trickey's PBEM

[trickey]

OK, player list.


trickey-Japanese
Anatolia-Carthaginians
lmtoops-Chinese
Cerberus-Persians
SpencerH-Ottomans

I think thats it, did I miss anyone?

I can start the game.

My time is Gmt -4.

[StSwf]

Hey, if you haven't started yet I'll join in as the Romans.

Get me with an E-mail...

srlamm@unity.ncsu.edu

[SpencerH]

Does this order of lay look right

anatolia
cerebrus
trickey (newfie?)
spencer
Imtoops

I'm not sure where stswf is

Do you want to try delmars trick of starting three games -you play one turn and score your start site from 0-10 and we continue the game with the best average score and least variance?

[marcuspeddle]

Originally posted by SpencerH
trickey (newfie?)

Trickey's from Prince Edward Island. I'm the Newfie.

[marcuspeddle]

I prefer to just take whatever starting point I'm given. I would rather have a bad starting point and work from that than have a good starting point but then lose it when the game is restarted.

[CerberusIV]

Depends on how extreme a map we go for. I don't mind arid. If we use normal climate and 4 billion age I would be happy just to play whatever starting position I get but if more extreme map settings are used then a chance to restart might be sensible.

If StSwf is in that makes six of us so we could go for a small map with early contact and probably ancient era wars or a standard map with more room to expand and develop and likely wars a bit later. I don't mind which but it may be an issue for players with later UU's.

EDIT: Trickey, when you start the game could you give it a title and start a new thread for turn posts please (makes it a bit easier to track which game is which if you are in more than one).

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Anatolia

Trickey's from Prince Edward Island. I'm the Newfie.

I just guessed when I saw the GMT-4 and Canada I dont remember where the time zones run Yes I do, the newfies are always 1/2 hour slower. Or was that just TV.

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Anatolia
I prefer to just take whatever starting point I'm given. I would rather have a bad starting point and work from that than have a good starting point but then lose it when the game is restarted.

Since you can '0' score a game it kinda eliminates that start unless everyone else loves it. Thats what happened in my game, my gave my start a 6 or 7 and everyone else gave theirs 10 so thats what we played.

[SpencerH]

I vote for standard map and normal settings.

[marcuspeddle]

Originally posted by SpencerH


I just guessed when I saw the GMT-4 and Canada I dont remember where the time zones run Yes I do, the newfies are always 1/2 hour slower. Or was that just TV.

Newfoundland is 30 minutes ahead of everyone else - it gives us an edge over other Canadians. Of course, we obviously haven't taken advantage of it.
I'm okay with scoring up to three starts - in a game that will last a couple of years I suppose waiting a few extra days for the real start of the game is no big deal.

Oh yes, TV. Newfoundland doesn't have its own 'TV Timezone' so shows programmed for say 9:00 in Eastern Canada will be seen at 9:30 in Newfoundland.

[SpencerH]

It doesnt really take any longer. After all you're just opening them up and making sure you arent surrounded by mountains (as one of the players was with the original game).

[StSwf]

Well, If Im in then I'll go with whatever settings. Just make sure you e-mail me Trickey, cuz I dont check this forum as often as e-mail.

[CerberusIV]

*bump*

Do we have a consensus on map settings yet?

[SpencerH]

I vote no for a small map

[marcuspeddle]

I vote standard map