CTP PBEM Challenge Ladder -- May 2003

[quinns]

Thanks, Solver!

[Mathemagician]

one sunny day, quinns, i'll beat you with a strategy that actually is fun to use.

or, as solver would say:
"I can beat you whenever i please... but not today."

[Solver]

or, as solver would say:
"I can beat you whenever i please... but not today."

I wonder if Troll gets his butt kicked... now that's one guy I want to face 1v1 online someday .

[quinns]

Originally posted by Mathemagician
one sunny day, quinns, i'll beat you with a strategy that actually is fun to use.

or, as solver would say:
"I can beat you whenever i please... but not today."

Define what "fun" means to you

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Solver

or, as solver would say:
"I can beat you whenever i please... but not today."

I wonder if Troll gets his butt kicked... now that's one guy I want to face 1v1 online someday .

I do..sometimes..and sometimes feel like the weight of da world has crushed me!

I would cherish the opportunity to play you sir..Trolldom has not the Gulag Solver-Hall has to off..be very afraid..no ammenities..just Pain!!



Peace

Grandpa Troll

[Solver]

Grandpa, you're hillarious .

[Mathemagician]

Originally posted by quinns
Define what "fun" means to you

- adapting your decisions to the settings and occurences of the actual game.
- seeing your cities grow
- building loads of infrastructure
- different strategies facing off and not being pre-decided by strategy choice
- kicking your ass

[ricketyclik]

Milamber has beaten and cowed me into submission at turn 131.

Wave after wave of pikemen, ships of lines, cannons, musketeers and cavalry overwhelmed my poor nation, whittling it down to a mere skerick.

Alas.

[quinns]

Originally posted by Mathemagician


- adapting your decisions to the settings and occurences of the actual game.
- seeing your cities grow
- building loads of infrastructure
- different strategies facing off and not being pre-decided by strategy choice
- kicking your ass

I see. But how did that differ from what happened in our game? Did you look at my last turn? I adapted my strategy to my forest and tundra starting position ; many cities were growing; much infra structure being built; a different strategy against you that does not like a militaristic opponent (did you expect me to play into your strengths instead of your weaknesses?); oh... and I kicked your ass! I met all the criteria of "fun", so what is the problem?!

[quinns]

Originally posted by ricketyclik
Milamber has beaten and cowed me into submission at turn 131.

Wave after wave of pikemen, ships of lines, cannons, musketeers and cavalry overwhelmed my poor nation, whittling it down to a mere skerick.

Alas.

Congratulations, Milamber!

*51. Chlg 51 Milamber def. ricketyclik; Started Apr-2003 -- Finished July 2003; Turns 132.

[Mathemagician]

Originally posted by quinns



I see. But how did that differ from what happened in our game? Did you look at my last turn? I adapted my strategy to my forest and tundra starting position ; many cities were growing; much infra structure being built; a different strategy against you that does not like a militaristic opponent (did you expect me to play into your strengths instead of your weaknesses?); oh... and I kicked your ass! I met all the criteria of "fun", so what is the problem?!

I said kicking your ass.

[quinns]

Oh... I see. Maybe next time!

[Mathemagician]

seriously quinns, the game didnt have a long 'build-up' phase ?
and what did you mean by playing into my strengths instead of my weaknesses ?
are you usually building even less infrastructure ?
oh and these roads down to our border dont count. besides, i had arctic on my side and you tundra, so i wasnt able to build roads there.

[quinns]

Originally posted by Mathemagician
seriously quinns, the game didnt have a long 'build-up' phase ?
and what did you mean by playing into my strengths instead of my weaknesses ?
are you usually building even less infrastructure ?
oh and these roads down to our border dont count. besides, i had arctic on my side and you tundra, so i wasnt able to build roads there.

The 'build-up' IS your strength... So that answers both of your first questions. But in a challenge match, Math, the build up couldn't have gone on much longer because of the 4xPG rule. Even if I hadn't attacked you, I believe I would have reached the 4xPG mark in another 5 turns, and the game would have ended anyway. I was already 3.5xPG before I captured any of your cities.

And when you say "infrastructure", you do mean mines, roads, farms, and fisheries... Right? And if you look again, I had all of those going wherever I could. What other roads did you expect I should build?

[Mathemagician]

ahhh nevermind. i just screwed up.