Unfinished Business turn tracking thread

[Googlie]

Oh boy - you've gotta love when these "shamelessly betray" attitude adjusters really work!!

[Darsnan]

on to ChairmanSlick

[ChairmanSlick]

on to chaunk a little while ago

[ChairmanSlick]

btw, is spoils of war ON?

[ChairmanSlick]

man... dataDecentral is looking mighty attractive, with its merchant exchange, weather paradigm, AND hunter seeker algorithms... man i'm salivating

[Chaunk]

2160 to Darsnan.

[Darsnan]

to ChairmanSlick

[ChairmanSlick]

back to Chaunk.

-- Having played a bit of PBEM now, i see that generally, pbem players are much more skillful than IP. You both are VERY good. I thought i was a league above many people. Let me just say this game is very humbling. Alpha is important to me, and finding people who are competitive is very pleasing indeed. I suggest when this game is done we play another since our turn rotation is much better than any other game i have come across.

[Chaunk]

I too would like to play another game when we've finished this one, thoughly enjoying this game & opponants I think if we were to do another 3x2 I wouldn't take Morgan though. I'm not sure he's as well suited to this format as, say, the drones, or the angels.

2161 to Darsnan, just as soon as I finish an email.

Advance notice, I'll be calling the council in 2178 or 2179 as soon as I can Had Darsnan waiting a few turns I would have been governor... Bah!

To my mind the main thing in PBEM vs. IP is time. I can literally spend hours on a turn if I want, calculating every move, weighing all the options until settling on the best option. IP, I can't do that. That's where the extra competitiveness comes in I think. It's not that PBEMers are much better than IPers, it's just that we can think more about it. I could be completely wrong however, cos I've never played IP, and havent really got the inclincation to try.

[Chaunk]

Umm... a bit later than I thought, but still 2161 to Darsnan

Also 2110 in CCS to CS. I suggest we start tracking the turn here (Although we can start a separate thread if you want D?) since the turn is going missing so often.

[Darsnan]

Originally posted by Chaunk
Advance notice, I'll be calling the council in 2178 or 2179 as soon as I can Had Darsnan waiting a few turns I would have been governor... Bah!

Our condolences to the "almost could've been" Governor.... Also, thanx for the forewarning for the next elections. We will also now give advance notice that we will be sending a diplomatic delegation to the lands of Chaunk in 2177 or 2178 with the intent of negotiating for the Gaian and Pirate voting block$....

Originally posted by Chaunk

Also 2110 in CCS to CS. I suggest we start tracking the turn here (Although we can start a separate thread if you want D?) since the turn is going missing so often.

Am I supposed to know what the heck this is about, or is this some sort of coded joke between the southerners at their northern neighbor's expense?

Turn to ChairmanSlick.

OOC: I too am enjoying this game - never played in a 3X2 before, and I have to say this is a little different, both strategically and diplomatically, IMO. Sure, I could go for another rendition of this. ChairmanSlick: any chance you'd be interested in making it a PBEM based upon the Aldebaran mod ? Both Chaunk and I are participating in this, but are still newb's in this environment, so you wouldn't be far behind us in the learning curve, IMO. If not, no big deal, but I do recommend the mod to anyone interested in playing (SP or PBEM)in a slightly different environment than the traditional SMAC(X): SmackSim has put some very good thought into this, and people should give it a try.


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[ChairmanSlick]

Turn onto chaunk a few hours ago.

I'll read up on the aldebaran mod and get back to you Darsnan. I wouldn't mind starting another similar game to this though... perhaps we could do both. All my other games have fallen by the way side (except CCS [ the 3x2 game that me and Chaunk started]).

[Chaunk]

2111 CCS to CS, 2162 to Darsnan

CCS is a H2H between Chairman Slick & me in a 3x2 format. Hence, tracking here.

Darsnan, are you suggesting a 3x2 aldebran game? Could be intruiging if so. If we don't go 3x2 though, I'd prefer to draft in a fourth player for our next game. Mix things up a little.

[Darsnan]

Originally posted by Chaunk
Darsnan, are you suggesting a 3x2 aldebran game?

Possibly. Would be a very different gaming experience, IMO!

Originally posted by Chaunk
Could be intruiging if so. If we don't go 3x2 though, I'd prefer to draft in a fourth player for our next game. Mix things up a little.

I think a 4th player is an excellent idea, as there are many good SMAC(X) players with good turnaround times out there, and it'd give ChairmanSlick a good experience with an exciting 4 player PBEM.


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[ChairmanSlick]

hmmm, i think four players could be ok, but it i'd miss the all human action of a 3x2. 4 humans with 3 AI, and a slower turn speed is unimpressive somehow.

Chaunk, CCS is back to you -- its interesting already, might i add!