375 Rubies boost production for 25%

Arr pirates!! Here small Analysis on boosting resource production if ye got some Rubies. You can boost yer gold, lumber and Rum productions by 25% for 3 days for 375 Rubies either by clicking on top left arrow on the resources tab:

or in the Smuggler's Den ye can click on the Resources tab the options at the bottom:

So the question is, is it interesting to do this or rather is it better to buy the resources directly for 100 or 200 Rubies? Let's see:

100 Rubies buys you 5000 Rum or 200 Rubies buys you 5000 gold or lumber.
if you boost this to 200 or 400 Rubies you just get double the amount.

Boost on 1000 production

Now, if we look at the 25% boost, say ye are making 1000 of each of the 3 resources per hour. This means that ye be getting 1250 per hour. If we take 24 hours in the day ye get 250 x 24 hours = 6000 extra resources per day and for 3 days ye get 18,000 - and this is all for 376 Rubies.

For Gold and Lumber

If ye were to buy directly (5000 / 200 per piece), then ye be getting 376 x 25 = 9,400 Resources immediately, so actually it comes out that it is better that ye buy the boost since you can produce then approximately double the amount of gold, lumber and Rum per day.

For Rum

If ye were to buy directly (5000 / 100 per piece), then ye be getting 376 x 50 = 18,800 Resources immediately, so actually it comes out that it is better that ye buy directly if ye be earning 1000 of Rum per day.

Break Even Point

So the break even point is 1045 production per hour for Rum and 522 production per hour for gold and lumber. If ye are above this than it is better to buy the boost and if ye are below this buy direct.

Signs of Casher Credit Card Players to Watch for

Arr pirates!! Most players in games like this are free players and it is of course a bigger challenge for free pirates to fight in the same world as casher / credit card / CCard pirates. To do this one has to be very organized, have good friends and be very active - but ok, that's not what this post is about. Here we be talking about signs with which you can recognize if someone is a casher and perhaps then avoid having a conflict with them (if say you be thinking of raiding for resources).

The Signs of a Casher are:

1.    Expanded Havens. It be costing 500 rubies just for the first expansion from 60x60 to 64x64.

2.    Haven Skin. If he be looking amazing on the Map be careful. It be costing 4000 rubies for the 2 newer skins.

3.    Dread Fleet. If he be having Dread Fleet from yer scouting or if he clear out yer blockades with Dread Fleet - think twice.

4.    Fortifications & Improvements. If he be almost wasting cash / rubies on various things to make his Haven "cosy" or "look nice" then ye know he not feeling super attached to his cash and he be letting it flow if needed, so think again if ye be getting into a fight with him.

Again, I am not saying never fight with a casher, I am saying think smart, don't waste your army. If ye got 2 choices to raid, 1 is a casher and 1 is not, probably a better idea is to avoid the casher.