I am cool, there is just very little time at hand to coordinate with my dear virtual world atm :/

NewLiberty has been in the same situation for 2 years, yet his absence has been accepted b/c less official responsibilities.

Please bear with me and take this opportunity to corner the game for cheap and pull it to the direction you wish

1. There is no need to involve PJ in this matter as it can be done within admin authority and permissions.

2. There is no need to involve PJ or myself in this matter as it can be done within admin authority and permissions.

3. If (for some reason despite what I just said) PJ or myself is required for technical implementation, please contact us on Slack.

4. If there is a need / a wish to coordinate whether the planned improvements fit in the vision of CK (held by me), contact me.

Check out my shit in the other threads. I am in the process of going through an IRL level upgrade, and for a guy in my level already, that's not a trivial matter, nor something I could anticipate, plan ahead, control nor schedule. All I know is I was not born yesterday and have been through somewhat like this before, and emerged more potent than ever, every single time.

If this is not enough to cause you to buy CK, you should probably be selling instead.

As before, I must emphasize that there is much untapped authority that the King, Senate, etc can do any day. I will wake up when I am ready.

ADD: In about 8 of the last 11 years, I would anyway have been paralysed by depression this time of the year. So whatever this unbelievable thing that is happening to me is, it does not take a minute out of my active concentration (to CK or any other project worth doing), since I would not have it anyway. Sorry that I know well enough that going into any details is unlikely to cause a net positive perception in the target audience here, for which reason I will only drop them occasionally.

If there is a slightest doubt that (any one of) you lack/s authority to make CK the game of your dreams during my absence, please ask and it will be granted!

It is being implemented as we speak, a part at a time.

Thank you everyone for the lively conversation that followed!

My price predictions do not equal trading advice. I do not even trade. I know some things however. I am still on the opinion that Monero is very, very important, and taking a position is a good idea for everyone. At present, XMR should be much overweighted compared to BTC. Instead of the "traditional" crypto-portfolio weighting of 75% or more of BTC and the rest interesting alts, including XMR, I am now proposing:

25-50% U.S. banknotes
25-50% XMR
rest BTC.

We are headed to rough times and the transactability of BTC is compromised.

ADD: As for my person, Among the other fateful days of my life, a new one has been added:

2008-9-19 Confiscation of all my assets at gunpoint
2011-4-12 Libelous documentary aired to half a million people to finish off my career etc
2013-5-14 Admission to involuntary care including forced medication
2016-11-5 Fled my country, family, etc with only a laptop bag full of cash.

I am doing fine thank you. There is a revolution being planned in Finland (google Icelandic revolution 2009), will probably participate. At least you know who killed me

I think the situation is good.

Also, there is no guarantee that they will be useful in Clans, nor that they will be reimbursed if not useful. And it is certain that they are currently not producing anything. So a speculation of a highest degree. Good that I am impartial as I don't have them myself

6 more days, obviously  

I'll post about it to some other thread soon perhaps. (My experiences don't usually make me speechless. Also I think they are intended for general consumption, by those who are worthy. It's just a bit too early.)

Lol, it's totally fine to comment on top of that regardless 

I think you can as well buy now.

I just had the 6 days of my life.

Also, please note that since the existing level has an exceedingly dramatic impact on the formula of who is the first, second, etc., the level promotions must be first made, and only then the next one can be evaluated.

So the SyksyII and all other so-called "pending" promotions are taken back. Sorry about that.

Roopatra, use PROMOTECHAR char_id level year to promote the guys before new evaluation round.

So nobody has been promoted to L9 unless he is first promoted to every previous level.

Also, the promotions need to be restricted to 1 promotion per year. Otherwise you'd only need to consume once to get several promotions. (This way you can get promoted twice with the same consumes, timing them to the end-of-year, which certainly is enough).

The Wizard Developer P.J. was the 2nd after Zenon, but he is now holding a higher rank.

To Earl


Baron Dr. C (76 y) is created Earl. Sir Dr. C owns more than 200,000 CK and has a side-job as a Monero core developer.


Baroness Erin the Red, Lady of Pada (42 y) is created Countess. Dame Erin, the Lady of Pada, is an example of enthusiastic gameplay in the modern age of the 1600s. Starting the game scantly a year before the fire of the Royal Palace of Malla in 1623, she has managed to rise to prominence with cunning unmatched but by HE TMA The Most Wise Princess Roopatra of Neverland[/b], Adventurer, TA Viscountess of OZ, 9th/I Btss of CK, Councillor, CEO of RAQ & Unicorn Corp, AOK-C, MG-4, GJB, FBB, TB, KFB, HB herself.





