The 2nd Team PBEM

[classical_hero]

For me it is quite a bit more than that. GPS.

 

[Rik Meleet]

Gps -> Fe

 

[fe3333au]

Japan ... 3000BC ... Turn 21​

Things are okay-ish

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Only for Lurkers ... Play Fair ... or go play with an asp

Password = 3333


Happenings
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nix
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nix founded
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Empire Report
Civilization - Japan
Government - Despotism
Iron Working in 10 turns @ 90% Science
Treasury = 57gp with +1 per turn
Luxury =
Strategic =

Cities

Act of God (, - 1pop+11, Culture 0/10+0, +0gp (0xTaxer), +2r&d (0xSage),
Resources ()
Corruption+1, Shields = 2/1 ... Temple in 6 (must expand border to get Wheat and Dyes)
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Viral Strain* (P, - 2pop+10, Culture 21/100+1, +1gp (0xTaxer), +6r&d (0xSage),
Resources (Sugar)
Corruption+0, Shields = 2/0 ... changed Settler to Warrior with 1 wasted shield
... want to grab fish create Worker factory.
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Spoiler Improvements :

P - Palace
B - Barracks
T - Temple

Workers and Slaves
Settler -

Workers - 2
> AA-14
> KL-4


Military
Warrior -
> Frik (3/3)
> Frak (3/3)


Navy
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Roll of the Dead
>Nix


Camp/Hut Popping
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3450 BC ... Settler
3000 BC ... 25 Gold



Combat
>Nix


Foreign Affairs

Zululand
Japan: You would honour us if accept invitation for tea ... we have wheel what have you?

Peoples of Japan
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Them:
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Notes


Cities - musings
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Diseases and Medical




Hope you all enjoy this as much as I ... actually if you enjoy reading, why not join a game ... I dare you to

Cycle Ended back to the Babblers

 

[General_W]

Turn 22 has begun! ​

GPS - to Gbno1fan.

Spoiler lurkers only :

-- Turn 22 --

Update:
Cities:
Babylon is building a barracks.

Workers:
My 2 workers have begun to mine.

Exploration:
I met Chamnix! Negotiations underway for a Tech trade. (I offer Warrior Code and 1 gpt... Cham offers Pottery and Alphabet)
Chamnix has told me that Rik Meleet is also on our land... I'm stuck on this land with 2 VERY good players... I may be doomed!

Stay tuned for more from Babylon!

 

[gbno1fan]

GPS. On to azzaman.

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Turn 22 - 2950 BC
I. Happenings
...Iron Working Complete! Sent it on to Chamnix per our agreement.
...Started Mysticism
...Unfortunately, the only iron I see is near the border of Chamnix and Classical Hero. I thought for sure I would have some in the mountains around Athens.


II. Empire Report
Civilization - Greece

Spoiler Traits :

Commercial
>Extra Commerce in City Center
>Lower Corruption

Scientific
>Free Random Tech at start of new ages
>Reduced scientific improvement costs

Government - Despotism
Mysticism in 14 turns @ 90% Science
Treasury = 27gp with +0 per turn
Luxury = None
Strategic = None
Lux Tax at 10%.

III. Cities
*Athens (P, 3pop+2fpt(growth in 9), Culture 21/100+1, +0Tax,+7Sci)
Resources = None
6 shields per turn = Granary in 3

Spoiler City Improvements :

P - Palace

IV. Workers & Slaves
Dionisis - Moved to N of Athens. Will clear the forest next turn.

V. Military
W - Delphinus - Exploring & looking for friends
W - Haeman - Exploring

VI. Foreign Affairs
~Victory Points
General W (Babylonians) - 50 (+1)
gbno1fan (Greeks) - 50 (+1)
azzaman (Koreans) - 50 (+1)
Chamnix (Hittites) - 63 (+3 decreased by 1)
Classical Hero (Zulus) - 77 (+2 decreased by 1)
Rik Meleet (Carthaginians) - 49 (+2 increased by 1)
Fe3333au (Japanese) - 63 (+2)

~Top 5 Cities
1. Athens (3 pop - Greek)
2. Babylon (1 pop - Babylonian)
3. Seoul (3 pop - Korean) pop up by 1
4. Viral Strain (2 pop - Japanese) pop up by 1
5. Zimbabwe (1 pop - Zulus)

~Hittites (Chamnix)
Our Military is STRONG
Tradeable technologies:
None
Techs we know they have:
Pottery
Alphabet
Bronze Working
Ceremonial Burial
The Wheel
Researching Mathematics
Dialogue this turn - summary
...He contacted me to check in on things. Nothing Special. Says Rik is researching Writing and suggests I go for Mysticism.

