Noble's Club

[grandad1982]

Freddy for me! Gonna whore the health then kick out the hammers! Would consider Tanks and bombers as my main tech objectives and try for conquest!!!

 

[Groogaroo]

I've already voted but I'm going to vote for freddie again. Does that count as two votes

 

[grandad1982]

Only if you delay the offical results, and set up a biased electral system whilst running you're economy at around 100,000% inflation.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I like Freddy and am pleased opinion seems to be swinging towards him. He can turtle and run specialists (due to philo) to get a tech lead before attacking after liberalism. Or you can war early through bulbing. Late game, Panzers probably wont face tanks so thats a non-issue, at noble/prince.

 

[Bleys]

OK I see LOTS of Freddy votes, so I think he wins (not even counting Groos Florida System of Voting, heh)

Next question for some feedback, 3 a month or every other Friday (about 2.5)? I like 3 a month myself, I can play these pretty quickly, they are a blast and we have some good folks already playing a posting heavily. I agree with rolo, we are playing faster and appealing to a slightly different crowd as the LHCs.

Final question, maps. Decide for ourselves or let rolo pick, or maybe some of both, like let rolo pick this one, but make the next one a water-map with a more seafaring leader like Willy, Ragnar, Jaoa or Hannibal (his UB is a harbor). We can mix and match, I like the idea of being surprised this time with Freddy.

 

[schwartz]

I'm all for letting rolo choose this map, then an archipelago for the next game.
Joao would be my choice, I love the quick REX. And if you combine that with GLH+Colossus+Eventual Feitorias, well.....

 

[Groogaroo]

I'm still in favour of giving Rolo conrtol of picking the map type. Havn't been let down by his map choice sofar, I like the element of mystery, not quite knowing what to expect.

 

[grandad1982]

I agree about a archapeligo map soon. Not Ragnar or Willem IMO Traits are to obvious for real learning - but very fun, I love playing as Willem - never played Joao, or Hannibal. Joao would be pretty testing I reckon. Also rolo would appreciate the lovin I'm sure!

Freddy first though. @ the evental map maker. Could you put in a load of religious nuts as the AIs? Along with EP I feel that playing the religous scene - diplomatically - is one of my weak points. As is trading and some other points....

 

[Bleys]

OK, the next map is created, Freddy, map unknown, and I will post it tomorrow morning (Eastern US time zone). Finishing up my LHC right now, so maybe even tonight if people are jonesing, LOL.

We didnt really nail down a general feel for timing on these, the last one was 9 days ago, so I am thinking most are playing these within a 10 day time frame, which makes it about 3 a month. If we want to wait, and release the next one in a few more days, and make it "every 2 weeks" thats ok too. Last one was March 26, so the next would be April 9th or so, but we could move that to the 7th (Monday) if desired.

I dont mind a 10 day schedule, but I dont want them coming so fast that folks feel they cant keep up. Please let me know what the general feeling is on this.

 

[Jerrymander]

Or you can war early through bulbing.

Or warrior rush like I did in the Khan's. :>

 

[littlej]

I like the every 2 weeks but the 3 a month works, so it's realy just a coin toss.

So Freddy it is, looking forward to it.

 

[schwartz]

10 day cycle works for me. I like to play games in 2-4 sittings, so it takes me that many days (usually). So with the way it's working out, the 4th, 14th and 24th of each month.

 

[Jaaboo]

Hooooray, Freddy!

I actually tried him out in an offline game, inspired in part by MadScientist's Mao game for the Great Wall and settled great spies. Worked out well, and ran quite a few scientists there and apparently turned Berlin into a science/espionage GP farm. (Appropriate, no?)

Ze germans rolled hard and heavy in this game, boosted ze scientists and ze spies, and what ze eggheads couldn't do, ze panzers finished. Deutschland was a happy nation. Zululand... not so much.

I am so looking forward to this game.

 

[Groogaroo]

Any time frame is good for me, I don't have much work on at the moment! so if you post it I will play it... Or not, as I gave up on the last one!

Looking forward to the freddie game! Much more my kinda game!

 

[Krick19]

Yeah, this'll be great, I'm fine with fred. No offense Bleys, but could you just get the name right? I almost groaned seeing Kulai Khan. But that's tiny, so don't worry.

 

[Bleys]

I almost groaned seeing Kulai Khan. But that's tiny, so don't worry.

LOL me too bro. My keyboard gets crumbs in it, and they always seem to get in the B, I type pretty quickly, and as such miss a lot of Bs, as well as Cs, Vs, Ms and Ns (although I fix the Ns pretty fast, since its a pretty common letter).

I actually tried to change the name, and if you check the actual "title" of the post, its correct, but the name of the thread is unchangeable.

 

[r_rolo1]

You could have contacted a mod....... they normally change the threads names if there is need for it.

 

[Krick19]

LOL me too bro. My keyboard gets crumbs in it, and they always seem to get in the B, I type pretty quickly, and as such miss a lot of Bs, as well as Cs, Vs, Ms and Ns (although I fix the Ns pretty fast, since its a pretty common letter).

I actually tried to change the name, and if you check the actual "title" of the post, its correct, but the name of the thread is unchangeable.

Oh well, at least everyone could tell it was Kublai.

 

[Bleys]

I know rolo, I just didnt think it was worth bothering one of them for something so trivial. I have actually moderated a few message boards myself for other games, and it was a CONSTANT annoyance to be asked to repair minor spelling and punctuation errors. One board in particular didnt allow posters to edit once they hit "Post reply", so you can imagine how full my PM box was on a daily basis.

Anyway, I am putting the save up now. I will edit this post for the link.

As promised, here is the next installment, Freddy!

 

[grandad1982]

Archipelago
Snaky Continents
Low Sealevel

Check out the maps here

Leader - Hannibal
Traits - FIN/CHA
Starting techs - Fishing, Mining
UB - Numidian Cavalry
UU - Cothon (+1 trade route)

Any thoughts?