History of the World 2 - IV

[The Capo]

The Great Oracle, Bosporus...

"Il nombre di padre, il hijo, e il spiruto sancto. Amen..." said Klamens Metternich as he rose and cocked his rifle, the small resistance force collected of the dispersed Adriatic Soldiers sat around the old Temple aimlessly. Most of them talking or staring blankly at the gold encrusted marble walls of the Oracle.

"What are we going to do Klamens? The Jews have this place on lock down?" asked Piero Pepperoni, he received the nick name 'pepper' due to his comical last name "I mean Christ, I don't even know how all of this bullsh*t came to pass!"

"Pepper, relax. I'm sure things will pan out, do you actually think we're going to lose to a bunch of Jews? They caught us off guard, heh, we should dump a pile of pennies out there, and when the greedy f*ckers rush to grab them we mow em down!" said Klamens with a laugh. The whole troop chuckled heartily, Klamens then looked up towards one of the many windows. The former stained glass was blown out allowing the sunlight to break through turning the floating dust into a golden ray of cloud.

"I say we rush them, just run out and shoot wildly, the Jews'll die like the pigs they are." said Minolo Rodriguez "I know you wops are weak fighters, but we Spaniards can take it."

Apparenlty jokes, and lame ones at that, were all these men had left.

Just then the door burst open, as Israeli troops poured in yelling "PEACE! PEACE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!"

The Adriatic troops put their guns up, readying to attack "Stand firm, stand firm!" yelled Klamens.

"NO NO NO!" yelled one Israeli soldier "We have made peace!"

"Are you certain, is there peace?" asked Klamens as he slowly lowered his weapon.

"Yes, the President has agreed to terms, I don't know them personally but terms have been reached." said the Israeli.

"President Idoni, I knew he'd come to his senses-"

"Mussolini." said the Israeli.

"Benito Mussolini?" asked Metternich.

"Yes, Benito Mussolini, il Duce, the Lion of Venice, whatever you want to call him. He's the President now." said the soldier.

"Benito Mussolini......"

[SunTzu]

Damn dam damn, sorry! HEre's the deal i leant my friend my CD last week, i asked him today if i could get it back he had to run but he said he'll bring it by at 7pm! Can we delay till then! i'll play as late as possible to make up for the time lost. SORRRRRYY

[SunTzu]

Correction i just got my CD Thank god
Now the AL will die like they should!

[Rasputin]

Turkey (Formerly Bosporus)

israeli StormTroopers milling around the city square admiring the Wonder built by the AL...

"You know Paulie, it will be shame when we have to leave this lovely city and return it to the Adriatic League" said Private Abraham Winkle

"yes Abraham, I have enjoyed our R&R here. The European women have been very friendly, better than those Mali women I hear" replied Private Paul Fimona

"Hey you two boys shut up " interupteed Corporal Deborah Patski. "you make it sound like you joined this war for sex, couldnt you get any unless you were paying the poor girls" she laughed.

"Hey knowck it off, we never had to pay anyone, the girls here are very friendly, we just wine them and dine them "

"Yeah sure Paulie , well you will have to go back to chatting up us Ugly Israeli girls soon, the orders are here for a full withdrawal, jsut awaiting the trains now. Apaprently the Saudi Peninsula is looking dangerous"

"ahh damn more arab women in veils"

[Rasputin]

Israel Palace

"Sire they have agreed to our peace offer, we can now turn to the more pressing issue."

"Yes Captain Allan. The final plans are ready, move the Ralfs forward, the poor swine will never know what hit them !!!!"

The gathered group all broke into mass hysteria.

[Rasputin]

Back in Turkey

"look here comes Presidnet Musolini now." shouted Private Abraham

"Wow this must mean the war is over fianlly " said Private Paul

"Yes Paulie finally we get to go home"

Il Duce stepped from the train and approached the end of the platform where a dais had been setup for him sto speak from. He waved t othe throngs of Adritic and Israeli soldiers.

"I have so ...." his words were cutoff by a sudden explosion as the dais erupted in a furious explosion and flames engulfed il Duce

Screams broke out and the leaders own body gurads charged forward , but it was too late, Il Duce was dead......

