Pluel ii

[frankdog]

We split off into Pluel II last night, I hope I got all the names, icqs and civs matched up correct here:

KenThur Babylon ICQ 70838652
Potsy Vikings ICQ 83944397
Smartfart Aztecs ICQ 46463122
Frankdog Chinese ICQ 13971146

Settings: Medium map (randomly built), Diety, Restless Tribes, no AIs.
Rules: No allies, no trading techs, no wonders, NO PRISONERS.

Initial battles have been the glorious Chinese Kingdom against the Aztecs Huns,
and I think the Vikings and Babylonians have met and fought...

Next session, Sunday 6 PST. This looks to be a Wednesday and Sunday night game.....

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[frankdog]

I can't make Saturday evening... Mrs. Frankdog has scheduled my time...

I could play Saturday morning (or Sunday morning or evening) ???? Others.. please post your available times??

We Chinese have started out in the frozen tundra of the north. But we notice that to the south of us are the fertile grasslands, currently being occupied by the Un-Holy Aztecs. BEGONE!

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[SmartFart]

I assume PST is EST -3 or -9 CET (my local time).

If so,then i can play:

-today...from now on til needed
-friday...from 4pm PST
-saturday...from 4pm PST
-sunday...i am not sure yet,but i do believe i can make it about 5pm PST (i will know for sure in a day or two)

This is important. We have to schedule 2nd session ASAP or we'll never actually see it,so it will be nice if Milo and Potsy respond today.

SF

[Potsy-KTC]

I can play Sat nite or Sunday until noon or after 3pm. I have another game from 12-3.

I am the Vikings and we struggled mightily and sacrificed much in the rush to philosophy. We were first, surprisingly, since our ignorant wise men led us astray twice! We were the last civ to discover democracy, despite being number one in almost all demographic categories from about 2000bc to 500bc. We played until 250ad, I think. I am on a medium-sized island, and have been discover by the evil Babylonians, who established an embassy (no doubt to plan what they wanted to steal), then landed 2 horsemen, one of which was "persuaded" to join our forces and murder its brethren, followed by elephants. As of the last turn, the Babs were skillfully scouting the coastline with an elephant or two and a tireme.
I have lost two cities to barbs, but thanks to an early and wise investment in counterintelligence, have managed to get them back through use of said "fifth column". I'm probably last in units and first in cities, I think I have 12 cities with 2 more to be established in the next couple turns.
That's my progress so far.

[SmartFart]

Bloodbath with no wonders and no city bribe

Game is fun,although slow. Aztecs started in dirt,but spreading like dissease.

Looking forward for next session.

Edit: Aren't we agreed to play on saturday?!?
I am not sure i can make it on sunday. Please clarify.
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[KenThur]

Hi guys. Pacific times to continue...
Fri 2000 on
Sat 1600 on
Sun 0600 thru 1800, U name i can be avail

I'm the Bab's... therefore 1st to get hit by the barbs w/o time to react. The barbs that were supposed to never leave their villages. gr-r-r
On a med-sized island with good terrain but few specials that can be exploited... yet.
As usual, i have the fewest cities... never have figured out how U guys get SO MANY cities, so fast [actually i know, just refuse to do]. However, as usual, they're good ones, well-developed, networked together, & growing fast now.

Made contact with Viking Pot after going for mapmaking as soon as figured out i was on island. & of course had, as he noted above, horses (ALWAYS my first tech).
Skirmished enuf to find out he has diplo's, gold, & knows how to use them(tho they have since paid the ultimate price for throwing gold at my troops!

Overall, an interesting & challenging way to play this classic (tho, a-ahm-m-m, we do have some barbs to contend with, aye host Dog?)
Agree w/ S'Fart, it is slow to unfold but i think it will be worth it since the wonder races aren't distorting things by having huge shifts in balance of power.
It is also nice(?) to know that no one is conspiring to gang up against another player... at least until it is obvious who has to be. Seems much more like real world developement, where rulers didn't start history with the ability to communicate with anyone at any time.

Ought to be interesting & seems we have a good group... well, all except one.


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"Hm-m-m, doubt me you will?"

[SmartFart]

This doesn't look easy. We're always one person short.

I can play on sunday,but not before 5pm PST. Milo cannot play longer than 6pm PST on sunday. Frankdog isn't available on saturday.

I guess we have to stick to wednesday only if Milo doesn't find some time on sunday evening. Thoughts?

Mighty empire of Aztecs has developed 16 cities so far,but due to the lack of grassland they aren't very big so far. However,our scouts have found fertile area across the chain of southeastern mountains and few settlers are already there. In the world with no wonders our wise men decided to choose different tech path so we went stright for trade instead of philosophy. One route is already established with Chinese barbarians,but bonus wasn't much because of proximity of two civs. Our ships are on their way to find some more distant trade area.

[frankdog]

To recap my available times:

Saturday - 08:00 till 16:00 PST
Sunday - any time (still not enough snow to ski here)
Monday - after 18:00 PST (this working for a living sucks)
Tuesday - after 18:00 PST (Monday or Tuesday, not both - sorry)
Wednesday - after 18:00 PST (did I mention that working for a living sucks?)

I actually let the Aztecs caravan through to establish a trade route I must be getting soft. Perhaps I was in shock that a hord of Knights didn't hop out of that boat. And Hey! those sacks of "BEADS" you sold me were full of sand!

PS: these settings/rules are great.. No Wonders, No Allies...


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[Potsy-KTC]

Avilable times for me =
Saturday after 8pm PST
Sunday up to noon and after 3pm PST
Any weekday after 6 or 7Pm PST, just gotta make arrangments in advance.

[KenThur]

Hail! Fellow would-be-world rulers!
I'v rearranged Sun schedule so be ready to start @1500 or later.
Tonite & Sat late evening PST.

[SmartFart]

See you all on 3pm PST.

[frankdog]

3 pm PST Sunday (today) I will be there... on ICQ a bit before

[Nap Bonaparte]

Ken....welcome back to California and Civ! I would like to get a game going with all of you as soon as we finish the "pluels". Ken....maybe we can start a late night duel some time now that we are the same time zone........you pick all the game parameters and settings...

[KenThur]

Oh, Nappus, still trying to win 1 after all those lessons I'v had to train U on.

OK, i'll give U another chance to best the master.

Perhaps we can change it to Test o' Time,this time.

Either way, when U R ready for a whoppin', drop me a note.

This sort of format mite be a fun duel too.

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"Hm-m-m, doubt me you will?"

[KenThur]

roger, wilco! 1500 hours PST.

Subject: Babys' domination of the world.

over & out