LapTop Collection 2: the Crossroads of Life

[jtsisyoda]

2141 to Rubin.

[Rubin]

2142 to Domai.

[Net Warrior]

Turn to Cult

[Chip_Buckner]

Turn to Yoda.
I had a peculiar anomaly this turn. Has anyone else had any problems?

[Net Warrior]

Yeah, I've been getting beat to all the good SP's

[jtsisyoda]

On to Rubin... 2142.

[Rubin]

2143 to Domai.

No problems experienced during the turn.

[Net Warrior]

Colonel Santiago convenes the Planetary Council!
Agenda: Elect Planetary Governor

Foreman Domai 21 for Zak
Colonel Santiago 34 for Zak
Prophet Cha Cha Chip 17 pending
Brother Yoda 102 pending
Sister Miriam 30 for Zak
Prime Function Ruby Class-2 20 votes pending

Interim totals:
Zakharov 129
Yoda 0


turn to Cult

[jtsisyoda]

Ethical question: Can I found a base, then vote? If I understand the voting thing, if I save mid-turn, the vote comes up again when the turn is re-opened. So should I delay building the base until I'm sure I'll have time to do the entire rest of my turn?

I haven't counted votes to see whether it matters, but the question really should be answered regardless of that sort of specific info, IMO.

[Rubin]

Yoda: I am unaware if saving mid-turn brings up the voting screen again. Assuming you can get extra votes by building or capturing bases and voting mid-turn I would say that it is simply a feature of the game and 'exploiting' this feature should be allowed. Forcing a player to do a long and difficult turn in one sitting makes no sense to me.

However, I've often wondered if it was possible for all players to cast votes in the turn thread once the election/council proposal has been announced. The players would then cast their vote/votes before resuming playing the turns again (and voting in-game). The outcome would still be uncertain to some degree depending on AI factions and population, etc. (I can think of several alternatives of enacting such procedures.)

My answer to your two questions: YES! and NO!

[Net Warrior]

Oops, I forgot to add:

Provost Zakharov 44 for Zak



FYI, only after I hit turn complete was the council convened. So, since I completed my turn before I had to vote, why shouldn't everyone else have a crack at it if they can arrange to do so? OTOH, I had to vote before I was able to contact anyone to arrange to possibly sell/barter my vote, so the rest of the players have an advantage over the 1st in this regard. Them's the breaks I guess.

[Chip_Buckner]

Turn to Yoda.

[jtsisyoda]

Sorry for the delay... I have some out of town visitors today... either 12 or 24 hours from now, I'll finish the turn.

[jtsisyoda]

To rubin...

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2143 New Governor Elected!

2144 to Domai.

Turn attached here: (Edit: File Removed.)

For future reference it would be appreciated if all could post their votes in the turn thread.

Provost Zakharov has been elected Planetary Governor.

The Free Drones: 21 votes for Provost Zakharov
The Spartan Federation: 34 votes for Provost Zakharov
The Cult of Planet: 17 votes (abstained)
The University of Planet: 44 votes for Provost Zakharov
The Peacekeeping Forces: 102 votes (abstained)
The Lord's Believers: 30 votes for Provost Zakharov
The Cybernetic Consciousness: 20 votes for Provost Zakharov

Total: Provost Zakharov 149 votes --- Brother Yoda 0 votes