who-hoo! 5th place in the top ten. go as the banker so you have more money. Only lost one person this time too.
GREAT find! Many hours of grades 3-5 went into this game!
The banker is the worst if you\'re going for a high score. The carpenter gets his score doubled and the farmer tripled when you complete the game.
I still remember my strategy. I\'ve broken 9,000 points, STILL a Charlotte A. Dunning Elementary School record. The strategy is
-Farmer, always the farmer
-Start in March
-Blow all your money at the start (except for $10 for the 2 ferries) on 12 oxen, 10 clothes, 1 of each spare part, 10 boxes of bullets, no food. (Still remember this formula 18 years later.)
-For the first month don\'t travel at all, just hunt. Load up on grub. Only shoot big game, no squirrels or rabbits. You\'ll float b/w 100-300 lbs on you the whole trip. When you drop below 100, hunt again.
-Always travel strenuous, never steady or greuling. Except once you can see The Dalles, switch to steady to maintain health. You MUST reach The Dalles in good health. At the two forks in the game, do not go to the forts, they add distance and forts are useless when you travel broke.
-Always stop for 3 days if someone gets sick. Can\'t afford to have anyone die, it\'s a point killler.
-Filling rations whenever possible (should be always.)
-Never rest, always hunt or attempt to trade instead. You still get the benefits of rest and sometimes you can score some awesome trades
-At Snake River, a glitch in the game lets you "barter" with the Shoshoni guide. Just keep turning him down until you get an offer of 2 sets of clothing. It\'s still no guarantee you\'ll make it but I think having the guide is about 90% successful.
-As you approach the Dales (the last landmark), stop short and rest as long as you need to get to good health. This is huge for your score.
-Always float down the river at the end and for the love of god don\'t screw it up! I\'ve had otherwise perfect games get ruined here so make sure you\'re good at it.
Here\'s tonight\'s scorecard! Not bad at all for 17 years off!
Finished as farmer on October 10th
5 people in good health: 7500
1 wagon: 150
10 oxen: 120
4 spare wagon parts: 24
13 sets of clothing: 26
72 bullets: 3
2 pounds of food: 0 (finished with 2lb! That\'s efficiency!)
$0.00 cash: 0
Final score: 7875, #1 on top ten.
