DMI XII - Imhotep's Legacy

Alpha: The quality of your report outweighs the quality of your play. We’re here to have fun, and, of course, winning is fun, but losing in style is preferable to a boring win. Remember, your report should be a new reply to alert other players.

Bravo: Reports should be detailed, with plenty of screen shots and player commentary, explanations, musings, etc; an auto-log dump will not suffice. Shots of the F9 screens and overview shots of the empire are nice too, once in a while.

Charlie: Punctuality rocks! “24/48” means post a "got it" within 24 hours of when the last save was posted, and play within 48 hours of that ‘got it.’ Waiting 47 hours to ask for a skip is lame. Punk out two times in a row, and you’ll be dropped from the roster. Skips and swaps are fine, but try to let us know sooner, rather than later.

Delta: Major game decisions (war/peace declarations, religion swaps, city placement, etc) should be arrived at via group consensus.
1. If the team disagrees with you, either argue your case better, or do it their way. Do NOT just blow them off and do it your way because it's your turn.
2. However, if there’s no consensus and you’re up, do it your way and explain why. Conversely, if someone else is up, don't whine when they do it their way.
3. Similarly, overruling techs or city builds is rude and should be done via consensus, barring an emergency.
4. In extraordinary situations, sometimes an opportunity presents itself that the group didn't foresee. If the consequences of it are great, players should stop, and refer the question to the group.

Echo: Being a better player does not give you the right to belittle anyone else or their play. Other people are going to disagree with you on major decisions; get used to the idea, and play nice. If not, take your ball and go home.

Foxtrot: Thread spam is good. Trash talking, poking fun, gentle ribbing, virtual noogies, and generally horsing around are all encouraged, but don’t be rude.

Golf: Automate sparingly.
1. Workers should almost never be automated, except perhaps late-game or building a trade network. However, if you have to, set your game options to “disallow automated worker forest chopping” and “keep previous improvements.”
2. Use of the “Emphasis” buttons is fine, but let the group know and explain your reasoning (specialization is a major game decision). If you prevent growth in a city, let the group know and remind them to take it off. Do NOT let the governor select build orders.
3. Sending units on go-to routes that last beyond your set is acceptable only if they’re heading for a rally point or if you otherwise inform your teammates. NEVER fortify Great People.

Hotel: There is no Hotel.

India: Sign spamming is rude. Signs can be helpful reminders, but too many signs makes them easily ignored. Once a sign is no longer valid, delete it.

Logging by BUG Mod 3.0 [Build 1000] (BtS 3.13-3.17)
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Turn 1/500 (3960 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:27:12]

Turn 4/500 (3840 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:27:32]

After End Turn:
Thebes's borders expand

Turn 7/500 (3720 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:27:51]

After End Turn:
Tech research finished: Mining

Turn 8/500 (3680 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:27:56]
Research begun: Fishing (5 Turns)

Other Player Actions:
Buddhism founded in a distant land

Turn 9/500 (3640 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:28:20]
Tribal village results: weak hostiles

Other Player Actions:
While defending in the wild, Warrior loses to Barbarian Warrior (0.24/2) (Prob Victory: 74.9%)

Other Player Actions:
Hinduism founded in a distant land

Turn 12/500 (3520 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:28:53]

After End Turn:
Tech research finished: Fishing

Turn 13/500 (3480 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:29:01]
Research begun: Bronze Working (14 Turns)

Turn 15/500 (3400 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:29:43]
Thebes begins: Warrior (15 turns)

Turn 20/500 (3200 BC) [07-Aug-2008 20:30:28]
A Farm was built near Thebes