Please keep the TSG series going, they are the best way to learn and improve game technique. Personally I like a preset VC for two reasons:- (i) there is direct comparison between all entrants and (ii) I am completely incapable of deciding on a VC myself until mid-game! I also liked the principle of Monthars dividing the final score by the number of turns played, which may be a good discriminator at the sharp-end of the competition.
One disappointing feature of the last couple of TSG has been the relatively low number of submissions:- more entries means a bigger reservoir of experience to learn from (and probably more non-Dom entries). I wonder whether this is partly to do with the Emperor setting, which suits me fine but may put off a large number of new players whilst being of little interest to many (although thankfully not all) of the experten. Perhaps, even at this stage, having Adventurer (say Prince?) and Contender (say Immortal?) options would stimulate more entries?
PS:- I don't mean "disappointing feature" as a criticism of the games themselves:- TSG7 in particular was my most enjoyable CiV game to date. Keep up the great work!!
One disappointing feature of the last couple of TSG has been the relatively low number of submissions:- more entries means a bigger reservoir of experience to learn from (and probably more non-Dom entries). I wonder whether this is partly to do with the Emperor setting, which suits me fine but may put off a large number of new players whilst being of little interest to many (although thankfully not all) of the experten. Perhaps, even at this stage, having Adventurer (say Prince?) and Contender (say Immortal?) options would stimulate more entries?
PS:- I don't mean "disappointing feature" as a criticism of the games themselves:- TSG7 in particular was my most enjoyable CiV game to date. Keep up the great work!!