Despite the short attention span of some, I still:

1) Don't think there has been invented anything more interesting in the world, since crypto was invented.
2) Don't think there is any coin more interesting created, since Monero was created.

=> Despite that sun goes up and goes down, and it would be nice to have [insert feature here], there is no place better to be than Monero is.

Smelter starts operating!

Royal Mint reorganizes the stock of gold bars in the Kingdom

In the advent of new CKG trading vehicles such as the ETF, the Royal Mint has been experimenting what to do with the physical gold. The illiquidity of some historical items has been saddening, because they contain the same amount of gold as other items, but the owners are at a disadvantage.

Therefore, the new "large gold" standards are as follows:

B100 <-- the existing HM02B100 bars are merged into this one 1:1, and Coinshop continues marketmaking
B250
B500
B1000 <-- the existing HM02B1000 bars are merged into this one 1:1
B10000 <-- the existing HM02B10000 bars are merged into this one 1:1

All CR-series 5 CKG, and also 2 CKG and 1 CKG coins, respectively, will be having a uniform "any" bidding market, which places a bid for any coin in the series. This boosts liquidity in both sides. This development is still in the future, though.

Smelter functions

The Royal Smelter (subsidiary of the Royal Mint) is char_id 255. It fulfills two functions:
- Destroys gold items that are not wanted to be resold in the aftermarket (eg. Coinshop lists items it acquires);
- Converts illiquid and unwanted items to marketable forms.

Do as follows:

1. Send all your unwanted gold to smelter by GIVE item_id amount SMELTER [new_item]. Do not have a longer than 10 minute break between items that belong to the same smelting batch, the best is to send them quickly after one another.

2. The new_item parameter in square brackets is important, it determines what you will get. Options are:
"1000" as many B1000 bars as possible, rest B100, the change in 1-5 CKG coins
"500" as many B500 bars as possible, rest B100, the change in 1-5 CKG coins
"250" as many B250 bars as possible, rest B100, the change in 1-5 CKG coins
"100" as many B100 bars as possible, the change in 1-5 CKG coins
"5" as many most current CRxxxxE coins as possible (no bars), the rest CR-B/CR-A coins according to Smelter choice (aftermarket coins probably)

3. Smelter operates purely on CKG and no money is involved in client end. Its costs are (especially during the inauguration special) very low:
* Batch handling fee 1.99 CKG (flat fee)
* Minting fee based on the main product chosen (fee will be calculated based on the actual largest weight product, so merely selecting "1000" and then sending 49 CKG does not qualify for the lowest fee - on the other hand the whole batch has the same fee even if it has smaller weight products as well):
- "1000" => 0.49%
- "500" => 0.59%
- "250" => 0.69%
- "100" => 0.89%
- "5" => 1.79%
* Sub-1 CKG amounts will be kept by Smelter
* Gold reshaping fee payable to Town (0.1%) is Smelter's responsibility

4. Smelter calculates the products automatically. Taking an example of a single (HM02)B1000 bar smelting to "100", the cost structure is:
1.99 CKG flat fee
8.90 CKG percentage fee (0.89%*1000)
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10.89 CKG total fee, rounds up to 11 CKG
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1000 - 11 = 989 CKG to be returned:

900 .... 9 * B100 (100 CKG)
85 ...... 17 * CR1625E (5 CKG; most recent CR-E)
4 ........ 4 CKG in any CR-B/CR-A (1-2 CKG) coins
989 CKG total

5. Products are sent to the original giver at a median delay of 36 hours, and no expedite request is possible. When gold dividends are about to be paid, however, all the smelter batches are handled first so your chance to have your gold in limbo at that time is low.

These shares have been allocated for the following contributions:

2,800 shares Sir Noms of White Cross, idea, CEO, tech development
1,500 shares HM The King, game design, financial controller
250 shares Sir kronicblazer, rent of Casino Cryptonight marketing space, inspiration
250 shares Town, hosting of domains, PJ integration flat fee
200 shares HH Sirjacket miscellaneous services


Currently a tad more than 20,000 CKG has been given making one share = about 5 CKG (the exact conversion rate is different for all due to timebonus). We are satisfied with the current bankroll that enables medium-high maximums (current highcard maximum bet according to Kelly formula is 1,500 CKG and in Three Kings it is 80 CKG). If you give more gold to get more shares, please give a large enough sum of one item to avoid conversion loss. (The loss is not floor(), it also rounds up, but just saying..)


The token and CR1625E amounts will have to be increased New plans will be published when the IPO is over in 16 days.

18 spoilings are done (14 of 50% and 4 of 25%), and only 2 tickets remain! We have 2 prizes left, a carriage and a real estate gift card worth 500 mil!

Best Prizes Still Remaining

2 tickets (RAF-1) remaining; each ticket has a 75% chance to stay till next month (realday). When 1 spoils, the remaining one wins the Grand Prize.

1 * Fourth Prize: Any Real Estate up to the value of 100,000,000 m (to the 4th last ticket; gift of HRH Zechariah)
1 * Third Prize: 1-SE-V76 Korean Restaurant (1518) (to the 3rd last ticket; gift of Prince of Soul)
1 * Second Prize: TRC4-19 Most Elab 4-Horse Carriage (to the 2nd last ticket; gift of M of White Cross)
1 * Grand Prize: Any Real Estate up to the value of 500,000,000 m (in the whole game, you pick, King pays  )[/b]

Because 2 tickets from different owners spoiled at the same time, the seniority of the prizes is decided by Noms' High Card. This rule now takes effect, I am eager to hear the arrangements accepted by both parties before the draw is arranged.

For convenience, 12 realhours is given from the winning of the real estate, to tell the King which one to buy and award.

Palazzo Gaming Corporation IPO

Palazzo Gaming Corp. is offering its games currently in here. It seeks to be the first and most functional actual Casino in the Kingdom by the following plan:

- Having big enough bankroll (5,000 mil) and actively expanding it.
- Rigorous statistical maxbet/maxwin management
- Rental agreement with Casino Cryptonite (kronicblazer, M of Grass) provides landing page visibility.
- King as the game designer, who already designed the "Three Kings" game with 100x maxwin and other features, which has become popular among early adopters.
- Noms, M of White Cross as the CEO, software developer and operator.
- Integration with the fabric of society, good corporate citizen, innovation.


