Wow
I can't believe how fast this is going!
Great job on the timely responses, G_W
I can't believe how fast this is going!
Great job on the timely responses, G_W
Dear General_W and the other wise members of The Council,
We do plan to sign the agreement but we have had trouble finding the right instrument! This has been my failure, but that will be resolved soon. (MS Paint won't do circles and I am not at home.)
Also, our beloved leader, Kuningas, has had recent problems with his PC, and is temporarily unavailable. He has availed himself to the great sages Ginger_Ale and RegentMan and they are aware of his plight and that of our team. Either azzaman333 (former President) or myself will be short term leaders of Team FREE, depending on who can get to the saved game first.
Our advice would be to accept the SABER deal; it helps us both and stalls them. That is, they shouldn't be asking for more once they get something. (Unless they are used-car salesman, that is. )
I wonder what pressure they are under to try to make a deal so quickly?
I apologize for being so brief, but to summarize:
We do accept the treaty.
We are trying to spruce up our signature.
We think the SABER deal should be made.
We do plan to play this turn and move the game on.
As it stands now, to the best of my knowledge, either azzaman333 or I will play this next turn. I am not sure who will play after that.
Sincerely yours,
CommandoBob
FREE Foreign Minister (Acting)
Let FREEdom Ring
Let the white dove sing...
Greetings to General_W and the wise peoples of The Council,
I present to you our signature and seal on the proposed, and now accepted, treaty.
Our beloved President Kuningas is still stricken with a sickly silicone based machine, so I am still doing double duty as Turn Player and Foreign Minister.
We learned Code of Laws a few turns back and are currently researching Republic, due in 13 turns or so. I am not sure of the mechanics of trading in a PBEM, so I would ask that The Council initiate the Code of Laws for MapMaking trade so that we can accept it.
How did the SABER trade go?
CommandoBob
FREE Foreign Minister (Acting)
FREE Turn Player (Temporary)
Let FREEdom Ring
Let the white dove sing...
zyxy said:Another alternative is to time settling blue dot at the turn we research HBR. We can then block Myst, make sure we got CoL from FREE and then Currency would be the cheapest tech.)
Now that we have a time frame for republic, construction and with SABER in the mix I think we should talk to FREE about revising the actual timing of our tech swaps. If they give us CoL now that makes it cheaper for SABER to research it. I think it is worth asking FREE to hold off on the CoL for MM trade for now.
Dear brothers at FREE,
We are most pleased to have our treaty with you officially sealed and on display in The Council Hall of Records.
We are sorry to hear of the recent trouble with these fearsome sounding "machines" you mention. We plan to sacrifice some dancing fruit in hopes of securing a speedy resolution!
We're pleased to inform you that our deal with Saber has gone through, and our Alliance is now in possession of The Wheel and Ceremonial Burial. We will transfer this knowledge to you right away.
We have just learned that Saber has come into possession of knowledge of Currency. We are currently debating the merits of proposing to a trade of Construction for Saber's knowledge of Currency and (Mysticism? Horseback Riding?).
As of yet, we haven't mentioned anything to Saber about this – but before we even bring it up, we'd like to get your feedback on this. Again, this deal saves our alliance from researching some expensive techs, and speeds us on our way to the Middle Ages.
The deal doesn't help Saber get Republic or Libraries – so we like that! Finally, given the aquatic nature of our world, we're not as worried about those Sipahis as we once were.
Do you think we should pursue this potential deal with Saber? IF Saber were to agree to it, we might need to adjust the MAAP, but we're confident it could be made totally fair.
Please respond asap with your thoughts, as Saber likes to move fast!
Finally, on trading CoL and Map Making:
While we're delighted to send you The Wheel and CB right away, we're thinking we can probably do without Code of Laws for a while. We have reason to believe that Saber is researching it right now, or will be soon – so we'd rather delay that trade to avoid making the tech cheaper for Saber. Hopefully you're not in any hurry either?
We're confident we can trust you, and can make the switch once it will no longer benefit Saber.
Looking forward to hearing back from you on these matters!
All the Best,
Your Brothers in Bluish,
General_W, speaking with the voice of The Council
While we're delighted to send you The Wheel and CB right away, but we're thinking we can probably do without Code of Laws for a while...