News for 'Poly's general Civ3 newspage

[Spiffor]

In this time of war and hardships, I think we should advertise the DG on the main news page at http://www.apolyton.net/civ3

Here is the text I suggest to send to Markos and DanQ, who are always hungry for news to put on the main page:

Civ3 Democracy Game: To Arms!

The Civ3 Democracy Game enters the most uncertain period of its history, which is also the most open for opportunities.

Indeed, our Vikings have now built an army of Berzerkers, and we are now going to war against our Spanish neighbours. We will have to fight against an enemy with a vastly superior technology, and a vastly superior economy.

The situation is difficult. The game is at deity level, and we have a rather small territory, a quite bad infrastructure, and a terrible technological gap to fill. As we are trying to invent caravels, some of our neighbours have already built a fabulous wonder such as the Hoover Dam!

However, there are opportunities for us to seize. Our Berzerkers are powerful and lust of Spanish blood. We have just entered our Golden Age, and our civilians are more motivated than ever in keeping up with the war effort. And the Spanish do not seem prepared for our onslaught.

Will we be able to overcome these hardships? Will we manage to change the balance in our favor? Will we enter the Valhalla as any berzerker should, or will we rather triumph on this Earth?

This will be decided in the coming turns of the Civ3 Democracy Game. Everybody is welcome to apply, to help us, and look for ways to triumph of the adversity!

What do you think of this? Should I change the text a bit, add something I forgot? Or is such a text sufficient for being published?

[Spiffor]

BTW, I also sggest we post something like that in the Civ3 strategy forum. I think quite a few strategists will be interested in trying to find solutions for our difficult situation. They love challenge

[Nimitz]

Hmm good Idea Spiffor they do like a challange.

[Makahlua]

Would you like a downsized copy of ym map to go with that when I update it later?

[Nimitz]

Yes they also love maps.

[Spiffor]

Excellent idea, Makahlua It will considerably help attractin attention

[Rasputin]

yes great idea.....

we need al lthe help we can get.....

[Makahlua]

Here's a reduced version - does it need to be smaller? I could take out the lettering of everythign but the title an 'Poly f need be, and make em readable

[MrWhereItsAt]

That looks terrific! I have the ability to post anything on the CivGroup news page, but I'm sure Mark and Dan would love this too. Recently I spoke to Dan about composing a quick article on the game, which I hoped to write tonight. We can either submit both, or combine the two. I will post what I have here in the next few hours, with some luck, and we can try to merge them.

[Spiffor]

Yep, I think we should merge them.

Mark and Dan will be glad to have a long article, they always vie for news from the Demogames

[MrWhereItsAt]

OK, here's what I've got.

Viking Lords have come and gone over the centuries, in 4 great ruling periods. In the year 30 AD however, a truly legendary Leader emerged, one who made an extraordinary promise to lead all Vikings over 1000 years. Now Viking Leader Paddy the Scot and his War Cabinet are on the brink of achieving this aim. Times are interesting for the mighty Viking nation – the renowned Viking journalist Spiffor reports we have started our Golden Age with Berzerkers coming into the fray in a war against Spain. The next 20 turns will be crucial in deciding how successful we are for the rest of the game. We invite all Viking Senators to join in the wild beverage-enhanced celebrations of Paddy’s reign, and then rush off in a bloodlust to attack our timid neighbours as all good Norsemen should. Check this thread for information on when the 1000th turn of Paddy’s reign will commence. (will post a new thread shortly)

Perhaps we should submit them both together, or we could redraft them, mixing it all together. Spiff - can you get to Poly chat now? I am there if you'd like to sort this out with me.

[Spiffor]

I can, but please remind me how I connect to it.

[MrWhereItsAt]

http://apolyton.net/misc/chat/

ALl you need is there. Paddy and I are chatting about a time in the room #civ3dem

When you are in, type

/join #civ3dem

[MrWhereItsAt]

Here's a draft mix of mine and Spiffor's:

Civ3 Democracy Game: To Arms!

The Civ3 Democracy Game enters the most uncertain period of its history, which is also the most open for opportunities.

Indeed, our Vikings have now built an army of Berzerkers, and we are now going to war against our Spanish neighbours. We will have to fight against an enemy with a vastly superior technology, and a vastly superior economy.

The situation is difficult. The game is at deity level, and we have a rather small territory, a quite bad infrastructure, and a terrible technological gap to fill. As we are trying to invent caravels, some of our neighbours have already built a fabulous wonder such as the Hoover Dam!

However, there are opportunities for us to seize. Our Berzerkers are powerful and lust of Spanish blood. We have just entered our Golden Age, and our civilians are more motivated than ever in keeping up with the war effort. And the Spanish do not seem prepared for our onslaught. The next 20 turns will be crucial in deciding how the Vikings will leave their mark on the world, a map custom made by Civ3 and Democracy Game veterans Togas and BigFurryMonster to provide a unique set of challenges for us.

Furthermore, we have a cause for celebration upon us. Viking Lords have come and gone over the centuries, in 4 great ruling periods. In the year 30 AD however, a truly legendary Leader emerged, one who made an extraordinary promise to lead the Viking people for over 1000 years. Now Viking Leader Paddy the Scot and his War Cabinet are on the brink of achieving this aim.

We invite all Viking Senators to join in the wild beverage-enhanced celebrations of a millennium of Paddy’s reign, and then rush off in a bloodlust to attack our timid neighbours as all good Norsemen should. Check this thread for information on when the 1000th turn of Paddy’s reign will commence.

Will we be able to overcome our hardships? Will we manage to change the balance in our favor? Will we enter the Valhalla as any berzerker should, or will we rather triumph on this Earth?

This will be decided in the coming turns of the Civ3 Democracy Game. Everybody is welcome to apply, to help us, and look for ways to triumph of the adversity!

[Paddy]

the finished product looks great

thanks to you all for this