Caesar Sxn Game

[Peaster]

Very good! We have at least 6 players who can play most of the game . Since skrobism has only 2.42 and grigor has only MGE, let's try to play a 2.42 team against an MGE team. If one team peters out, the remaining player(s) can join the other team if they want. Does this sound good to everyone?

If so, I propose :
The 2.42 team = monk, Elephant, skrobism, La Fayette.
The MGE team = debeest, Grigor, Scouse Gits.

I am not too sure whether monk and elephant meant to sign up - and if so, which civ2 version(s) they have....
Anyway, if there are no objections, you can start.

If you are on the 2.42 team, you can post your ideas about opening the game directly into this thread. Then play the first 20 turns when ready.

If you are on the MGE team, go to debeest's thread "Caesar Succession Game - Spoiler" and do the same thing. (2 players have already started)

If you are new to the thread, feel free to join either team. Deadline for posting saves is Dec 23. After that, you can discuss what happened in your 20 turns, and decide as a team which save is best, and what to do next. I will be away Dec 23-31, but I don't think you'll miss me.

This would be a good time to decide on more rules, if any. Should it be legal to look at the other team's thread? Do you even want 2 separate teams? Do you need a team leader? etc....

[Daddy-O]

So we're playing a best of version of a Sxn game? Got it.

[Daddy-O]

Is it possible to play the same game in both 2.42 and MGE for a fair start?

[Peaster]

@skrobism - Yes, after your team discusses the starting position as much as you want, you will each play 20 turns and post a save. Then your team decides which save to keep.

Not sure I understand your 2nd question... both teams will start from the same position, which I created with 2.42 (it is attached to the 1st post in this thread). MGE people can load 2.42 saves, but not vice-versa.

Actually, the MGE team has already gotten started in the "spoiler thread", so you can go ahead and post opening ideas here, whenever you are ready.

[Bloody Monk]

If so, I propose :
The 2.42 team = monk, Elephant, skrobism, La Fayette.
The MGE team = debeest, Grigor, Scouse Gits.

I am not too sure whether monk and elephant meant to sign up - and if so, which civ2 version(s) they have....

Sorry, I can not play at this time. I am barely able to lurk most days. But, as I said, it does look like fun.

I hope to see extensive discussions about why certain choices were taken over others so that this one fulfills the goal of being a learning experience. I may, if there are no objections, ask a question or two if the occassion arises.

Monk

[Scouse Gits]

Sorry to hear that you are in the doldrums friend Monk - may things improve soonest....

Stu

[Daddy-O]

SG:
You answered my question understood or not. Thanks.

All:
I will take a look at the save ASAP. Are we the only ones keeping Civ2 alive?

[debeest]

Hoping you're better soon, Bloody One. And I second your request for plenty of discussion of our choices.

[La Fayette]

Monk,

You ARE a member of the 2.42 team, and we all hope that you will be more than a lurker and an advisor very very soon.

[Peaster]

@Monk - I agree. There is no harm in having you on the 2.42 team. Feel free to participate whenever, however you can. Best wishes for return to health.

@skrobism - There are also the GOTM players at CFC and the Polish site, and the MP/PBEM people. AFAIK the civ2 scenario engine is still better than civ3's, so the civ2 scenario forums are pretty active.

[debeest]

I'd take this as a given, but maybe we should be explicit about it: I assume that once we pick a "best game" to continue with, we should not use any knowledge from the discarded games? For example, if one person explores to the east and one to the west, we should try to forget anything we learned in the game not chosen?

[Peaster]

That's an interesting question, debeest. I think that opening up old unused saves is not allowed. But a player can't really forget things on demand, so I don't see how we could make a rule about that.

I think hut-finding programs are allowed under GOTM rules (not sure). If nobody objects, I guess they are OK here. Note: the start position is not a true 4000BC start - your tribe may have already tipped some huts (I just don't recall).

Nobody responded to my question about reading the other team's thread, but the MGE team thinks their thread is private. So, let's agree on a "no peeking" rule. The 2.42 team may want to start their own thread too (and soon, I hope).

[Scouse Gits]

So I can continue to look here?
But not in some future 2.42 thread?

Seems fair,

Stu

[Peaster]

Stu,

Yes. This thread is still getting used for general talk about rules and deadlines and stuff, and I guess we'll keep it that way. The 2.42's should start a separate thread if they care about privacy.

They need to get started, since the deadline for posting their first saves is Thursday.

[-Jrabbit]

Too late for another MGE?