To Viscount

(none)


To Baron


TMA Knight Adam White (254 y) is promoted Baron.

Knight Gabriel (69 y) is promoted Baron.





To Baron


Wizard proride (233 y) is ennobled (Baron) by HRH Prince Zechariah.

Wizard Kushed Alot (156 y) is ennobled (Baron) by HRH Prince Zechariah.

Master tombot (45 y) is ennobled (Baron) by HM The King.


To Knight

HannaMaaria (27 y) is knighted (Dame) by HM The King.





The order of seniority may be calculated in a few ways. This one lists the characters thought-to-be heads of Houses based on their:
- status of being the monarch regnant
- character level
- promotion year to current, and next highest, etc., level
- char_id


1. HM Crichton, King of CK, Protecterate of Plath, Lord of Essu, Weilder of Vengeance, Searcher of Dragons, etc(x3)

2. HRH Prince Royal Zechariah of Tavastia-rpietila-CK, CEO of NewCorp, AOK-GM, OD-GM, AOD-Brig, etc(x2)

3. HH Grand Duke Paul, TMA, Most August, Blessed, Cultured and Wise Prince of Soul and in Gangnam, Prof., Dr., High Rector of TMA University, 4th/I & 17th/I Bt of CK, AOD-Col, OD-K, RT-K, etc(x2)

4. HH TMA, Wise and Cultured Duke of New Liberty, 5th/I Bt of CK, Chancellor of TMA University, Premier of TMA Noble Palace, Colonel in TMA Royal CryptoArmy, AOK-K, MG-4, etc(x2)

5. HH TMA Blessed Heroic Duke of North Face, TA Viscount of Forte Spagnolo, 2nd/I Bt of CK, Mayor, CEO of TMA Grand Hotel & FluffyPony Horse Corp, AOK-S, RT-K, AOD-LTC, OD-K, KH, GJB, FBB, TB, KFB, HB

6. HSH TMA Blessed Cultured Heroic Duke of OZ, Patron of The Arts, 3rd/I Bt of CK, AOD-Col, OD-K, KH, RT-K, MG-4, RT-K, FBB, TB, CB, KFB, HB

7. HH TMA Duke Saddam of Ramsey, 7th/I Bt of CK, CEO of Pawnshop, AOK-S, King’s Hero, RT-K, AOD-C, MG-4, KFB, CB, HB, TB

8. HH TMA Duke of Monero, Riccardo "fluffypony" Spagni, Prince of Forte Spagnolo, 10th/I Bt of CK, AOK-S, RT-K, CORE-KC, AOD-Col, etc. etc.

9. HE TMA The Most Wise Princess Roopatra of Neverland, Adventurer, TA Viscountess of OZ, 9th/I Btss of CK, Councillor, CEO of RAQ & Unicorn Corp, AOK-C, MG-4, GJB, FBB, TB, KFB, HB

10. HE The Blessed Prince Noms, The Marquess of White Cross, Viscount of TMA Marquessate d'Armagnac, Councillor, CEO of NRC & GoldenHarp, AOK-S, OD-K, HB, KFB, CB, TB, MG-4

11. HE The Prince of Grass, 8th/I Bt of CK, TB, CB, HB, Architecture Contest Winner

12. HE The Prince Syksy Syyskuu of Petrichor, Marquess of the Maple Leaf, Overseer of Weaponry, Arts, Consumption and Wikidom, 20th/I Bt of CK, Fatherhead of the Syyskuu Lineage and CEO of the Grizzly Bear Corp, Jester Corp and GIC, AOK-K, AOD-Capt, KI, HB, CB, TB, CCB, SCB, GCB

13. HE smooth, TMA Marquess of CryptoLuna, Chancellor (hon)

14. TMA Marquess of Rome, CEO of LuckyLionCorp, TRB, GJB, KFB, FBB, HBB, AOK-K, CBB

15. The Blessed Sir Mooo, the Margrave of Stonehaven, 29th/I Bt of CK, Councillor, AOK-K, AOD-Maj, Learned Naturalist, OD-K, KI-K, MG-4, TB, KFB, CCB

16. TMA Marquess of Nassau

17. The Marquess Thud

18. HE The Marquess of HUS, Dr. HS-S III, etc.

19. Marquess Angus Greenthumb, Earl-Pretender of Karelia, Lord of Haljala, RM, TB, CCB

20. Sir Heimo the Wise, TA Earl of Sarajas, 22nd/I Bt of CK, AOD-Capt of TA troop of Dauntless, TB


[end of honor roll]
[end of 1650 noble promotions announcement]

We are proud beyond measure to get the game up and running again, with the new On Top of the World module opening just today and other revisions and new modules in the pipeline. The Kingdom is stronger than ever with me as the CEO, GM & lead designer, HM Crichton as King, and Earl PJ as wizard developer.


