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I moved again and now Edinburgh has the 3rd wall set. It probably will take eons before it's built, especially since I also placed some houses and businesses.

Feb 28, 1302

CV ~ 74 M
population ~ 158 k
ships 665
businesses 1,003

While I was gone not much happened with my game. However, it appears that a lot has gone on here. I go further and further down the ladder but am still making some headway.

May 31, 1304:
CV ~ 90M
Popultion 168k
Ships 706
Businesses 1,110

Nothing is really new, I still have some bottlenecks and the road to recovery is long.

I'm not Speedy Gonzales and there are other things in my live besides P III. However, I don't see many ahead of me I probaly complete 1304 before the weekend

October 31, 1304
CV 112.2 M
Citizens 202,162
Ships, still not enough at 827 and 143 captains
1,339 businesses are not enough

Since I got real late into forced building of walls, I had to move 5 times this year. That took a hunge chunk out of my production of building materilas so I have to march slowly for some time yet.
My use of building space has improved but if my population doesn't start to explode soon ther's little hope for my Hanse

Just do you don't feel lonly. I did quicl work of 1304.

CV~125 M
Population ~ 213k
Ships 879
Businesses 1,467

I did put in some extra shifts to keep the long weekend free. 1304 is done and, according to the stats. I'm not too bad. I did not catch Zeeduvel in population but caught up with my tutor in CV. However, I did not need all of it and managed to put a handsome amount away for 1305. It’s not only the funds already earned, but also, by not showing them you have to increase your CV by less in the following years.
At this point I would like to take the opportunity to thank bizpro for all his help with my game. Whenever he read something new, or found a new way to make money, he shared it with me right away instead of keeping it close to his chest. I am pretty sure that, had he replayed 1304, he would have substantially more funds and, without his help I would be trailing him instead of matching. It's not only money-making secrets, he also shared with me building techniques and, recently, tips on getting Med contracts. With the knowledge he gained during the game, and which I could adopt right away, I might even beat him in population as well. (What did they put into my beer tonight )
In spite of all the good advice I am lagging behind in wall building. In spite of completing 15 walls during the year (some were still 2nd walls) I still have 5 cities to complete; one, Toensberg, just completed its 2nd wall.

My yearend stats:
CV 210M (includes piggy bank, which the judges don’t seem to like)
Citizens 250k
Ships 1047 with a tonnage of over 29k bales
Businesses 1777