Anyone up for a "Pluel"?

[Potsy-KTC]

Hey! lets set up "pluel2" my icq = 83944397
I'll be on tonight about 5pm PST.
Be there!

[frankdog]

Did you know that there are 12 "frankdog"s on ICQ - scarey! I just went to the web site to find out my number, which is 13971146.

I'll be online tonight before 6 PST and will join a game if there is room.

However, my usual strategy is to pray to my CIV's god-de-jour for friendly Legions to pop out of huts. I will have to think of some other plan if there are no huts allowed.

[KenThur]

K, good luck with your venture Crusty & crew.

I'll coordinate another, 2nd, contest. However, there are some things i am NOT willing to change from the normal, original rules-as-designed-&-normally-played.

Since we all fear the unknown & i know nothing whatsoever about any of these dozens of ways to manipulate both the map & the rules...
if folks are interested in joining this one, it will be:
a> on a COMPUTER-generated, RANDOM map, that must be explored during gametime only (parameters are open as long as it a regular, as-written option of Civ's creators);
b> using STANDARD set of rules (for example, 1 of 4 levels of barbs, as written by the designers).

Having said that... if U R still interested in a 1x1x, no-alliances, no-cooperation, no-wonders straight game of Civ, i'll be on ICQ starting around 17:30.

My PREFERENCES / vote is for:
> diety(get 2 settlers to start & can manage happiness w/o wonders, i do it all the time)

> villages (huts seem to balance out both poor starting terrian + power balance)

> unit, but no city bribe... all other diplo functions remain the same (if want to stop'm from stealing & such then build some yourself + courthouses with all those shields U would otherwise use building wonders)

> best world building parameters to promote fast/easy civ growth (normal land mass?, 3 billion?, wet?, med-sized?)

Hope this is agreeable to at least some of U that have expressed interest. Let me hear what U want / desire.
Ought to be fun & fair.
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"Hm-m-m, doubt me you will?"
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[Crustacian]

Hope the second game goes well as well! It would be interesting to compare results and notes. It was brought up, and agreed TOT is a good suggestion for this game too...lets keep it in mind til Civ3 comes out.
P.S. I will attest to Milo's ability to hold his own w/o happiness wonders.

Meanwhile I Crustacian of the Sea Folk search for a band of 20,000 clever, skilled, and brave nomadic wanderers and minstrels to explore out an ancient world, and found a hopefully dominant world Civ.

Brocher, Nappy, & Markusf...when you are ready.



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The journey itself is the thing~Odysseus

[Spider]

KenThur: The reason I was interested in this was because of the "equal start map" that was proposed. I've seen a couple maps that Cavebear has made for this, and they looked great. Without the "equal start maps" I have no interest; it's just another game that the host will have an advantage in territory from the beginning.

[Crustacian]

The first round of our 4 player Pluel left us pushing close to 1AD with Markusf ahead on the powergraph.
He has a fair amount of blue in the top five cities too. But us other peons are not too far behind, and he should be VERY afraid LOL.
I am concerned the quiet giant Nappy will not be quiet long...
Brocher was first to Rep, and Philosophy.
Top five cities have been German & Mongol since however.

Brocher---Babylonian
Crustacian---Mongol
Nappy---Aztech
Markusf---German

"Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?"~Clarence Darrow

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[brocher]

the babs are confused they have never competed in this type of game before . its a slow slog that's for sure,
dont know whether to concentrate on expansion or prepare for invasion other civs are expanding at a frightning rate ( they seem to breed like rabbits)i guess i will just have to conquer other civs to satisfy my expansioninist needs

[Crustacian]

See you guys wed at 6 pacific time.

[brocher]

my deepest apologies if i can't make wed , emergency at work might have to work late i will try my damndest to make it but i cant promise anything .couldn't find sub, every one seems to be commited to ongoing games

[Crustacian]

Thx for the caution brocher. We will try and wait up for you.
Buttttt.......
So anyone wanting to sub for brocher in case he can't play post here please.

[Crustacian]

brocher and I are here...

[Nap Bonaparte]

Well I got off to a slow start in this game....Ive never seen such arid land for a civ starting point....almost 50% desert/plains. Markus got off to a big lead in the 1st session while I was busy irrigating. The 2nd session started at 125BC and I found Markus on the 2nd turn. I was outnumbered in pop. by 3.2 mil to 1.2 mil. By the end of the 2nd session at 300AD, I had quintupled my pop. to over 6 mil and regained the lead in the PG. Markus and I are in full hot war now with numerous land and sea battles.....especially in the large continent in the center of the map. Markus kicked my butt with a couple of catapults(havent seen 1 of those since Civ1). I then tried to go around Markus' flank and bumped into Crusty. Now all we need is for Brocher to join the party in the center of the map. See everyone Wed. night at 6pm

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" First France......then the WORLD!"

[brocher]

i seem to be on a med size continent with very few specials. most of the grasslands dont have the shields needed to build units so i have been concentrating on science . perhaps when i discover navigation i can expand to more resourcefull lands most of my cities have only a few shields extra to build with,im growing at a snails pace,need to get democracy soon to keep up. i hope the war up north keeps everyone occupied for a while so i can play catch up

[Crustacian]

Mabe we all will have crossed trails by this next session. The central continent is going to be crazy I bet!! see ya wed

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The journey itself is the thing~Odysseus

[Crustacian]

Sorry about the game wed. My keyboard was not into drinking tea and quickly went into a state of toxicity.

So after playing by mouse a few turns we got booted, and i was unable to mention clearly what was going on with me, and by that time the keyboard was all the way gone. No rejoining...no explenation.

But this new keyboard seems more of a "social drinker" and should be fine

If the old one gets it together again, then there will be a spare for this most unpreci-dented problem.

See you all wed same time