I agree that we should hold off playing the 'real' game until we know what the heck we're doing. For this reason I don't think that we'll benefit much from a parallel game.
The test game that I posted gives us a close enough identical start to the one in the screenshot, and has leaders that are generally pretty moderate in terms of not being particularly nutty or erratic, as far as Civ leaders go. Remco has another test game with quick speed.
I really believe that all the team members would benefit from playing one of these through to completion and comparing results. Personally I don't play Epic speed that often, so I need to get a better handle on how to better use the whip and not to be so impatient. I don't know if it's better if we do this 'succession style' or whether we just play one or both of these in our own time.
Sorry if I'm sounding like a pain in the @r$e about this, but I don't feel comfortable about starting the real game until we have a solid plan derived from some experience with this set up. Of course, I will go along with the group decision if it differs from my position.
The test game that I posted gives us a close enough identical start to the one in the screenshot, and has leaders that are generally pretty moderate in terms of not being particularly nutty or erratic, as far as Civ leaders go. Remco has another test game with quick speed.
I really believe that all the team members would benefit from playing one of these through to completion and comparing results. Personally I don't play Epic speed that often, so I need to get a better handle on how to better use the whip and not to be so impatient. I don't know if it's better if we do this 'succession style' or whether we just play one or both of these in our own time.
Sorry if I'm sounding like a pain in the @r$e about this, but I don't feel comfortable about starting the real game until we have a solid plan derived from some experience with this set up. Of course, I will go along with the group decision if it differs from my position.