Lets get ready to FUMBLE!

Gamecube64 · May 19, 2004, 19:30

Don't ask about the title, I don't know either.

Can't find one so I'll make my own.
Difficulty: regent or monarch
Players: Preferably 4
Size: Small
Conquests ver. 1.22
Preferably people from North America or nearby timezones. 24 hours to hold turns unless you have a reason.

The rest can be decided mutually.

Archipelago, small, 70%, restless barbs, regent (dang ties make me decide stuff), rest of the mid-settings.

Play order.
Gamecube64- Caspiansea_weed (TA) hotmail (TOD) com - England
Aqualung71- akwalung71 at yahoo dot com - Vikings
Sabrewolf- sabrewolf AT blackhole DOT ch - Byzantines
Kloreep - ben surveypoint com - Netherlands

Lets get ready to FUMBLE!

sabrewolf · May 20, 2004, 09:37

i'm not north america, but i can play up to about 6PM EST.
so far, i've never held a save longer than 12 hours (that was after being completely hungover

)

Aqualung71 · May 20, 2004, 09:41

Me too.....I'm GMT+8 but can usually respond multiple times daily

Gamecube64 · May 20, 2004, 17:22

Ok then.

Answer me these questions three, nare the PBEM you see!

1. WHAT... will be the difficulty!? (regent or monarch)
2. WHAT... will be the map perimeters!? (small size)
3. WHAT... are the settings!?
4. WHAT... will be your civilization!?
5. WHAT... is your E-Mail!?
6. WHAT... did I say 3 for when there are six questions!?

Come on fourth player, we need you!

Kloreep · May 20, 2004, 17:28

I'll sign up. I can usually send turns on pretty fast, and I'm in NA.

1. Regent. Monarch just means more corruption and harder research. I have a grudge against the first...

2. Small is good for 4 players. Tiny could work too, but small gives us a little more room.
3. Barbs... Restless or Raging. For everything else, probably medium is best (Continents, 70% water, Temperate, 4 billion, etc.)
4. I'll try the Celts if they're available. (Unless we aren't doing Ag civs)
5. ben surveypoint com
6. You tell me

Gamecube64 · May 20, 2004, 17:49

Turn Order:
Gamecube64
Kloreep
Sabrewolfe
Aqualung71
sound alright?

My E-mail is Caspiansea_weed (TA) hotmail (TOD) com

sabrewolf · May 20, 2004, 19:00

Originally posted by Gamecube64
Ok then.

Answer me these questions three, nare the PBEM you see!

1. WHAT... will be the difficulty!? (regent or monarch)
2. WHAT... will be the map perimeters!? (small size)
3. WHAT... are the settings!?
4. WHAT... will be your civilization!?
5. WHAT... is your E-Mail!?
6. WHAT... did I say 3 for when there are six questions!?

Come on fourth player, we need you!

1) monarch
2) 4 players --> small (tiny is too tight imho)
3) archipelagio 70% (every other game is pangea or continents, this would make something new

)... everything else default
4) depends on the settings. byzantines, if archipelagio, else netherlands
5) sabrewolf AT blackhole DOT ch
6) huh?

playing order: best put me after aqualung and before you north americans... even though we're quite flexible, geographical order makes sence

Gamecube64 · May 20, 2004, 20:12

West to East doesn't make geographical sense? I'll go with it though.

sabrewolf · May 20, 2004, 20:46

yep, but the sun goes east-west

Kloreep · May 20, 2004, 21:41

If we're going for an archipelago, switch my preferred pick to Netherlands.

Byzantines second.

