Ozone (Industrial Waste) Turn 8.2

An interesting turn as our leader actually loses one VP and the rest pick up some to close the gap from the previous staggering 100% down to a mere 50%.

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Richard to compatriots in pollution: As my raw materials supply is sufficient for me to finish the game, probably, the value of raw materials decreases to me. Presumably this would happen to others as well who chose my tactics. Thus, someone could be in late mid-game and buy raw materials very cheaply - potentially. Yet another twist to this game of changing tactics as others play various strategies. This is similar to the lack of value for card sets with Waste Disposal to Andy and Eric - thus my ability to obtain my #1 choice of sets this time.

GM: With only two people bidding on Raw Materials, Richard's analysis is obviously correct. However, this is also a point where Postal play is quite different from Face to Face. I expect that in FTF play, Eric would not have gotten the first RM so cheaply, nor might he have had to pay so much for the second.

• 8.2.a
  • Eric puts up 5 Raw Materials for bid. Rich passes, Andy bids one, Harold passes and Eric buys them for $2.
  • Rich plays Innovation and Advisor, paying $10M to improve his waste reduction by 2.
  • Andy plays Growth.
  • Harold plays Growth.
• 8.2.b
  • Eric plays Innovation, paying $5M to reduce his use of raw materials
  • Rich plays Order, using 2 RM and generating $16M and 2 waste.
  • Andy plays Order, using 5 RM and generating $18M and 1 waste.
  • Harold plays Order, using 4 RM and generationg $19M and 4 waste.
• 8.2.c
  • Eric plays Order, using 4 RM and generationg $15M and 1 waste.
  • Rich plays Waste Disposal, reducing his waste from 8 to 5.
  • Andy puts up 5 Raw Materials up for bid. Harold passes. Eric bids 11, Rich and Andy pass and Eric wins them.
  • Harold plays Waste Disposal, reducing his waste from 10 to 7.
• 8.2.d
  • Eric retains his last order card.
• 8.2.e
  • Eric pays $3M in end of turn costs.
  • Rich pays $5M in end of turn costs.
  • Andy pays $3M in end of turn costs.
  • Harold pays $4M in end of turn costs.

Player	Play Order	Money	Loans	Raw Material Supply	Growth	Co-Workers	(Building) Rational-ization	(Building) Raw Materials	(Building) Waste Reduction	Waste Disposal	Saved Card	VPs
Richard Weiss	3	$18M	$20M	11	16	5	5/1	2/10	2/10	5		26
Andy York	4	$34M	$20M	0	18	3	3/6	5/1	1/15	7		37
Harold Reynolds	1	$30M	$10M	12	19	4	4/3	4/3	4/3	7		33
Eric Brosius	2	$21M	0	6	15	3	3/6	4/3	1/15	3	Order	49

Selection order is Harold, Eric, Rich, Andy