Team Whomp *Spoiler*

[IroquoisPlisken]

Well, guess it's my turn.

I'm 17 (actually, I thought I was the youngest on the team--guess not! Hi Pentium! ) and I'll be a Senior this year. I've lived in Maine (also thought I was alone on this--Hi Darwin! ) for 2 years now, after moving from Massachusetts at the end of my Freshman year.

I'm a warmongerer. In my current Emperor solo game as the Mayans, I killed off two AIs with Javelin Throwers. I also can't seem to finish this game. I swear, I've been playing this since before Christmas. I have won each Victory Condition at least once. Although, if it weren't for SGs, I'm not sure if I ever would have won some of them (20k, for instance).

I've started the last 3 COTMs, but haven't been able to finish any of them (I'm still at 1250 BC for COTM 14 ). I've only been in SGOTM7 on Team Obormot, and I'll be on that team again in SGOTM8.

Never played a DG or PBEM.

 

[Grille]

Hello, me grumpy idiot got shanghaid into this one.

Well, guess it's my turn.

I'm 17 (actually, I thought I was the youngest on the team--guess not! Hi Pentium! ) and I'll be a Senior this year.

When you were born, I must have been almost a senior.
Guess I'll be a zombie this year.
And it does make sense; no surprise other teams' members have a rotten smell in their nose:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=2940878&postcount=15
I can easily relate to the snaffle-bit team logo!

So. I have nada GOTM experience but enjoy PBEMs. I'm just a shanghaid idiot.

 

[Daghdha]

Here goes:
Started playing in feb this year and has slowly but steadily progressed to DG-level mostly thanx to SG's with excellent advisors like Bede, Whomp, Doc T and Original Idiot AK. Soul_W tought me the jive sort of.
I'm still learning a lot so I haven't adapted any hard core strat yet. I do like to build a solid foundation for massive attacks thou and I'm probably not that much of a risk taker. I'm very found of the arty stuff when it comes to . I'm so so on MM'ing and a middle range trader. I guess adapting a long term strat based upon a changing scenario is my strenght. My weakness is I still do stupid mistakes, ha, ha.
I'm currently pestering the world as an ever expanding Russia (hooray for cossack armies) in GOTM and has a Mayan Deity that could well turn out a space victory (easy settings a lá HoF).
Never played Demo or pbem so more learning to do.
On the side I'm almost dead, born in -66, and make my living by programming the guy programming your computer (psychologist). I also play drums in an alt.country outfit named Sixpack Holiday.
Looking forward to a tounge in cheek game with this cheerful crew.

@Whomp
Blind Idiot is fine
Usually online about 6PM-11PM GMT, but that changes a lot as do RL.

 

[Melhisedek]

My, my, my What a strange bunch we are From Seniors to Zombies in just 2 posts

Well, I'm as new as it gets when it comes to CivIII and everything related to it 27 years old with boring life.
Loved games and gaming untill a 1-2 years ago. Got fed up by all the elite players butchering newbies and bragging about it. I was mostly RTS and FPS type of player. Long story short I read somewhere about this mod for CivIII (rise and rule) and guy was writing with such fire that I had to check it out. Got here in search for mod, made my little thread, went to store and found CivIII and conquests for like lower than bargain bin. Thought what the heck, I still have my Guild Wars unopened

Rest is history... Can't even sleep at night without thinking about Civ I actually dreamt about my game at least twice so far.

Enough of me babbling. I'm currently playing an (for me) epic game on Monarch. Off course I would never been able to get this far without help from Bede and rest of you. I'm winning big time and I want to make my first Conquest victory As I'm still learning I'll be here to absorb every single word, so please no dirty stuff

I usually hang on forums whole time while I work (I'm IT-engineer but work as hmmm how do you call it, Customs Clearence Agent is my title but I just like write down stuff from a bunch of papers), when at home I play and keep an eye for interessting threads in Tips & Tricks and General Discussions
Everything is so new for me so please bare with and my questions

OT
Bede I sooooo envy you! Only job better than yours is reading those books

 

[soul_warrior]

well, missed this one as well.
but like Sid once said, never mind the bollocks ( melhisedek, please UNREAD this part )

a brief outline to the glorious career of the Jive Talker, the Punky Funky and just plain Wackey, Soul Warrior.
33 years old. as old as Xman was, and julius is still huntng for me. goodthing i've given the secret of Currency to Judas in exchange for Peace and 30g.
now i can relax abit before the romans string me up on the cross.

started civving about 3 years ago, but got really hooked about a year ago, right before i joined this glorious forum (oops, a roman place. must flee....)

