Civ4 Democracy Game Sign-up Thread

[ml_4da3]

I also want to join!

[Nikolai]

I'm interested. Did fall out last time I tried, but let's see how it goes this time.

[Ninot]

team vs ai i'd hope.

none of us know the mechanics and exploits of the game, or winning strategies. it would be great fun to discover the game as a group.

[Ennet]

Originally posted by Ninot
team vs ai i'd hope.

none of us know the mechanics and exploits of the game, or winning strategies. it would be great fun to discover the game as a group.

agree

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Ninot
There's already a thread

Which is why you shoudn't make threads in July for a game that will be released in November... People tried to warn you back then

Come on, people, use the correct format so we can count, it's not that hard:

1. Krill
2. conmcb25
3. Spiffor
4. Nimitz
5. Ennet
6. Ninot
7. ml_4da3
8. Nikolai

[Boris Godunov]

K, I'm pretty new to the concept of Civ MP. What exactly is a Democracy game?

[Ninot]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
K, I'm pretty new to the concept of Civ MP. What exactly is a Democracy game?

2 kinds, player vs player of player vs. ai

in the player vs. ai, its typical that an elected body plays the game, with a president and several ministers making decisions. every month there is an election. This might vary depending on constitution.


in player vs player, its typically several teams, each with their own rules on how to run the team.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
K, I'm pretty new to the concept of Civ MP. What exactly is a Democracy game?

Good question, not everyone will be familiar with the concept.

A Democracy Game is a game played by the entire community, either as an SP game with the whole community controlling the a single civ, or as an MP game with the community splitting up in teams which each control one civ. I'm only familiar with the SP variant myself, but I assume it works in same in MP: the community elects a president (who actually physically plays the game) and cabinet of ministers, who are each responsible for making the decisions in their area (e.g. Minister Interior Affairs controls city build queues, Minister of Defence controls the army, Minister of Science research, Minster of Foreign Affairs diplomacy, etc). These ministers consult the community to make their decisions: they organise debates and start polls, though typically any member can start a discussion or poll on their own as well if they want (the community more or less equates parliament and community members MPs). Once enough instructions have been gathered, the ministers pass their orders to the president who then plays a few turns, usually while holding a chat session in the IRC room so people can provide life feedback on issues that come up during play. There's also a Court of Judges which maintains the Constitution (rules of how the government is organised, how decisions are made, etc), resolves conflicts and periodically organises elections. There's often a fair amount of roleplaying involved, though it's not required to participate.

The details may differ per game (e.g. some DGs may not have a Court and/or a Constitution, the balance of power between cabinet and parliament differs per game, the freedom the president has during playsessions varies), but in large outlines that's how it works.

[LordShiva]

Count me in, but only if we get to play against Catherine.

9. LordShiva (provisional)

Provisional because I don't know how busy I'll be with work and with SP.

[conmcb25]

Originally posted by Locutus


Good question, not everyone will be familiar with the concept.

A Democracy Game is a game played by the entire community, either as an SP game with the whole community controlling the a single civ, or as an MP game with the community splitting up in teams which each control one civ. I'm only familiar with the SP variant myself, but I assume it works in same in MP: the community elects a president (who actually physically plays the game) and cabinet of ministers, who are each responsible for making the decisions in their area (e.g. Minister Interior Affairs controls city build queues, Minister of Defence controls the army, Minister of Science research, Minster of Foreign Affairs diplomacy, etc). These ministers consult the community to make their decisions: they organise debates and start polls, though typically any member can start a discussion or poll on their own as well if they want (the community more or less equates parliament and community members MPs). Once enough instructions have been gathered, the ministers pass their orders to the president who then plays a few turns, usually while holding a chat session in the IRC room so people can provide life feedback on issues that come up during play. There's also a Court of Judges which maintains the Constitution (rules of how the government is organised, how decisions are made, etc), resolves conflicts and periodically organises elections. There's often a fair amount of roleplaying involved, though it's not required to participate.

The details may differ per game (e.g. some DGs may not have a Court and/or a Constitution, the balance of power between cabinet and parliament differs per game, the freedom the president has during playsessions varies), but in large outlines that's how it works.

Good explanation! For the team vs team type of game and Im talking about Apoly Teams playing Apoly teams, the organization is similar but the implementation of that org varies from team to team.

Some teams have lots of roganization some have less so and go about decision making less formally.

Some teams role play heavily others dont at all.

There are also intersite games where one Apoly team plays teams from CFC, CGN, Cases Ladder, GWT, CDG, etc. CIV Fansites from around the world. Those teams are usually very structured and have a lot of players.

Thats my 2 cents

[Krill]

And if it is Team v. Team, the Civ3 demogames were all played in PBEM, so the leaders could only play on turn at a time. The same will be true of CIV, if the game is played in PBEM (and it will be, as Pitboss is so far away)

[H Tower]

1. Krill
2. conmcb25
3. Spiffor
4. Nimitz
5. Ennet
6. Ninot
7. ml_4da3
8. Nikolai
9. LordShiva (provisional)
10. HTower

[alva]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
K, I'm pretty new to the concept of Civ MP. What exactly is a Democracy game?

Loads of rules and legislation...

It can be good for learning something though.

[H Tower]

yeah, who the micromanagement freaks are.

[Ninot]

i remember when I was president of the first Civ3 game. My military minister almost soiled himself cuz I moved 1 military unit to the wrong square. He feared immediate doom. Nothing happened.