The sailing MGE succession game

[Julius Brenzaida]

Originally posted by Space05us
*yawns* who's next?

If we consider our 1st turn is complete it is the Marquis. I think we shall go ahead and let LaFayette rejoin us later on as he is apparently recruiting spies in some nice secret hidden place

[Julius Brenzaida]

The lineup

2nd turn

1) Marquis de Sodaq
2) Space05us [should play now]
3) -Jrabbit
4) Julius
5) Scouse Gits (2)
6) Straybow
7) Scouse Gits (1)
8) LaFayette, eventually

[Marquis de Sodaq]

I'll download tonight! No world cup to watch, so there is some time to play, as well...

[Marquis de Sodaq]

King Marqnud is chosen to lead the vikings after the misfortunate mishap suffered by the great Rodent. He looks over his new realm and notices that a full 13% of viking citizens are busy doing Elvis impersonations, instead of productively collecting those pretty little orange arrows that can be found in the water and along the roads. Didn't we build these lovely gardens to prevent this sort of tomfoolery? he wonders. The King is not amused, and orders the construction of several temples after current orders are sssllllooooowwwly completed.

The steady stream of Spaniards continues to flow toward our city In Your Back. Marqnud craftily manouvers the brave viking soldiers. We lose a unit or two, but kill thrice that in spaniards, and bribe the new town of Malaga and 6 (!) bad guys for some coins found under the palace couch cushions. The spanish continue to send their finest youth to be disemboweled on our swords. They will offer peace, but Marqnud decides to let his successor choose that path.

Caravans aplenty are awaiting orders outside our bustling metropolis of Lutefisk. A fellow named Michaelangelo says he will paint some pretty ceilings if we'll build him a chapel. The final caravan needed is about to arrive in town, and several more are milling about. One wine caravan is on its way to Zimbabwe to see how much those fools will pay for watered down, bottom shelf chianti. It impressed a tribe we found on the way, and they have joined our kingdom.

King Marqnud takes a case of the finest top shelf reds and a few captive spanish lasses, and announces his retirement to the silk plantations near Lefse.

[-Jrabbit]

OK, per Straybow in the Amnesia thread, it appears to be acceptable for one to just play a couple weeks, and this is the MGE game. So I'm in until my disappearing act on 04-07.

So if that's true, pencil me in for the next round. I'll d/l the saves at home tonight to get an idea of what's happening.

[Julius Brenzaida]

Welcome aboard -Jrabbit. I propose you play after space05us, who should be playing now

[Julius Brenzaida]

It's never too late for compliments

Nice work and nice story Marquis
If the wine is half as good, then our coffer should fill as their cups will empty

[Straybow]

Where the heck are our ships?!

[muttering]
ICS land-lubbers
[/muttering]

[Julius Brenzaida]

- Jrabbit, I propose that If Space05us has not given sign of life by saturday afternoon, you go ahead and play in front of him

[-Jrabbit]

Fine by me. Let's define "today" at Midnight GMT, 6pm in my world.

I downloaded several files from this thread last night and opened a couple. (4000bc and 725bc) to have a look. Having never played on anything bigger than a Medium map, this should be interesting. Mity management must get totally outrageous by the endgame.

For the record, I strongly prefer zipped files, just for download speed.

A couple questions:

1. Is it correct that we play 10 game-turns per round?
2. In my experience, the "end" of a turn is a pretty amorphous thing. I make my last "scheduled" move with an active piece, then the game launches into AI moves. (This somethimes catches me by surprise.) Then the population update ( "...now xx million...") is posted. (I *think* this is the demarcation point for new turn.) Then it starts telling me what I've built etc. SO... at exactly what point do I stop and save?

Sorry to sound so thick, but I do want to be in alignment with your expected procedures. Enlighten me, o master of the succesion game.

I expect Space05us wi'll show up today, however. I'll keep an eye out for when he's done.

BTW, Julius, I see that you appear to have moved from Switzerland to Canada. Interesting...

[Scouse Gits]

There is a check box in the Game Options menu that says something like "always pause at end of turn" - you need to have this on

SG[1]

[-Jrabbit]

Amazing, the things you fail to notice.

My wife will be thrilled that I've learned how to save and quit in under 10 minutes.

Thanks, SG[1]

[Julius Brenzaida]

-Jrabbit, play as you feel. Usually we take 20 turns the 1st time and then less, because it takes more time.
10 turns looks perfectly accurate at this stage of the game

I am still living in Switzerland, near Geneva (you asked somewhere before and I failed to answer). The spell over Vancouver was a joke with Smash, as I was fighting him in a chess game in the fittingly named Apolyton / Other games forum

[-Jrabbit]

Alors!

Geneve! I'll be at the Montreux Jazz Festival July 5 - 10 with my wife and daughter. My company's a partner/sponsor of the MJF, so it's kind of a working vacation. PM me if you're interested in getting together at all.

J'aime beaucoup "travailler" comme ca!

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
My wife will be thrilled that I've learned how to save and quit in under 10 minutes.

Do not allow this information to leak!

Soon, other wives will become wise that it is technically possible to turn off civ in under 2 seconds. Think of the ill that would befall the world!

I played 15 turns, iirc. Ten seemed too soon this time around...