dayjob is IT. in a water engineering company.
night job? DJ. mostly now i just do it for fun, so i play whatever i feel like, absorbing huge amounts of Alcohol through the air (as my mouth is usually either busy kissing the pint, or kissing the clientle)

like most of you have robably noticed, i can be a bit hard to understand.
its not me! its the voices that made me do it!

a bit of shameless promotion....
check my sig for the type for music i play.
i might even put up my new mix cd there if asked (preferably by 2 nubile, 19-22 year old babes. you can sort of pick my style if you look at my posts on the Babe Thread)

a small disclaimer...
if you are offended by anything i EVER say here, please dont be. i dont mean to offend anyone (not regarding religion [see above], race or whatever) except Bloody terrorists, that should all be hung, drawn and quartered. Racists and Rapists that should be set upon MEDIEVAL style and just plain rude people. if a girl is REALLY nice looking, she can be rude to me. i dont mind. itmight even be fun

ok, i think enough civ for today.

a final note of thanks to ALL members of the Academy for giving this reward, the venerable teacher for putting up with my nonsense, and barbslinger for putting a ruleset onto my civving life. the

now a really final note.
as some have noticed it was my BDay about 10 days ago (cant really remember much) and ive been knackered ever since. i guess i will have to rest up for another week or so to be back at full capacity.

if my turn comes up, PM me and ill get it in upto 4 hours (unless im sleeping)

location of my body is GMT+1 (isreal) but my soul is in London.

goodnight everybody

 

[gmaharriet]

Must be my turn.

I've noticed in the discussion of individual titles there are a couple of Grumpy Old Men here, so I'd like to claim Grumpy Old Grandma or something similar...Grumpy Granny?...Ancient Crone???. I'm 63.

I played my first Civ game last November, and I'm pretty steady on Regent now. I'm a peaceful builder type, played one Warlord AW before moving up to Regent in June, and I'm thoroughly enjoying the current AWR game I wanted to do before moving up to Monarch. Most of my wins have been SS.

I've never played anything other than solo epic games, but I've followed several SGs, beginning with the "endless" GK01 Training Day. I've followed other SGs with Bede, Own, and Whomp in them, so I feel like I kinda know some of you and you've taught me a great deal. I hope that learning will continue and look forward to direct guidance.

I live in California (GMT -7) and am usually available from 4-10 pm PDT weekdays and often the middle of the night on weekends (playing Civ, of course). I'm an accountant for a tiny non-profit corporation, and my busiest time of year is from July 1 through the end of the first week in September, so I won't always be around quite as much for the next month. After that I'm all yours.

 

[Bede]

Welcome again, Ancient Crone (I like it!).

Here is an invitation to join the next of the TGOM games. I like to play them on Emperor and if you can handle AWR, you are definitely ready to move up...

 

[gmaharriet]

Welcome again, Ancient Crone (I like it!).

Here is an invitation to join the next of the TGOM games. I like to play them on Emperor and if you can handle AWR, you are definitely ready to move up...

TGOM??? I know about GOTM, COTM and SGOTM, but T?

Oooohhhhhhh, Training!!!!!!!! Right? Kinda like you're doing with the Team Bede Gets to Know Each Other? I've been following that one. If that's what you have in mind, yes, and I'm absolutely thrilled!!!

BTW, on some other types of bulletin boards I've used Venerable Crone, which I tell people means either "old wise woman" OR "wise-a$$ old woman"....take your choice.

 

[Bede]

The Venerable Bede and the Venerable Crone: what a team!

Actually TGOM stands for The Grumpy Old Monk and sometimes it's for training, sometimes just for fun.

 

[gmaharriet]

Actually TGOM stands for The Grumpy Old Monk and sometimes it's for training, sometimes just for fun.

I should have known. I've seen you call yourself that many times.

Just for fun would be enjoyable too, but you're well aware of my playing level now. I'll count on you to let me know how you'd want to deal with that.

 

[Daghdha]

I know we have some music freaks in here e.g. Whomp and Soul (Biggest freak Lullaby a.k.a. The Prog Germ is missing), so I figured I might do promo for a swedish alt.country/americana outfit I saw the other day. They're off to Nashville next week to play a big americana "convetion" and they're absolutely spiffing if you dig that stuff. Sound clips at www.willyclayband.com , enjoy.

Edit: The Original Idiot has entered the Ship of Fools. Welcome AK

Edit II: Welcome Nikodemus and Tomasz. Hope you will enjoy our friendly anarchy.