RE: spoon-discuss: Re: spoon-business: Bank Actions

["Harrison, Andrew" <andy.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, as I understand it, each individual player must transfer the
points they owe to the bank. This is exactly why I don't like it.

--
The Kid

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Schroeder [mailto:jschrodr@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 January 2001 17:35
> To: spoon-business@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: spoon-discuss: Re: spoon-business: Bank Actions 
> 
> 
> Sorrry to write so late, I am currently 
> moving to Boston and am writing this 
> on a hotel webTV thing.  Iwould  not 
> recommend it.
> 
> I did not realize that I had to actually 
> restate the Bankers point totals inorder 
> to complete the transfers of points 
> between the bank/Player.  All 
> outstanding debts owed to the Bank 
> are ordered transferred.  Hopefully this 
> will work
> 
> If anyone needs a roommate in Boston, 
> let me know!  Iwill get a real computer 
> on Monday.
> 
> jeff
> 
> > Quoth Dan Waldron:
> > > > > To satisfy outstanding debts, 
> the bank transfers 45 points to 
> poulenc. > > This satisfies: Salaries 
> and proposal debt to Poulenc from 
> nweek 10 and > > 11, plus salaries 
> Banker(13), Banker(14); and P377/0, 
> P381/0, P384/0, > > P385/1. This will 
> leave the bank with 15 points. > > > > 
> The bank is experienceing a shortage 
> of funds so nobody else will get > > 
> paid until the bank gets some more 
> points, unless they want to force the > 
> > issue with a motion for payment. > > 
> > > The Tax collector should start 
> collecting the overdue
> debts that were due > > at the end of 
> nweek 12 sometime soon. > > > > 
> Joel, I think the bank could use a few 
> hundred more points. I would > > 
> support any motion that increased the 
> reserve I have to work with here. > > 
> That would mean that I can pay people 
> what they desrve as well. > > > > 
> Poulenc > > Hmmm. Yeah, I agree that 
> the Bank needs more funds as it 
> currently stands. > As it is, our 
> economy is sort of odd. The Bank is the 
> only "employer", yet > no one "buys" 
> much from the Bank. In such a 
> situation, the Bank can't help
> > but become impoverished---unless it 
> has mint powers, which our Bank does. 
> > So, to keep afloat, the Bank will take 
> the inflationary step of issuing > more 
> Points. Our current Rules and the 
> traditional size relation among the > 
> Awards forces us into a position of 
> continually devaluing our currency. On 
> > the other hand, we have an absolute 
> goal, in the sense that the condition > 
> for winning is not relative to the total 
> quantity of Points in circulation, > 
> which somewhat mitigates inflation. I'm 
> not sure what to make of this---I'm > 
> no economist---but because of the win 
> condition,
> there aren't any > real-world 
> analogues. > > -- > J. > >
> 
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