The corporation organizes an IPO

10,000 shares will be issued in total, in 2 categories as follows:

5,000 shares - Founders, core team, contributors of various kinds

These shares will be awarded against non-monetary contributions to the Founder of the Company (M of White Cross), the operating team, and other contributors (King for game design and organising help, and kronicblazer for giving a sweet rental contract for Casino Cryptonite come to mind, but there may be others).
- In negotiation between parties, King has accepted 1,500 shares from the founder quota, including the following past, present and future responsibilities: new game design, corporate planning, statistics and bankroll management (high level)

5,000 shares - Provision of Bankroll

The company seeks to raise 5,000 mil worth of bankroll, but since it is difficult to value the company in terms of money (more money makes it more valuable because it will attract higher rollers), and the founders want to have a fixed percentage share, and the bankroll should actually be denominated in CKG instead of XMR (for fun, and to allow easier ingame liquidity of high amounts - there is 10+ times more CKG value in the game than XMR value) the following novel approach is taken:

- Use command GIVE item_id amount PGC for items containing CKG
- The IPO period ends at the end of 1624
- There is a time bonus of 0.5% per day (realhour), making ~32% maximum bonus possible for those who act early!
- When the period has ended, each give is evaluated for their (CKG content * time bonus)
- 5,000 shares is prorated to the givers (givers' individual gives summed first)
- You can see the situation of the IPO (how much gold has been accumulated) here.
- Be mindful that regardless how large or small the sumtotal is, the Investor quota is still exactly 5,000 shares, they are just worth more if more was invested!


First actions of the new company

- Convert the King's existing plan of minting CT1625 Jubilee copper tokens convertible to gold at a fixed rate, so that they are the Casino Tokens instead!
- 40,000*CT1625 will be minted in the Royal Mint (for the part over 7,000, cost of copper only), and 100 casino tokens will be promised to be exchangeable for 1*CR1625E (5 CKG gold coin). This will make one casino token to be 1/20 of 1 CKG, and valued at ~40,000 m. It will be the basic unit of bet in most games, valued at $0.02. Hobby playing may be offered for even lower bets denominated in moneretos. High roller tables will be directly denominated in gold, for example CR1625E that is 100x the basic bet.
   * King buys 5,000 casino tokens at 50*CR1625E to be used in Jubilee giveaways and other schemes
   * 10,000 casino tokens are given to shareholders as dividend, 1/share
   * 10,000 casino tokens are for sale at market price
   * 15,000 casino tokens are left to be distributed as eventual winnings, and big wins may be paid as CR1625E as well.

- King mints all the gold in the destroyed Roof of Royal Palace to CR1625E's (1,340 coins), to provide a large enough stash of this type of coin (that is also historical due to its gold being early Most Ancient from 1402-1444)
- All the Palazzo corp IPO gold is swapped for the CR1625E gold, CKG for CKG at no markup (unless there is more gold than CR1625E exist).

- Games will be hosted reliably and security check done
- Provably fair gaming is in development and will come "soon"
- In dice-type games, we aim to beat IRL casinos with our 2-3% house edge
- In Three Kings, you can win 100x and many other things, house edge is 4.8%
- Sir Noms initial m balance will be withdrawn, only the CKG raised will count towards the capital of the company.


"Poison Pill" IPO clause, to give confidence to investors and keep founders at bay

In this kind of setting where a money-intensive business is organized with all the money being supported by the group owning only 50%, it means that the P/B = 2 (share price is twice the "money in the bank"). This may hinder some from investing because half of their money may vaporize into air if the management and plans prove ineffective (selling shares at higher than the book value may prove impossible).

Therefore, for the first 15 years, the company is bound to redeem the shares in the Investor quota at the owner's discretion, and do it at the following markup to the (current) book value:
In 1625 = 75%
In 1626 = 70%
In 1627 = 65%
...
In 1639 = 5%

Shares in the Founder's quota during this time (of course) do not get this privilege. Starting in 1640, all shares are fungible. The Poison Pill clause protects the investors by giving them a way to force the company to cashout at only a modest loss to the investor, if the company is doing badly and the aftermarket does not develop. Somewhat similar to the MEW "HELL NO".


King's initial announcement regarding the sale

We will invest 500 CKG at our earliest convenience and more depending on conditions.

16 spoilings are done (14 of 50% and 2 of 25%), and only 4 tickets remain! We have 4 prizes left, three real estates worth about 100, 250 and 500 mil, and a 4-horse carriage.


Prizes Awarded

47,671 * CAN given!
23,707 * BEER given!
1,484 * FOIE given to 118 chars!
735 * JAD given to 90 chars!
373 * W1603A given to 64 chars!
191 * MIN-5 given to 48 chars!
86 * CS1625E given to 34 chars!
35 * CLXII given to 16 chars!
16 * WOS-E1 (Green Suit, gift of HH The Mayor)
16 * MIR (Venetian Mirror 1 sqm, gift of HH The Duke of New Liberty)
54 * W1608 given to 9 tickets! (bonus)
BT-21; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to HH of North Face
BT-24; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to HH of North Face
BT-25; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Marquess of White Cross
BT-26; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to HSH The Prince of OZ
BT-27; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Marquess of White Cross
BT-28; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Marquess of White Cross
BT-29; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Sir Mooo of Stonehaven
BT-30; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Sir Quaid, 30th/I Bt of CK
BT-31; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to HH of North Face


Best Prizes Still Remaining

4 tickets (RAF-1) remaining; each ticket has a 75% chance to stay till next month (realday)

1 * Fourth Prize: Any Real Estate up to the value of 100,000,000 m (to the 4th last ticket; gift of HRH Zechariah)
1 * Third Prize: 1-SE-V76 Korean Restaurant (1518) (to the 3rd last ticket; gift of Prince of Soul)
1 * Second Prize: TRC4-19 Most Elab 4-Horse Carriage (to the 2nd last ticket; gift of M of White Cross)
1 * Grand Prize: Any Real Estate up to the value of 500,000,000 m (in the whole game, you pick, King pays   )[/b]

Total Value of Prizes: 900,000,000 m !
(Expected value of a ticket: 225 mil)

From now on, the SPOILING tickets win, so every remaining ticket wins something. If more than 1 ticket spoils at the same time, the seniority of the prizes is decided by Noms' High Card.

For convenience, 12 realhours is given from the winning of the real estate, to tell the King which one to buy and award.

