone and salaries will be paid. The worn equipment will be inventoried for the last 4 years soon, so it's good to order a lot, otherwise there is nothing to use during the manager holidays.

If no more HQ space is built, but decent conditions are desired for the sake of manager efficiency, you may use the Management Budget line, which allows them to contract space from the buildings in the 2-C such as the Stone Hotel ***.

Ineffective management is currently resulting in 6-24% losses in stone output across the quarries, and the most efficient manager in optimal conditions works at 75 point mgmt rate, whereas the least efficient in the worst conditions only at 20 point rate.

The geologists announce that only one quarry has hit the hardest stone yet, but many are about to do so. The optimal output in these conditions requires a new, more skilled mode of operation.

If some quarries want to fire the workforce, which is normally not even possible, now is a good opportunity, because the workers leaving for the celebration do accept a 1 extra year of pay if you want to remove them from the payroll. If a quarry site wants to close, there is no extra pay, but the decision is good to do now, lest it may have to wait for an unspecified time with the losses compounding.

Q&A session will be strictly provided to the following quarries only:
- saddam
- iluvbtc
- smooth.

The deadline for all quarry changes is 10 pm GMT and Town Council is meeting at 8:30 pm as normal.

In anticipation of a softened market for stone during the Grand Jubilee, the town will refrain from offering the remaining quarry site for operation now. After we return to normalcy, it will be sold/licensed in a bidding competition, and naturally the ones possessing the knowledge of the interpretation of the secret code are in a huge advantage in assessing the value of the site + operating it.

Well the literal answer is, because in 1484 they were voted, and only one could be chosen, the votes of the people were split between the Royal Palace, Cathedral, Obelisk and the Town Hall, and Zech was still living at home, the royal vote tilted the scales.


More tourism is needed, and more land, and bigger stuff, for anything to be Very Esteemed. It is a rare honor - Can you list anything in this world that is very something?? I can, the list is not long:

- The very ancient Springs (in 1-NW, the source of all water supply to the city until they are poisoned in 1600 AD);
- The very ancient Duchy (the land on which our city stands, and the reason why King is the first owner of the land (since he was the Duke briefly before becoming King in 1400 AD, and of course still is);
- The very ancient Magus (he is more than 1,000 years old);

Contested:
- All characters except the King who were born in 1300's and remember the time when there was no King in the land.

Sure. But if we regard monero as the ultimate wealth preservation tool, as the New Gold, then the actual practical usability is not a hindrance to the adoption. The adoption numbers may not be high (the same with gold - in most countries people don't have wealth to preserve, nor the understanding to do it even if they had some), but the adopters will be informed and ardent. Just like the situation with Monero and CK is.

Darn it. The moment we take our beauty sleep, some important business is missed 

Esteemed building (that can be voted without nomination) need not be 50 years old.

Most esteemed building need to be an Esteemed building already + 50 years old.

So the list is for inspiration only, even the newer buildings that have esteem, can be voted and chosen Esteemed.

King's vote:
Hokusai Art Gallery
House of the Royal Magnificence => for Esteemed

Cathedral = for Most Esteemed

Zechariah's vote:
Theatre
House of the Royal Magnificence => for Esteemed

Grand Hotel => for Most Esteemed

In fact, when XMR was at 0.004, the emission in USD terms was about $60,000 per day.

Now it is <$6,000.

Who has an ear, let him hear.

The vote for the emission in MEW is coming these days, but we have already achieved a consensus with the largest stakeholders, and the core team, that the emission curve will not be changed.

The emission debate was never about the current price, it was about the future prospects and whether the fast-ish emission is undesirable for mass adoption or not. There was no unanimosity on this issue that is anyway speculative, so making a random change to the emission curve was deemed more scammy than beneficial.

The emission in USD terms is so low that even one person starting to buy XMR can turn the tide for the price; the lack of this means that the new emission dumping presses the price even lower. As I see it.

1532 The Centennary Anniversary of the Throne Room of His Majesty

Promotions in Nobility

Dame Roopatra is created Countess. "Without the uninterrupted dedication by The Countess, AOK-S, our gameworld would be much poorer and, in fact, the administration under serious difficulty. It also has to be acknowledged that she has never invested a monereto into the game, all her fortunes are made ingame only, to the example of the future players, and fulfilling the motto of the School that His Majesty attended in his youth: 'Labor Improbus Omnia Vincit' was engraved in gold in e=14. In addition to the King, the school was the place of learning for The President of the Republic of Finland, J-K Paasikivi, a great many years before His Majesty."

Lord Luigi is created Earl. "The Earl is one of the premier businessmen in town, with the beneficial holdings of more land in the 1-C than any other character (save HM and Town). His empire extends to trading, quarrying, retail, and hotel businesses, and now - also the fief in a distant county of XX."

