Ministers reports and timeframe.

[atawa]

I was planning on playing mondaynight with further sessions on the 21 and 27'th.
(So the current ministers can post polls and the october president can play his first turn october first, getting the game back in sync)

As movement is slow I'll play domewhat longer sessions so 4 sessions this month sounds allright.

[Sparrowhawk]

Foreign Ministers report has been PM'd to our President

/me the almost late

[atawa]

Nah, I'm startin in about 1.5 hours, planty of time.

Btw, if someone wants to know how things are progressing I'll be on ICQ.

[Sparrowhawk]

Wouldn't it be great if some future version allowed for an outside party to view the entire game (a non player)? That way the ministers for instance could view the game as it is being played, and offer opinions much like the City Advisors do in the game.

(of course the cynics among you would say that this would give cheaters too easy a time, allowing them to load the game twice , and use the second to watch what everyone else is doing, but I am much to positive to ever think that! )

/me musing about the possibilities

[cavebear]

I emailed President atawa my report 10:15 Apolyton Time, so I presume he received it.

Yesterday turned out to be an "absent from computer" day (I went fishing). I didn't catch anything, but it was an absolutely beautiful afternoon/evening and my friend caught 2 bass. The park only permits electric trolling motors on the reservoir, so it is wonderfully quiet and peaceful.

[atawa]

Originally posted by cavebear
I emailed President atawa my report 10:15 Apolyton Time, so I presume he received it.

Recieved all report in time

Next session will be played on saturday late afternoon/early evening GMT+1.

/me to start on the Fundi years. :evilgrin

Wouldn't it be great if some future version allowed for an outside party to view the entire game (a non player)? That way the ministers for instance could view the game as it is being played, and offer opinions much like the City Advisors do in the game.

Could you please explain this further?

[Sparrowhawk]

Hmmm....how to explain....

I think it would be neat if an interested party, not playing the game, could load the game and observe, what the different players are doing in an MP game, or what the human is doing in a SP game. Watching the action if you will.

If this were ever possible, theoretically the ministers could have loaded the game, watched as you made your decisions, and gave opinions based upon what happened. A democracy game of a whole new type.

Just an idea though, probably never happen, both because of the programming, and the potential for cheating that I identified above.

/me , musing about the possibilities

[cavebear]

My databases have a "read-only" feature. So people can see the content but not change it. Is that what you mean?

[Sparrowhawk]

Yes, I suppose so, just not data.....but civ.

Same concept though.

Anyhow, I was just musing, not a reality anytime soon, I just thought of it when I saw atawa's post about being on ICQ and having him give us updates if we were interested. Hearing updates is one thing, seeing would be another.

BTW, about next weeks turns...I will be away this weekend, but should have time to get the polls posted and the report sent to the President (High Priestess ) on time.

[rjmatsleepers]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk
I think it would be neat if an interested party, not playing the game, could load the game and observe.

Just an idea though, probably never happen, both because of the programming, and the potential for cheating that I identified above.

* Sparrowhawk , musing about the possibilities

It's bad enough when the world can see the results of my turns in a succession game. The idea of someone looking over my shoulder and tutting as I move things around during a turn is too much for me. This new feature of Sprrowhawk's better have an off button.

RJM at Sleepers