The celebrations themselves will be conducted by me, this last time, for:


The GM has granted the King, the permission to be crowned in the Hall of Mirrors in the Royal Palace of Versailles, 9-C (or a place of his choice) earliest 1654, and the King has announced the event to be happen the next year, 1655.


Furthermore, the King HM, Crichton, King of CK, Protecterate of Plath, Lord of Essu, Weilder of Vengeance, Searcher of Dragons, etc(x3)* has gracefully decided to promote his faithful subjects to and in the Peerdom of Crypto Kingdom, in celebration of this quartermillennial history of the Kingdom, as the following list compiled by HRH Prince Royal Zechariah of Tavastia-rpietila-CK, CEO of NewCorp, AOK-GM, RT-K, AOD-Brig, etc proclaims and announces.


Rules governing promotions.






To Grand Duke


HSH Dr. Paul Choo, Ph.D, TMA, Most August, Blessed and Cultured Prince of Soul, High Rector of TMA University, 4th/I & 17th/I Bt of CK, AOD-Col, OD-K, RT-K, etc(x2) (288 years of age) is created & promoted Grand Duke in this historical leap-promotion skipping level Duke, after being 51 years (since March-2015) in Prince. HH Grand Duke Paul, TMA, Most August, Blessed, Cultured and Wise Prince of Soul and in Gangnam, Prof., Dr., High Rector of TMA University, 4th/I & 17th/I Bt of CK, AOD-Col, OD-K, RT-K, etc(x2) has been supporting our game since the first day when it was possible to anyone else except HM the King rpietila I and HG David Cardinal d'Armagnac, the Prince-Bishop in CryptoTown, etc(x2), R.I.P.(x2). At the moment (and during all the ages of course), the Grand Duke is the oldest human character in the game, as well as the wisest, and is the 3rd largest owner of the game, of the land, etc. His side-jobs include being Professor in a university in China and being Leading Coordinator-14-International Relations (equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel) in Kansanmarkka.




To Duke


HE TMA Prince Riccardo "fluffypony" of Forte Spagnolo, 10th/I Bt of CK, AOK-S, RT-K, CORE-KC, AOD-Col, MG-3, HB, KFB, CB, TB, FBB, etc** (260 y) is created Duke of Monero. HH TMA Duke of Monero, Riccardo "fluffypony" Spagni, Prince of Forte Spagnolo, 10th/I Bt of CK, AOK-S, RT-K, CORE-KC, AOD-Col, etc. etc. is one of the earliest and largest contributors to the game. His sacrifices kept the game going in 1520 (the year of the Trust in Economy), when he accepted 80,000 CKG (equivalent to 400,000 CK) in return for development services, which later became the Fortress of Forte Spagnolo, the impenetrable stronghold far beyond the effective force-projection range of the Armies of the King rpietila I. The castle stood a siege by HIM (thought to be) Ferdinand, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor, forever August, King in Germany, of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Rama, Serbia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Cumania and Bulgaria, etc. Prince-Infante in Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Margrave of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburg, the Upper and Lower Silesia, Württemberg and Teck, Prince of Swabia, Princely Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Ferrette, Kyburg, Gorizia, Landgrave of Alsace, Margrave of the Holy Roman Empire, Enns, Burgau, the Upper and Lower Lusatia, Lord of the Wendish March, Pordenone and Salins, etc. etc.*** His side-jobs include being the core developer primus inter pares in Monero.




To Prince


Marquess of the Maple Leaf, Syksy Syyskuu, Overseer of Weaponry, Arts, Consumption and Wikidom, 20th/I Bt of CK, Fatherhead of the Syyskuu Lineage and CEO of the Grizzly Bear Corp, Jester Corp and GIC, AOK-K, AOD-Capt, KI, HB, CB, TB, CCB, SCB, GCB**** (76 y) is promoted Prince of Petrichor, with the associated recognition of Petrichor as a Principality, standing against the Hordes of the East and protecting the back of Tavastia, the homeland of the Royal House of rpietila-Tavastia-CK, as the final struggle is being incepted there against the Forces of the West. HE The Prince is a standing hero in our current game setup, with recent accomplishments too numerous to be mentioned.




