quote: Originally posted by Muad'Dib on 11-04-2000 03:01 AM That's strange. Look at my two posts above. The old one has my location as Minneapolis, Minnesota. I actually live in Pennsylvania. It should read--Of the Known Universe. Hmmm... how the hell did that happen???

Check the post avobe it...

it happens when changing usernames.

quote: Originally posted by HsFB on 11-07-2000 09:14 AM Check the post avobe it... it happens when changing usernames. someone once got one of the custom titles

Avobe it???

quote: Originally posted by Dr_Strangelove on 11-07-2000 01:53 PM I am sorry, kc... bob, but I must apologise for HsFB lack of knowledge of the English Language. You see he has the brains and wit of a rather small, brown, dead slug and his progress in class is comparable to the distance travelled by an asthmatic ant with a heavy shopping bag.

LOL!!

And here I thought it was a simple case of lysdexic typing.

quote: Originally posted by Dr_Strangelove on 11-07-2000 03:07 PM Oh, and I see that you, kc... bob, are also strangely connected with the verminous species that HsFB descends from, ah?

Verminous? I'm a vegetarian.

Grovel, grovel

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At some point, I'm not sure where, the number of moves might want to be reduced to around 5 per turn. I would suggest two reasons for this. The first is that in my last turn, I only took 8 moves before passing it on. I was absolutely running amok amongst the AI and was actually accomplishing too much on my watch.

The second reason is that for those of us prone to verbositiveness in our recaps, 5 moves would be much easier upon which to espouse.

Any thoughts?

Maybe where we have 20 turns cut it to 10
15 turns to 7
10 turns to 5

The turns in the start of the game do go very fast, but if it was 5 turns across the board I guess the rounds would just be faster.

I think leaving the games open to up to 10 players is fine. Especially if the number of turns per round is cut back. This emphasizes the succession aspect to this type of play. The idea that you have contributed to your civilization but (to paraphrase) the wheel has turned, now the time has come, the time has come for johnmcd to go. (that might be lost on those not in the states - no offense intended.)

Maybe instead of limiting the number of players per game we could start 2 games with inverted lists.

quote: Originally posted by kcbob on 11-08-2000 07:56 AM Verminous? I'm a vegetarian.

Ah, so you are one of those little green sissies that go on all day about the poor cows which are murdered and massacred mercilessly by men so that we can eat them? HA! Take this:

*takes enourmous crunching bite out of a cow*

quote: Originally posted by Dr_Strangelove on 11-08-2000 12:04 PM Ah, so you are one of those little green sissies that go on all day about the poor cows which are murdered and massacred mercilessly by men so that we can eat them? HA! Take this: *takes enourmous crunching bite out of a cow* I didn't even kill it... wait, I think it is floundering there on the floor right now, let me see...

ROTFLMAO!!

Poor little moo cow.

quote: Originally posted by skrobism on 11-08-2000 11:52 AMThe idea that you have contributed to your civilization but (to paraphrase) the wheel has turned, now the time has come, the time has come for johnmcd to go. (that might be lost on those not in the states - no offense intended.)

I'm in the states. Did I get it???

M...I...C...See you real soon...???

(And now some people are really gonna be confused.)

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I sent it to your newscientist e-mail address on November 6th.

From Appendix B of The Apolytonian History: Chronology of Events
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500BC Philosophy--Gift from the gods.
475BC Masonry is discovered.
450BC Currency--Gift from the gods.
350BC City of Himera is founded.
275BC City of Akragas is founded.
225BC Cities of Theveste & Saguntum are founded.
175BC Mathmatics--Gift from the gods.
125BC City of Naples is founded.
75BC City of Issus is founded.
25BC Monotheism--Gift from the Gods.
1AD Cities of Cunaxa & Cremona are founded.
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Results of my turn.

quote: Originally posted by skrobism on 11-12-2000 05:08 PM Sorry that did not check my email yesterday. My brother got married! I was a little busy. I will take my turn tonight and pass everything on by tomorrow.

Tangent room, table for twelve...

Tell your brother congratulations for me and please pass this bit of wisdom along to him.

Before my wife and I were married, we attended a marriage seminar. I received the best advice from it. That advice was:

Never, and I mean never tell your wife that her figure is anything other than what you want.

Trust me on this one.

Long live the AKC!

quote: Originally posted by skrobism on 11-13-2000 12:12 PM I just read that. Is that a joke? [This message has been edited by skrobism (edited November 13, 2000).]

I totally missed that. Good catch!!

Good civin'

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*jaws music plays*

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Though the reign of JohnMcD the first heralded in an era of common education and an unprecedented drive towards literacy there was no written history kept of his reign, all we know now is from folklore and guess work.

Whole armies were disbanded that the men so employed could speed along the construction of a great many temples and train to become priests in these new places of worship Their sons would be scholars in the libraries that were being built when John died. The great Cathedral was either completed at the end of his reign or shortly thereafter, historians are divided on this issue, that it pleased him greatly that it was built is clear.

When he came to the throne this once proud seafaring nation had abandoned their boats to rot in port. The boats were quickly recommisioned and packed with horsemen and emissaries . Charged to explore the world, to find fruited hills and fertile valleys, these boats set off. Though the conditions were hard and the Gods ungenerous initially the completion of the temples ashore seemed to soften them to favour our mariners and an archipelago was discovered in the east, the full extent of this island chain is as yet unknown.

Then he died.

quote: Originally posted by johnmcd on 11-15-2000 05:52 AM Then he died.

Man, can you say succint?