RAH's Saturday games

[Deity Dude]

Anyone here

[LzPrst]

I am
starting a game. DUPLOGAME

password: civ

[Grandpa Troll]

I am but kinda tied up with PBEM right now

[Deity Dude]

anyone around now

[OzzyKP]

You want some more?

[Deity Dude]

No thanks, I am waiting for the new patch to come out

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Deity Dude
No thanks, I am waiting for the new patch to come out

and that is soon??

[OzzyKP]

Yup, soon....

[Dinner]

I'd be interested though I can't say how consistently I'd be available on the weekends.

[Solver]

I am a relatively rare sight in MP games, but I'm glad to see Rah here, Civ2 legends playing Civ4 is truly great .

[OzzyKP]

Now if only we can get him into a diplogame....

[Solver]

I still have no idea what exactly diplogames are

[OzzyKP]

Go read through the thread you just topped.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=150698

Basically its an epic MP game that attempts to use real world diplomacy, role playing and story telling.

For an example, check out our current game, History of the World V: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=148492

We play every week, we've been at it for 6 weeks now and are up to 350 AD (starting in 4000 BC). We're seeing this bad boy through to the end. Its enthralling.

Ladder games or duels or any other kill everyone games with a 30 second timer that lasts for an hour or two just doesn't measure up any more once you've sunk your teeth into a diplogame. In my opinion this is civ as it was meant to be played. Truly an epic experience with alliances, betrayal, war, diplomacy, and and intricate, involving storyline that lasts 6,000 years.

[Solver]

So basically you're playing it PBEM-style .

[OzzyKP]

Heck no. PBEM

Its live MP like anything else. It may move slow, but its not one turn every day or two.

Plus since we aren't spending all our time passing saves around and figuring out who is holding things up we are actually playing and conducting real diplomacy. Plus it doesn't take us 3 years to finish a game.

Just check out those two links I posted, you'll get a sense of what it is.