CTP Internet Ratings (NEW)

[Gavrushka]

Go on then Ice...... You are invited.....LOL....Just this once though......hehehe

Well everyone tonight I have managed to snatch defeat out of the Jaws ov Victory........ The Diamond aged Gavrushka with a prod of 60,000 and researching future tech is about to be over run with Darths Tanks........TANKS!!!!!! dropped from the sky by hundreds of cargo pods....... I waited and waited to attack......and he has built up and built up immense forces in cargo pods which are now descending on my capital city....... I feel ill........ I had 100 Plasma destroyers and Stealth subs about to pound his cities, whilst a sea tunnel had been built..... well enough of that...... you will all get the saves..... anyone for chess?? I have gone right off CTP!!!!

[Azrael]

I will be there to

Ice I heard you have been trying to contact me but I havent recieved anything.. I would certainly be interested in a game...and since when do you know Dutch? ("Ach man, raaskal toch niet" )

Stephan

[quinns]

Good move Darth! Tank b3-b8 ++ mate!

[Gavrushka]

CTP INTERNET RATINGS GAME RESULT

Game Name: {Hugely Frightening}
Participants: {Player one(blue) Gavrushka of the Vikings, player two (orange) Darth Viper, of the Japanese}
Order of Finish: {Gavrushka, Darth Viper}

Comments: { A hugely entertaining game where mine and Darths games diverged when Darth changed government to Fascism, and I stayed Theo, My science leapt way way ahead, but would not allow me a clear opening to attack Darth - for the last FOUR sessions of this game we had enormous Naval forces just out of range of each other....I had added 30 Plasma Destroyers, 30 Stealth Subs to an already large Navy, had an almost completed sea tunnel when I started my attack.... thats when Darth dropped the bombshell and two nine stacks of units were cargo pod launched to my capital...... I had PIKEMEN defending, I pressed my attack pushing Plasma destroyers into his cities to knock out the units (mistakenly thinking his Navy was smaller than it was) and carried on building sea tunnel, I changed a few cities to produce space planes, to send some units back to help recapture my cities, Darth got booted and ended up with a trade problem (in 1902 - we have a turn by turn save someone help solve it!!PLEASE) and severe RIOTS, losing maybe 10 cities to REVOLTS in a few turns, he still managed to capture four of my cities (one of which revolted) but I recaptured them all with fusion tanks and war walkers within two turns..... at the end of the game Darth conceded - but we exchanged maps and played on a couple of turns...... and miraculoulsy trade came back AND riots stopped next turn.... But Darth was this to do with the fact we went for peace treaty???- But you were Fascist??? .. Anyway folks we have the saves- every save, catch me or darth for a copy, enquiries@iemediation.co.uk }

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[Azrael]

man what a game that was...I miss it already. I dont know why the riots suddenly started or why they suddenly stopped but they did...When they started everyone was rioting with no warning before hand. In that turn 6 of my cities revolted. I don't have an explanation for it. I also want to say thanks gav for a fantastic game and congrats with winning it

Stephan

[blackice]

Good game guys, sure sounds like it was fun up to the crash

Sure Darth anytime :0)

Dutch lol I just pulled out my trusty online multilanuage dictionary of odd slangs and sayings

Boney do you have all the servers now? Tip I create a folder called zipdownloads in windows; c:\windows\zipdownloads. I download all files to that location then I know where everything is.


Game today? in one minute doh got to run

[Boney]

saturday game

Okay let's play in 50 minutes, but which place should I go to? That cargo pods thing has got me worried.
boney

[blackice]

Game today anyone?

Suggestion no more 5-6 player games?
Pair up triple up but 5-6 player games rarely get finished and ping times and control are at best weak.

We had good turn out 6 people

Boney online gaming is a bit different than ai You did well hang with us for a bit and learn some tips. We share all here without reservation so a few games and you will be giving all of us a hard time

May I suggest some one on ones? Fun games to get going? Have some time today? Ping is not such a great issue with one on ones.





