Inter-Lego PBEM game

[quantum_mechani]

I have never played a PBEM game before but if you are still accepting new players I would like to try. My e-mail is roysfamily@alaska.net

[ZargonX]

I would vote for random civs. Seems the fairest method, as far as I can see.

[Tiberius]

quantum_mechani: wellcome! Please post your playing hours, too, so we can set up the playing order in a most efficient way.

Kloreep, like I said, random civs but only from those 7 involved for the PtW demogame, namely Egypt, Arabia, China, Spain, Persia, Ottomans and Chartage. At least this was my original idea. Is that OK ?

Of course if people want to choose based on preferences from other civs, too, we can change it.
Sharpe, did you mean you want to choose based on preferences from all of the civs or only from these 7?

[Sharpe]

Tiberius,

Unless we were planning to map the potential strategies by the other teams in the PTW Demo Game (not that would really work very well LOL), I don't think that we should necessarily be limited to the civs in the Demo game.

For instance, I enjoy playing as Babylon or the Greeks as well as Ottomans and Persians.

[quantum_mechani]

I will be available between 3 and 6, but if that dosn't fit with the schedule then I could squeeze in time from 17 to 19 (all GMT).

[Tiberius]

OK Sharpe, so be it. Then please everybody who has a preferred civ say it. If more people would like to choose the same civ, we will decide randomly between them.

For me: random civ. or not I'll choose one from those left after you guys will have made your choices

[redstar1]

I'll have the germans for a laugh

[quantum_mechani]

My choice would be the Greeks.

And, if possible, lots of barbarians.

[Kloreep]

Egypt.

[Tiberius]

ZargonX, lmtoops: prefered civ?

[Tiberius]

We're going to have some problems with the playing hours. So far, the most probable order would be:

1. Sharpe
playing hours: 00:00 - 04:00 GMT

2. lmtoops
playing time: 00:00 - 05:00 GMT.

3. quantum_mechani
playing hours: 03:00 - 06:00 GMT

4. redstar1
playing hours: 9:00 - 22:00 GMT.

5. Tiberius
playing hours: 17:00 - 22:00 GMT

6. Kloreep
playing hours: 19:00 - 05:00 GMT.

7. ZargonX
playing hours: 20:00 - 07:00 GMT

The problem is, Sharpe and lmtoops, respectively ZargonX and Kloreep are very close to each other and we may miss whole days without playing, only because of bad schedule. Maybe we should split the whole thing in 2 (days), something like this:

First day:

1. Sharpe
playing hours: 00:00 - 04:00 GMT

2. quantum_mechani
playing hours: 03:00 - 06:00 GMT

3. redstar1
playing hours: 9:00 - 22:00 GMT.

4. Kloreep
playing hours: 19:00 - 05:00 GMT.

Second day:

5. lmtoops
playing time: 00:00 - 05:00 GMT

6. Tiberius
playing hours: 17:00 - 22:00 GMT

7. ZargonX
playing hours: 20:00 - 07:00 GMT

If you have a better idea how to do it ...

[ZargonX]

I would go for either Ottoman or Persia. Normally I would say Carthage, but that might be too much Carthage for even me...

[lmtoops]

Tiberius...My green hours are correct, but I'll try to squeeze in a turn whenever. I check in the morning before I leave and sometimes I come home from lunch and will play.

Of course, my availability on weekends is limited. I do not get on the internet on Friday evening and all of Saturday. I'm back at about 3 GMT on Sunday. This is an agreement with my wife and children that works very well.

So probably with my weekend schedule, the split schedule works better. At least there is a 50% chance that I won't hold up the game on the weekends. Oh well, there is always something no matter how well you plan.

[Tiberius]

We're waiting for the civ preferences of lmtoops, after which I'm going to choose a civ too and then we can start the game (finally!).

So, lmtoops, which civ do you want to play with?

[lmtoops]

My civ preference is Japan.