PBEM: Veni, Vedi, Vici

[Conqueror]

to sirosis

[ormuzd]

turn to Vikings uploaded on Yahoo

[Tiberius]

turn to Cerberus uploaded

[Conqueror]

I have lost all interest in this game for various reasons:

-I am involved with about 10 PBEM games and each one of the other games is far more interesting than this one.

-The mapsize is just too large for slow paced MP.

-My scouts have wandered into all different directions and they see nothing but land, land, land. It will take us about 4 years to finish this game, and i dont think i'll be that much committed especially since ½ of players are missing all the time and turns are skipped

-I have made dozens of trade agreements with players who wanish in the thin air before trades are ever completed, or forget about "what was it we agreed again" before next turn, and im extremely bored with that.

If replacement is found, good, PM or mail me and i'll inform the password and current strategy i had planned, otherwise the next player may wonder what the heck was i doing
If not, just disband my units and cities and that should get rid of me.

I have tried to bare with this game but now my patience has exhausted, sorry

I'll now know better not to involve anything over 4 player games with from now on, its just too much troubles all the time.

[Tiberius]

deleted...dp

[Tiberius]

This game seems to be doomed

Sirosis, why don't we start a new game only with the active players from this game, on a regular map, and max. 5 or 6 players (with the same name and the same yahoo account)?

Conqueror, would you be willing to take part in it?

[SirOsis]

Originally posted by Tiberius
This game seems to be doomed

Sirosis, why don't we start a new game only with the active players from this game, on a regular map, and max. 5 or 6 players (with the same name and the same yahoo account)?

Conqueror, would you be willing to take part in it?

Doomed is correct.

I'm all for starting again with fewer players and a smaller map if everyone else is. We need consistant turn generation or it just is impossible to keep the momentum. Those interested speak up.

[Conqueror]

Originally posted by Tiberius
Conqueror, would you be willing to take part in it?

Now that i cut down 2 games from the 10 that i was part of, and 2 of those games died on their own, i could have time for that.

But i strongly recommend ACCELERATED PRODUCTION ON , its GREAT in PBEM games, makes things go faster, and you dont have to build that first unit for 10 turns.

I was against it before i had played some time in one PBEM with Accelerated Production ON. But now i am all in favor of it in PBEM games, Accel. Production rocks (not in single player tho)

Small map, standard at maximum, preferably pangaea or continents so that nobody is alone on small island (thats most crappy thing that can happen in PBEM). And Accel. Production ON, then i would be interested. (+some 24 or 36 hour rule, to avoid delays) and NO AI CIVS ! They ruin the game with their tech whoring + AI sucks anyway below Deity

Definately those people who are now skipped all the time, or take 2-4 days to play their turns should be removed if the game is to be started again on smaller (small, please ) map.

If you choose to play without Acc.Prod or with too many people, i'm out. But in that case i volunteer myself as map checker, incase you want someone neutral to preview the map before the game, to avoid someone starting in isolated island or in crappy tundra.

[Tiberius]

Small map and accelerated production is too much for me (I really hate AP). I understand that it speeds things up, so I'd accept one of the following 2 situations:
1. standard map, AC on, 5 or max 6 players
2. small map, AC off, 4 players.

How does this sound?

[SirOsis]

I really don't like AC on in any situation. If we can get a group of players that consistantly take turns I think 6 would be possible on a standard map without AC.

I think the Yahoo group will ultimately allow for quicker turns since a 48 hr rule will be in effect. You don't make it in 48 then on to the next unless it's mentioned beforehand that a holiday is happening and you can't make it to the computer then your turn is skipped.

I like Yahoo because the turns are all in one place and it automatically emails when the turn is uploaded. Just the initial signup is somewhat of a pain.

Back to RoN... that game has sucked me in. How's the MP?

[SirOsis]

AC should read AP

[ormuzd]

I'd like to participate too - if I'm conqueror's neighbor this should be very fast and useful lesson in playing civ3

[Clegg]

I'd be interested in playing a small game, as long as we are able to keep the game moving well.

[CerberusIV]

Starting a new game is OK with me. Either 4 players on a small map or up to 6 on standard is good.

I'm not very keen on AP but would give it a try if everyone else wishes to play that way.

Now that I am back from my week off I should be able to play a turn a day. If we can manage that kind of pace the game should go quick enough without AP anyway.

[SirOsis]

Ok. We have Tiberius, ormuzd, Clegg, CerberusIV, and myself. 5 players.

How's standard map everything else random sound? No AP.