Gamecube64 · May 21, 2004, 22:02

If Aqua hasn't replied by whenever I get on tomorrow, we (Actually I'm a dictator, so I, not we :P ) will accept a different player.

sabrewolf · May 21, 2004, 22:28

maybe he's isn't subscribed. i posted a message to him

Gamecube64 · May 21, 2004, 22:31

I also pmed him, maybe i should see if he uses msn

idea dead

sabrewolf · May 21, 2004, 23:11

gamecube... so what is the map setting going to be? archipelagio, continents or pangea? i'd like to decide my civ when i know what we're taking

Gamecube64 · May 21, 2004, 23:15

I'm waiting for aqua. Tell me what you would want for continents, if we do archi ill give you dutch, if continents ill give you that, Kloreep already has celts for continents.

sabrewolf · May 22, 2004, 01:32

archipelagio --> byzantines
else netherlands

Aqualung71 · May 22, 2004, 08:54

I'm here!!! Sorry, been busy today. Will read all the stuff and respond in 10 minutes

Aqualung71 · May 22, 2004, 09:06

1. Monarch or regent

2. Small map

3. I'd like to try archipelago too, probably big islands so we get one each?

4. Unfortunately it seems I'm too late to claim the Byzantines or Netherlands, so I'll have to Berserk you all and go for Scandinavia (if archipelago)

5. akwalung71 at yahoo dot com

6. You forgot the most important question:

WHAT......is the capital of Assyria?

sabrewolf · May 22, 2004, 09:14

aqua:
884-859: King Ashurnasirpal 2 conducts several campaigns that extends the territory of Assyria. The campaigns led to heavy destruction on the defeated regions. He also establishes Calah as the new capital.
[...]
Around 705: King Sargon 2 has Dar Sharrukin built to become new capital.
[...]
689: King Sennacherib destroys Babylon after several attacks. He later makes Nineveh capital of Assyria

Aqualung71 · May 22, 2004, 09:18

Sabrewolf, I presume you're not a Python freak then

sabrewolf · May 22, 2004, 09:20

python, the snake? python, the computer language?
neither

or what did you mean?

monty python? hm... i love them, but i don't recall hearing anything about assyria (life of brian?)

Aqualung71 · May 22, 2004, 09:34

Yeh, Monty Python. There was a scene in the Holy Grail where they had to answer 3 questions in order to cross a bridge over a huge ravine. I assumed Gamecube was referring to that in his 3 questions.

But that's Apolyton for you....ask an obscure question, and you usually get an equally obscure but correct answer!

(not that I have any notion of whether your answer was correct, but I don't doubt you!)

Gamecube64 · May 22, 2004, 10:57

Ok, Archipelago, small, 70%, restless barbs, regent(dang ties make me decide stuff), rest of the mid-settings.
I'll take England
Kloreep has Netherlands
Sabrewolf has Byzantines
Aqualung71 has Scandinavians

Default settings.

Should we start now or later? it seems you two might still be on

sabrewolf · May 22, 2004, 12:11

ok, all seafarers

start any time you're ready...

good civvin', guys!

Kloreep · May 22, 2004, 13:23

I got the Ag civ, woohoo.

Fear the Dromon and the Berzerk, though.

And let's go ahead and start if you want, though Aqualung has said in another PBEM we're both in that he won't be able to play his turn till sunday, and presumably the same applies to this game. (Don't worry, I can attest he passes the turn pretty quickly normally.

)

Also, Gamecube, I note you have Aqualung as the first player, but if you're starting the game, it'll have to be you first. (It can then proceed in the same order as you have up - me, Aqualung, Sabrewolf)

Gamecube64 · May 22, 2004, 13:42

Turn 1 to aqualung71. Isn't it sunday in Australia right now? I dont know how far ahead of me it is.

Kloreep · May 23, 2004, 00:20

?

I can fit in either before or after you, but shouldn't Aqualung be after Sabrewolf?

Aqualung71 · May 23, 2004, 02:21

I've sent 4000BC to Sabrewolf.

I had to reload the game, since you hadn't checked "wait at end of turn". Also, accelerated production is on - was this intentional? If not, I'm happy to restart - especially since I've got a real crappy start position!

Also Gamecube, I don't recommend you name your saves "..Turn 1", since it won't save as a Civ3 ".SAV" file, and I have to rename it otherwise it won't come up on my load game screen.

sabrewolf · May 23, 2004, 08:03

4000bc to kloreep

AP is fun

is your starting position is really that bad? no fresh water, no access to the sea, no potential 2-tile-food tiles? have you tried wandering around to find a better spot for your starting location?
i'd say it's gamecube's call...