Nominated Players Tourney, Round 3 (MP)

[finbar]

Leave Rasputin out of this. Please!?

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[cavebear]

I'm at work right now, but I think the only Round 2 game remaining is Curumbor and Nappy?

Meanwhile, concerning the fate of cities left when a player concedes: I suppose letting them go AI is the best solution. At least it delays and minimizes AI influence.

Would anyone go for the idea of the remaining players taking turns claiming cities until all are gone? The conceding player would then gift them in one single turn.
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[Curumbor Elendil]

Except that you can't gift the capital.

I suppose Markus' idea of setting "destroy civ on retirement" may be the best after all.

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[cavebear]

Then let the capital go AI. Someone will be sure to kill it quickly.

So, the choices:

1. Let the Civ go AI on retirement of the player.

2. Host "kill civ on retirement" of the player.

3. Divvy up cities upon retirement and let the capital go AI.

Vote early and often! *s*

[Crustacian]

I vote kill civ on retirement.

Too many complications if it goes to AI. This is after all a no AI game. Hopefully no one will conceed easily. I will stick it out beyond futile myself should it come to that.

[Smash]

>pokes head in again<

as Markus mentioned there is an option to "kill civ upon retirement" in the "select multiplayer features" screen.

With this option enabled,if someone decides they've had enough they just RETIRE in mid game and "poof".All their cities are gone and now the land can be settled again.

DON'T retire unless the game is saved or you are conceding.

>leaves quietly<

[Crustacian]

*Crusty gazes off into the sunset at nothing in particular and asks* "Who was that masked man?"
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[finbar]

Yeah, we're going to have set traps, methinks.

I vote to set the option to Destroy. Much easier and simpler.

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[cavebear]

Smash and Marcus - Thanks for the idea. I had thought it was something that required more intrusion by the host (possibly making other players uncomfortable about what was revealed). I see now that it is merely a setting at the start of play (and a default setting, no less).

I recommend that we go with the "kill civ on retirement" option, for simplicity and consistency.

It's still up to the players' consensus, though.

[cavebear]

ROUND 3 MAPS -

I have a set of 4 fine maps for the Round 3 MP games. They are just like computer-generated maps, except the starting positions are set and are relatively even. No civ starts with a particular advantage or disadvantage.

They are not deliberately either hard or easy; that wasn't the point of making the maps. They are just "normal".

Any civ can be chosen.

[finbar]

Does this guy deserve a medal or what?

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[Crustacian]

Yeah!!

[cavebear]

*blush*

Would you believe I'm only doing this as a way to get my post-count up?

[markusf]

alright!! I don't have to face carinde again YIPEEE! *lol*

Who else is undefeated?

[finbar]

A thought, which might get too complicated, I don't know. Players list their preferred gaming times?

I know that Deity and I are relatively flexible in that we both work from home and that we can both be available in our (Oz) daytime as well as most (Oz) nights. He has a couple of restrictions on (Oz) days.

Anyway, for what it's worth, my only definite restrictions, subject to everyone turning up, are - in US terms - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights from approx 9pm US East Coast onwards.

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