SesnOfWthr
True Believer
I think we will be hard pressed to find anyone to complain about that choice of trade rep.
Team Whomp *Spoiler*
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Pentium
Digital Matter
And his secretary, along with his private coffee maker. And, of course, coffee maker's servant. If we have enough members, we could also nominate coffee maker's servant's assistant.Whomp said:
BTW, I have time just like SW, but I can take a look on the forums between 7 and 8 am GMT.
Mistfit
Deity
As Minister of the Ineterior (decorating that is) I have a pretty good jump on this team as Whomp - Sesn - and Bede all currently wear my designs (or modifications).
Any requests for the banner? Ideas? or do I just wing it?
Note: I will do the graphics for it on Sat.
Any requests for the banner? Ideas? or do I just wing it?
Note: I will do the graphics for it on Sat.
Pentium
Digital Matter
I do not believe you will ever convince me to change my avatarMistfit said:
. Or will you?
IroquoisPlisken
Brigadier Idiot
During the summer I can probably be on anytime from noon to 5 pm EST, so that would be...5 pm to 10 pm GMT? I think...
When school starts again, my time will be limited, but we'll deal with that when the time comes.
When school starts again, my time will be limited, but we'll deal with that when the time comes.
Mistfit
Deity
All of my "Avataring" is not changing. Sometimes it is tweaking or improving...we'll see
Crakie
Soupnazi
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Hi I'm checking in, still a bit puzzled which forum to go to though... the PBEM or will this one do for the time being? (In case you were wondering, I have never participated in a demo game, nor a SG 
)
Many things have apparently already been decided on... I don't get the enthusiam for the English, nor am I a big fan of the Mayan UU, but hey... I like a challenge
)Many things have apparently already been decided on... I don't get the enthusiam for the English, nor am I a big fan of the Mayan UU, but hey... I like a challenge
Welcome aboard Crakie. Most of us know each other pretty well and consist of a bunch of idiots and grumpy old men. We have plenty of SG experience but not PBEM experience. Barbu is our most experienced PBEM player and I am playing my first in a locked alliance vs. the Russian Forum. My civ is the Iroquois and I'm #1 score, economy, pop etc. 
Not too tough to do with the Iroquois after 43 turns
Tell us your dealio? Strengths, weaknesses, anything else of interest?
I also hope we get the Iroquois or Celts. If not we may have to rush the other civ on our continent into a despotic GA.
Not too tough to do with the Iroquois after 43 turns
Tell us your dealio? Strengths, weaknesses, anything else of interest?
I also hope we get the Iroquois or Celts. If not we may have to rush the other civ on our continent into a despotic GA.
Crakie
Soupnazi
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Whomp said:
Well, my obvious weakness is not having played Civ in multiplayer mode ever... It will be a learning experience for me, because I suspect it will be a whole different ball game
Against AI's I recently managed a DG win, albeit with 'easy' parameters (Byzantines, archipelago). I do well on Emperor games though... the extra settler on DG is killing me! I have no specific style, I value infrastructure as much as offensive military strength In real life I'm a 27 year old Ph.D. student in Organic Chemistry, although 'student' is misleading as in my country (The Netherlands) it's a paid job. I played Unreal Tournament competitively years ago, but Civ is my only love now. Other hobbies include alcoholic beverages, formula 1 racing and soccer.
Your turn!
Pentium
Digital Matter
It's the first MP game for most of us. So that's not much of a weekness.
Position as Plenipotentiary gladly accepted, I think.
to Crakie, barbu, Darwin.
As an introduction to those who have not had the misfortune to make my acquaintance previously:
Well known in the SG community.
Fair to muddling as a GOTM/COTM player.
Bull headed war monger: build a big force and take it straight to 'em.
Hate corruption and waste. Will build a courthouse in the capitol to get rid of those lingering red icons.
Love to build harbors and markets and banks.
Will only build Industrial Age and Modern Era Great Wonders. Decided a long time ago the others aren't worth it. Only exception is Smith's Trading Company but I prefer to capture it.
Never played a DemoGame or a PBEM.
I'm available almost every evening except when I'm working in the bookstore. Have been known to play three SG's in a row (7PM to 4AM) and then go to work at 1:00 PM.
to Crakie, barbu, Darwin.As an introduction to those who have not had the misfortune to make my acquaintance previously:
Well known in the SG community.
Fair to muddling as a GOTM/COTM player.
Bull headed war monger: build a big force and take it straight to 'em.
Hate corruption and waste. Will build a courthouse in the capitol to get rid of those lingering red icons.
Love to build harbors and markets and banks.
Will only build Industrial Age and Modern Era Great Wonders. Decided a long time ago the others aren't worth it. Only exception is Smith's Trading Company but I prefer to capture it.
Never played a DemoGame or a PBEM.