Letter from HKM Gustaf Adolf of Sweden

(Abridged) You will need to finalize Printing Press, after which we will grant you 50% to any technology that we have and you don't.

When you want the next 50% for a tech of your choice, you must first have finalized Seafaring, for which we also grant 50%.

Town Hall announcement

Regrettably we don't produce any SCI and are therefore unable to contribute to the projects ongoing.

Bank announcement

give sci 69 university [PP]
give sci 50 4 [ENG]

Zenon announcement

We thank Prince Noms for the special water. Good deeds do not go unnoticed. We have immediately started research on the Medicine of Youth (10,000*SCI), a novel effort to get closer to the Medicine of Life and produce some elixirs in the process. The research is expected to take a longish time, it is primed for a 500 SCI annual progress (spend+bonus total) and Zenon will take care of the MGN costs as well.

RWWC announcement

We have received enough SCI for muskets production. You may continue to send SCI to be converted to shares for some time still.

Cannons start to require copper effective tomorrow! Our ready source of refined copper are the KMT "coins", of which 25 are needed to cast one CANN. This adds CANN price by about 8-9 mil. The new price points are 40-32-28-24 mil. If CANN will be piling up in the cheapest PP, some other production will be undertaken. Remember to use bids to secure cannons for you, because they will be added daily!

Ezekiel joins the game

Who is this nobleman that is dragging himself to the town in a very bad shape?! His story does not make sense at first, but soon it becomes clear he is son to the Archduke Zechariah. Zechariah is leading the army in the north and cannot confirm, but the new guy clearly behaves the same.

He had been living in Polonia since birth 35 years ago. Originally it was intention for him to come to CryptoTown but then the things happened, earthquakes and such. He had been learning business and noble life and life was indeed good, until...

Shortly after the news of CK flipping sides to Sweden had reached his homestead, the relations started to chill. It did not take long than his enemies (yes, in Polonia, everyone has them, even the most jovial people) had organized a mob to plunder his house and themselves they took the titles etc. with the story being that he is dead. Which he barely escaped and, penniless, turned to his fatherland that he had never seen.

When Zechariah heard of the story, he instructed about noble life in the Kingdom, saying:


We will occasionally follow how Ezekiel's home-making operations continue. He has also been issued a Quest, which might have something to do with avenging his enemies who stole his things and almost took his life...

Deaths 1624

A terrible wind of death has swept through our Kingdom, and the following characters have been found dead. Since the number is so large, the writing of obituaries is left for the people who knew them. Only the characters in L6 or higher are mentioned by name, others by number only:

Sir James, TMA Earl, 249 years (L14)
TMA Sir Febo, AOK-K, GJB, KFB, HB, TB, FBB, 246 years (L14)
Lord drfred, 235 years (L13)
TMA Lord serje, 235 years (L13)
Sailor Damoiseau, 231 years (L6)
Lord iluvbitcoins, 208 years (L13)
Accounting Wizard nikke1, 158 years (L7)
Master Haridimous, 121 years (L6)
Master Medusa, 121 years (L6)
Sir Quaid, 30th/I Bt of CK, 49 years (L12)

81,89,96,98,103,106,116,117,121,124,125,131,140,147,148,149,150,152,153,165,166.

If you have claimed your character (normal case), you can continue to login for 30 more realdays for transfering the assets to a new character and doing whatever you wish. No need to eat and drink.

If you did not claim your ancient character during the claims period (August 2015 - January-17 2016), it has already been given to Town, who will decide what to do with it. The current plan is to keep the characters alive for storytelling purposes, and when they die, liquidate the assets and spend the proceeds for the marketing of the game.

RAF-1 Quartering

2 tickets were spoiled in this 25% trimming round. These belonged to SirJacket and Earl Mooo. 7 tickets remaining!

Jubilee is coming - Rarity of Coins - Hints for collectors


Rarity classes of gold, silver and copper coins, tokens

AAAA * Unique * 1 exists
AAA * Very Rare * 2-9 exist
AA * Most Rare * 10-17 exist
A * Rare * 18-25 exist
AB * Almost Rare * 26-50 exist
B * Almost Common * 51-100 exist
C * Common * 101-499 exist
D * Plentiful * 500 exist

The ones on blue background go under the blanket term "rare coins", to distinguish them from "common coins" in the other 4 classes.

Gold Collector Badge (GCB) - 100 gold coins (GOC)

AAAA * Unique * 0
AAA * Very Rare * 2
AA * Most Rare * 11
A * Rare * 48
AB * Almost Rare * 29
B * Almost Common * 27
C * Common * 37
D * Plentiful * 4
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158 total gold coins, of which 61 rare

Silver Collector Badge (SCB) - 30 silver coins (SIC, only those containing CKS!)

AAAA * Unique * 0
AAA * Very Rare * 1
AA * Most Rare * 6
A * Rare * 6
AB * Almost Rare * 6
B * Almost Common * 7
C * Common * 23
D * Plentiful * 0
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49 total silver coins, of which 13 rare

Copper Collector Badge (CCB) - 10 copper tokens (COT)

AAAA * Unique * 6
AAA * Very Rare * 24
AA * Most Rare * 17
A * Rare * 4
AB * Almost Rare * 6
B * Almost Common * 6
C * Common * 4
D * Plentiful * 1
------------------------------------------
68 total copper tokens, of which 51 rare

Mint your Coppers!

The Royal mint has a monopoly on coins, badges and the like. About 20 new gold coins are coming to the market per decade, also about 12 new silver coins and an irregular number, perhaps 10 new copper tokens. Most golds and silvers are according to the schedule, while coppers can be contracted from the Mint by anyone at the following pricing (you can decide the exact number to be made though):
20 mil : Up to 100
25 mil : Up to 700 (1*KMT gives this many tokens when smelted)
30 mil : Up to 1400
35 mil : Up to 3500
40 mil : Up to 7000
The runs for up to 1400 instances are Most Elaborate quality, quantities more than that: Elaborate. Mint will keep 5 instances (mint copies) for 10 years and is then free to do whatever with them. (2 go to King and are not coming back, the 1 is kept in the Mint, it is being considered that 1 would be sent to the CryptoMuseum.)

