Mongols PBEM?

[Case]

Would anyone be interested in a PBEM game of Harlan Thompson's classic Mongols v3 scenario?

I vaugely recall that this was tentativly put forward a while ago but got knocked back due to problems with the scenario - If someone reminds me what these problems were, I'd be willing to fiddle around with the scenario to fix them... [assuming that they are fix-able ]

Incidently, I call the Christians

[Cyrion]

One of my prefered scen!!!

Don't look any further for the Khwarizmians...

One thing that would be needed is to enable the civs t talk together!!

[Stefan Härtel]

India Rulz

Yea, I'll play the Indians.

[Ecthy]

There aren't no native Americans in Asia, Stefan

As for that scenario, I find it's too full of units and details etc., too busy... but still, have fun each of you

[Smaug]

I'll take the Sung Chinese

[Henrik]

I would join, but I am in too many pbems allready ;o

[Marko]

Re: Mongols PBEM?

Originally posted by Case
I vaugely recall that this was tentativly put forward a while ago but got knocked back due to problems with the scenario - If someone reminds me what these problems were, I'd be willing to fiddle around with the scenario to fix them... [assuming that they are fix-able ]

The main problem was that the scenario was biased against Mongols. Mongol player is unable to make any conquests against human opponent. Even Xin Yu refused to play them.

So, you need to make Mongols stronger if you want them to have a chance. My suggestion is: don't give them more units or better government but rise the attack of Mongol units ca 1,5 times. It should be enough for balancing the scenario for PBEM.

[techumseh]

Just make their units cheaper.

[Ecthy]

I like your avatar icon, tech. Looks like a civ2 unit.

[techumseh]

You mean Civ3? It is.

[Case]

Thanks Cyrion, Marko and Tech - I'll enable negotiations, and make the Mongols units cheaper and a bit more powerfull [to make up for their fairly vunerable starting situation]. Does anyone else have some other sugestions?

The order of play is:

Mongols - techumseh
Chin / Kara Khitai - Civfan
Sung Chinese - Smaug
Indians - Stefan Härtel
Khwarizmians - Cyrion
Muslims - Marko
Christians - Case


edit: finalised player list.

[techumseh]

It doesn't look like that boney2 pbem is going to come together, so I'm game for the Mongols.

[Case]

What civ do you want?

[techumseh]

the Mongols.

[Cyrion]

Originally posted by Case
Khwarizmians - Cyrion [Incidently, how do you prodounce 'Khwarizmian'?]

For the Mongols, it will be easy: just call us "Masters"!!


And about the change of cost/power for the mongol units: I agree IF we want them to do as well as they did in history!! As I don't want my Civ to be destroyed too early ( ), I would prefer the change not to be too drastic, so that the Civs closest to the Mongols can play for more than just a few turns...