Mesopotamian Clash

[snoopy369]

Perhaps you're just better than me ... And 6pm works fine, generally. Before Beta plays, anyhow.

[conmcb25]

I would think it would be more natural for Beta to play before Rhoth. he is eastern time and Rhoth is one of those fruity guys from California who is on Pacific time and plays late in the evening usually.

Im only in Italy until the 25th so dont let that determine a play order if thats what we are actually talking about.

Although Im seriously considering coming back here for about 5 months, but if that happens Ill have to sell off a bunch of my PBEM's.

[Dauphin]

On weekdays I tend to play 1900 - 2300 (GMT). I can conceivably play turns around 7am GMT if it fits in to greatly improved turn rotation.

Weekends would tend to be much more frequent.

[Rhothaerill]

Originally posted by snoopy369
Perhaps you're just better than me ... And 6pm works fine, generally. Before Beta plays, anyhow.

Sorry, didn't mean it like that. I just meant that using my strategy does work on higher levels.

[snoopy369]

I knew what you meant But, i meant it didn't work for me, at a level slightly above where i usually play and win regularly.

Anyways, the play order issue is a non-issue: We are stuck with the order we have, because you can't change the order of the civs, if i recall correctly. I was just observing that I think it may go well.

[Wittlich]

Are we going to light this puppy or what?

In another words, consider this a *BUMP* to the thread....maybe it will get "lazy-assed" Beta's attention....

Sorry Beta, but your inactivity left me no choice but to take-up Con's philosophy.

[Rhothaerill]

I sent him a PM about it. He's probably been busy of late.

[DanielXY]

If Beta is too lazy to attend, I could replace him, no prob

Actually I was looking forward to a new Mesopotamian PBEM since this one was full

[Dauphin]

I've not played this scenario before, so I thought I'd have a propwe look at it before the game starts. One question that strikes me...

What is the benefit of the Hittite's UU? I mean, they cost as much and require the same basic resource as Horseman, are less manouvreable on account of being wheeled, and require research of an unneccessary technology. Seems rather pointless to me.

[snoopy369]

Yeh, i'm the hittites in the other game and I haven't a clue what the point is. I guess it's a decently able-to-start-golden-age unit, but i can't figure its real utility.

[Rhothaerill]

Oh sure now you tell me...after I pick the Hittites. I've never played them in this scenario so I figured since my first choice of Sumeria was already taken I'd try them out. Oh well.

[snoopy369]

The Hittites are probably one of two or three civs in this scenario intended for human play in the SP game. Them, the Phoenicians, and the Sumerians i'd think. Maybe babylon, who knows. The Hittites have the best land area by far, and the most resources -- if it's a regular game and not a VP game, they win every time. But, they have the cruddiest UU, and they don't have as good of a combination of traits as the sumerians or the phoenicians or the babylonians, plus they don't have as quick-growing of an area -- ie, whereas you had some easy 6-8 size cities as Phoenicia, the hittites take a bit longer to get started. (At least from my experience, playing this a few times in SP.)

[Beta]

My apologies folks. This week has been incrdibly busy, and I am now off for the weekend. I will be back on Monday - and I have it off as it is the Canadian Thanksgiving. I will get the game going then. Thanks for your patience.

[snoopy369]

You wacky canadians, Thanksgiving is in November!

Have a good vacation weekend.

[Soltz]

We could be stuck behind snow banks then!