Steve and Gav have great gaming now their sceince is awsome and has to be respected if not feared by mortals. I of course am not ignoring the rest I just have not played them yet

[Solver]

Originally posted by quinns
If it gets too big, I will just create a new thread called CTP Internet Ratings (12-JUL-2001) for example. But, yes, please start a separate thread in order to discuss the specific game that you are starting. Reserve this thread for just the results and end game comments. Thanks.

When you think it's time to top the thread, please email me.

[quinns]

*** Internet Ratings Updated ***

Thanks Solver. You can top this thread now if you like!

[berXpert]

I play yestarday with BlackIce, I must warn every body, he is AWESOME!!!

At the end I must quit 'cos my wife arrive earlier and get up set 'cos the phone line was occuped and she can comunicate with me. She have tickets for Shrek, so I drop the game, sorry Blackice.

Blackice talk me about his secret in science and trade, but I think I can get higer science than him yet. At the end I was in modern age while he was still in reinesance age. But his powergraph was double than mine .

But thanks to the game now I identify the weakness of my own strategy. So I suggest everyone to play against him some day.

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BTW I hope we can finish the game the next week, he start pirating my trade rutes when only need 10 turns for aerodinamics...

[Boney]

enjoyable

Hi Blackice et al
It was enjoyable and I have now got my server sorted out. In the end I went to bed about 4am Sat night but it was an experience. Like you say multiplayer is a lot different. Had A strange game on sunday four of us started playing and two guys obviously had the intention of ganging up on the strangers, so me and a guy called KO were forced iunto an alliance. The other 2 were full of bull****, but my popping up theocracy on the 3rd turn was useful along with my partner being near to me. But I was an ******* I forgot to change govt luckily my partner was a pro and pretty soon the other two ran away after some heavy defeats. KO then proceded to give me a lesson in the art of play, and he whupped my ass, we will be meeting again next sunday. Any tips? He is from Hong Kong so we are in the same (almost) time zone. Hey you were away for a long 10 minutes, merphie and I tried to play but people keep dropping out. The game with KO was my first complete game, I made a number of bad judgements, but I put them down to inexperience. gotta go now, C U next saturday.
Man you have a fearsome reputation.

boney

[faded glory]

Hey take man relax. BlackIce isnt that great! I have a fearsome LAN reputation .. Ask Nuke Boy, ! As I have crushed him 3 straight games! And I had crushed dozens of others in LAN melee's.

For me, its all about 3 things

1) Have 3 or 4 gold/monopoly cities, these arent production cities rather, they just make gold and improvements that only help gold (no temples or that BS that raises maintence costs)

2) I have 5 or 6 Production cities, these cities are all belching out units and pollution. And you will never find an expensive University or anything in these citys. Only Mills,factorys, Oil Refs, Nuclear plants, etc.... Aswell as MANY mines surrounding the city!


3)Have 1 science city with academy,university,publishing house, and many many scientists working!

at this point my science is about max 5 turns a discovery through modern age.


'one of my many secrets' Take 4 clerics and have them all soothsay a city at once...Cheaper and easier way to make it Revolt ..I piss people off like this without them knowing it!

[Solver]

Good news here. Looks like we finally have an ISP in Latvia, that will give you unlimited access, with cable modem. Hopefully, they get to me by end of this year . And if they do, for the price of 41USD one can stay online as much as I wish. First of all, I wonder how 41 USD compares to unlimited access in other countries. Second, I wonder will you accept me playing online games, and will the speed be enough - outcoming is 128 kbit/sec, incoming 64kbit/sec.

[Gavrushka]

SOLVER WELCOME!!!

I am delighted to hear that!!!

In the Uk, to answer your question, I pay USD 60 per month for unmetered call access down a normal phone line - Almost all countries have umetered internet time HOWEVER many countries still charge for the call itself.. When I first went on the internet about 6 years ago - my MONTHLY phone bill was around USD 200 to get on line!!

Your speed will rock us all off the planet I think!!!LOL

So then when do you wanna play?? Like me you will have to suffer to play the Americans (because of the time difference) BUT we often manage to squeeze a game in Saturdays ??

What about 3:00pm BST (British Time) this Saturday meet in the Cali12 Server?? I would hope Quinns and Blackice could attend!