3rd PBEM game anyone?

[DeepO]

Yes, and it was a bit too quickly if you ask me... I'm pretty sure alexman spotted my city earlier with his scout, but I too spotted his within 11 turns... we're only 8 tiles or so away.

It could be just a case of bad luck, though.

DeepO

[FrustratedPoet]

I'm still in.

A small map would be best IMHO.

[nbarclay]

Small sounds like the most reasonable size to me too, assuming 4-5 players.

Nathan

[Harovan]

If there's still space, count me in too.

[notyoueither]

Sir Ralph can have my seat.

[nbarclay]

Update: looks like I won't be needing to travel next week.

I hope you don't mind if I start putting my hand into trying to get this thing organized. If I have the list of players right, we have (in order of first post)

Zeit
Nathan (nbarclay)
Conqueror
FrustratedPoet
Sir Ralph

Is this list correct?

If we have our players, the next thing is probably civ choices. Conqueror suggested he could play the Vikings, but I don't remember a civ preference from anyone else. (I'm playing Egypt in two other PBEMs, so I could go for Persia or the Ottomans for a change of pace.)

Also, we're thinking in terms of a small "continents" map? What other conditions?

Nathan

[FrustratedPoet]

I'd like to be Carthage please.

I'd be happy with all map prefs apart from size and landmass being Random.

Diff Level: Regent or Monarch, but remember that if we set it to Monarch there's no certainty that it'll stay there.

Barbs: Don't mind. Random?

/edit: it's a shame neither of our Belgian friends are in this game - see my sig!

[zeit]

Thanks Nathan, your help is more than welcomed.

As for the civ choices, what will those be?

FP wants to take Carthage, anyone objects?

please state your choice of civ?

[alva]

/edit: it's a shame neither of our Belgian friends are in this game - see my sig!
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Kryten: Imagine all the people we could meet, all the places we could go!
Rimmer: It'd be the 19th Century for me: one of Napolean's Marshalls. A chance to march across Europe with one of history's greatest Generals and kill Belgians!
Red Dwarf, Timeslides

Auch, that hurts.........

coming from Alexander the Great's Chief eunuch

[Harovan]

I'd like to take China, for variety. No objections on map settings.

[nbarclay]

That gives us civ choices from everyone but Zeit:

Zeit - Unknown
Nathan - Persia (or Ottomans if Zeit wants Persia)
Conqueror - Vikings
FrustratedPoet - Carthage
Sir Ralph - China

Small "continents" map. Go with maximum land since 5 players may be a bit high for a small map? Also, what about temperature, humidity, and age? Average on those, or do we want something different? And is random barbarians okay with everyone?

Nathan

[Conqueror]

Small map, continents, max land, (Monarch diff ?) Other map options and barbs random What do you say. I say lets go

(I just hope that Vikings destiny will be better here than in our duel Frustrated )

[alva]

FP wants to become "king of the duels" on Poly ?

[Conqueror]

Originally posted by alva848
FP wants to become "king of the duels" on Poly ?

Lets say he can still make miracle recovery in our game

[FrustratedPoet]

Conqueror is kicking my butt in our game. He did get a settler from a hut, which helped, but I've been playing like a horse's-ass (which has helped even less ).

I've lost one city to an archer rush already (we're currently at 2510 BC), if I don't get lucky in the next 5-6 turns then I'll lose my capital as well.

Alva: you'll probably beat me in our game too - not only are you a better player than me, the Aztec.vs.English matchup doesn't favour me.

That reminds me .... I'm off to play the next two turns.