Volvo Ocean Race online game - Page 2

chesapeake · 11-12-2008, 10:15 AM

The thing I have learned about this game is that you have to be able to check in at least 3-4 times a day or you find yourself in trouble quickly. That is what killed me. I committed to a path that led to stronger winds farther south, and then couldn't get online for about 24 hrs. I think my boat was stalled for 12 to 16 of those. I missed the window of wind and have been fighting to catch up ever since.

It will be disappointing not to be able to finish this leg before the deadline.

PackerFanatic · 11-12-2008, 10:39 AM

So close, but yet so far - a good test run though, hopefully I can compete a little more in the future legs.

FrogMan · 11-13-2008, 05:21 AM

with only a few hours until leg 1 is shut off, chesapeake has made a heck of a comeback and our boats are now neck and neck. He was some 200km behind me at some point but he's now only 7 km behind...

Leg 1 closes at 4pm eastern no matter where you are and leg 2 will start off from Cape Town with your boat on autopilot on Saturday at 7am eastern.

FM

chesapeake · 11-13-2008, 08:58 AM

Somehow I managed to stay right on the edge of the stronger winds and work more directly towards Cape Town while you had to angle south in weaker winds. Just like in real sailing, the wind gods hold your fate in their puckish little hands.

FrogMan · 11-13-2008, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by chesapeake

Somehow I managed to stay right on the edge of the stronger winds and work more directly towards Cape Town while you had to angle south in weaker winds. Just like in real sailing, the wind gods hold your fate in their puckish little hands.

well said. I have put a tiny bit of distance between, but I'm going toward weaker winds, again...

Been a fun game so far, probably enhanced by the fact that there's a group of 6-7 people playing it here at work on the Volvo Employee version, people who usually never play this kind of thing so they're all super enthusiastic.

FM

FM

Northwood_DK · 11-13-2008, 01:15 PM

Hoped to make the Top-20000 but will be a few miles short.

Whats the strategy for the second stage?

The real boats will go south to catch the strong winds.

chesapeake · 11-13-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

well said. I have put a tiny bit of distance between, but I'm going toward weaker winds, again...FM

Darn you! You're stealing my wind!

I feel like a NASCAR driver on the last lap who can see the checkered flag, but he's stuck behind someone he just can't get around.

PackerFanatic · 11-13-2008, 01:36 PM

You are RIGHT freakin' behind him though, that is crazy how much ground you gained.

chesapeake · 11-13-2008, 01:45 PM

I can't catch him, though. We're going the same speed and the clock runs out shortly. Sucks to be me!

FrogMan · 11-13-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chesapeake

I can't catch him, though. We're going the same speed and the clock runs out shortly. Sucks to be me!

you wanna see a case of "sucks to be me"? take a look at the first attached pic, from the Volvo Employee game.

My boat is one at the bottom, pink trail. The top one is another fellow, whom I added as a friend a little while ago, and that I was also leading by some distance at some point.

He is now leading me by about 1.5km. Our distance to finish are off by 2 km but the distance between me and him is marked as 1km, so I assume it's 1.5 km.

We were going in the exact same wind, going the exact same speed.

As you can see in the zoomed out pict, we're a bit below Cape Town in latitude so I just changed my direction to go a tiny bit more to the North in hope that I'll be able to get closer to Capte Town that way, who knows. I'm now going at 32.8 km/h while he's going at 34.7.

FM

FrogMan · 11-13-2008, 02:21 PM

son of a gun is online and seems to have adjusted his course to mine!

now, what to do, go back or stay the same???

FM

FrogMan · 11-13-2008, 02:29 PM

I've gone back to the straighter, faster course. We shall see...

FM

chesapeake · 11-13-2008, 03:32 PM

Is there any way to change the colors of your boat at this point?

FrogMan · 11-13-2008, 03:51 PM

nope, it's not possible anymore...

Ended up unable to catch him by surprise in any way, finished the leg 1km behind him.

