Last night I passed 10,000 rubies! (10093 to be exact).
I will post the approximate number of spins it took when I get back from my holiday - this has also affected the number of spins - people want your time, so my collections are down and thus spins are less.
I believe that 15,000 by 1st November is now a dream, but I'll get there yet.
So while collecting and spinning, I've been battling the pirates to keep them at bay (Betty and Paul are definitely pernicious, stealing collections - they need to die as soon as you see them!). Thomas is not really a problem, hanging around with a small footprint, he doesn't really warrant killing unless you need to fir the stats or you are bored.
Well, I was bored yesterday, so I went to kill him. Unfortunately at Level 7 there is NO SHIP that can one shot him. All of the ships you have CAN kill him, but all will take damage. I have been using Cpt Cris' Sailboat as it has a 4 hour repair cycle, but in my boredom I used Boudicca Battleship.
She did the job, but took a couple of scratches to the brightwork - necessitating repair. I tap on her and start the repair, then my phone shuts down due to a flat battery. When I restart, Boudicca is MISSING! No problem - I've seen this before, close TPC and restart. Still no Boudicca. I shut the phone down and restart. No Boudicca.
Finally I check the list of ships for sale - there she is! PG has stolen her!
OK, I'm going to post this as a bug using a ticket, but I can't read my ANDROID phone UUID! Its too small a print and my glasses (and eyes) are not up to the task. Looks like it won't get done until I get back next Monday.
Happt tapping!