November 1623 - Day 12

Almost nothing happened in the markets since last check (and there were not many offers placed because all money is tied up in pig speculation). So it is time to hopefully finish this year's health challenge as finally there are VEG on the market.

Each of the three categories of consumables originally had 4 items:
- peasant version (VEG, MEAD, CAN) for ~1,000 m per unit
- middle class (MEAT, BEER, CIG) for 4-5k (except CIG is now 30k)
- upscale (FOIE, wines, MUS) for 50k or more and
- luxury (CAV, spirits, AYA) in between 0.1 to 10 mil

The peasant diet should primarily consist on the peasant versions, because the others just get exponentially more expensive but linearly better. To keep it more interesting, though, the variety bonus is up to 4x, and is given the first time anything is consumed.

Martti has used up the variety bonus for VEG, MEAD, CAN and BEER, so the only thing he might practically want to consume for more variety, is MEAT. But it appears that its ask in the market is 8 times higher than that of VEG! Experience tells that even 4x health bonus does not make this a good deal, unless the total size of the quota is the limitation (in the case of Martti, he plans to not even use all the drink and wisdom quota, because of the negligible impact of entry level goods in those quotas).

CONSUME VEG 95 and the remaining challenge turns from Severe to Moderate! With 55 units to go, it is about time to save them for next month, to still score one frequency bonus. Bid placed for vegetables, which can be stored for the next year and not need to buy from ask.

The suit situation does not look any better, though. Instead of the 0.75 mil that the grey set was available last year, now 1.3 mil is bid without anyone selling. Moreover, 39% of the tailor workforce retired in the last "NPC kill roll" as opposed to the expected 15%. Once Martti gets enough money, he will have to scheme to get the clothes for the Jubilee, or miss out the promotion and possibly more...