Does slow play have you fuming?

[War4ever]

I have played many people over the ages...... but what is everyones position on slow play? Personally its the one part of the game that drives me bonkers....

should slow players get a break if their skills are great..or should the game move along at the quickest pace possible?

[Ming]

I have no problem with people who take the time needed for their turns... BUT WHAT THE HELL CAN TAKE 2 or 3 minutes on the openning turns.

Slow play really pisses me off and takes a lot of the enjoyment out of the game. It's not funny to watch three players take less than a minute per turn early, while somebody else is taking forever.

[markusf]

It annoys me to no end.

In the 7 player we played 3 turns in ~3 hours of actual playing time. Diety had 21 units TOTAL and 14 cities, yet he managed over 20 minute turns. I had lunch and came back and he was still moving, this i just can't understand.

[Alexander's Horse]

You should have combined the Deity and the Trade arrows options

[War4ever]

yes i guess i could have......silly me

[DrFell]

Originally posted by Ming
It's not funny to watch three players take less than a minute per turn early, while somebody else is taking forever.

Just sounds like your average 4-way with strate

[War4ever]

must be why we don't play settings aside of course

[Hydey]

Looks like Deity is in front with the polls again

[War4ever]

have you ever thought of electing him for office mind you it would take two terms to get anything done

[finbar]

I'm surprised to see Ming posting in this thread. He did, after all, in another similar Deity-bashing thread, declare there were already enough Deity-bashing threads.

[Alexander's Horse]

20 minutes is damn fast by Deity's standards.

Don't ask us about the time he took in the Big Aussie game - its still a searing psychic wound

[War4ever]

Originally posted by finbar
I'm surprised to see Ming posting in this thread. He did, after all, in another similar Deity-bashing thread, declare there were already enough Deity-bashing threads.

i am not bashing Deity directly......its a simple , honest question.....it applies to many other players as well which is quite unfortunate.

all everyone wants to know...other than Horse (whom we know is surfing porn or only using one hand ) what are you guyz doing between turns....

especially if you have fast connections

BTW Finbar......are you playing again these days?

[atawa]

Originally posted by Ming
I have no problem with people who take the time needed for their turns... BUT WHAT THE HELL CAN TAKE 2 or 3 minutes on the openning turns.

Saving the game and start it up on the second computer for one

[War4ever]

Originally posted by finbar
I'm surprised to see Ming posting in this thread. He did, after all, in another similar Deity-bashing thread, declare there were already enough Deity-bashing threads.

Ming politely changed the thread name for me at my request

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by War4ever

all everyone wants to know...other than Horse (whom we know is surfing porn or only using one hand ) what are you guyz doing between turns....

In my case if I'm having a slow turn its more likely to be because I'm feeding the baby, changing his nappy or holding one of my kid's head whilst he vomits into the toilet

Deity's slow play is a real mystery. There are two main theories - obsessive perfectionist micro management or procrastination.

Or both I suppose - he's never come clean because he's in denial about it