Society VI: Clouded Visions

[Kassiopeia]

Sent.

[DarkCloud]

Yes, this is certainly a game of alliances... much more so than in the past.

we're waiting on muxec, spaced, and jonny, I think.

It's all right though- I was blasted off the net for 1-2 days due to a bad connection- so I wasn't able to access anything online- so I got help on improving the Society program from an expert. (There should be less bugs now)

..so sparrowhawk, what do you think of the program I sent you?

-dc

[Sparrowhawk]

Very Impressive

One thing I didn't like on first review is it seems to process orders one player at a time whereas in the game you need to be able to process the different segments before moving on to the next (Espionage, then Trade, then Production(Science, Cities, Wonders, Military), then Foreign Aid, then Wars and lastly Taxation.

The way it is set up I had difficulty with moving between the different societies and the different phases. For instance I did a test where Smiley was player one and Muxec was player 2 and they both researched tech 2. For Smiley the cost was 4 gold, for Muxec I couldn't figure out how to keep the cost at 4 gold, it wanted to change to 3 as Smiley had already researched the tech.

(But this is a minor complaint, as I said the program is quite impressive even though you need to tweak it still). I intend to try it with all the orders from Game 4 and see if I come out with the same results as my spreadsheet...though the rules have changed slightly since game 4, so it might not be a perfect comparison). Haven't had time to test in that detail however, hopefully this weekend.

/me

[DarkCloud]

Well, I can very easily process one stage at a time, all I do is switch between the players.

Right now I have to do the tech thing manually, but I know what I'm doing.

Well, good luck with that Sparrowhawk.

If you could send me your program, I'd really appreciate it!

[DarkCloud]

Fixed rules again. Added clarifications!

[Spaced Cowboy]

sent

[Jonny]

Sent.

[Sparrowhawk]

Hearing that everyone has posted would be Muxec to my ears

/me

[:) Smiley]

This gets much worse and we'll be playing Society in real time.

[DarkCloud]

It's all right. I'm working on it- muxec submitted!

[DarkCloud]

DAY 5:End of A Struggle

On January 1, 1000 AD, The Emperor of the Empire of Enlightenment, Jonny, was executed after troops from the Coven of Hawks descended upon his empire.

In the town square, the General, under orders from Elector Sparrow himself, carried out the orders, putting an end to the life of the tyrant and striking fear into the heart of his ally, the Dictator Whoha of the Most Evil of Empires.

In other events, Spaced Cowboy's scientists, researching nuclear fission split the atom and discovered nuclear power.

Smiley meanwhile, embarked on a massive "family-building program" resulting in the founding of about 12 new cities (give or take) spreading across the landscape.

1000 AD.

Espionage
Sparrowhawk- Sabotauge Jonny's Military Production
Kassiopeia- Spy defends Trade
Spaced Cowboy- Stockpile Spy
Smiley- Spy defends City Building

Espionage End Game
Sparrowhawk's Spy foils Jonny's Army production and recruitment and outfitting of his troops, leaving him nearly defenseless as the hordes of Hawks descend on the land, ravaging it and destroying its crops, placing it under their iron-fisted rule.


Technology
Tech 6 Religion-- Whoha, Vlad
Tech 7 Espionage-- Whoha, muxec, Vlad
Tech 8 Industrialization -- Whoha, muxec, Vlad
Tech 9 Representative Gvt. -- Sparrowhawk, Vlad, Spaced Cowboy
Tech 10 Mass Education -- Sparrowhawk, Spaced Cowboy
Tech 11 Nuclear Fission -- Spaced Cowboy


City Construction
Whoha- -Nuclear Wastes (B2), -Nuclear Tower (B3), -Nuclear Dungeons (B4), -Nuclear Malaise (D4)
Kassiopeia- "Vilppula" (H9). "Oulu" (I11). "Turku" (I10). "Porvoo" (G8). "Viipuri" (I9). "Sortavala" (F9.
Sparrowhawk- Swan B8, Crow B7, Osprey B6, Pelican B5, Pigeon E7, Partridge E6, Bluejay D6, Swallow D5
muxec- -muxeciopolis (G1), -muxecitopia (G2), -muxeciovania (G3), G1,G2,G3
Smiley- -Denver (K8), -Juneau (L8), -Pittsburgh (K9), -Dallas (L9), -Miami (K10), -Tampa Bay (L10),-Boston (K11),-Los Angeles (L11),-San Diego (L6),-Sacramento (A6),-Chicago (A7),-Las Vegas (A5),-Salt Lake City (A4), -Seattle (J7), -Philadelphia (I6), -Portland (H6), -Cincinnati (G6), -Cleveland (F6)
Vlad- H7 Weapons of Mass Destruction, I9 Placeholder, J11 Placeholder 2, K10 Placeholder 3).


Armies
Whoha- 9
Jonny- 44 SABOTAUGED
Kassiopeia- 56
Sparrowhawk- 67
Smiley- 17

Foreign Aid
Whoha sends Techs 6,7,8 to Jonny
Spaced Cowboy sends Techs 9,10,11 to Smiley
Sparrowhawk sends Techs 9, 10 to KAssiopeia

Government Changes
Wonder Construction

JIHAD- Kassiopeia 116
MAFIA- Kassiopeia 165

Wars
Jonny-Sparrowhawk

-Jonny sends 12 armies against Sparrowhawk- but the attack is aborted by GM fiat as he realizes that due to espionage actions hindering his recruting- he is missing a good deal of his force.