I'm available almost every evening except when I'm working in the bookstore. Have been known to play three SG's in a row (7PM to 4AM) and then go to work at 1:00 PM.
Me?
Well I guess I'm the one to blame for bringing most of this crew together. I must admit I am completely biased so I chose people I think are fun and who "got game".
This team is all of that.
My PBEM experience has just started with a PBEM vs the Russian Forum. Tomoyo, RegentMan and I are in a locked alliance on one continent versus the Russian forum on the other. We are doing very well so far on score. We are approaching the end of the AA and turn 44. No combat yet so it's still too early too tell.
Most of my skills have been developed in the SG forum. The last 7-8 months have been a awesome fun and learning this complex game.
An example of a piece of that learning that will definitely come into play in this game is building reg and vet ships. Load the most valuable units in the regs and lesser ones in the vets. This way if you come under siege the vet will defend first.
I can also see how the "bikini babe trick" can work on humans too.
I consider myself to be a warmongering fool. I see no reason to build a Wonder other than as Bede said until later in the game. My biggest weakness is on the corrupt cities. What specialist? What build to use? I'm learning.
I think I'm a solid emperor but have won solo on DG and will almost certainly win a solo arch deity game I'm playing now. I am about to hammer the #2 on the 2nd island I now share with them and #3 is distant.
I can't wait to get this rolling! Let's have some fun.
Well I guess I'm the one to blame for bringing most of this crew together. I must admit I am completely biased so I chose people I think are fun and who "got game".
This team is all of that.
My PBEM experience has just started with a PBEM vs the Russian Forum. Tomoyo, RegentMan and I are in a locked alliance on one continent versus the Russian forum on the other. We are doing very well so far on score. We are approaching the end of the AA and turn 44. No combat yet so it's still too early too tell.
Most of my skills have been developed in the SG forum. The last 7-8 months have been a awesome fun and learning this complex game.
An example of a piece of that learning that will definitely come into play in this game is building reg and vet ships. Load the most valuable units in the regs and lesser ones in the vets. This way if you come under siege the vet will defend first.
I can also see how the "bikini babe trick" can work on humans too.
I consider myself to be a warmongering fool. I see no reason to build a Wonder other than as Bede said until later in the game. My biggest weakness is on the corrupt cities. What specialist? What build to use? I'm learning.
I think I'm a solid emperor but have won solo on DG and will almost certainly win a solo arch deity game I'm playing now. I am about to hammer the #2 on the 2nd island I now share with them and #3 is distant.
I can't wait to get this rolling! Let's have some fun.
SesnOfWthr
True Believer
Well, I guess since everyone else is jumping off the bridge, I don't wanna be left standing alone. 
As far as my playing style, I guess the best summary is this: I have one a single cultural (LKsomething), a couple space, maybe one diplo, and a couple of histos in the dozens, or perhaps hundreds of games I have played. Like Bede and Whomp, I say give me arty, and lots of em, and bring the hammer down!
I guess I'd say I'm a fair to middling player, though I rarely play any solo games. I think the highest solo I've played is DG, and that one sort of petered off when I felt it was already pretty much won.
I've played in a lot of games here on the forums, and it amazes me how much I have and still am learning playing in SG's. I've played in some incredibly fun games here, and got a bit addicted. After Rl forced a layoff for me, I've just started to get back into the swing of things around here. And I'm a bit wiser about the addiction too.
Oh as far as PBEM goes, none of that thus far. This game will pop the cherry, so to speak.
As far as my playing style, I guess the best summary is this: I have one a single cultural (LKsomething), a couple space, maybe one diplo, and a couple of histos in the dozens, or perhaps hundreds of games I have played. Like Bede and Whomp, I say give me arty, and lots of em, and bring the hammer down!
I guess I'd say I'm a fair to middling player, though I rarely play any solo games. I think the highest solo I've played is DG, and that one sort of petered off when I felt it was already pretty much won.
I've played in a lot of games here on the forums, and it amazes me how much I have and still am learning playing in SG's. I've played in some incredibly fun games here, and got a bit addicted. After Rl forced a layoff for me, I've just started to get back into the swing of things around here. And I'm a bit wiser about the addiction too.
Oh as far as PBEM goes, none of that thus far. This game will pop the cherry, so to speak.
Pentium
Digital Matter
OK, my turn.
16 years old, so I'm not a grumpy old man
. Idiot, then.
And I don't drink
I play C3C Deity, usually win, but I'm still not ready for the big jump or for a Deity milking game.
My style: Totally builder. Most of my games are played with 0 military, except for MP. I try to lead in techs, and get gpt for them. Untill last month, I only had 3 types of victory: 2 dominations, the rest were UN and SS. For HoF purposes, I needen at least one victory of each type, and so I did.
