Diplo thread for the Council

[Whomp]

You kill me Tubs.

I know we're on a tight schedule (sed-jue-el for our British folk)

What is the timing of a Council invasion? There's not a heck of a lot we can offer other than saying we'll research Mono for them if they'll hand over Feud. (Get them talking about their research path.) For disinformation we could let them know we're working hard trying to trade with other teams and the terms have been quite generous. Do they have any interest in developing something along those lines?

And of course making them aware that our scientist have accurately measured the air-speed velocity of coconut lade swallows at 8.139 bph (babes per hour) Although they are unsure of the conversion factor to your units rtph (red tape per hour). Maybe some babes running?

Here's some that are training.

 

[Robi D]

You know all these photos are making it difficult to read the writing before and after them although i did read something about birds and their coconuts

 

[Tubby Rower]

blah blah boob blah blah boob

rinse repeat

 

[Whomp]

I figured this would keep them on their toes.

Dear Members of the Council,

We noticed there's a possibility of a trade on engineering for mono. Would you be interested in considering this trade?
Should we also consider where we're at on our peace treaty?

The Babes

 

[BCLG100]

obligatory babe photo?

 

[Whomp]

The only get Babes when they consumate some b'ness.

 

[Whomp]

btw I found this in our spam bin so be careful deleting that file without checking. We do seem to be getting a lot of interest from Chinese spammers.

The shots across each other's bows continue on the diplo front. Gen W. is more skilled than most.

We thank you for the offer! Sadly, we're already working on
Monotheism, and are expecting to be done soon.

What about a trade for Theology? We'd suggest that you study Theology
(1200) next, and then we'll give you Engineering (1080) and make up
the difference with some gold.
How's that sound?

Also, independent of any tech trades, we'd also be happy to sign an
extension to our peace treaty. It's really been too long since we had
a swinging party over here, and a peace-party sounds like just the
ticket!

Our current deal will last till turn 129. For starters, we'd be happy
to agree to extending this for another 30 turns.

Let us know your thoughts on both of these issues!

Your friends in The Council,
General_W, speaking with the voice of The Council

 

[Tubby Rower]

I think that peace with them for 30 would be great. tbh. FREE is the team that we need to go after next imo. They likely won't have the military techs needed to fend off our MW horde turned chivilraous..

 

[BCLG100]

I agree and they're quite happy to do it because in thirty turns they'll be able to launch a decent assault on us.

 

[Whomp]

Since I didn't want this to get lost in the GONG thread I thought I'd post it here regarding a landing on Council before our peace deal is over...

One reason we may want to do this is to set precedent. If this becomes public and everyone's against us it means when our cultural expands onto Saber then they'd be doing the same as us and they should be removed from our lands.

 

[Whomp]

Nice intel from JB. How should they play this mutual protection garbage? Any disinformation we'd like them to pass along?

On 8/10/07, niklas greback < go.gongshow@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello to The Council from the fun-loving anarchists of the Gongers!
>
>
>
> Our current plans are to assess our ever-expanding world and see how we can
> all move forward together in a fun-loving (not that there's anything wrong
> with that) way.
>
>
>
> We have long heard of the relationship you have struck up with team Free.
> Rumor had it that the FC-Axis was on the verge of interstellar flight so we
> are bit nonplused that you two have only made a single deposit into the
> Great Gong Library.
>
>
>
> Currently The Great Gong Library is only stocked w/ Iron Man comics, AAA
> maps of Whales and Indiana, and a tap that runs back to the Pyramids.
> Daghie never leaves that place except to beat on his drums that are
> specifically forbidden inside the Library. Once we actually get some books
> in that place we'll also have to deal with his incessant taping on
> "everything" with a #2 pencil and a spork.
>
>
>
> In this world of odd islands, odd numbers, odd teams, and outright goofy
> characters it would be splendid if we could find a way to work together in a
> mutually beneficial manner. And since I'm not really the idea guy amongst
> the Gongers I'll wait to hear back from The Council, keepers of SoZ, new
> friends in the world of Rik, for suggestion as to how we may formally
> cooperate in the short, mid and long terms.
>
>
>
> Salutations,
>
>
>
> Ambassador jb of the Gongers

ear jb and all GONG funlovers,

As you have correctly gathered, rumors of The Council flying cars and
spaceships were greatly exaggerated. Don't despair over the marginal
returns on your Great Spybary just yet&#8230; I'm sure you'll get your
money's worth out of it&#8230; at the very least, it's sure to be a great
source of cultural improvement!

