Strat Forum PBEM: Game 3

[Dominae]

Please note that this game is now officially closed. If a game like this one interests you, please post on the 'Apolyton University PBEM' thread in the Strategy forum. You'll surely find a few other interested players.

Players:

In order of play:

Sir Ralph; Ottomans
Nor Me; Americans
jshelr; Chinese
Dominae; Carthaginians
alexman; French
DaveMcW; Egyptians

Settings:

World Size: Standard
Land Mass: Continents
Water Coverage: Normal
Climate, Temperature, Age: All normal
Barbarians: Restless

Rules: Default
Players: 6 human
Difficulty: Emperor

Game Version: PTW 1.14, AU MP mod, version 1.00

[alexman]

Should we include AI civs? I have never played an MP game with AI present, so I don't know how it is.

How about this: 5 human players, 10 AI players, Huge, Continents, (or 4/8/Large), culturally linked starts on, with each one of us choosing a different cultural group. This way we would hopefully all get some AI players to kill!

[Nor Me]

I'm interested but:

1. I've never played before.

2. I now realise my choices for map settings and civs are suspiciously identical to those you suggested in game 1 (perhaps I might put the Iroquois ahead of the Aztecs.)

Still, until I get a job, I will certainly have the time.
Where have I seen that avatar before?

[Dominae]

alexman, I like your idea: SP civ as we know it, but a few Killer AIs (i.e. humans) thrown in to the mix. I prefer the 4/8/large option, personally.

Nor Me, no need to worry about not having played PBEM before, it's easy and fun. How does alexman's suggestion sound to you? Oh, and if you're referring to my avatar, it's a picture from a Magic card (seemed like a good source of pictures until I get a hold of the avatar I really want to use).


Dominae

[Nor Me]

Originally posted by Dominae
Oh, and if you're referring to my avatar, it's a picture from a Magic card (seemed like a good source of pictures until I get a hold of the avatar I really want to use).

I thought so but I don't know which one.

I wouldn't mind AIs. I know how play against them .
Preferably not Deity level ones though. Large or huge is fine but I might have to find a non-American group civ I could play on them.
I'd prefer a pangea since with AIs continents could easily give someone a large advantage/disadvantage.

[Dominae]

Ok, here are my preferences:

World Size: Large
Land Mass: Normal
Water Coverage: Normal
Climate, Temperature, Age: All normal
Barbarians: Restless

Rules: Default (includes Culturally-linked starts)
Players: 4 human, 8 AI
Difficulty: Emperor

Game Version: PTW 1.14, AU mod.

Civ choices in order of preference: Carthaginians, Aztecs, Zulus.


Assuming everyone agrees on the game type as suggested by alexman, we should be ready to begin shortly.

Nor Me, the card is 'Icy Manipulator'.

Dominae

[Harovan]

Since 2 of my PBEM games are almost dead (including our Minitourney PBEM ), I'd play too, if alexman doesn't refuse to play with the bloodthirsty barbarian...

[Dominae]

Ok, welcome Sir Ralph! Basically we have the same group as Strat PBEM 1, but with Nor Me added in. Nor Me, we usually play 3-4 turns per day, so you might need to get used to our fast pace!

Please post your preferences to confirm you want to play this PBEM, and I'll get someone to set up our map.


Dominae

[alexman]

I would like China, America, or France in that order.

I'd be very excited to have you, SR, in which case we should play on a huge map.

By the way, I kind of like having continents, (or even archipelago) so the AI don't instantly put us all in contact with each other.

[Harovan]

I second alexman, concerning continents or archipelago, if playing with the AI.

[Nor Me]

Post first. Think later. I'd play continents. I suppose inequality is part of the idea.

I'll confirm America, Iroquois, Aztecs, Emperor, AU MOD, GMT, wait for a random hotmail adress, only the Ice Age version .

If were playing an archipelago, I've chosen the wrong civs.

[Dominae]

Ok, I've updated the initial post. I've put the map size at Large because that's my preference (Huge maps favor Expanionist a little too much, and this is a PBEM game after all, so completing a Huge game will take forever). If you want different map size, please say so.

wait for a random hotmail adress

What does this mean, Nor Me?


Dominae

[alexman]

The problem with a large map with 5 players is that we get just over 1 AI civ each. Some will get two, some will get one. With a huge map it will be more balanced.

If you leave it up to the map generator, you usually get 4 out of 5 cultural groups when you start a large game. You get 5/5 with a huge one. So if we each choose a different cultural group, we will be naturally placed nicely apart, among AI civs.

How about reducing the value of expansionists by playing a huge archipelago with maximum water? Less land will also shorten the game.

[Edit: also, are we playing the AU MP mod, or the standard one? I vote for the MP one, since it adds to the game without seriously handicapping the AI. We don't expect to fight killer AIs in this game, after all.]

[DaveMcW]

I'd like to join if you still have room. I would love a game with 2+ turns a day.

Egypt, Persia, Iroquois

[Harovan]

Playing a huge map with maximum water is a good idea, and the AU MP mod is just fine with me.

My choice: Ottomans, Japanese, Germans