FM

Northwood_DK · 11-15-2008, 04:57 AM

Leg 2 starts in 5 minutes

lordscarlet · 11-15-2008, 11:11 AM

I decided to give it another go. We'll see if I remember to check on it.

PackerFanatic · 11-26-2008, 07:49 AM

God damn!

Note to self: Do NOT go toward the spots where the wind is swirling and then suddenly stops.

Man, oh, man. I was running so well, even almost catching up to Frogman, and then I just suddenly died. I have lost over 10,000 spots in like 2 days now. Sad

A learning process for sure

FrogMan · 11-26-2008, 09:13 AM

LOL! Been there, done that, in the Vendée Globe. Last Thursday, as I was cruising in 147th place out of abotu 100,000, I came to see some sort of whirlwind type thing ahead of me. Didn't see it far enough in advance and even though I tried to avoid it, it swallowed me. Three days later, I was down to 20,000th. Gah...

Going well in both Volvo races. I'm 157th out of 2500 in the employee only race and have been slowly working my way up in the non-employee race. Kinda fun...

FM

11-12-2008, 10:39 AM	#52
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	So close, but yet so far - a good test run though, hopefully I can compete a little more in the future legs. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

11-13-2008, 05:21 AM	#53
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	with only a few hours until leg 1 is shut off, chesapeake has made a heck of a comeback and our boats are now neck and neck. He was some 200km behind me at some point but he's now only 7 km behind... Leg 1 closes at 4pm eastern no matter where you are and leg 2 will start off from Cape Town with your boat on autopilot on Saturday at 7am eastern. FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog... Last edited by FrogMan : 11-13-2008 at 05:22 AM.

11-13-2008, 01:36 PM	#58
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	You are RIGHT freakin' behind him though, that is crazy how much ground you gained. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

11-13-2008, 02:21 PM	#61
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	son of a gun is online and seems to have adjusted his course to mine! now, what to do, go back or stay the same??? FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

11-13-2008, 02:29 PM	#62
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	I've gone back to the straighter, faster course. We shall see... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

11-13-2008, 08:58 AM	#54
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	Somehow I managed to stay right on the edge of the stronger winds and work more directly towards Cape Town while you had to angle south in weaker winds. Just like in real sailing, the wind gods hold your fate in their puckish little hands.

11-13-2008, 01:15 PM	#56
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	Hoped to make the Top-20000 but will be a few miles short. Whats the strategy for the second stage? The real boats will go south to catch the strong winds.

11-13-2008, 01:45 PM	#59
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	I can't catch him, though. We're going the same speed and the clock runs out shortly. Sucks to be me!

11-13-2008, 03:32 PM	#63
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	Is there any way to change the colors of your boat at this point?

11-13-2008, 03:51 PM	#64
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	nope, it's not possible anymore... Ended up unable to catch him by surprise in any way, finished the leg 1km behind him. FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

11-15-2008, 04:57 AM	#65
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	Leg 2 starts in 5 minutes

11-15-2008, 11:11 AM	#66
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	I decided to give it another go. We'll see if I remember to check on it. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

11-26-2008, 07:49 AM	#67
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	God damn! Note to self: Do NOT go toward the spots where the wind is swirling and then suddenly stops. Man, oh, man. I was running so well, even almost catching up to Frogman, and then I just suddenly died. I have lost over 10,000 spots in like 2 days now. Sad A learning process for sure __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

11-26-2008, 09:13 AM	#68
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	LOL! Been there, done that, in the Vendée Globe. Last Thursday, as I was cruising in 147th place out of abotu 100,000, I came to see some sort of whirlwind type thing ahead of me. Didn't see it far enough in advance and even though I tried to avoid it, it swallowed me. Three days later, I was down to 20,000th. Gah... Going well in both Volvo races. I'm 157th out of 2500 in the employee only race and have been slowly working my way up in the non-employee race. Kinda fun... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

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