-Sparrowhawk sends 67 armies against Jonny

The Players

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Vlad Antlerkov-
Dictator of the The Empire of Somewhat Moderately Evilness

-The Evil Capital (J9)
-Citadel of Discomfort (J8)
-ChrisTrubyLand (I8)
-Laughs Evilly (H8)
-You Fail It (J10)
-Weapons of Mass Destruction (H7)
-Placeholder 1 (I9)
-Placeholder 2 (J11)
-Placeholder 3 (K10)

Spaced Cowboy
Emperor of The Empire of the Dudes

-Dude Ranch (J3)
-Cowtown (I3)
-Cowpatty (J2)
-Dallas (I2)
-Houston (K2)
-San Antonio (L2)
-Austin (J4)
-Waco (J5)
-Abilene (I4)
-Sweetwater (H4)

Whoha
Dictator of The Most Evil of Empires

-Medial Nukisatn (C2)
-Greater Nukistan (C3)
-Lessser Nukistan (C4)
-Southern Nukistan (D2)
-Deadly Nukistan (D3)
-Nuclear Wastes (B2)
-Nuclear Tower (B3)
-Nuclear Dungeons (B4)
-Nuclear Malaise (D4)

Smiley
President-Emperor of The United States of Canada

-Montréal (J6)
-New York (K6)
-Vancouver (K7)
-San Francisco (L7)
-Denver (K8)
-Juneau (L8)
-Pittsburgh (K9)
-Santa Fe (L9)
-Miami (K10)
-Tampa Bay (L10)
-Boston (K11)
-Los Angeles (L11)
-San Diego (L6)
-Sacramento (A6)
-Chicago (A7)
-Las Vegas (A5)
-Salt Lake City (A4)
-Seattle (J7)
-Philadelphia (I6)
-Portland (H6)
-Cincinnati (G6)
-Cleveland (F6)

Jonny
Emperor-For-Life of The Empire of Enlightenment

EXECUTED

Sparrowhawk
Elector Sparrow of the Republic (Coven) of Hawks

-Falcon (C9)
-Vulture (D9)
-Raven (B9)
-Eagle (A9)
-Cardinal (E9)
-Seagull (A10)
-Wren (E8)
-Swan (B8)
-Crow (B7)
-Osprey (B6)
-Pelican (B5)
-Pigeon (E7)
-Partridge (E6)
-Bluejay (D6)
-Swallow (D5)
-Siddhartha (C6)
-Gotama (C5)
-Schopenhauer (C7)
-Buddah (D7)
-Lao-Tzu (C8)
-Nietzsche (D8)

muxec
Spiritual Leader of The Not So Bad Empire

-Grand Citadel (F2)
-The Maddening (F1)
-Far Maddening (F3)
-muxeciopolis (G1)
-muxecitopia (G2)
-muxeciovania (G3)

Kassiopeia
Overlord of Imperial Finland

-Helinski (F10)
-Suomithreadii (G10)
-Mänttä (G9)
-Nurmijärvi (G11)
-Tampere (H10)
-Kalevala (H11)
-"Vilppula" (H9)
-"Oulu" (I11)
-"Turku" (I10)
-"Porvoo" (G8)
-"Viipuri" (I9)
-"Sortavala" (F9)

[DarkCloud]

Here's the map.

[DarkCloud]

Forgot to change Jonny's colors... since he no longer exists...

Here's the map again.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Smiley, bro, texas towns are off-limits! Besides, i already had one named Dallas....duh!

[DarkCloud]

Trade
Whoha (5)---> Jonny (75 gp/125 gp)
*REPUBLIC DOUBLE TRADE * Sparrowhawk (8)---> Kassiopeia (1024 gp/512 gp)
Smiley (8)---> Spaced Cowboy (384 gp/512 gp)
Kassiopeia (8)---> Sparrowhawk (384 gp/512 gp)
Jonny (5) ---> Whoha (75 gp/125 gp)
muxec (6) ---> Spaced Cowboy (165 gp/288 gp)
Vlad Antlerkov (5) ---> Sparrowhawk (200 gp/265 gp)
*SILK ROAD FREE TRADE* Spaced Cowboy (2)---> Muxec (54 gp/54 gp)
*SILK ROAD FREE TRADE* Spaced Cowboy (6)---> Smiley (288 gp/288 gp)
*SILK ROAD WORLD TRADE* Spaced Cowboy (275 gp)

Wonders
Tower of Babel -- Spaced Cowboy (J3) [Dude Ranch]
Colosseum- Spaced Cowboy (I3) [Cowtown]
Trojan Horse- Spaced Cowboy (J4) [Austin]
Acropolis- Sparrowhawk (C9) [Falcon]
Silk Road- Spaced Cowboy (J3) [San Antonio]
Jihad- Kassiopeia (G11) [Nurmijärvi]
Mafia- Kassiopeia (H11) [Kalevala]

Technology
#9 Representative Government (39)
#10 Mass Education (94)
#11 Nuclear Fission (254)
#12 Miniaturization (576)

 
    
    
 
      
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Vlad Antlerkov
 
      
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