THE true game = individual player preferance

[Ming]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Crustacian on 03-14-2001 09:19 AM</font>
There could be a sight where anyone who wants could download the mod if any. Or a link to a discussion of the rules if not modded.
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Huh... what's wrong with here, since most of us are here anyway. You can open a thread for the different rules groups to hold discussions, and provide a link to the needed mods

[War4ever]

in all the confusion i forgot to mention Crustacians Pluel rules thanks for reminding everyone.... those are good rules too.....

[markusf]

my preference is winning doesn't matter what settings are used

[Berzerker]

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</font>The other night War4 found my second city the turn after I settled it. He destroyed it with a chariot.
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The other night Rah found my second city a few turns after I settled it. He destroyed it with a chariot!

Remember? It was occupied by a warrior on wine

Your Karma ran over your dogma...

[rah]

Hmmmmmmmm, yeah, I had forgotten about that. Didn't realize it was your second city.

But, it helps prove my point. You didn't rant, rave, and quit the game either. You also didn't take it personally either. It was part of the game that we've come to expect and you just try to recover as best as possible. This is why I like playing with the group we usually do. We treat it as a game for fun. We prefer to win and crush our opponents, but it's not so important that we lose sleep or FRIENDS over it.

RAH

It was really your second city?

[Guest]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by rah on 03-12-2001 11:00 PM</font>
Thanks war4. Maybe after my wife gets better, i can rejoin on a weeknight.

I'm waiting to hear what the boys down under play. (when they're not arguing about them)

RAH
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Hey, that's us!! Aussies rule

In fact we rule the rules;
AND waive them completely out of sync with each other!

I play Turn-based simul with unit bribing whilst Alexanders Horse plays simultaneously (!!) without bribing units

AHorse gets very intense about the rules.....

finbar, Lowang and Hydey are very relaxed and easy-going about the rules.

But we all play 1x1x Deity level with Raging Hordes on medium to largish maps. Raz likes huge maps with the same settings.

This is the last vote we took on specific rules:



We are currently playing games in accordance with this.



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[rah]

Nice presentation.

I see no alliances. How does that translate for tech trading?

RAH

[Hydey]

We are very selective as to who we trade techs with, only those clever enough to have a tech I don't have will I trade with. he he he

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[Guest]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by rah on 03-17-2001 04:09 PM</font>
Nice presentation.

I see no alliances. How does that translate for tech trading?

RAH


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Tech trading is OK.

And subtle alliances do exist, I suspect... basically along the lines of GET DEITY

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[agharta]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Crustacian on 03-11-2001 10:43 AM</font>
Is that not what arguments over which style of play are more true boil down to?

2x and 1x
micromanaging and not
wonders or no, or some
huts or not
And what about simultaneous play?!?!

Are these not only choices available to us by the designers to choose from in hopes of creating a game that is more enjoyable to our individual tastes?

Even cheating if you will, can be a fair game among those who have an equal shot at the possibilities.

Now I defenately have favorite settings, but it is fun for me to try other ones and explore further those that seem interesting.
Even the OCC is something I KNOW I could learn a great deal from.

Anyway it gripes me when players put down other styles of play.

I do not usually re arrange my city workers each time a caravan dumps off frieght to inhance the gold/science bonus. But others do. It is not pointless as some have claimes and the benifits are documented. But it is an example of things which can be agreed on in the beginning of a game. I enjoy playing with a couple micro managers and in those cases the long turns are worth the wait for me.
Most of the time even when I had time, I prefer shorter turned "faster" moving games at the expense of "wasted" shields and whatever. But those who do not are not justified to call faster paced playersw speed freaks just because they prefer a differant setting.

Just be honest about your preferances and find others who agree on them and HAVE FUN!!

What do you say?


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read the threads "a game to FINISH" and "Realistic Settings: The Debate"
before you blather ... i really dont feel like rehashing the anti-relativist argument for those who do not read.

[Deity Dude]

my favorite setings (but will play almost anything if i can find people who wont quit) are
2x prod
1x move
definitely no simul (the only rule i insist on)
deity
no timer (gentlemans agreement not to spend forever on every move)
if 3 or less players humans civs = ai civs, 4 or more players no ai
no bribing human cities or units
no wonder or caravan trading
world size depends on number of players and how long u want to play

i think thats about it