Current jobs (as of Nov 19, 2021)
. . . . 16 (Flupper) model
. . . . 15 (Zymbal) athlete
. . . . 9 (ScampersMadly) veterinarian
. . . . 4 (CarnivalDancer) entrepreneur

2021 Nov 19 started 25 more pets in new jobs (level 1)

2021 Nov 22 Everlasting Spirit to 2 teacher
2021 Nov 22 Zymbal to 16 (offer from early Jan 2021 I hadn't accepted)
2021 Nov 27 LowRider to 2 police
2021 Dec 05 Aquilegia to 2 architect
2021 Dec 08 SpaceRacer to 2 journalist
2021 Dec 27 Quickerest to 2 banker
2021 Dec 29 Everlasting Spirit to 3
2022 Jan 11 Zimtsterne to 2 chef
2022 Feb 08 Varunna to 2 mechanic
2022 Feb 10 Slightly_Feisty to 2 banker
2022 Feb 21 Chisu to 2 policeman
2022 Feb 24 Aldebaran to 2 policeman
2022 Feb 25 -- had all but 9 resign their jobs --
2022 Feb 27 Zimtsterne to 3 chef
2022 Feb 27 Slightly_Feisty to 3 banker
2022 Feb 28 ScampersMadly to 10 vet .,. level 67
2022 Mar 27 Zymbal to 17 athlete .... level 68
2022 Apr 04 Slightly_Feisty to 4 banker
2022 Apr 06 Varunna to 3 mechanic
2022 Apr 13 Zymbal to 18 athlete .... level 69
2022 Apr 18 Zimtsterne to 4 chef
2022 Apr 26 Varunna to 4 mechanic
2022 Apr 28 Zimtsterne to 5 chef
2022 May 02 Aquilegia to 3 architect
2022 May 09 Aquilegia to 4 architect
2022 May 19 CarnivalDancer to 5 entrepreneur
2022 May 22 Slightly_Feisty to 5 banker
2022 Jun 24 All but top 3 quit their jobs
2022 Aug 29 ScampersMadly to 11 vet ... level 75
2022 Oct 17 Flupper to 17 model
2022 Oct 19 Flupper to 18 model
2022 Oct 23 ScampersMadly to 12 vet

I used to have 19 pets with jobs, then had most resign around April 2021, thinking that my best educated pets would have a better chance at promotions if I had fewer pets with jobs. It didn't work - just cost them job levels lol.

Until January/February 2021, I never ever EVER had to wait one month for a pet to be promoted from level 1 to level 2 - now, near the end of Dec 2021, only 4/25 have made it. They were all getting promotions in 2020.

At the current rate, I will attain Mara progress level 75 in 10 years MAYBE, regardless of all the happy-talk that nothing has changed. Something DID change in mid/late Jan 2021. I was training my pets and getting promotions in 2020 and early Jan 2021, and then the promotions just tota

Backgammon : Serpent is allowed to do moves Player isn't

Say Serpent has two pieces on the bar, P1 and P2.
He rolls the dice and the dice rolls are D1 and D2.

He uses D1 to move piece P1 off the bar.
He cannot use to move piece P2 off because I have a block on that point.

BUT if D2 can be used to move piece P1 a second time, to a point occupied by a single piece of mine, he does so, sending my piece to the bar - despite the fact that piece P2 is still on the bar.

OR if D2 can be used to move piece P1 to a point occupied by a single piece of his, to form a block, he does that - again, while P2 is still on the bar.

This all occurs in one turn, obviously.

But if our positions are reversed ... Just like Serpent, I cannot move piece P2. However, I am only allowed to use D1 to move piece P1 off the bar - I cannot subsequently use D2 to send Serpent's lone piece to the bar, nor form a block with another piece of mine.

Rules are supposed to be the same for both players, no?

(I've played a lot of backgammon irl, and Serpent isn't that good - that's why I never send a score unless I skunk him. Guess he has to cheat to win)


Retired items were unretired during picture & name changes

Life is interesting.

Retirement dates. During some events the items dropped are already marked as being retired yet they still drop. During other events, they are not so marked. Therefore the retired-message on items is purely informative, not tied into whether or not an item may be currently dropping.

That beautiful Water Bed, made of water, unique - was retired a while back. With the demolition of the Toy Shop uniqueness, it was changed to Paffuto Figurine and unretired, along with several other Toy Shop items. But wait! Why are there then only 7 of them on Shop Search? Could it be that they are really still retired, and that the label [0 in stock at Toys for 4,524MP] is misleading? I really don't know about that one.

Like I say, interesting.

(Later edit) ... They were indeed unretired

4 in stock at Toys for 4,542MP

It seems that toy items that were from account upgrades stayed retired, while (at least some of the) toy items that were from the toy shop got unretired. This seems wrong; some people staked out the toy shop to get those items inst

Feb 2019 Missing

- none missing -

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Addow . Arinya . Astro. Azul . Basil . Baspinar Castle . Biala . Bolimo . Candyland . Chibs . City Sewers . Crikey . Crindol
Daisy . Dakota . Decadal . Doyle . Dukka Caves . Dukka Town . Echlin . Eleka Castle . Enpiah . Equilor . Ercuw . Eyru
Fasoro . Feliz . Figaro . Flab . Foxfire Forest . Gigantic Paradise . Gizmo . Gobble . Gonk . Grint . Hump . Huthiq . Ideus . Ike
Jenoa . Jessup . Justin . Kaala . Kamilah Desert . Kidlet . Knutt . Kronk . Kujo . Lati . Leido . Limax . Lorius . Lowlyhood . Lush Lake
Marada . Minipet Island . Mordo . Murfin . Newth . Nimbus . Nino . Oglue . Osafo . Paffuto . Phanty . Poera . Puchalla Village . Pucu . Quell
Raulf . Reese . Renat . Rofling . Rusty . Simeria . Sindi . Slater Park . Snookle . Speiro . Straya . Sybri . Tantua . Tasi . Troit
Undying Woods . Ushunda . Viotto . Vixen . Vlad . Vortex Park . Walee . Willa . Xoi . Yakubi . Yuni . Zetlian . Ziranek . Zoink . Zola . Zoosh