PBEM sign-up thread : the random game

[Flandrien]

An independent person (not me, I want to play in this game) starts 4 games with all settings set to random (except world size : world size will be set to match the number of players).
He then sends each player 4 screenshots : one of his starting position in each game.
Each player evaluates each starting position from 4 (best) to 1 (worst).
Each game is then given a score, which simply is the difference between highest and lowest rating.
The game with lowest score, and on equal score, highest rate gets started.

Example:
game A gets rated 4 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 4 ( score = 3 )
game B gets rated 2 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 ( score = 1 )
game C gets rated 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 ( score = 1 )
game D gets rated 3 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 1 (score = 3 )

in this case, game B gets started.



Sign up here if you are interested.




players:
Dauphin
Makahlua
Modo44
Flandrien

[1889]

I'll be the independant person to set this up for you. I don't have time to play another game right now.

[Flandrien]

I think random games are not very popular

[Modo44]

I'd like to join anyway. Carthaginians, please.

[Flandrien]

That's what I mean.
In a random game, you don't choose a tribe.
It is picked random.

[Modo44]

Pffft. Ok, have it you way. I guess I'll have to tackle with somebody's RNG, but I'm good at it.

I'm still in.

[Beta]

Hmmm - intersting approach. In other words, use the game with the lowest deviation, so to speak.

Flandrien - I would love to. But me thinks I am at about my limit, and there are two more games in the works as we speak. I am going to have to pass.

There are a pile of new folks in the forum who might be up for it. Check out snakegurl's thread, and maybe try Grandpa Troll as well.

[Rommel2D]

Better yet, embellish the rules some, then ask Beta to entice con into signing up...

[Makahlua]

I'll bite Totatlly random should be interesting

[Dauphin]

I'll sign up.

Wake me when the game(s) start(s).

[1889]

So far you've got:

Modo44 (GMT+1.5)
Flandrien (Belgium GMT +1)
Dauphin (GMT)
Makahlua (Texas GMT -6)

I don't know your time zones, but I think thats the play order. How many players do you want?

[Dauphin]

My location is England. After clocks change next week it will be GMT+0. So time wise I'm best playing after Flandrien.

[Modo44]

My current time is GMT+2. It will be GMT+1 in two weeks.

[1889]

OK. All changed up and ready to go if you're happy with four. Let me know if you want to wait for more, otherwise I'll just send it as soon as I can. That will be Sat AM at the latest.

[Flandrien]

4 players will do nicely I think

this will be the settings for each game

players = 4
(no AI)
world size = small
(not random, 4 players on a huge map won't work)
land mass = random
climate = random
temperature = random
age = random
barbarians = random
tribes = random
difficulty = regent
victory conditions = all active
(domination, space race, diplo, conquest, culture, wonder)
culturally linked start = OFF
respawn = OFF
preserve seed = ON
accelerated production = OFF
culture convert = ON
scientific leaders = ON
specials (regicide, victory point, princess) = OFF