Knight Febo is promoted Baron. "Baron Febo, AOK-K, has worked for the administration for decades and has recently started the Office Hour to help others in their matters of business."


Promotions to Nobility

Mistress Asenath is promoted Baroness. "Without the Baroness, our city could not grow nearly as fast as it does, for the development of the quarry industry was resting almost solely on her in its inception phase."

Master kronicblazer is raised to nobility. "Baron kronicblazer is a dedicated supporter of the game and worthy of promotion."

Master binaryFate is raised to nobility. "Baron bF is a longstanding character in town and worthy of promotion."

All nobles were promoted in a ceremony held in the Throne Room and resultantly given the TB badge.


New Member in the Most Ancient Order of the King

Earl saddam has been knighted in the AOK and given a chain weighing 100 gold.


Promotions in the Army (ANN from 1526)

The Prince of OZ is promoted to the rank of Colonel (Infantry).

The Prince of New Liberty is promoted to the rank of Colonel (Archery).

Sir Ale, the Earl of Nassau, is promoted to the rank of Major (Infantry).


Granting of the Medal of the Game


The Prince of OZ has been given the MG-4.

The Prince of New Liberty has been given the MG-4.


Commoner promotions

iluvbitcoins has shown Mastery.

hokusai has shown Mastery.

Haridimous is promoted to Expert (L5).


King's Favor Badge

The Earl of North Face
Earl saddam
The Earl Paul of Soul, Ph.D.
Baron Paulson, Esq.

Important notice concerning the T_MON entries to HM The King and the Town

It has been found lately that the finances of His Majesty and The Most Ancient Town of CryptoTown have become increasingly complex. We therefore proclaim from the platform of the Royal Palace the following:

"Every entry to HM and Town will have to be accompanied with a note telling its purpose, and these notes be in the same order that the entries. From A.D. 1533, if this rule is not followed, the misdemeanor is charged with a 10 million m fine, for repeated offenses by the losing of house and administrator rights."

At the same time we are grateful that we have so many faithful admins and The Town Council are considering monetary compensation for the ones doing the tasks for the public good, and our Majesty is considering more honors and glories to bestow on these pillars of the society.

The problem is not the paying, we already agreed that the condition for the bounty was fulfilled. The issue now is that the account we promised to pay the bounty is no longer in use, and that the means to determine if "contagion" = "TheFascistMind" = "AnonyMint" are limited. To make it sure, I would like the person himself contact me with some of the channels we used in contact prior to Bitcointalk existed. The real AnonyMint is easily able to do so. That will ensure that there is no congame and the money goes to the right person.

If this does not happen, and there is no credible reason why the contact cannot be established, we have to conclude that "TheFascistMind" was not the same person as "AnonyMint", and claiming to be so when it is not true, is a serious enough wrongdoing that the bounty is withheld.

On the other hand, the real AnonyMint is a very conscientious person and he may at his whim even refuse the bounty. I know him from many years and appreciate him greatly for this and other reasons.

We have given quite some hints about quarries in the IRC. The operators who were not present are entitled to the information also, pls ask the ones who did hear it.

Sunday - no updates to quarry inputs.

The Army has turned to buyer of stone. There are many things that need to be strengthened in the defences, we have even heard rumors that the neighboring country of Polonia is interested in our gold, but does not regard our citadel as siege-worthy. Which tbh we agree with  The army is buying 5 million stone at a set price of 125, which our Department of Economics has calculated to offer reasonable profit to the functioning quarries. When the N_STONE column of the Army indicates that 5 million stone is bought, the offer expires. Any admin is entitled to make these trades. Please sell your excess stone to the Army, it will be put to good use to strengthen our defences, and no part of it will be sold to depress the markets.

The Earl of Soul has decided to donate the Main Building of the University. The Chancellor is expected to contact us with a wishlist concerning the design. It will be His Majesty's work.

The Hall of Justice building in 2-C will be ready soon. The development is 4-floor, 10 quadrats in total. The town hosts 6 q and the ABC Corp the remaining 4 q. Apart from the namesake, 15x7 m e=13 h=7 Hall of Justice with 6 m high windows towards the square, the building features the Long Hall, New City Town Registry hall, 18 offices for town employees, The Vault $$$ Tavern and New City Department Store operated by the Town Council, The Casino by ABC Corp, $$$$ restaurant "Nord", 18 *** hotel rooms and suites (upgradeable to **** with lux upgrade), and a 4-story high and 50 m long colonnade to the south with balconies and arcades. The building has a total 120 m of facade to the TIE Square and the adjacent main streets and it is a magnificent example of the New City architecture. The costing is not done yet

Earl of Soul wants to buy game assets

The Earl Paul of Soul, Ph.D, is interested in increasing his assets and is making the following bids for purchase:

- The Town Hall stock 3.5 million per unit (original price was 1.0 million, and recent trades happened in 2.0-2.6 range)
- Any land in the 1-C chapelry for 150 million/q or more, depending on the land
- Any productive enterprise (land+building with servicepool%), based on the income
- House(s) in Earls' Street

Yeah, it is definitely despicable, if not borderline criminal, to do anything at all to develop the services using cryptocoins. The only allowable activity is mouthblathering, right? Please do not post again.

