New "Ancient Empires" PBEM created

[Civfan]

hi everyone, 24 hour limit sounds cool. I have another proposal to speed this game up. How about we have the first person take 3 turns, second person 1 and rotate through this.
example:

Turn : 1
3= Hittite - Civfan
1= Babylonian - Diegoami
1= Assyrian - germanos
1= Egypt - Kull
1= Persia - Stefan
1= Greek - Steve
1= Minoan - Yop

Turn : 2
1= Hittite - Civfan
3= Babylonian - Diegoami
1= Assyrian - germanos
1= Egypt - Kull
1= Persia - Stefan
1= Greek - Steve
1= Minoan - Yop

anyways whats everyones feedback!

[germanos]

Hmmm...
Maybe.

I have now seen what the AI can screw up. In a simular game where the original scen wash "rushed" the first 100 turns, I playtested the scen, and did about 1000% better then the AI. Mind you, I was playing mindlessly, I just had to get some idea on the gameplay, and events in the first 100 turns...

Also, now that anybody knows the game is on, it may speed up by itself.
It may also help if one e-mails the next in line when they are done. I guess we check our mail more often then the site.

So I suggest everybody sends a PM with their e-mial adress to the person BEFORE them.

For easy reverence: could Kull make a list of the players in playing order and put this in his first post?
(my list is on page 2 I think, but low down)

[Kull]

germanos: Good idea! I edited the opening post to include player order and a 24 hour limit for the first 21 turns (that way it's 3 turns each).

CivFan: Your version of AI play is better than mine, but I have to agree with germanos - the AI will probably make EVERYONE unhappy! Losing an early turn or two can be overcome, but the AI can't be trusted to handle the Barbarians or place cities correctly. Hopefully the "24" limit will get people to check this thread more often so we can do even better.

All: If anyone expects an absence, please post it here in advance (for example, I'll be in a plane all day Tuesday, 10/8 - so I'm in trouble if my "24" starts Monday night!)

Let's build some Empires!!!

[Steve Clark]

I hope I did this right, please let me know if I didn't (I took my turn, made sure 'always wait until end of turn' is set, hit ctl-N just to make - nothing happened, and then saved it).

It is the Minoans of Yop's turn

[germanos]

Originally posted by Steve Clark
I hope I did this right, please let me know if I didn't (I took my turn, made sure 'always wait until end of turn' is set, hit ctl-N just to make - nothing happened, and then saved it).

[yop73]

A tribe of swordsmen joins the Minoan empire. A barbarian town spotted. We will storm the city next month.
NO MORE BARBARIANS ON CRETE.

Tyrann Yop

[diegoami]

Sorry. It turns out I cannot commit myself to a PBEM. You'll have to find another player

[Steve Clark]

According to the PBEM FAQ, it is best to have 3-4 players (out of 7), else it would take real-life years to complete a game (unless the Wrath gets us first). I say we let the AI take over diegoami's spot.

[Civfan]

i'll take over as the babylons then. its no problem. let the AI handle the barbs!

ok so i'm no the babylons

[Civfan]

heres the file. i removed password for hittites incase anyone wants to play them


uploaded again. Before played as Babylon first then hittitaties to remove password... sorry all.

[germanos]

wrong save, it says 3480 for Assyria. AI messed up.

Please repost

[germanos]

turn played

Town conquered.

[Kull]

literally running to catch a plane.....

[Stefan Härtel]

Here we go.

[Steve Clark]

I'll take my turn tonight.

I have a problem. Something came up and I'm going to have to get on a plane to Florida Thursday morning. I won't be back to Colorado until Tuesday (family business emergency). I really hate for the AI to take over my turns this early in the game so I'm wondering if perhaps Kull can play my turns for me, with instructions from me?