All new copper tokens go to the same collection series that already includes the following:
CT1454 - Construction of the Town Hall - 100 exist
CT1566 - Royal CryptoArmy Centenary - 100 exist
CT1600 - Bronze Reconstruction Medal - 150 exist
CT1613 - Token of Remembrance - 50 exist
CT1614 - In can we trust - 420 exist
CT1616 - HM 250th birthday - 200 exist
CT1619 - Cryptonic monero - 790 exist

The years 1621, 1622, 1623 and 1624 are now free! Grab yours by pinging me! Example of the info below
mintage=300
name=Castlebuilder Badge
desc=Bronze medallion about 15 gram
specialNote=Castlebuilder Badge is awarded to people who build great buildings - currently 400 sqm needed

Discussion

It may seem that it is a daunting task to collect 100 gold coins, and an easy one to collect 10 coppers. This is not correct, though. Gold has ~100 common coins available and ~50 rares of mintage=20. Because of so many rares, the prices of those, which are not especially historical, are actually very affordable and may be got only a tad higher than gold spot price. At present, the main obstacle for gold collecting is the tight deadline in getting the coveted GCB1625 (since these will only be awarded this one year): Only one year from this post (168 realhours). And the other challenge is of course related to firepower - 100 gold coins' collection is definitely a 500+ CKG undertaking.

With silver, the challenge is doable with some money - silver coins cost less than golds, are mostly not rare or even almost rare (in fact half of them being present in 100 or more instances). If a later date badge is acceptable, the whole silver set is probably obtainable by paying rather little premiums. Since silver does not have a generally accepted midprice, it is more difficult to determine "premium" though. TS162 conversion price is 0.11 mil/CKS.

With coppers, without existing set of 6 badges, it is actually very hard to collect 10 different, unless the owners of COTxxxx supply the market (even if they do, COT are from 1360-1450 era mostly, so not dirtcheap regardless, based on the age alone). The majority of coppers are not only most-very rare, but also were awarded one by one to characters, who regard them as heirlooms, and these characters are rich! So especially as the King also does not appreciate that the original holder sells the badges, each one coming to the market is a surprise so having blanket bids patiently waiting may be an option.

The King's Coinshop is currently busy updating the bids and asks (in CKS/token), this does not however prevent you from planning your strategy meanwhile! ADD: DONE!

RAF-1 Quartering

2 tickets were spoiled in this 25% trimming round. These belonged to SirJacket and Earl Mooo. 7 tickets remaining!

VEG has spoiled, the next spoil (about 100%) is in the end of next month, and after that, all the VEG are super-healthy again.
Town found a cache of Meat, which is for sale at 5,000 m while supplies last.
Same for Mead, which also was produced to all DIS owners.

PRE and loot from the counties has been divided to the owners. Next month is the best time to announce plans how to combat the challenges. The army in the north will consolidate the gains (especially Stonehaven county which was left to us by military conquest, but also Tavastia where bread and horses might be gained) and clear the Rossiyans in the woods. All town sites will be continued.

Having lost its possible town site (Threestone, which was given to the Swedes) and seeing that another one was taken (The Hanseatic Town of Riga), NL army will move to the south exploring the rest of the county. NL has 2 army units, 100 BV will stay in Riga and 160 BV go to the south.

King's Royal 2nd Regiment (160 BV) will aid the main army to clear the Rossiyans in the OldDuchy area. The Shock Musketeers will be sent to bypass the "Aaspere road outpost" from the south, to gain more intelligence there.

The noble promotions for the Jubilee have not (all) been decided, so action now can still decide it in your favor!

Jubilee is coming - Update on Badges

Even in the midst of troubles, we are going to celebrate this one hard!

The Badges will be reactivated. Historical number of Badges (the ones that consist of both a decoration and a token) has been 6, but at this once, we will be opening 4 more! Let's see how many can claim they have all the 10 badges!

Historical ones that cannot be awarded any more
GJB (14) Golden Jubilee Badge, for the ones present in IRC session in 1450
FBB (20) First Builder Badge, first builders in TMA Cryptotown, number fulfilled in 1468

Historical ones that will be reactivated "soon"
HB - Homebuilder Badge, for builders of their homes

Historical ones that will be reactivated in the 225th Jubilee
TB - Throneroom Badge, for characters who have been in the Throne Room of the King in the Royal Palace (Throne Room was not destroyed in the earthquake nor in the fire)
KFB - King's Favor Badge, for characters who are helpful and donate to common causes etc, earning King's Favor
CB - Castlebuilder Badge, for characters who own a building with a floor area of 400 sqm

New ones
QJB - Quasquibicentenary Jubilee Badge, for the ones fulfilling the "good character requirements" for the Jubilee and thus being invited to the Main Party in the summer of 1625 (invite counts, so the character may be absent)
GCB - Gold Collector Badge, for characters who possess 100 different gold coins
SCB - Silver Collector Badge, for characters who possess 30 different silver coins  
CCB - Copper Collector Badge, for characters who possess 10 different copper tokens.

The silver and gold coins will not be changed. The number of COT/COM different items (currently: 220 because all historical badges and medals have been unique) will be reduced drastically by merging the instances to several items.

The Town will appoint someone with powers to award Medals of the Game in MG-3, MG-4, and MG-5 classes. These will also become tokens.

Badges have been awarded only once when the achievement is first gained. Medals of the Game can be had multiple times (with multiple tokens), but never in a lower class than already awarded, same is ok.

The Army reorganization report - OldDuchy - King - Zechariah - Tavastia

HRH The Archduke Zechariah, AOD-Brig, has been appointed to command all forces north of OldDuchy, no matter who sponsored them. Himself he is attached as a Colonel to the Royal 1st Regiment (300 BV). The Regiment is stationed in The Great River area.

The Royal Cannon Regiment (210 BV) continues to be responsible for the Citadel. It is stationary and commanded by a LTC.

The Royal 2nd Regiment (160 BV) used to be a horse force and was doing well, but now we got more cannons from the foundry and this one is now expanded to a foot regiment type unit. At this battle value, it is still the most powerful rapid response unit, although the response is not so rapid any more. Commanded by an experienced COL and stationed in readiness in the Barracks in 3-C, the unit is ready to go wherever sent!

The Royal Palace Guard (120 BV) is historically a no-horse, no-cannon unit. It now received a clear boost to BV nevertheless with the CO promoting LTC. The unit is garrisoned in the basement of the Royal Palace and actually received more space when the cooks etc. moved out of the east wing when the fire prompted moving of the royal household to the Palace of Culture & Science (right next to it, is the Royal 2nd garrison).


