Australian Civ Group: The "Deity, my part in his downfall" edition

[Alexander's Horse]

I was starting to find the relentless violence a bit hard to take too but hard to avoid in mafia show obviously. So it was a nice break.

I like the way they have made clear in subtle ways that these are not nice people. Sometimes mafia shows have a way of making the violence look like just retribution. Pretty much everyone in the show is loathsome and dysfunctional on a very deep level. I see no glamour in it.

Btw, you should the SBS doco tonight on Dubya - it's sort of a thinking person's Fahrenheit 9/11.

[finbar]

Yes, I've defended this series of the Sopranos for that very reason. The mob stuff, the violence, is not only easy to plot and write, it can lose its impact. And get repetitive. They bit the bullet - so to speak - and took to the very private lives of these dysfunctional people. I've found it more interesting than the mob stuff. They're such wonderful characters - and stunning performances! I taped last night's ep for Mrs finbar and we watched it tonight. It's even better the second time. Beautifully written, directed and acted. They took every anxiety dream everyone has ever had and put in on the screen.

I forgot to watch Dubya. I know all I need to know about the ***** anyway.

[MOBIUS]

Hey are you rabble still playing Civ 2?

Saw a game going cheap in the local game shop and thought it might be fun teaching you lot a thing or two...

[MOBIUS]

Oh, hello and how are you doing BTW?

I am fine - just came back from a holiday in Rhodes. Lots of history and old stuff...

[finbar]

Any growth hormone lying around?

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by finbar
I forgot to watch Dubya. I know all I need to know about the ***** anyway.

It was done for French TV and so appropriately balanced

[finbar]

You mean done with taste, style and truth? Goodoh. I should be around a tad after 10 tonight.

[trev]

Horse sneak attacked my city only a few turns after meeting and forming a peace treaty. His excuse ' I needed the Monarchy tech', this already being in AD years, I would be desparate also without Monarchy at that stage of a game. Finbar followed with his own attack soon after, so looks like a hard tough game to follow

[finbar]

Gee, Trev, you're as free with the facts as George Bush, Tony Blair and John Howard. You agreed to city locations and promptly built another city in contravention of the agreement. You were asked not to send caravans across my land, you agreed, only to promptly send more caravans. Deity is reincarnated!

[Alexander's Horse]

Things are warming up.

*rubs hands together*

It's true that I didn't have monarchy into AD primarily because of hut tech chaos.

My vast empire is like Russia. It needed a Tsar.

[deity]

My goodness!

Some game related posts

Sounds like fun!

I'm getting inspired...

[deity]

You guys online tonight?

[Alexander's Horse]

I'm dead tired but might perk up by 9.30 tonight

[finbar]

Depends what time the rugby finishes.

[Alexander's Horse]

it finished at 10 past 10

not a bad game