To Marquess


Sir Ale*****,TMA Earl of Nassau (261 y) is promoted Marquess. TMA Marquess of Nassau holds the record of 150 years in the level Earl. He got his peerage, Nassau (1500), after only TVA Duchy (1366), Crypto Kingdom (1400), Armagnac (1400), Forte Spagnolo (1420), New Liberty (1434) and Cryptoluna (1475), and at the same time HSH TMA Blessed Heroic Cultured Duke of OZ, Patron of The Arts, 3rd/I Bt of CK, AOD-Col, OD-K, KH, RT-K, MG-4, RT-K, FBB, TB, CB, KFB, HB was leap-peeraged to Marquess, at a time when parts of B.1 were still unopened for building, no carriages existed, and HMC was decades away from being born. (It was also 2014 in the other world.) He is promoted to recognise his continued support of the game.


Earl Thud (118 y) is promoted Marquess. The Marquess Thud owns in excess of 400,000 CK. His contributions to the game include recruiting the lead developer Earl PJ in 1600 and refusing himself to be the CEO of the game in 1647 (earlier part). His side-jobs include being General Manager in companies involved in CK, etc******.


Sir Angus Greenthumb, Earl of Karelia, Lord of Haljala, RM, TB, CCB (80 y) is promoted Marquess. His peerage is unrecognised by the Archives of Crypto Kingdom, however, so an outcry in the Senate may be needed to define the boundaries and ratify the holding. Marquess Angus Greenthumb, Earl-Pretender of Karelia, Lord of Haljala, RM, TB, CCB continues as one of the silent pillars of the game.


Doctor HS-S The Third, Earl of HUS (41 y) is promoted Marquess. His lineage dates back to his grandfather, Lord Baron Dr. HS-S (born: 1542). HE******* The Marquess of HUS, Dr. HS-S III, etc. is one of the magnates in the Kingdom, owning more than 300,000 CK. His side-jobs include high positions in Kansanmarkka and the medical field.


(The post is redacted to exclude promotions to peerage (Earl), ennoblements and promotions inside minor nobility, for technical reasons. Will be continued.)


* The "(x3)", permissible only to the reigning Majesty, added.
** "etc" added.
*** note the Imperial usage of splitting "etc(x3)" to "etc.", followed much later by "etc. etc." for added style.
**** the omission of "etc" indicates either an exhaustive list of honorifics, empires, kingdoms, duchies (of kinds), principalities, margravates, marquessates, counties and lesser domains, names, titles, pedigree, baronetcies, achievements, grandmasterhoods and knighthoods in orders, ranks in navy, military and the air force, medals, and badges, or, a humble mind.
***** name added.
****** he has many noteworthy side-jobs, unmentionable here.
******* the honorific "HE" (His Excellence) is rarely granted to a Marquess. The last and only time this usually-Princely recognition has been awarded, it was to HE smooth TMA Marquess of CryptoLuna Chancellor (hon) in 1600 (early part), for the latter's position as the stepping down Chancellor of the University in CryptoTown (est. 14something). HS-S receives it for his extraordinary side-jobs.

Behind the succinct ANN (above) there are large matters, dreams found and lost, etc.

GSIC is an insurance company-turned-toxic bank after they suffered the 900 mil liability from Freemasonry. This action now transferred the good assets to Martti Tailors at notional 338 mil, the rest already written down as a loss.

Since Martti Tailors did not have cash at hand, GSIC became a majority owner with 1000/1500 shares outstanding.

GSIC does not intend to remain in this position so is offering a sweet sale price for S-MT existing owners, 1 share per 1 share owned @ 300,000/S-MT:

Luigi 150 (?)
Martti 125 (refuses)
King hmc 50 (?)
OZ 50 (accepts - blame me for the decision if you read this!)
Soul 50 (accepts)
DeptStore 50 (accepts)
Gaben 25 (?)

These ones will be conducted OTC, all admins may do it with knowledge. (I will transfer the "already accepted").

Others can participate in the success at near liquidation value: 330,000-390,000 / S-MT. Already listed.

The game continues to tax new drinks upon arrival. The revised tax is as follows:

20,000 m/bottle for SPI
2,000 m/bottle for WINE
200 m/bottle for BEER

The New Challenge is Revealed, complete specification HERE.

It is somewhat long, I omitted cluttering this thread, but since this is the new incarnation of the annual challenge (health challenge), it is mandatory reading to each and every one, and should be the main item in all billboards for the years to come.


AND it starts right as we make it online, and that should be early this A.D. 1649, which is now.