There are 5 more units, but they are weaker due to this Regiment concept prioritizing large units, even if they are fewer. Also others except the 4 do not possess Most Ancient Aquilas with their higher bonus, so are smaller as a result. Their CO is also a MAJ, instead of COL/LTC. No cannons are allocated, etc. As a result, these units are only between 30-60 BV each, with special mention:

HofM Shock Musketeers (60 BV) is a handpicked unit comprising of only 9 men, as follows:
1*MAJ
1*CAPT
1*LT
1*MSGM
1*SGTM
4*PTEM
All 9 travel and (may) fight on horseback (100% mobility), although the muskets can be fired when on foot mainly. This unit will be the first response to any surprise threats.

Altogether, King's forces are now about 1,020 BV (year ago: 850 BV). Both the number of sections and number of troops is actually down 5-10% at present: the nice increase of BV is due to musketeers, cannons, captured muskets (3) and promotions.

14 halvings are done, and only 9 tickets remain! Because 9 is less than 15, from now on we will not have halvings any more, but only 1/4 of the tickets will spoil monthly. The chance for any individual ticket spoiling is not correlated to what happens with the other tickets. We will have 4 prizes left, three real estates worth about 100, 250 and 500 mil, and a 4-horse carriage.

The owners of the tickets can be seen from the list below, notifying of the baronetcies awarded:

Prizes Awarded

47,671 * CAN given!
23,707 * BEER given!
1,484 * FOIE given to 118 chars!
735 * JAD given to 90 chars!
373 * W1603A given to 64 chars!
191 * MIN-5 given to 48 chars!
86 * CS1625E given to 34 chars!
35 * CLXII given to 16 chars!
16 * WOS-E1 (Green Suit, gift of HH The Mayor)
16 * MIR (Venetian Mirror 1 sqm, gift of HH The Duke of New Liberty)
54 * W1608 given to 9 tickets! (bonus)
BT-19; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to HH of North Face
BT-21; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to HH of North Face
BT-24; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to HH of North Face
BT-25; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Marquess of White Cross
BT-26; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to HSH The Prince of OZ
BT-27; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Marquess of White Cross
BT-28; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Marquess of White Cross
BT-29; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Sir Mooo of Stonehaven
BT-30; Baronet of Crypto Kingdom to Sir Quaid, 30th/I Bt of CK


Best Prizes Still Remaining

9 tickets (RAF-1) remaining; each ticket has a 75% chance to stay till next month (realday)

1 * Fourth Prize: Any Real Estate up to the value of 100,000,000 m (to the 4th last ticket; gift of HRH Zechariah)
1 * Third Prize: 1-SE-V76 Korean Restaurant (1518) (to the 3rd last ticket; gift of Prince of Soul)
1 * Second Prize: TRC4-19 Most Elab 4-Horse Carriage (to the 2nd last ticket; gift of M of White Cross)
1 * Grand Prize: Any Real Estate up to the value of 500,000,000 m (in the whole game, you pick, King pays   )[/b]

Total Value of Prizes: 900,000,000 m !
(Expected value of a ticket: 100 mil)

Practical note on the 1st and 4th prizes. The winner gets to pick his real estate from a list of listed properties costing (at max) 500 mil. It must be listed and buyable by others as well. When the winner is known, he will be notified and the King will buy the prize selected and gift it to the winner. Do not forsake this opportunity to advertise that you have RE for sale!!

King has listed the "500 mil real estate": Hotel King's Guesthouse (1-N-J17). This is one of the 2 private properties located closest to the Royal Palace compound in 1-C/1-N. The distance to the wall of the detached Royal Wine Cellar is 6 m! The other one is Dr. Choo Townhouse from 1436 on the Earls' St. side. He had it on the market for 1,000 mil decades ago but then decided that it is not for sale. The building that King's Guesthouse shares a wall with, Rhadamanthus' Palace, was sold about 20 years ago for 1,400 mil to its current owner, Baron Lloyd IV.

RWWC proposes the following:
1) RWWC will take the responsibility of researching this technology and gain the proprietary license of it.
2) Foreign Power credit will be sought from Sweden, our ally, for 50% of the remaining amount because we also promised to research Printing Press and help them in Seafaring 2 (once we get "1" done first). If this credit is not received, it does not change the outcome however.
3) RWWC will be completely responsible for the SCI and MGN costs of the new advance. RWWC seeks that the advance takes no more than end-1627 to complete.
4) To gain the SCI, RWWC will issue new shares. The current number of shares is 2,200 and the new shares will be issued at 8 mil/share (17.6 bil valuation). While the valuation may seem high, it is just a workout of RWWC cashflow:
- At 2% discount rate, the profit should be 2%*17.6 bil = 350 mil (this is a good discount rate, higher than in gold, CON and prominent buildings);
- The annual costs are 150 mil;
- Therefore, the sales income from windows, carriages, cannons and soon muskets, should total 500 mil (150+350). If solely windows were being produced, this would correspond to 105,000 m/WIRS factory cost. If solely cannons, 24 mil factory cost;
- In cash flow method, the technologies, buildings, land, NPC and the future growth are not valued, but of course their value is high.

Once the proposal is accepted by the Mayor, it will be possible to send SCI to RWWC (GIVE SCI amount RWWC). Amount needs to be divisible by 40 because SCI is treated at being worth its game book value, 0.2 mil. We do not need money directly, only SCI.


The King has given:
give sci 500 town [SCI-ENG]

Please others fulfill your duty inb4 the Jubilee!

It should be explored if Sweden could possibly grant credit to this one as well (but if one is possible only, to the muskets which needs more). Lucky us to have made this alliance now as Polonia is anyway in disarray and Rossiyans are not even grateful and continued to harass us when we were harassing their enemies! I am already liking the Swedish, they seem fair guys!


University is happy to take on this project and all SCI sent towards it (GIVE SCI amount UNIVERSITY [S-PP]). To the contributors, Printing Press distribution shares will be issued, and they will entitle to copies of future issues coming out from the press! Just as planned in 1606!

