Original Smac Game

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Hosting Original Smac Game
All players welcome
First come first serve
I am playing University so don't even think about it

ICQ: 54939685
E-mail: space_entity@hotmail.com

Game rules suggestions?

Contact

[John Paul Jones]

Peacekeepers.
johnpauljones@oceanfree.net
Preferred options (flexible):
Transcend Level.

[duMa]

Greetings!

We have another interested party!

JPJ's rules look good, though I'd prefer blind research. It's not 100% necessary, but preferred.

Gimme the Believers... might be interesting to try.

modowd724@hotmail.com

(recently started two other games... am I going to be overwhelmed this time next year?)

[Dreifels]

I'm in (so far still possible)
Prefer Gaia
I suggest not to play in Transcendent but in Library as that will slow the game a lot, don't try to make same settings in a PBEM as you prefer to play in a single user game normal. Your enemies not the AI is but other human players and so the difficulty is reduced to fighting against worms and such for all then. At last the game will be much slower in development and may need much more than 250 years then.
Dreifels@gmx.net

[SPasmofiT]

I get the Hive!
spasm@xnet.ro

Look forward to hearing from you.
Let's stick to 4 players!

I prefer non-blind research. That's a favorable option only for the believers.

Maybe Accelerated Start, or one of those special setups by Googlie.

[knowhow2]

Well with SPas, you're actually 5 players................

but never mind me

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Current Status

PLayers:

Me: Uni
John Paul: PK
Duma: Believers
Dreifels: Gaia
Spas: Hive

I want a quick game so I think we should keep it down at Library.
Bigger the map, bigger the fun!
Worms, I think should be rare, again a fast game.
I want flexible start locations off and spoils on.

We can generally decide all this at the start up.

Shall we wait for 2 more or just get some comps which are NO fun to play with.

[SPasmofiT]

Let's start. 5 playes already means fewer turns per day. Too slow. In a game I'm taking part, PHNC, we had something like 4 turns/day sometimes.


Maybe someone should ask Googlie to be our moderator. He has some nice maps/scenarios. The best game I've played!

[Dreifels]

pls set "look first", the AI most times makes terrible starting city positions, i.e. just so that a good bonus field is one field outside the city.

With 5 we may start if you like.

[Tom201]

Hi,
Im interested too
Havent played Smac multi yet, but alot against the AI and Hotseat with a friend, so Im a easy victim for u - maybe

Some Questions I hope I got that right:
- Its a classic ac game means without the addon right?
- This is supposed to be a PBEM game which works similar too a hotseat? (sending the saves per eMail around)
- Its expected to do 4 turns/day? (ok for me)
- I have the german 4.0 version I hope thats compatible with yours?
- How long does a usuall PBEM match take? (I assume a few month?)


Ok when Im welcome, Im in
I would take the Morgans
(Hive is sparta and already taken? otherwise I would take them :P)
eMail: Tom201@gmx.de


Looking forward to the game
Tom

[Googlie]

I'll gladly set the game up.

Currently you have six players (knowhow2 - do you want to play Morgan?)

Contact: - UoP
JPJ: - PKs
DuMa:- Believers
Dreifels: - Gaians
Spas:- Hive
Tom201: - Spartans (you did say you'd prefer them if not taken)

I can make a decent Morgan as an AI if you like - not a pushover, but not so strong as would eliminate a human player

thoughts?

Do you want it CMN'd?

G.

[duMa]

Vvelcome to the boards, Tom201

- Classic AC means no Alien Crossworlds, which is the add-on, yep. You should have Version 4 though!

- PBEM works the same way as hotseat, but you can't peek over your opponent's shoulder (though... I'm still too new to know what PBEM stands for)

- 4 turns/day? Probably not. 1 turn per day if we're lucky. I'd like to set that with a gavel. 1 turn per day, everybody! I can say it and it happens most of the time, but people go on vacation and die now and then, so delays are expected.

- German 4.0... I have no clue. I'm sure someone else is answering this thread as I type.

- Usual PBEM game? Unsure as well. I'd assume at least a year. Again, someone else can answer that one.

On a note of my own, will we have a CMN? Googlie would be good, yes. Qantaga did another game of mine and he seems good too. We'll have to lure someone here

heehee, thanks Googlie. Y'snuck in seconds before this posting hit the board

[Googlie]

Originally posted by duMa
(though... I'm still too new to know what PBEM stands for)

Play By E-Mail

G.

[knowhow2]

seven human players requires full attention to work. sadly I can't give that kind of attention to another game

[duMa]

Footnote: Quite a multi-national game. Canada, Ireland, Sweden, Romania, Netherlands, USA and Alpha Centauri (nice internet connection, Dreifels!).