C3C PBEM : "Cannae" - Rise of Rome scenario (level : medium)

[LouLong]

*** GAME STARTED ***

Cannae, famous and large defeat of the Romans in 216 BC will be the name of this new Rise of Rome scenario PBEM.

Its main target is newbees or players already playing in at least one PBEM (more experienced players are also accepted).

It is a balanced and fast PBEM (only 4 human players).

It is for Conquests, using the MP version of the Rise of Rome scenario and the patch 1.22.
So you need to have both Conquests and the patch 1.22 installed on your computer.

Civs will be attributed randomly and along playing times.

Carthage - jst666
Celts - AI
Egypt - AI
Goths - AI
Macedonia - Gnarfflinger
Persia - Cuivienen
Rome - Viper 275
Scythes - AI



Players : 8 (Celts, Goths, Scythes and Egypt will be played by AI)

1. jst666
2. Cuivienen
3. viper275
4. Gnarfflinger
5. AI
6. AI
7. AI
8. AI

You want to be in ? You have further questions ? Post in this thread or send me a PM. If ready to join, send me a PM with your e-mail.

Please make sure you post as well your playing time (in GMT time) : ie 6 AM -2 PM GMT.
Please post it here even if you already posted in in another game thread.
On the other hand no need to resend me your e-mail if I have it already.

You can also check the sticky thread "newbee guide" where you can find tons of informations on how PBEM works, what you can do and what you should not do, etc... but if it is not clear enough, you can ask here and we will answer you (we are a community of friendly and helpful people).
When the rooster is full, I will send to all of you a planning e-mail with play order, e-mails, etc...

Organization : the game will be called Cannae to be recognizable and when you get the game, send a mail to inform the sender you got it (GPS = Got it, Played it, Sent it).

VP victory off !

 

[jst666]

Please sign me in!

VP on/off, same to me.

 

[Cuivienen]

I think I'll try joining a PBEM. Don't know how well I'll do playing against other humans; people aren't as stupid as even a Sid AI. PM sent.

My playing time is between 5 PM and 10 PM EST, which is 12:00 - 17:00 GMT, IIRC.

I also don't care about VP points.

 

[viper275]

I'll try. You should have my e-mail from the Kamikaze contest (it's viper275@gmail.com). Playing time is about 1:00 to 6:00 and 13:30 to 14:30 GMT (I'm on GMT -8.) I like VP, but I don't care too much.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

PBEM Junkie reporting for another fix.

I'll play anything, but would prefer to try something other than Rome...

VP sounds like it would realy handicap the Carthaginians big time. Rome can get points from the Celts and Goths. The Persians and Macedonians start right in each other's faces, but Carthage has to land their forces on the mainland and take the fight to Rome from there. Sure King Arthur is doing it well in Scipion (mistakes I have learned from), but Greybeard and Portuga would be racking them up in a hot war...

 

[LouLong]

OK, game is full.

Welcome Cuivenen. AFAIK you are the only "of the fairer sex" in C3C PBEM (Elmarae is playing in a PTW PBEM). Wonder if it will make a difference in playing...

I will send you the planning phase e-mail later today.

 

[Fab-Blaker-Boy]

LouLong -

Hey!

Any chance you could squeeze a person-player in to take the role of the Celts (or another tribe if you'd prefer...)? I'd love to be a part of the fun.

Thanks,

Fab_...

PS: You should have my e-mail and other goodies, but I can provide again.

 

[LouLong]

Sorry Fab-Blaker-Boy I had already sent the play order and file before I saw your post.
As much as I think it is a pity no scenario for PBEMs uses the Celts, I must say it is difficult to play them in this one. It would be interesting to have them played by a human but it is highly frustrating (I know I played the Egyptians in one game) and a fifth player would dramatically increase the speed of the game. But maybe it could be fun to have a RoR PBEM where only the weak civs can be played....

 

[Cuivienen]

Awkward time to annouce it, but I won't be able to play Friday or Saturday as I will be away. If I get the game any time tomorrow, though, I can play a turn, and I should be able to play on Sunday once I return as well.

 

[viper275]

Turn 1, 350 BC.

Turn sent. Nothing big happened, just lots of micromanagement.

Hopefully this can get to Cuivienen before Friday.

 

[Fab-Blaker-Boy]

Thanks, LouLong.

No problemo!

Fab

 

[Cuivienen]

I just got the game from Gnarfflinger and it asked me for a password for Carthage, then told me that I was jst666. Looks like the play order got a bit confused.

Oh, and, just so no one is thrown off, my e-mail shows up as being from "Ben Smith." Nondescript fake names are good for the internet, and it's better to be male than female online.

 

[viper275]

I hope I didn't mess that up... sorry if I did. Especially since GMT -5 and GMT +1 is a huge difference, I might have made the game go a lot slower. Should we continue with the same game?
Edit: Then I guess Gnarfflinger should send it to jst666.

 

[LouLong]

I made a mistake in the play order.

It is Viper > Gnarff > jst666 then Cuivienen !

 

[Gnarfflinger]

Will resend tonight.

 

[jst666]

GPS.

Not much happening...

Cannae, famous and large defeat of the Romans in 216 BC will be the name of this new Rise of Rome scenario PBEM.

I'm getting a feeling that this is an omen...

 

[Cuivienen]

Okay, just got back. It's too late to play, but I'll play tomorrow evening and we'll be back on track. Sorry about being away.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

No problem. It happens all the time...

 

[LouLong]

Actually "Ben", it is my fault (wrong playing order, while there are only 4 humans ). Otherwise you could have played your turn before leaving.

BTW do you mind if I ask what your avatar is ? Something from LoTR ?

 

[Cuivienen]

Sent to viper275.

The avatar is *sort of* from LotR; it's from The Silmarillion. It's a depiction of Luthien.