Army supplies available

* University has listed the 10*LT for sale (22-40 mil). Since the prices are crazy, list your excess LT for sale and upgrade them to CAPT or even MAJ now!
* Labor has listed H1 for sale (2-2.7), H2 (5-7).
* The bid for a H4 is already 15 mil and very few of the higher level horses are for sale, please list yours or make bids!
* 4*CANN for sale (24-40).
* PTE price range (4-7), even CPL for sale (13)
* King will update his bid/ask soon, he cannot buy from the lowered Labor bids in the first 60 minutes anyway!
* Prices for unsold NPC/HH will be lowered 1-2 times in a quick succession, after which they will be more sticky.

Note on horses: the peasants did not like the random confiscations of horses at all, so we asked them to bring them for sale instead. H1 normal price is 2 mil, H2 (battleworthy but no bonus) is 5 mil. The Main Army will pay these prices retroactively for all horses pressed on duty during the campaign in the Kunda--Stonehaven Prep area. This is exhorted to others as well (GIVE M amount LABOR).

In Ramsey we did not even do anything and the peasants are growing restless

FluffyHorse's special ability - Stables - in the future means that they will get a free refill every spring.

King's storytelling post January 1624

Whew what a year full of events 1623 was. First we embarked on a limited war against the Swedes who needed to be shown that they don't own the north. While our troops gained victory, New Liberty managed to negotiate an Embassy with Sweden, with a scientific research treaty. This was accepted and research will start now. Spies from Plath brought most interesting tidings about the weakness in Polonia. As Sweden is now our ally, they will likely take advantage of the situation there soon as well, and we might join in. At the same time Rossiyans are restless in the east, and Prince of Soul is - as we speak - (hopefully) negotiating with their leaders in Moscow, and we will likely hear the news by the end of the year. Not all is fine, though: in a cold December night, the Royal Palace caught fire and only the wings were spared, luckily Throne Room is situated in the wing. King's army also suffered heavily on the kill rolls, with eg. only 7*MSGM (between all King, OldDuchy, Zech and Tavastia forces), and even more alarmingly, 8*LT between all of them! Cannon production on the other hand is in full speed with 18 cannons commissioned for King's troops alone and more for sale for the others. A new cannon comes for public sale every month to a lower price point than the previous.

To not overextend ourselves, our (Royal our) priorities for the next 2 years will be first and foremost in the 225th Jubilee. We have now accepted that we are not likely living to the quartermillennial one. It is very good that HRH Zechariah, the Prince Royal has finally grown up to be of Royal stature, not only a businessman, but first and foremost a mighty war hero, commander, manager, leader, and soon - statesman.

Getting the research priorities right is the Mayor's duty, but we will help in what we can. Kingdom-wide, this is perhaps the first priority.

The army needs reorganizing until we get a functional system. The demise of the Swedes in the Campaign on the River was caused by spreading forces too thin. As units fight 1:1, superior BV is paramount. Tentatively, our idea is to make the Regiments the main field army and research Combined Arms as soon as feasible. Then our Kingdom and Duchy level main forces would be 200-250 BV each. They would be supplemented by mobile Companies for quick deployments and raids. The Manor and County level stationary forces would be treated as Garrison, so that they do not appear in the Unit roll (Game DB /Army) and in Manor level no officers would be needed. The PC who have an officer rank and live with the troops, can be counted towards the BV. King will first try out if this system offers the advantages sought.

Last year saw 18 new characters, a record. The development is going well with The Wizard Developer now full time working for us. The entrance to new players will be lowered, kinks ironed out, new commoner features such as a "Lot raffle" (not raffling the lots, but having the lots in the Town Map granting prizes for characters roaming around) coming.

Tidings from Counties, 1623
The status of this post is COMPLETED. New info in blue.

"Loot" + PRE points, though, will be divided "soon" so they cannot yet be found in the county accounts.

One more PRE accumulation round and the prizes of up to 500*CKG will be awarded.


(Name of County - PRE total - PRE from 1623)

NorthFace - 44 - 14

The Duchy of North Face is reputed vast, but despite the PRE accumulated, little first hand information exists. The orders have been to stick to the main camp which is in the southern side of the region because of climate. Little locals have been sighted and while they do not exactly seem poor, their wealth is well hidden as they are nomads, skilled in trade, and well equipped and armed. The area is claimed by Queen Louhi, CK and HKM Gustaf Adolf, but none of them seems to have much going on in there, because the latest orders from the Duke were to have the camp evacuated and troops moved to the south, where they happened to just tip the scales in the Campaign on the River, not that it mattered much because at the time of the "Final Battle", the treaty had already been signed. The Duke is left pondering what to do with the land mass as the mere surveying of it is dangerous and few immediate benefits are obtainable. The King is dreaming of the mystical Ultima Thule in the far north, where it becomes warm again after the inhospitable cold that must be traversed to get there. (QUEST given).

No further GM events from 1623.


Plath - 37 - 13

Despite being only a County, Plath has been raking in PRE at a commendable pace. The initial encounter of CK expansion, "The Ambush", happened there as well. The area is in the border of deeply-catholic Polonia, but they have not sent a high emissary to Sir Crichton, because they feel a Duke is required from our side to the negotiations as well. Ramsey is the closest Duke to the county at the moment. From the intelligence gathered, Polonia and Sweden are not at war for now but tensions are very high. Plath is in the inland with the nearest coastal town being the Free City of Danzig. The capital of Polonia, Krakow, is further inland. Unlike Sweden that is a centralized country, Polonia is more populous but with nobles doing what they wish. The preparations of Sir Crichton advanced peacefully despite Prince Boguslaw's claim to the territory. Probably the local powers were just happy that we were at war with Sweden, their archenemy. They get this kind of information much faster than we can even dissipate it inside the Kingdom, because of the sea communications in Östersjön (using the Swedish name for the great lake, on which at least Stockholm, (preparation site of) Paldiski, Riga and Danzig are located). The north side of Östersjön is ice-free 4/7 months a year, the south is more erratic but usually 6/7 months. The final month before the ice is known of heavy storms and navigation is treacherous. (ASK for QUEST).

Spies report interesting developments from Polonia. The Power is deeply catholic but not in the Imperial Alliance. It is also not at war with Sweden right now. The internal situation is precarious with competing dukes striving for control. No foreign activity has been spotted in Plath. To take advantage of the situation, HM The King creates a new county, Ironlock, which encompasses the territory south of New Liberty and northwest of Plath, including the seashore all the way to the Free City of Danzig. HH The Duke of North Face is created Earl of Ironlock and exhorted to station forces there (promotion will be ratified in the Jubilee as many other promised and surprise promotions).