[The Capo]

Drake's attempt to keep Capo in the game...

I'm sorry but I had to again quit this game because the group mentality is not condusive to a proper diplogame. I now post the following to help the group understand what my reasons for quitting are, and hopefully so they can understand just why they pissed me off... this is going to be my last post, I left the game and hope you find a worthy replacement....

LBP Slacker: I'm out.
Highfill78: calm down alright
LBP Slacker: No **** those Kangaroo ****ing pussies.
LBP Slacker: I'm not ****ing dealing with that ****.
LBP Slacker: And no, there's no chance of me coming back.
LBP Slacker: This bull**** where we never cater to eachother is a load of garbage.
Highfill78: oh come on man
LBP Slacker: The game screws me so we don't giv ea ****.
LBP Slacker: I break my leg so we conquer my cities.
LBP Slacker: What's next Drake?
LBP Slacker: And don't give me that crap, its just a ****ing game.
LBP Slacker: Finishing it fast won't help anything.
LBP Slacker: If we're not having fun, we shouldn't play in it.
LBP Slacker: And if this bull**** is going to continue I'm not having fun.
LBP Slacker: So I'm not going to play, its that simple.
LBP Slacker: For some odd reason Civ players are the hugest *******s on the planet.
LBP Slacker: They treat this game like its some all important event.
Highfill78: capo, youre being overdramatic here.......we can work something out
LBP Slacker: Drake, you are being overdramatic.
Highfill78: huh?
LBP Slacker: If you can't stop playing a game just so it works out right.
LBP Slacker: FOR THE SAKE OF WHATEVER its stupid.
Highfill78: capo....we can negotiate, but you gotta be calm........you gonna try or what man....id really be down if you left
LBP Slacker: I'm trying to explain to Deity why I'm leaving.
LBP Slacker: He's offering me his money, he DOESNT UNDERSTAND ME
LBP Slacker: You guys don't understand me.
LBP Slacker: I DONT CARE IF I AM WINNING
LBP Slacker: I DONT CARE HOW MUCH MONEY I HAVE
LBP Slacker: I care that you ****ers would rather screw me over just to get this game done quicker.
LBP Slacker: That's not what this game was made for, its not a fast game.
LBP Slacker: Its a diplogame.
Highfill78: i understand man, but youre blowing it out of proportion
LBP Slacker: No I'm not, its not a big deal to me.
LBP Slacker: I can just turn around and leave it, its that easy.
Highfill78: then **** it man, get through it....ill return the money you gave me and we move on
Highfill78: no biggy
LBP Slacker: No, you don't understand.
LBP Slacker: Its not the money.
LBP Slacker: Its not the money.
LBP Slacker: Its not the money.
LBP Slacker: Its not the money.
LBP Slacker: DO YOU UNDERSTAND YET?
LBP Slacker: Its not the money.
LBP Slacker: Its not the money.
LBP Slacker: Its not the money.
Highfill78: then forget it
LBP Slacker: TELL ME WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND.
LBP Slacker: Its not the money.
Highfill78: just move on
Highfill78: deal with it
LBP Slacker: Drake, I can't come back cuz you guys don't get it.
Highfill78: i get it......but it's not worth this
LBP Slacker: Worth what?
LBP Slacker: Playing correctly?
Highfill78: the game is buggy this late on........it did this sort of thing in the monday game too.......we got through
LBP Slacker: Yeah but you guys are morons.
LBP Slacker: Cuz you didn't play right.
LBP Slacker: If someone loses money, especially like this, you don't just say oh well.
LBP Slacker: You say, alright lets reload an autosave and take care of that.
Highfill78: riiiight capo...insult the only one who cares if you play.......
LBP Slacker: It shouldn't be considered a chore to reload the gmae just so its correct.
Highfill78: i agree!