We'll admit to some hesitation at working with you, as the Council
Intelligence Agency long ago uncovered the GONG-BABE cooperation that
catapulted you both into the (formerly fashionable) Middle Ages. But
now with the BABE armada frustrated and wandering about aimlessly
looking for beach party that's not already too crowded (if you catch
my drift)&#8230; we're wondering if perhaps you're truly interested in other
friends?

As a starting point, we'd like to offer you a D.A.B. treaty&#8230; Defense
Against BABE. We could both agree to some guaranteed peace and to send
gold to the other team if they're attacked by BABE?

Would you have any interest in such a deal?

Looking forward to seeing where we can go from here.

All the best,
General_W, speaking with the voice of The Council

 

[ThERat]

Gong should try and keet this for a few turns, drag it to let Council think they are interested in it, when of course they aren't.

 

[gmaharriet]

Disinformation.

Could Gong tell Council that they agreed to non-aggression toward us for xxx turns (or until reaching xxx tech) in return for our giving them tech(s), and they are unable to enter into a DAB agreement, but otherwise interested in something mutually beneficial? However, I have no idea what that might be.

 

[Whomp]

Hehe..that's what I told JB. He's very excited to offer nothing and everything at the same time. Maybe a little disinformation that we're attacking both Free and Council just to keep Free's unit costs up.

 

[Wotan]

This is actually funny, especially when taking into account the comms from council to GONG.

Dear Bodacious Babes,

Greetings from The Council!

Time moves on, and our "future-prediction-peoples" tell us that the
dawning of the "Age of Astronomy" is fast approaching the world. This
new epoch, or so they tell us, will witness the rise of all nations
sailing the high seas&#8230; seas that have thus far been the sole domain of
the Great Lighthouse Babes.

While exciting, these are troubling times for all&#8230; and friends are
even more welcome.
Our long standing peace treaty with you is up for renewal on turn 129
&#8211; and we are indeed interested in renewing it for another 30 turns.

Let us know what you think! Shall we continue the goodwill between our peoples?

All the best,
Your friends,

General_W, speaking with the voice of The Council

 

[Whomp]

As I told Gen W we will likely not make any deals after the Saber debacle.

 

[Beorn-eL-Feared]

Opened a thread for the Niklas-Cubsfan destruction .

 

[Wotan]

From Council:

Dear Wotan,

We're glad to hear you're taking a renewed interest in this game. And
while we recognize that part of that renewed interest is due to the&#8230;
er&#8230; "watersports" we've been playing with you&#8230; we couldn't help but
wonder if maybe you'd be interested in playing with someone more fun
than us?

In exchange for the end of hostilities between our people, we're
willing to offer you the secret of Education (1320 beakers) and a
formal apology in the U.N. forum for starting this war - however, we
would also require you to
completely evacuate Subcommittee Island, our former territory where
your forces are currently engaged in vigorous beach-party activities.

Is this proposal interesting to you?

We're afraid the return of Subcommittee Island is not a negotiable
point for us. If there's no way you'll return it as part of a peace
deal, then the games will have to continue. We would like to remind
you however that we'll have Frigates before too long, and continuous
naval bombardment will drive up War Weariness like you wouldn't
believe.

Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Kind Regards,
General_W, speaking with the voice of The Council

They seem to regard this as a oneman show. I must say i probably have as much interest in the game as the rest of the team. I just go through the motions and submit turn saves. No planning or anything else added to the process. Just a result from the discussions I had with Niklas, I think I have the same feeling the Whomp gave expression to: not being a quitter. Though I am slowly building up an urge to stop.

 

[ThERat]

their proposal is a joke...I would say, gift the cities to gong and get out of the game