Ramsey - 33 - 12

Getting along with the locals with no taxes levied to them, the Duchy of Ramsey survey is going on very well. The "west sea" (Östersjön when seen from the Swedish coast) was found but believed to be New Liberty territory. New Liberty forces had spent their time in the northernmost tip of their duchy so unable to explore this side. The command post has been kept at the same place all the time and even the locals have been referring it to as Baghdad, which had to have been a joke originally, but the jokes.. they sometimes stick. Some patrols were sent to the south, leaving Plath to their right-hand side, and as far as they went, no change in the conditions was observed. "This land is HUGE." To the east, some mystical phenomena was experienced, and the scouts turned back, believing that White Cross was there with its special conditions and capable leadership. (QUEST awaiting, ping GM).

Presumably after hearing about CK alliance with Sweden, some of the peasants in Ramsey have grown markedly more restless. Sweden had plundered the area some years ago when it still belonged to Polonia. Marauders have even appeared to disturb our logistics there. Perhaps stationing more forces might help (especially mounted), and defining the borders more clearly.


FSpagnolo - 28 - 11

Greetings from HE The Prince of Forte Spagnolo! After decades of no see, I am glad to report to your expeditionary force that I am fine. A quick recoup of the events follows:
- The roots of this place date back to the very first year the game was conceived.
- In 1504, I took the project of building a mighty citadel here to expand Crypto Kingdom to civilized lands. For this project, HM The King donated 80,000 CKG. I had sXpher, my loyal servant, with me, and we took on this huge project.
- In the 1500s and especially during the times of turmoil, it became clear that this project was too large for CK to utilize perfectly. Also the CKG was not accepted as payment for the workers so foreign currency was needed.
- Baron sXpher died in 1600, which was a shock to me. Also in CryptoTown they started building a more nimble project. Initially in sad feelings, I felt for my beloved Forte Spagnolo and built a vineyard here. As you see, I am still in excellent health, this climate is more than suitable!
- I am very happy to see the Kingdom is doing good, and here I can concentrate on other projects such as perfecting the monetary system.
- Please send troops and money for buying cannons, because now it is more important that this outpost is kept as the Kingdom is expanding and - while here it is peaceful - tensions are mounting in the north.
(storytelling coordinated with fluffypony, The Prince)


NewLiberty-C - 27 - 12

The troops' movements have been duly reported and the civilian team moved with them, hampering the progress. On the other hand, HH The Duke in his new position as Ambassador, has been able to gather intelligence. New Liberty is a large Duchy with Riga as its historical centerpoint. (According to some sources, even Stockholm lies on the lands of the original Duchy. As the safety of Riga is guaranteed, and the lands in the other side ceded to Sweden, and even the Threestone preparation site given back to them, the problem becomes that in this large coastline, there is no logical place for a Seat that would also be located in the coast! Towns may not be started too close to each other, it is against the rules. According to the terms of the Treaty, we have taken the responsibility of the protection of Riga, which is not a chore to the New Liberty troops - they in fact quite like the libertarian nightlife of this small and war-ravaged but energetic town.

No further GM events from 1623.


OldDuchy - 26 - 10

OldDuchy's own PRE gain plummeted when the 100*OTH were busy with laying the stone to the ground that the other counties provided. The paved road now leads from Old Town to San Pietro and in the north facade of the (planned) Versailles palace, dividing with one branch going to Haljala (this one is not paved yet) and the other one to Essu and even a bit beyond (this one is fully paved, 4 m wide, except around Versailles where huge squares have been laid). Otherwise the Old Duchy troops, what were left after the 1st Regiment took to the north, have remained stationary. The recent reports of Rossiyan action in the north have not yet lead to retaliation. Some VOD with no taxes paid have been found in the town, and the recent mapping of all the Urban Boroughs (go and check the Town Map with the navigation arrows) has lead to the idea that the perimeter of the whole town be fortified with a stone wall, inner side sloping. The guards could walk on the top, and from outside, rising to the top in the middle of the night would be easy with a wooden ladder, but disposing of the ladder would not be easy, so intruders would reveal themselves and the tax revenues would be secured.

As already discussed, the situation with restless Rossiyans in the thick woods and sharp (but low) hills between OldDuchy and Stonehaven needs to be pacified.


WhiteCross - 26 - 12

White Cross has gained a mystical feeling with its "element boroughs" but we can assure it is a physical land. The characteristics are just special, and also what is weird is the lack of human locals there. This usually means that special creatures inhabit the land, for good and bad. With the absence of contact - not only to leaders but to anyone! - the expedition force has a free decision in which of the Boroughs to settle and start preparations for establishing the County Seat.

Nice luck there - the explorers found a speaking gold unicorn, who submitted to your service and granted a wish!


Stonehaven - 21 - 8

What can be said of this is mostly in the war chronicles already. As the county is located so close and so many troops have marched to and fro and even had the "Final Battle of the Campaign on the River 1623" in the area, we know this place reasonably well. The River, which is the northern border, flows slowly, so we can conclude that there is not much elevation. The plain continues to approximately half of the county to the south, from where small hills and then sharp hills begin. That is the way to get back home. In the east, not too far from the preparation site, the Swedes have their outpost, and beyond that, nobody has yet been able to go. To the west, our outpost is near Paldiski (mouth of the river). In the South(-East), Rossiyan thugs are trying to expand their influence. The land is not rich (refer to the name of the county!) but with a good connection to CryptoTown (yet to be constructed), this could become a handy source of crispbread and horses, meat and even VEG.

No further GM events from 1623.


Grass - 19 - 7

The Grass-lands continue as far as eye can see, and turn richer as we go. The lack of 1 PRE-point prevented an important meeting, but we are sure to hear of it next year. (QUEST given).

No events from 1623.


Tavastia - 17 - 8

The contact to the Tavastia camp was finally made. They had explored the land and made the preparation site where they believed the economic centerpoint is located (about 40% towards the supposed North Face border from the River, and also 40% from the "west sea" towards the eastern border). To make the decision easier, near the location, the ruins of a mighty medieval castle was found, so good energies abounded there. The place was from early on named the House of Tavastia. The locals were submissive and had good horses (H2), some of which were pressed for service, against compensation of course. It is here that the crispbread originates, because this is so far north that VEG are still being cultivated, yet too far that they could be a reliable food source during the winter, yet the place is too populated that there would be enough meat for all (from game) unlike further north, where game abounds yet people are sparse.

