Giga map succession game??

[Scouse Gits]

Muad'Dib ... how are you progressing?

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SG (2)

[DaveV]

I wonder whether Muad'Dib has packed up and moved on after his dust-up with MarkG in the Apolyton forum.

[kcbob]

As much as I would love to give Maud'Dib every opportunity to continue, and at the risk of causing hurt feeling on his part, I suggest we carry on. If we don't decide something soon, it might be clear into next year before we get rolling.

Any objections? If not, I think Scouse Gits should send the 600AD game to Julius. At least, that's how I read the roster.

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Frodo lives!

[Daddy-O]

And then there Maud...

22 days!
I know this isn't my game but Wow! MD is gone. You know what is strange. We've had this same problem with him in the No ICS 2.42 game. But then as soon as the game is past to the next person, MD posts saying, "Sorry, I was bla bla bla." It's like he is testing us to see how long we will put up with it.

Did I say that out load? Doh!


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"Bonjour, you cheese-eatin' surrender-monkeys."

[Scouse Gits]

Unless I have the games confused - easily done if you are as simple minded as I - the latest save I possess is 500BC - I believe the 600AD belongs on a different thread - will send to Julius now...[sent added in edit]

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Scouse Git[1]

"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor
"The Great Library must be built!"
"A short cut has to be challenging,
were it not so it would be 'the way'." - Paul Craven
[This message has been edited by Scouse Gits (edited December 24, 2000).]

[kcbob]

These games can get confusing, n'est-ce pas? I'm in three right now.

I thought of another variation of succession game to play but it would take an incredibly devoted group of players. Instead of taking 'x' number of turns and passing it on, you take one turn. But before you take that one turn, everybody gets a copy of the game and you all discuss just what the next turn will be.

Can you micro-micro-manage? After writing that down, I don't know if I'd even be interested.

Anyway, Merry Christmas everyone.

And let's be kind to Maud'Dib. We don't really know what's going on in his life. His mocassins might be way too big for me.

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Frodo lives!
[This message has been edited by kcbob (edited December 24, 2000).]

[Julius Brenzaida]

Scouse Gits, thanks for the game. I've just received your mail.
I'm going to try to play it tomorrow morning.
What's going on with it. I haven't read a story about it since I don't know when !

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Oh Man, when will you understand that your greatness lies in your failure - Goethe

[Julius Brenzaida]

Game played and game sent to Dave V.
It was a close call, but I got HG.
See the story below.
We've got a gigacontinent !

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Oh Man, when will you understand that your greatness lies in your failure - Goethe

[Julius Brenzaida]

500 BC, on Christmas’ Day, though nobody knew at this time, of course, King Julius II became king of the Gigafanatics. His first task was a charitable one : to rescue poor settlers who were threatened by barbarians. Then KJ2 looked at the state of his empire and was not pleased. What’s all thoses littles cities ? I won’t be able to play perfectionist ! KJ2, looked depressed for a while, but the noble blood of the Brenzaidas was flooding all through his veins and his undaunted mettle overcame all fears of failure. I am the greatest king of the greatest kingdom. Soon the whole earth shall be ours. Explorers let us discover all of this vaste land.
475 BC, foundation of Aspen Castle.
450 BC, the 1st crisis arised. The hated Celts had almost finished the Hanging Gardens. Playing ICS without the HG is a king’s worst nightmare, so had read KJ2 in the Apolyton Forum. He sold the library, disbanded the nearest units and thanks to the lucky capture of a barbarian leader he barely managed to complete the wonder before the Celts.
425 BC, Hanging Garden was build. Un bonheur n’arrivant jamais seul, Trade is discovered. Polytheism is next.
400 BC, Pyramids and Colossus are build by other nations. There’s some competition going on ! Lone Oak, an advanced tribe, is founded.
375 BC, a foreign legion joins us.
325 BC, Barbarians chariots attack Civopolis. Archers get killed in defending successfully the city. Near-incident with the Persians because some cavalry was too close for their liking. Ce n’est que partie remise.
300 BC, Westernagen, another advanced tribe is founded.
225 BC, the exploration goes on and on. KJ2 noticed there was some war between the Zulus and the Persians. Surprisingly, the Persians had captured the city of Isandhlwana. This continent does not seem to end !
200 BC, KJ2 finds tragic death while swimming in Gigapool. The exact circumstances of the death remained unknown, not that many people did care. Except for the building of the Gardens a long time ago, he had done nothing for his people, obsessed that he was by exploring the world. He traveled so much that people were convinced he didn’t like his homeland. History will fortunately be kinder, but this is another story. And besides, it was Christmas. What a strange idea to die on Christmas Day. Couldn’t he wait until January. He should have died hereafter, there would have been time for such a word.

[kcbob]

quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 12-25-2000 09:38 AMI am the greatest king of the greatest kingdom.

Are you sure your name's not Ozymandius?

Well done, KJ2, on the HG. All together now... whew!!! But my seers warn me of a great iron horse that forebodes evil for our empire. We shall see.

Onward DaveV. It sounds like Julius has opened up vast areas for new growth.

Oh yeah, and Merry Christmas to all.

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Frodo lives!

[Julius Brenzaida]

Yes, Merry Christmas to you all.
By the way (childish voice), have you noticed I'm a Prince now ?

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Oh Man, when will you understand that your greatness lies in your failure - Goethe

[kcbob]

Congrats on your attaining Prince level. It does feel good, n'est-ce pas?

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Frodo lives!

[DaveV]

I received the game from Julius, and have played to 100 BC (four turns). Very bad news - the thrice-accursed Germans built Marco Polo's Embassy on the turn before I would have had it completed. Wails of despair and gnashing of teeth. Now the GigaFanatics will have to work a little harder...

Family commitments have cut into my playing time, but I think I can promise to have the game sent on to Paul by Friday, December 29. Sorry for the delay, all.

[kcbob]

I think I can speak for all of us when I say that as long as we keep each other posted of progress/intent then delays are not a problem. It's when we hear nothing for days and weeks that is bothersome.

Bummer about Marco Polo's. A pox on all Germans. (Except real ones. )

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Frodo lives!

[DaveV]

Finished it earlier than I expected! AD100 save sent to Paul and the Gits.

The tale of the reign of DaveV is a tragic one of lost opportunities. Upon seizing the reins of power, King Dave quickly established a goal of building Marco Polo's Embassy, which would allow him to manipulate the simple-minded leaders of other civilizations. Dave sent his emissaries, the Pirhana Brothers, to visit the Persians and Zulus. These civilizations were quick to acknowledge the greatness of the Giga civilization by offering up cash payments. King Dave also traded for Polytheism (the tech currently being researched by the Giga wise men) with the Zulus and Mathematics with the Persians. The latter trade was made in the hopes of finding the Persians with a more useful technology, before King Dave realized that he had an embassy and full intelligence on the Persians .

Six cities were set to building caravans, shields were bought so that all caravans would converge on Zamorna in 100BC. Then, disaster struck. The Germans built the Great Wall in Leipzig, and switched production to Marco Polo’s Embassy in Frankfurt. This change of production apparently caused the Germans not to issue the traditional “near completion” warning, because they finished the Embassy in 125BC, stealing that wonder from under King Dave’s very nose! King Dave swore a terrible oath of vengeance against the Germans, and directed his research toward military technology.

Two exploring horsemen were slaughtered by swarms of barbarian horsemen who emerged from villages, but another village yielded an advanced tribe. King Dave continued to build settlers and cities, following the tried-and-true ICS formula. After 300 years and 13 turns, King Dave finally succumbed to the depression of failing to secure the game-clinching wonder.