jheeze some people drive me crazy, if this game is 'fixed' how come I have a 18-12 win-loss record, stop being so gung-ho, write down a few notes & calculations and develop a strategy!
KEEP ALIVE. Make opium trade a priority, you need as much silver as possible to see you through the end of the game where tea demand is ridiculous. Buy opium whenever price is below 40 and you have money, sell to prices of above 60 regardless of quantity, though in early stages when you have 1/2 boats, go for largest quantity available. Only worry about buying tea once britain starts becoming unhappy, so you can keep silver for as long as possible, so if opium prices fall below 40 you can snap it up (nb. happiness resets after every order and late deliveries don't affect game score as far as i can tell, but make sure it never reaches zero for you will get game over) only focus spending on tea when there is no demand from britain if there is a price crash to below 20, otherwise it is worth holding onto silver for buying cheap opium when its available. REMEMBER buy @ below 40 and sell above 60 only, do not get impatient, just hold stock and hold out until the market favours you again.
what are people on about this game being really hard? I just got 5.8 first time.
And do NOT listen to Hitaro9, nearly all of the games are easy when you pick them up, i had 5 games still up when i reached x5.0
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