No events from 1623.


Petrichor - 15 - 7

This pesky group also, had been in their mission for quite a long time. From the river crossing, they turned to the east, upstream. After some time there were no plains even by the river, so they took a 90° turn towards the north, and after considerable time (but possibly less distance) arrived in the village of Sisu. What is in there, you have already seen. The Swedes had been in the area a few years ago, but abandoned it as too poor (and not even good horses). The northern border of the county is a bit weird, there are bodies of water with something mystical on them. The locals do not dare to venture that way so no information can be found. To the west, albeit after an arduous journey through thick woods, lies Tavastia. The people there (as do many in Stonehaven) speak the same language. To the east, a lightly forested area, unfit for farming, and hellishly cold in the winter, opens far and wide. If it is even possible to imagine, these people from their ur-lowly starting point, have historically escaped the looters there, and they keep stores of supplies hidden in the vast hinterland.
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A contact was made from hostile local Rossiyans in the south. Some wounds, no fatalities. Sisu people say that "it just happens".

All CUL, IC, SCI, m dividends given to NPC, land. All salaries and taxes charged.
Our CUL+IC production is about 8,500 / year and SCI production about 6,000 / year.


Notice. The following characters have negative balance. Please fix the situation immediately. All negative balances will be cleared before the Jubilee!

63   RoundTable   The Ancient Fellowship of the Knights of the Round Table   1523   101   0   0   1523   -247,093,327   
189   Grass   TA Marquessate of Grass   TA Corporation of the Marquessate of Grass   1621   1621   3   0         -217,590,349   0   0
14   binaryFate   The Marquess of Naoned   The Marquess of Naoned   1398   1418   1607   -171,953,513   21,269   3,200
61   NRC   New Reconstruction Corp   TA Corporation   1522   1522   102   0   0   1522   -111,500,000   0   75,000
177   NewLiberty-C   TMA Duchy of New Liberty   TMA Corporation of the Duchy of New Liberty         -95,154,673
193   WhiteCross   The Marquessate of White Cross   The Corporation of the Marquessate of White Cross         -94,729,853
48   OldDuchy   TVA Duchy   The Corporation of TVA Duchy   1466   1466   158   0   0   1466   -77,311,606   13,406   8,985
184   Ramsey   TA Duchy of Ramsey   TA Corporation of the Duchy of Ramsey   1621   1621   3   0         -75,179,948   2   0
8   drfred   Lord drfred   Baron   1389   1420   235   0   13   1570   -60,641,820   2,076   100
89   bytemuma   bytemuma   Expert   1564   1584   60   0   5   1607   -39,298,986   88   100
106   zrue   zrue   Novice   1581   1600   43   0   5   1606   -37,007,135   84   360
196   Petrichor   The County of Petrichor   The Corporation of the County of Petrichor   1621   1621   3   0         -35,247,001   0   0
91   Angus   Angus Greenthumb   Lord Angus of Haljala, RM   1569   1589   55   0   13   1621   -27,436,340   536   800
197   Stonehaven   The County of Stonehaven   The Corporation of the County of Stonehaven      -23,552,479   1   0
120   Cryptonic   Lord Cryptonic   Baron   1579   1600   45   0   13   1616   -13,729,121   307   100
116   Antoninus   Antoninus   Novice   1565   1600   59   0   5   1616   -13,109,833   119   0
164   Xanne         1598   1619   26   0         -10,409,626   60   0
20   serje   Lord serje   TMA Lord serje   1389   1420   235   0   13   1621   -5,303,015   376   525
111   goin2mars   Master goin2mars   Master   1570   1600   54   0   6   1616   -2,923,899   958   0

13 halvings are done, and only 16 tickets remain! This time, 2 prizes were given, WOS-E1 and MIR, with aggregate value of about 6 mil! The tickets are still in 10 different hands (char_id's (3, 6, 26, 31, 64, 88, 94, 113, 173, 66))!!


Prizes Awarded

47,671 * CAN given!
23,707 * BEER given!
1,484 * FOIE given to 118 chars!
735 * JAD given to 90 chars!
373 * W1603A given to 64 chars!
191 * MIN-5 given to 48 chars!
86 * CS1625E given to 34 chars!
35 * CLXII given to 16 chars!
16 * WOS-E1 (Green Suit, gift of HH The Mayor)
16 * MIR (Venetian Mirror 1 sqm, gift of HH The Duke of New Liberty)

Best Prizes Still Remaining

16 tickets (RAF-1) remaining; halving every month (realday)

15 <- when this number of tickets is reached, the subsequent SPOILs are 25% only to increase excitement!
- - -
10 * Baronet of CK (lowest numbers available starting from highest ranking winner, incl promotion to L12 if applicable)
1 * Fourth Prize: Any Real Estate up to the value of 100,000,000 m (to the 4th last ticket; gift of HRH Zechariah)
1 * Third Prize: 1-SE-V76 Korean Restaurant (1518) (to the 3rd last ticket; gift of Prince of Soul)
1 * Second Prize: TRC4-19 Most Elab 4-Horse Carriage (to the 2nd last ticket; gift of M of White Cross)
1 * Grand Prize: Any Real Estate up to the value of 500,000,000 m (in the whole game, you pick, King pays   )

Total Value of Prizes: 1,900,000,000 m !
(Expected value of a ticket: >100 mil(!))

Practical note on the 1st and 4th prizes. The winner gets to pick his real estate from a list of listed properties costing (at max) 500 mil. It must be listed and buyable by others as well. When the winner is known, he will be notified and the King will buy the prize selected and gift it to the winner. Do not forsake this opportunity to advertise that you have RE for sale!!

King has listed the "500 mil real estate": Hotel King's Guesthouse (1-N-J17). This is one of the 2 private properties located closest to the Royal Palace compound in 1-C/1-N. The distance to the wall of the detached Royal Wine Cellar is 6 m! The other one is Dr. Choo Townhouse from 1436 on the Earls' St. side. He had it on the market for 1,000 mil decades ago but then decided that it is not for sale. The building that King's Guesthouse shares a wall with, Rhadamanthus' Palace, was sold about 20 years ago for 1,400 mil to its current owner, Baron Lloyd IV.