new pbem,

[Fatwreck]

wow 7 people? this is gonna be one long game

[Awsric Armitage]

Does not have to be unless people do not check their email regularly. With several European players you guys could zip through the ancient era quickly if everyone agrees to be available at a certain time schedule. Similar to online MP but done with email. Heck, it might even be faster with that many people. No lag. Just file transfers.

You C3C Europeans are making me jealous.

[MouseNightshirt]

I'd love to join in for C3C

[MouseNightshirt]

I'm GMT +0 btw

[Andydog]

Originally posted by Awsric Armitage
I think the more players the larger the map should be. Not really any lag concerns with alot of AIs going and each player sending their turns in order. Enough players and you might not want any AIs, except maybe for cannon fodder.

Top stuff. I agree that since we have seven, we should try a large (or even huge) world with no AI's. A total human game where we can all (hopefully) get a fair few number of cities up and running!

I think v1.15 is definitely the way to go - gotta have that corruption calculated correctly for a game such as this!

I can play early morning and anytime during the evening. Since I'm part of the european squad I'd therefore propose: (for the europeans)
Andydog -> Big Crunch -> McMeadows -> Fatwreck
..unless anyone comes back with reasons as to why they'd be a better turn order..

Lets get it owwn!

[Andydog]

Just seen another european - MouseNightshirt - is keen, therefore for a 7 human player C3C PBEM, how about this turn order:

Andydog -> Big Crunch -> MouseNightshirt -> McMeadows -> Fatwreck -> Rasputin -> jshelr

(where did SixPack come from?)

Just trying to get things moving.. if this is a not cool suggestion then by all means suggest otherwise..
And just because my name is at the start doesn't mean I'm wanting to set it all up - we can start anywhere in that chain assuming it's all good.

[Awsric Armitage]

Here's the updated listings for the second page of this thread.

PTW
Awsric Armitage GMT-6
mart7x5 GMT-7
Rasputin GMT+10
SixPack GMT+1
jshelr GMT -5

C3C
McMeadows GMT+1
Andydog GMT+0
Fatwreck GMT+1
Big Crunch GMT+0
jshelr GMT -5
Rasputin GMT+10
SixPack GMT+1
MouseNightshirt GMT+1

Posted but Unknown Preference

SixPack was third party added by his brother IIRC.

[Mart]

mart7x5 GMT-7

[Awsric Armitage]

Cool that makes 5 PTW players. Looks like both games just need to be launched. Unless you PTW guys want a larger game?

With 3 North Americans we could even start a smaller quicker scheduled pbem game like the European guys.

If the European guys are game for PTW we could have one massive pbem with the Aussies as well.

Anyone want to launch let me know when and then we can start discussing setup and rules for the PTW game.

[Mart]

5 players and like 3 AI is ok with me

[Awsric Armitage]

Not only would I like to do the 5 and 3 AIs but also a North American quick game if we can all decide upon a scheduled changing time to be available to play. Like on-line but better with no lag and just file swapping. This can be done while doing other things while waiting for the other players turns for a few minutes.

For the 8 player I am thinking large or Huge. Continents for some limited contact before navigation to make things more interesting quicker and avg. age and wetness. I do not have a preference for random but would like for Roaming Barbarians or whatever its called just below Raging. Difficulty is also up for debate.

I can not wait to get this going.

[Mart]

PTW game - my votes for preferrences:

map 160x160, so it is huge
land mass - average, arranged: continents
climate - wet
temperature - average
age - 4 billion years
barbarians - roaming

preferred civ: Iroquois

[Ouro_827]

Is it to late to join... I don't really mind which game... I have both new....

[Mart]

Originally posted by Ouro_827
Is it to late to join... I don't really mind which game... I have both new....

as for me - jump in....

[Awsric Armitage]

No one has started yet that I am aware of but we need your GMT+- and I will add it to the list of names.

Note there can be any number of games concurrently going on. As long as you have the time to do your turn and forward the files.