News: COTM51 Pre-Game Discussion!

[Lanzelot]

Gee, thanks. Consider this a request for a barb-free game.

DWetzel gets my full support here...!

 

[Più Freddo]

Consider this a request for a barb-free game.

No thanks! Barbarians make you have to balance expansion to militarization. They provide possibilities for promotions and buying Slaves from the AI. In some cases they make you spend your money, but they also provide a sizeable source of more money if you play good.

Why would we want to do without all this?

 

[Lanzelot]

Why would we want to do without all this?

Well, for the not-so-good players barbs are just a nuisance. So the answer is:

1. To give the weaker players a break
2. To give the top players an extra challenge...
3. Just for a bit of variety... I've been playing the GOTMs for one year now, and so far we had only "restless" or "raging". I could do with a barb-free game for a change... If we also remove the Goody Huts, it would certainly eliminate a certain factor of randomness from the game.

Cheers, Lanzelot

 

[Yilar]

Barbs are only a pain in the ass on the higher levels. These raging barbs on monarch should not be a problem, even for the weaker players.

 

[Nata]

Vow, it's Russia - how can I resist, I have to play it!
And of course the most fitting for Russia would be winning by a spaceship. I'll shoot for that, or maybe for Diplomacy, if I get bored.

Scout on the mountain, and decide from there.

 

[djrules5454]

Barbs are only a pain in the ass on the higher levels. These raging barbs on monarch should not be a problem, even for the weaker players.

Raging barbs isn't challenging, as long as you know that they are coming, which you should, as typically you as the player choose your game settings. I am a weaker player, and raging barbs is rarely a problem.

 

[Rodent]

I have started playing this ...

Moderator Action: So don't post here!

 

[Fadan80]

When the first spoiler for this can be posted? I'm ready for that (I think)