ANN: Crypto Kingdom - New Player Starter Kit


The game Crypto Kingdom is now 71 days old, and it is booming. We are soon ready with the interactive online version, which will allow easy gameplay and minimized admin work. We are seriously hoping that this game will receive an audience comparable to the most successful of the current MMORPG. This is just so fun!

Fun, helping Monero to grow, and a possible profit, could be your motives to start in CK with the Starter Kit. The Starter Kit is a customizable collection of choice game assets and the management service for them for 2 months. During that time, you can take control of your character any time. As long as you don't, the wealth manager will reinvest your income to buy more of the same kind of assets that you already own.

The CK gameworld (all ingame gold, land, buildings, resources and items) is valued at about 180,000 XMR (3% of all XMR). The game is growing about 2% per day and has a realistic chance to turn the tables for Monero!


The Starter Kit contains:

Gold (total available: 5,000 XMR worth, minimum 10 XMR, max 1000 XMR)

Gold is a limited resource that is generated slowly according to an algorithm. It stakes two kinds of income: stone and money (moneretos=XMR). CK does not have a "game company" that would need to make profit. All profits that the game makes are dealt back to the players instead, in proportion to the gold they own. It is advisable to buy at least 30 XMR worth of gold to get the best staking.

Long Bond (total available 3,000 XMR worth, minimum 50 XMR, in 50 increments, max 1000 XMR)

The long bond is issued by the Town. You invest 50 XMR, the Town pays back 100 XMR after 1 year. The bond is guaranteed by the Town and the King, but with no real-world assets. In other words, if the game exists in 1 year, you get the payment, if not, then you don't.

Land (total available 3,000 XMR worth, minimum 25 XMR, in 25 increments, max 1000 XMR)

Investing in land has been a very popular and very profitable hobby of the gamers. The asking price of land in the Old Town has risen up to 200 XMR/quadrat. Now it is possible to buy undeveloped land in the New City for 25 XMR/quadrat. Will this land experience the similar rise in value, now as the most expensive and luxurious building in town, the House of Magnificence, is also constructed in the New City, in a walking distance to this land? Time will tell.

Grand Hotel shares (total available 1,000 XMR worth, minimum 30 XMR, max 300 XMR)

The Most Ancient Grand Hotel Corporation is by some measures the largest corporation in the town, and it owns and operates several hotels, apartments, and restaurants. The "New Grand Courtyard" is under planning to the New City and this is a good occasion to issue more stock to finance the construction. The Corporation does not pay dividends but its share price has increased from 0.1 to 0.38 XMR in its about 40 days of existence.

L4 house (25 XMR, 13 available, you may only buy one)

This basic 20 sqm / 10% luxury house is located in the New City outskirts on its own 1 quadrat lot, and is suitable for a character up to L4. Being an L4 character earns you about 14 XMR/month currently, so buying a house is strongly recommended. (The price is subsidized; these houses are not for sale to the existing players - as you can compare, we are selling plain land for the same price!)

L6 house (80 XMR, 8 available, you may only buy one)

This simple 51 sqm / 20% luxury 2-story house is located in the Old Town SE chapelry on its own 1 quadrat lot, and is suitable for a character up to L6. Being an L6 character earns you about 36 XMR/month currently. (House does not guarantee promotion to level 6.)

L10 house (500 XMR, 6 available, you may only buy one)

This elegant townhouse/"pocket palace" is architect designed and constructed according to order, facing south over a peaceful street, near the prestigious King's Park area and equally near the bustling Culture Square, in the NE chapelry in the Old Town. Every house is different, with at least 200 sqm and 100% luxury on its own 2 quadrat lot. It is suitable for up to L10 (Earl). While it is unlikely to be promoted Earl when under wealth management (unless the wealth is quite large), the house is a unique piece of the Old Town, which is forever limited to 1,350 quadrats, and only about 30 of them remain unsold.

Wealth Management (included)

One of the existing admin players will be assigned to be your wealth manager, so your crowdfunding investment will grow as the game progresses and your character gains levels automatically.

Howto?

Contact "saddambitcoin", who will issue your payment id. Just tell what and how much you want, and what is your BCT nick and character name, sex and age (18-50). In a few days your character will appear in the Character DB.

Disclaimer: All ingame items sales are for entertainment purposes only and are final. The game does not arrange secondary markets for the items.