Planning the Diplogame...

[drake]

Looks like someone's eating their words

[aburtt]

So what's the plan? Are you mailing us the zip today or tomorrow? I never did get the final word, are we playing MGE or TOT? Thanks, see y'all tomorrow
Adam

[The Capo]

I sent out the zip file, if you didn't get it please make sure you tell me so.

I am putting the thread up right now.
Chris has a prelude post, so let's all look forward to that.

[The Capo]

Last night was pathetic, I am ****ing disgusted with Sun and Nap, I am sorry Nap but its simple ****ing logic.

DAMN IT.

I don't even ****ing feel like playing this game anymore, I am ****ing burnt out on this ****, ****.

I dunno what the hells going on anymore, someone else run this game, obviously I have ****ed up.

Peace.

[Mr Dimbleby]

well that was quick.

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Thousands of monkeys are creating havoc in the corridors of power, barging into government offices, stealing food, threatening bureaucrats, and even ripping apart valuable documents.

You little scumbag! I've got your name! I've
got your ass! You will not laugh! You will not
cry! You will learn by the numbers. I will
teach you. Now get up! Get on your feet! You
had best un**** yourself or I will unscrew
your head and **** down your neck!

[aburtt]

Capo, if you don't want to host it I will. If you guys still want to play, let's shoot for next Wednesday. If that day doesn't work for people, let me know. Nappy, if you still haven't figured out how to do that, let me know, maybe I can help you. I hope to hear from all of you. See ya all next week.
Adam

[Nap Bonaparte]

Gentlemen...I sincerely apologize about the delay in starting our diplo game. I have been involved in 50+ Civ 2 MP games over the last 2 years that required nothing more that entering an IP address and then selecting a civ. However, after much frustration last night, I finally used the AOL utilities to unzip the file and transfer it to the scenario folder. So I am ready to go and if you want to host Aburtt I will be online next Wed. at 8:15 pm EST.

[drake]

Don't take this the wrong way capo, but you need to work on your patience

This will get off the ground. Don't let a few in-conveniences ruin it for you. You did a fine job of organizing everything to this point, and it just didnt work out last night. Thats ok.

So did I hear in-correctly that we were going to try to launch this game tonight? Is this not happening? We just going to wait until next wed?



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Be it a song or casual conversation
To hold my tongue speaks
Of quiet reservations
Your words once heard
They can place you in a faction
My words may disturb
But at least there's a reaction

[aburtt]

Guys, as I told Capo, I can't tonight. I can on wendsdays like we planned and even this sunday if you all want to. If you guys start tonight, it will have to be without me. I have prior commitments tonight. Sorry. I hope to see you all wednesday.
Adam

[The Capo]

Wednesday is fine, but I can almost garuntee you I will be thirty minutes to an hour late.

Alright, we are playing on Wednesday.

Dimble I am surprised that you even read this thread.

Peace.

[SunTzu]

sorry Capo and the others, i had 3+ hours of baseball practice and i got home 1hour before the game was to start so i laid down on the couch to wait and i fell asleep on accident i'm really sorry

[The Capo]

Alright, this is just a reminder to all players that this Wednesday, January 24th we start the Diplogame, I hope everyone shows up this time.

This is two days notice, so if there are any possibilities that you will not make it, or you will be late, then please make that known on this forum or to me in a private E-Mail if that suits your needs.

I can tell you already that there's a very real possibility that I won't make it/will be late. I will probably be late.

But this comming Wednesday (January 24th, at 7:00p Eastern Standard Time) we will begin the game. After that we will discuss a possible new play-day/time, so if there is a better time for you make sure you think about one.

Sorry, but I just got myself into my ritual for school again, and some things are unexpectedly arriving on the scene, so that's what's going on.

Anyway, as far as the game goes, me and Chris have been playtesting it, and so far we have had a good time playing it, the AI is a bit dumb but there are no AI in our game so that's a non-factor. I am very excited and I hope everyone gives us solid posts, I am quite sure we will get just that and more.

Peace....

[drake]

Perhaps we should split this sucker in half. Pick up one more player and play two 4 player games. It is just getting increasingly more difficult for me to believe that all seven players are going to be able to consistently make this game. Perhaps I am wrong. I just have that feeling. By splitting the game into halves, scheduling will be easier to coordinate. One time possibly for one group and another for the other. I would really like to start the game much earlier (and no blame given to anyone), at say 6-630 est, but this obviously doesnt work for everyone.

I know the game might not be as complex or interesting with 4 players as opposed to 7, but I think it's better to be realistic and get this thing off the ground (in some fashion at least), than to be overly optimistic and think that seven people are going to show up on time every week.

What does everyone else think?

[Nap Bonaparte]

Perhaps Drake has a point here....previous posts on this thread indicated an 8pm EST start time. I cannot make a 6:30 or even 7pm EDT start time. I will be online this Wed. Jan. 24th at 8-8:15 pm EDT.

[The Capo]

Well here is my problem with the entire thing.

The first issue is people saying they could barely make the scheduled time, which I don't like becuase this has been at least a month in the making and the question was do you want to play a diplogame and this-and-such time?

But apparently people don't understand that I didn't ask who wants to play a diplogame, I asked who wants to play a diplogame with x and y in effect.

As far as me changing the time goes, I ask beforehand, if its shot down its shot down, if its accepted its accepted, so I am not forcing any time on anyone.

Drake; four player games blow, the distribution of land is far too arbitrary.

Right now the schedule is this Wednesday at 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time, there have been no changes to this game, I was simply asking whether or not a differant time woudl be better, because I had a lot of players that were early and ready to play at around six. A few as early as 5:30.

I see no reason of splitting this up, it may seem arrogant, but I started the thread to form a game that I can play in, not to fit everyone else's needs. And frankly splitting the game has nothing to do with me, if a few of you want to form your own game, that's your business, but this thread is about a specific game that WILL HAVE 7 PLAYERS.

As far as I know wednesday the 24th of January 2001 is when we begin this game. We start at 8:00pm eastern standard time (U.S.) The players are Capo, Chris, Joe, Drake, Nap, Adam and Sun.

That's all I have to say about that.