4 Player PBEM Game - #2

[E_T]

Sorry I didn't post that I had sent out the save, I've been a little busy this morning.

E_T

[Arnelos]

I've been the one sitting on it all day, been out.

Save is now sent to Togas, so the game can move again

[Ninot]

the save is in ET's hands

[Togas]

This game is supposed to be an exercise in the tactics and relationships of the 4 nations on our continent, so it was set up "pangea" with just the four of us playing. However, last night I confirmed (spoiler alert!) ... that I'm on an island.

Yes. An island. In a Pangea game.

I can get by. I have about 3 decent city spots and I can clear the jungle to put up around 3-4 more. I don't mind playing an island game as I already have sight of the mainland and will be dropping by once I have mapmaking.

HOWEVER, my concern is that this game is not going to live up to our original concept. It will be a 3 on 3 game with my nation playing a wild card role. Our game is a 4 on 4 with 3 other wild cards. It also makes my rather weak Expansionist trait almost pointless in our game, unlike how ND used their Expansionist trait to get an early lead.

Frankly, I LIKE the political position this puts me in and I think this could be a very fun game for me. But I also think that Game #3 will be a fun game, and I wonder if we shouldn't restart this one so that we make it closer to our original purpose -- a game that tests the tactics and abilities of the four nations that started as neighbors on the same continent.

--Togas

[E_T]

THis does present a problem, Hmmm.

Vote Time, Do we restart? I could If you want to?

We could also try a Tiny map, as there are only 4 of us, and we want to try to simulate the size of our Contenent. If it's too big, then we can't simulate this as well as we'd like.

E_T

[Arnelos]

I don't really care... I'd hate to lose my awesome starting position, but whatever.

btw... am I the one with the save or does someone else have it?

[Ninot]

honestly, i say we continue

Togas can play the role of Lego

[Togas]

I'll vote Restart, however, since there's four of us, if we get a tie, let's keep playing.

Arnelos, are you abstaining?

ET...?

--Togas

[Arnelos]

I'm abstaining unless I need to break the tie... then I don't know what I'll do.

[E_T]

I just got the save, will send it on shortly.

I'm undesided on this, let me think for a bit

E_T

[Arnelos]

btw... I lost my connection while we were all in the chat. I just got my connection back.

[astrologix]

IMHO, since this is a game intended for helping us to test our main game (it's a 'job' game, not a funny game !!), I think you should restart, and verify you are indeed in a truly pangea map.

I can help you to verify this, seeing at your minimaps or at your saves

[E_T]

we've decided to continue

E_T

[Arnelos]

In case any of you were living under a rock and didn't watch the news this morning, there was an ENORMOUS internet-wide denial-of-service attack last night that went after SQL servers... I assume that's the reason why Togas and Ninot couldn't get to their Yahoo mail accounts and why I kept losing my connection from 'poly.

So THAT'S why we were having so much trouble

As for AoHell, I said it was even far slower than it NORMALLY is last night Now we know why

[Togas]

I finally got to my Yahoo account, it just took a painfully long time to do anything Yahoo related (including send & receive from my web space).

I'll be at home all afternoon today ... let's get that save moving around.

--Togas