quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 12-01-2000 07:24 AM Kcbob waited for your return more patiently than Penelope did for Odysseus. I wonder if he did not even play the turns during the day and erased the saved game during the night.

Julius, I'm shocked you would suggest such a thing.

*note to self... not a bad idea, though*

quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 12-01-2000 06:30 AMevery new city now starts life with a black pirate face

Yikes!!! This is not good!! Come on, Maud'Dib, save the day!!!

Player 1 Scouse Gits - Played
Player 2 Julius - Played
Player 3 DaveV - Played
Player 4 Paul - Played
Player 5 Andemagne - Played
Player 6 kcbob - Played
Player 1 Scouse Gits - In progress
Player 7 Muad'Dib
Player 2 Julius

and from that point on, I would see the sequence being:

1, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 7, 2... etc.

Kind of looks like an IQ test question, doesn't it?

Does this look okay?

Maud'Dib, are you forging ahead? Any ETC?

Thanks.

Bob

I just saw a response from Maud'Dib on another succession game thread stating that he's off work this Tuesday and Wednesday and will have time to catch up on these games then.

I never thought about one aspect of these. If you are playing two or three and they all arrive on your doorstep at the same time for your next turn, that might be a little overwhelming.

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Scouse Git[1]

Earth to Maud'Dib. Come in Maud'Dib.

At least, I think you have this game right now. Is that correct?

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Any objections? If not, I think Scouse Gits should send the 600AD game to Julius. At least, that's how I read the roster.

22 days!
I know this isn't my game but Wow! MD is gone. You know what is strange. We've had this same problem with him in the No ICS 2.42 game. But then as soon as the game is past to the next person, MD posts saying, "Sorry, I was bla bla bla." It's like he is testing us to see how long we will put up with it.

Did I say that out load? Doh!

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Scouse Git[1]

I thought of another variation of succession game to play but it would take an incredibly devoted group of players. Instead of taking 'x' number of turns and passing it on, you take one turn. But before you take that one turn, everybody gets a copy of the game and you all discuss just what the next turn will be.

Can you micro-micro-manage? After writing that down, I don't know if I'd even be interested.

Anyway, Merry Christmas everyone.

And let's be kind to Maud'Dib. We don't really know what's going on in his life. His mocassins might be way too big for me.

quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 12-25-2000 09:38 AMI am the greatest king of the greatest kingdom.

Are you sure your name's not Ozymandius?

Well done, KJ2, on the HG. All together now... whew!!! But my seers warn me of a great iron horse that forebodes evil for our empire. We shall see.

Onward DaveV. It sounds like Julius has opened up vast areas for new growth.

Oh yeah, and Merry Christmas to all.

Bummer about Marco Polo's. A pox on all Germans. (Except real ones. )

The tale of the reign of DaveV is a tragic one of lost opportunities. Upon seizing the reins of power, King Dave quickly established a goal of building Marco Polo's Embassy, which would allow him to manipulate the simple-minded leaders of other civilizations. Dave sent his emissaries, the Pirhana Brothers, to visit the Persians and Zulus. These civilizations were quick to acknowledge the greatness of the Giga civilization by offering up cash payments. King Dave also traded for Polytheism (the tech currently being researched by the Giga wise men) with the Zulus and Mathematics with the Persians. The latter trade was made in the hopes of finding the Persians with a more useful technology, before King Dave realized that he had an embassy and full intelligence on the Persians .

Six cities were set to building caravans, shields were bought so that all caravans would converge on Zamorna in 100BC. Then, disaster struck. The Germans built the Great Wall in Leipzig, and switched production to Marco Polo’s Embassy in Frankfurt. This change of production apparently caused the Germans not to issue the traditional “near completion” warning, because they finished the Embassy in 125BC, stealing that wonder from under King Dave’s very nose! King Dave swore a terrible oath of vengeance against the Germans, and directed his research toward military technology.

At the start of his reign King Paul II noticed that we had many cities at the edge of disorder, so he ordered temples to be built in these cities after they finished their current build orders. Paul II also sent out caravans to establish trade routes with the Persian cities. Their return was small, but the long-term effects should be worth the effort.

Paul II traded for seafaring with the Persians, researched engineering and discovered astronomy, republic, navigation and banking in ruins of ancient civilizations. Giga scientists are currently researching invention.

Paul II found that we didn't need too much more cities, so only two new cities were settled during his reign; more to decrease the support burden on the settlers' home cities than for any other reasons. The new king also build the first ship and sent it out to explore with two diplomats on board to establish embassies with other civilizations they might discover.

[lament]
when I received the game for the first time,
I played and sented it forward to maud'dib and SG.
maud'dib didn't have time to play and it seems that
SG didn't receive my savegame. so when SG sented the
latest savegame to Julius, he sented the same file
that I received, so my all ready played 20 turns
were erased. all my hard work is now gone.
why this allways happens to me?
[/lament]

BTW Congrats to Julius for building Hangin' Gardens.

hope everyone had a good xmas with lots
of loot and happy new year to all.

Hope I don't sound too excited. It seems like ages since I last had a turn in a succession game. And bummer about your lamentable fortunes, Andemagne. Hope the next time around we get things squared away.

And now... into the breach!!!

Happy New Year all

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Scouse Git[1]

Narrative to follow.

Here's the narrative sans embellishment.

420 AD – Exploring we will go!
Traded with Persians and obtained Feudalism, Bridge Building, and Philosophy
Received 200 gold tribute from Persians.
Barbarians in the Northwest
440 AD – Orxy founded
Barbarians landed near Scouston
460 AD– Sebennytus founded
Legion found in hut
Scouston destroyed by barbarians
Cairo founded
480 AD– Barbarians defeated
520 AD– Embassy established with Zulus
540 AD– Discover Invention - Gunpowder chosen next
Advanced tribe – Naples found
Leonardo’s begun
Sun Tzu’s begun
560 AD – Sioux build Oracle
580 AD – Advanced tribe – Issus found
Cunaxa founded
620 AD – New Scouston founded
640 AD - Cannae founded
660 AD - Legion found in hut
50 gold in hut
680 AD – Advanced tribe – Capua
Zulus built Sun Tzu’s - Zamoma switched to Magellan’s
700 AD– 50 gold in hut
720 AD – Leonardo’s built!!!

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Scouse Git[1]

The Giga Map

0720AD - There is a lot to do - Tech rate 12 ... SG1 - SG2 founded
0740AD - SG3 - SG6 founded
0760AD - SG7 - SG11 founded
0780AD - SG12 - SG14 founded
0800AD - Gunpowder! ; SG15 founded
0820AD - SG16 founded
0840AD - We are Supreme! Tech rate 10
0860AD - SG17 founded
0880AD - Tech rate 9 on the Xin turn
0900AD - Magellan's Expedition - for the third time in consecutive Succession Games over two days!

Have fun!

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