LBP Slacker: **** you Drake, I don't have to kiss your ass.
LBP Slacker: If they don't want me to play that's just more reason to leave.
Highfill78: i didnt ask you to christ
LBP Slacker: Ask them to vote on it, if they think we should replay from an autosave so I can get my rightful money back to vote with that, and if they want to screw over the guy that busted his ass to make their fast ****ing game then to vote that way too.
Highfill78: id do it, but i think im the only one
LBP Slacker: Well Drake, this is how it goes, you won't see a thread for this, you won't see a post or anything.
LBP Slacker: this won't become an Elendil or Nappy.
LBP Slacker: This will just fade out.
LBP Slacker: You guys can just forget I ever existed, but I hope you ****ers realize one day when you finish this game, that there was a time when getting to the point you are going to get to.
LBP Slacker: A point that MEANS NOTHING, and signifies LOSS more than victory.
LBP Slacker: When getting to that worthless point of LOSS was so important to you guys that you blatantly screwed over the guy that tried to keep the best MP game alive.
LBP Slacker: Cuz I'll be somehwere else, not giving a ****.
LBP Slacker: Adios amigos.
LBP Slacker: And long live the fastest story ever told.
Highfill78: ill miss you capo.......... :-(
LBP Slacker: At least the last thing I did was prove I could drive the Mongols away.
Highfill78: you can do more than that if you return
Highfill78: we're voting now
LBP Slacker: Yeah but who cares?
Highfill78: i do for one
LBP Slacker: I want you to tell me now if anyone's talking ****.
LBP Slacker: The truth.
LBP Slacker: Who is talking **** about me?
LBP Slacker: I wanna know what they're all saying.
Highfill78: well everyone just wants to play basically
LBP Slacker: You do realize the only point of playing fast is to end the game.
LBP Slacker: And if you liked the game ending it wouldn't be this important.
Highfill78: well we're not anywhere near the end
LBP Slacker: Yeah but why try to get there fast, especially in lieu of doing it right?
Highfill78: playing consistently is important for morale
LBP Slacker: So is not getting screwed over after you've contributed so much.
LBP Slacker: If this happened to anyone else I'd be all for it.
Highfill78: well the vote was 4-2 to play on
LBP Slacker: Who voted with you?
Highfill78: belinda
LBP Slacker: What'd she have to say?
LBP Slacker: This game ran better when I was the unquestioned dictator.
Highfill78: c'mon man, just bite your lip and ****ing play.........get rid of some of this frustration
LBP Slacker: Drake, no.
LBP Slacker: I refuse to play like this.
LBP Slacker: This is a diplogame.
Highfill78: dont be so damn stubborn...i caved into you.....you cave into me now
LBP Slacker: No.
LBP Slacker: Because I was right, you were wrong.
LBP Slacker: You wanted to leave because the game wasn't being played.
Highfill78: being right isnt always whats best
LBP Slacker: I want to leave because its not being played right.
LBP Slacker: You're an American, I can't believe you said that.
LBP Slacker: That's such a European mentality.
Highfill78: for a civ game i mean
LBP Slacker: No, what's right is always what's best.
LBP Slacker: Otherwise it'd be what's wrong.
Highfill78: so youre done then
Highfill78: thats it
LBP Slacker: Yeah, because this game is full of chumps.
Highfill78: alright.......sorry you feel that way......like i said, i'll miss you if you go
Highfill78: so i should tell everyone to play on then?
Highfill78: or what
LBP Slacker: Tell them I said "Its been real, **** you very much, Capo's out. Peace."
LBP Slacker: At least do me that courtesy.
Highfill78: if thats what the capo wants
LBP Slacker: Yes it is.
Highfill78: ok...going up now
LBP Slacker: Perfect.

