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, he is a genial Canadian of 48 who has lived most of his life in the United States, married with an eleven-year-old son and has two rabbits which are looked after by his wife Susan - who also accompanied him on the tour
good article
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I was alwayss under the impression that the U.K. had very strict laws as to bringing animals into the country
good article
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
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mispostLast edited by CapTVK; July 3, 2002, 16:52.Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.
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interesting read and a change of pace from civ3 bashing.....
i still am not a real fan of the game though....perhaps when mp comes outBoston Red Sox are 2004 World Series Champions!Comment
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Well, I can't say I am very good at chess or civ3, but here is my oppinion nevertheless:Originally posted by rwprice
People who only know the moves of chess, yet play Civ, have dismissed chess as not deep enough. That just shows their ignorance.
Those who know and love both games--what do you think?
Chess is certainly deep and I still love to play chess.
But Civ is much more open. You can have a different board in every game. In chess there is only one terrain. There is only 6 different units. There is only one opponent. There is no resources. There is no diplomacy. In civ 3 you can be a warmonger, a diplomat, a builder, a whatever-makes-you-happy. The possibilities in civ 3 is simply endless and you haven't lost the game because you have lost your queen and all your pawns. There is many ways to get back at that pesky rival, that just took your three best cities although it might be a challenge.
Which is precisely what makes it so damn difficult to make a really good human-like AI. In chess the rules a much simpler.
Which is precisely why chess in some ways are much deeper than civ-games. In civ it is impossible to overlook everything and every possible event in the next couple of turns. The randomised combat for one thing makes it impossible. The immense number of possible moves for every opponent and for yourself is another one.
But in chess you can overlook everything and you can - to the extend of your chess-playing-ability at least - often foresee the upcomming moves of your opponent.
In civ 3 many things is left to the goddess of luck.
In chess everything is up to you!
I like playing civ 3 to meet the unknown and rise to the challenge.
I like playing chess to meet the known and rise to that challenge!Comment
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