My SG experience is limited, because I haven't played a single SG from the start to the end. I joined one near the end, and the second was abandoned. Currently I'm in MP6 and Tribute1.
No PBEM, no DG. I submitted a couple of GOTM's, one of them was conquest defeat on Regent. But then I quit.
And I'm a QM
16 years old, so I'm not a grumpy old man
. Idiot, then.And I don't drink
I play C3C Deity, usually win, but I'm still not ready for the big jump or for a Deity milking game.
My style: Totally builder. Most of my games are played with 0 military, except for MP. I try to lead in techs, and get gpt for them. Untill last month, I only had 3 types of victory: 2 dominations, the rest were UN and SS. For HoF purposes, I needen at least one victory of each type, and so I did.
My SG experience is limited, because I haven't played a single SG from the start to the end. I joined one near the end, and the second was abandoned.
Currently I'm in MP6 and Tribute1.No PBEM, no DG. I submitted a couple of GOTM's, one of them was conquest defeat on Regent. But then I quit.
And I'm a QM
Tubby Rower
Chronic Slacker
oooh oooh me next.....
I'm 28 and I'm a Loser.
I started the Loser SG series where I met most of the people in this group. I'm improved my game during those games from sometimes wins Regent to usually wins Emperor. You can see my xOTM progress in my signature. My military style was mostly learned from dman. The basic premise is hit 'em hard with fast units.
I played in SGOTM6 and won a nice wooden spoon for our 167k culture victory. I lurked in SGOTM7 under Bede's team. So I guess I have 2 spoons but not really. So I started recruiting for Team Wooden Spoon in SGOTM8. The Team's full now but feel free to lurk once it starts if your not in another team.
No PBEM, No DG.
I was once playing 6 SG's + 2 xOTM and my wife threatened to take my Civ CD. So I laid low for ~2 months then started easing back in. Right now I'm finishing TR04 (5CC diety) SS race and that's about it.
I'm 28 and I'm a Loser.
I started the Loser SG series where I met most of the people in this group. I'm improved my game during those games from sometimes wins Regent to usually wins Emperor. You can see my xOTM progress in my signature. My military style was mostly learned from dman. The basic premise is hit 'em hard with fast units.
I played in SGOTM6 and won a nice wooden spoon for our 167k culture victory. I lurked in SGOTM7 under Bede's team. So I guess I have 2 spoons but not really. So I started recruiting for Team Wooden Spoon in SGOTM8. The Team's full now but feel free to lurk once it starts if your not in another team.
No PBEM, No DG.
I was once playing 6 SG's + 2 xOTM and my wife threatened to take my Civ CD. So I laid low for ~2 months then started easing back in. Right now I'm finishing TR04 (5CC diety) SS race and that's about it.
Pentium
Digital Matter
I can see your xOTM results improved dramaticaly between GOTM 39 and COTM 9. How?
You showed your's, I'll show you mine...
I'm 27 and I'm an Idiotic northen frog.
I have non xGOTM experience, After learning about another civ site that played diplomacy, I've been there and learned alot about PBEM, I've played my firsts this spring. That site also played in the multi site demo-game (like this game) and is now into the finals. (one great thing about PBEM, is that you get rid of the one more turn syndrome)
Before multi player, I was the the extreme builder type of player waging war only when attacked or in serious need of a ressource.
In multi-player, 2 thing come in to play, real human diplomacy and real human strategy. So you need to have a real army to not appear as an easy target and when another human attacks you, you do not get time turnaround and build defence, you are already dead.
I'm 27 and I'm an Idiotic northen frog.
I have non xGOTM experience, After learning about another civ site that played diplomacy, I've been there and learned alot about PBEM, I've played my firsts this spring. That site also played in the multi site demo-game (like this game) and is now into the finals. (one great thing about PBEM, is that you get rid of the one more turn syndrome)
Before multi player, I was the the extreme builder type of player waging war only when attacked or in serious need of a ressource.
In multi-player, 2 thing come in to play, real human diplomacy and real human strategy. So you need to have a real army to not appear as an easy target and when another human attacks you, you do not get time turnaround and build defence, you are already dead.
Good stuff Barbu. You and Grille will be invaluable memebers 
to our team.
Out of curiousity when (if) we sign a ROP, do you limit the number of units allowed inside your borders? This seems to make sense to me that we would only allow say 2 or 3 units inside our borders.
to our team. Out of curiousity when (if) we sign a ROP, do you limit the number of units allowed inside your borders? This seems to make sense to me that we would only allow say 2 or 3 units inside our borders.
Tubby Rower
Chronic Slacker
COTM 9 was after TR01 was well on it's way. dman taught me a lot about the AI during the beginning of the that game. Bede's since of style came about in TR02 and he has helped me beat the AI with a little more class.Pentium said:
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