Game Point Stallions

Tammy Fox · Post by **Tammy Fox** » 17 years ago

Okay, I don't know when Em added this but I just noticed that we now have Game Point Stallions we can breed to. In other words, instead of stud fee costing sim dollars, it costs game points. I love it. Will definintly be trying that out myself with my mares.

Alysse Peverell · Post by **Alysse Peverell** » 17 years ago

It was just added like last night. I think it's thoroughly exciting. I see my wallet deflating as I type.

Emily Thompson · Post by **Emily Thompson** » 17 years ago

What's that? The sound of my bank balance going down? Excellent.

Can't wait to try it!

IsaP · Post by **IsaP** » 17 years ago

Not too thrilled with it myself.. but I'm one of the rare, broke people in the game.

Mandy Saunders · Post by **Mandy Saunders** » 17 years ago

Um... I don't see it

Laura Ferguson · Post by **Laura Ferguson** » 17 years ago

You only see the game stallions when you click on the breed this mare button on your mare's page, or, at least that's the only place I can find it. You click on a button at the top to go to the game point stallions' page, and I think there are 10 or so listed, like Storm Cat, A.P. Indy, Sadler's Wells, Dynaformer, Fusaichi Pegasus, Giant's Causeway, El Prado, and I know I'm forgetting some others. The fees range from 3,000 to 5,000 game points.

I still will breed most of my mares to non-game point stallions, but for some of my mares, it's a nice option, as I can (and most probably will) now breed full siblings to Barbaro, California, Storm's Twilight, Acapulco and Stop and Stare.

Emily Mitchell · Post by **Emily Mitchell** » 17 years ago

It is on the page when you breed a mare.

EDIT: Laura beat me.

Mandy Saunders · Post by **Mandy Saunders** » 17 years ago

Um...yeah...I don't have any mares left to breed :blink:

IsaP · Post by **IsaP** » 17 years ago

I have a couple that will retire soon....

Jolene Danner · Post by **Jolene Danner** » 17 years ago

This is awesome! I just bred a full sister to Sweet Catomine! woot! i'm sure that her sister will prefer the turf though.

Sweet Caroline is her name, yes I know super creative.

Carolyn Eaton · Post by **Carolyn Eaton** » 17 years ago

That is sooooo awesome!!! I'm glad I've been cheap and waiting to breed some of my mares so I didn't have to pay boarding fees for the foals all year. I don't think my hubby will be very happy that I've found more things to spend real $ on

Sarah Chase · Post by **Sarah Chase** » 17 years ago

I think this is a FANTASTIC feature. I have a Rahy mare I've been wanting to send to Storm Cat for quite some time now, and here he is!

Current GP stallions:

A.P. Indy - 5k
Distorted Humor - 3k
Dynaformer - 3k
El Prado - 4k
Fusaichi Pegasus - 3k
Giant's Causeway - 4k
Kingmambo - 2k
Mr. Greeley - 2k
Sadler's Wells - 5k
Seeking the Gold - 5k
Storm Cat - 5k
Thunder Gulch - 2k
Unbridled's Song - 3k

I sense Christmas and birthday money disappearing from my pockets before I've spent even a day with them ...

Emily Thompson · Post by **Emily Thompson** » 17 years ago

But here's an interesting thought...does being able to breed to these stallions reduce the value (inherent or otherwise) of some of the broodmares in the auction?

I mean, you could pay x amount of dollars to buy a Sadler's Wells daughter or a Storm Cat, or you can just pony (haha) up the dough and breed to Sadler's Wells or Storm Cat.

Any thoughts?

Carolyn Eaton · Post by **Carolyn Eaton** » 17 years ago

Well, it's really no different than the create-a-horse option, except you can direct how good the mare is you're creating the horse out of. So now I have my 3rd Sadler's Wells (My first 2 were Pinafore & Risk Seeking via the Create a Horse program) - the third being a foal out of a RL G3 turf winning mare Kinnaird (named Next of Kin)

Nikki Everdeen · Post by **Nikki Everdeen** » 17 years ago

Oh dear... I sense myself logging into paypal soon... I already have a list of mares I'm tempted to buy sitting right next to me. This IS indeed a problem!