[SunTzu]

capo no one wants you back, this is the second time you've quit in a week. I'm taking over AL next week. Group decesion. Bye!

[Rasputin]

Facts

two weeks ago, Capo quit during Deitys turn without warning, when we came back the following week, Deitys production had al lgone, his money spent rush building troops was gone but no troops.. capo said play on... bug of the gaem its just a trun delay,, but that turn of production was never got back, a whole turn of troop production wasteed gone forevr due to a bug, but cap osaid play on so we did...

now this


I wonder why we al lvoted play on !!!!

[Frank Johnson]

News from the Nepal Hideaway

Lord Dangime suffered a minor injury in an auto accident while commanding troops on the front lines in the Ural campaign. Dangime left his trusted general Sun Tzu in command of the armies, and left for his mountain retreat in Nepal to recover.

Meanwhile on the front, the possiblities of the coming war was too much for the populace of the Adricatic League. The people rioted in the streets, and General Sun Tzu used this to full effect. Being an Israeli prince helped in that his personal defense force not part of the regular Mongolian army was loyal to Sun Tzu himself. Sun Tzu lead his small force to the very heart of the Adriatic League's Territory and met little resistance on the way. Combining surprise with the element of confusion in the country, Sun Tzu quickly seized control of the AL. Some of the armed forces of the AL simply broke up during the revolt, unwilling to protect the old reigeme, even more threw down their arms in fear of a complete Mongolian Invasion. Using these elements to his advantage Sun Tzu had control of the whole of the AL in months.

Lord Dangime, while surprised of this news, did not object too greatly. Sun Tzu had not abused Mongolian forces, put did abandon his orders to attack. However little else could have been done at the time and the result was very likely the same in Dangime's thinking. Dangime desided to give the Israeli Prince reconition of his achivement by reassigning him as Lord Governor of Europa, however this blessing merely confirmed that mongolian forces would not directly interfere with Sun Tzu's takeover.

As a result Mongolian polacies toward the AL may change, although Lord Dangime has requested from Sun Tzu that settlements in the Siberian region east of the Ural Mountains, be abandoned since it falls into the Mongolian Sphere of influance. As of now Dangime has ordered his forces to hold their psoitions on the western front and wait for futher orders........................

[The Capo]

Ugh, another twist of words agianst the AL... how original...

Raz is incorrect. Deity had purchased units while I was quitting out of the game as we do normally. I was never told not to quit out at this specific time and just did things as I normally would. During this time period Deity purchased units which should have been available to him. Somehow the game glitched so that although the proper shieldage was given to the production boxes, the units didn't come until one turn later. When asked what we should do about this, which was simply a delay in production (although a case could be made for a loss), Deity agreed to play onward.

I mysteriously lost nearly 1500 gold, which comprised my entire treasury. I wouldn't get it back the next turn, it wasn't coming back unlike Deity's units, which he DID recieve. I asked that we load up the last tribe's autosave before the money dissapeared and play from there, around a five to ten (if you want to stretch it) minute delay would have resulted. One would assume that a game in which the popular phrases are "The Greatest Diplogame" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" would have much more concern of the quality of its continuation rather than mere speed.

My main issues were a lack of respect and a lack of mutual feeling towards the game, the entire group wanted speed, they wanted to end the game for the sake of ending the game. I actually wanted to play the game, and play it right. If someone was the subject of a glitch or a problem they shouldn't be held at fault because its just a game. When Rasputin couldn't show up and asked us to delay a week, I favored that because I felt if that was his wish it should be so. When Deity complained that he lost his production I asked what he wanted to do, and he agreed to play on. When I asked that we move back one tribe's turn to fix this problem, which was totally fixable, I was ignored by Rasputin who ordered SunTzu to play on.

So whatever, what's done is done, que sera sera. You guys picked a horrible replacement. SunTzu won't play the AL as good as I did. Peace.

[SunTzu]

capo you cry to much.

[Rasputin]

"Well that it good news, Sun Tzu linage is to continue !!" said Bob Hawke putting the newspaper down.

"Sun Tzu? who is he Sire ?" asked his lovley concubine Brittney Spears.

"Oh many years ago the Sun Tzu family ruled Israel . But they were removed forcibly when the great Raz Dynasty began. We always suspected the ywpould rise again. First he takes over the Mongol clans and now I see he is heaidng west to Paris... I wonder if the Israeli blood in him will forge strong links with us again ??"

[Prometheus]

Sorry guys my power went out.... I dont think it is going to be fixed anytime soon, though I will get on as soon as it is... I have abut 15 min left on this old laptop or I would play on it. Most likly next week though
Sorry

[belinda9]

uhhhh
I hate to bring this up right now but
right now it looks like I can't make it next Thursday...I'll see what I can see and let you know for sure tomorrow but wanted to put that out there.