~Zulus (Classical Hero)
Our Military is STRONG
Tradeable technologies:
Alphabet
Techs we know they have:
Bronze Working
Pottery
Ceremonial Burial
The Wheel
Warrior Code
Researching Hmm..guess I'll ask
Dialogue this turn - summary
...

VII. Technologies
Alphabet - Starting Tech
Bronze Working - Starting Tech
Pottery - trade with Chamnix (turn 12, 3450 BC)
The Wheel - trade with Chamnix (turn 17, 3200 BC)
Ceremonial Burial - trade with Chamnix (turn 17, 3200 BC)
Iron Working - 2950 BC

VIII. Barb/Goody Huts
...Spotted a goody hut north of W-Delphinus, but it looks like Chamnix will get there first. He did, in 3450 BC, and gave me half of the gold.
...Spotted a goody hut north of W-Dephinus. Popped the hut in 3050 BC, and got 3 barbs.

IX. Notes
...Working on a deal with Chamnix and Rik Meleet (through Chamnix - I haven't made contact with him yet) to form an alliance to rid our continent of the despicable Zulus (Classical Hero)

...no screenies this turn.

 

[Chamnix]

In all the free time I have waiting for the turn to come back, I made a chart of hours each player has taken for each turn (where I could - not everyone posts every time). If anyone wants to fill in the questionmarks or correct any incorrect numbers, it will give you something to look at while waiting.

I think one turn per day is a little out of reach...

 

[azzaman333]

Ummm.... uhhh..... errr.... I blame soceity!

 

[azzaman333]

gps, and something for the lurkers. Cham would be very disappointed with me though...

Spoiler :

Screenshot!

 

[Chamnix]

GPS to classical_hero.

Spoiler :

Turn 22 (-2950) – General_W and I agreed to a couple deals – first, we have peace until 1 of us reaches the Middle Ages or cancels with 5 turns warning. Second, I will send him the Wheel and Pottery for Warrior Code and 1 gpt. That is the first bad deal I’ve made in terms of costs, and I’m really not sure why I made it. I think the main reason is that I felt bad for General_W since he hadn’t made any contacts previously, and he was in danger of getting shut out of trades. I try to justify it by saying he would have gotten those techs from someone eventually so I might as well benefit instead, and I think Rik is the strongest player in this game, so helping civs near him can’t be bad, but it was probably just GW’s charm that got him that deal.

General_W sent the tech and gold, so I follow through with my part of the deal. Gbno1fan sent me Iron Working with accept to complete our old deal. I suggested he research Mysticism next, but he never replied so I’m not sure what he decided.

I see 4 sources of iron already – I have 1 next to Tarsal. One is northwest of Classical_hero’s town of Bapedi – he will probably get that one. One is north of classical_hero’s town of Ulundi, but it is too far from his core – I might claim that one. The final visible one is east of Rik.

General_W – I am weak, up Masonry, Alphabet, and Iron Working.
Gbno1fan – I am weak, up Masonry.
Classical_hero – I am weak, up Masonry and Iron Working.
Rik_Meleet – I am strong, up The Wheel, Ceremonial Burial, and Iron Working.

My 3 citizens give 15% of the world’s population – that means there are 20 citizens total. Greece has 3 from F8. Hmm – from F11, Athens is not growing. I thought we taught you better than that gbno1fan!!! Growth is everything. Seoul is size 3. It’s hard to see for sure, but Seoul may not be growing either – is that why azzaman said I would be disappointed? Maybe his capital just grew to size 3, and he let it go into disorder. Babylon is size 1, and Viral Strain (fe3333au’s capital) is size 2. I have very little idea what’s going on. I am second in population per F11.

Classical_hero’s town of Ulundi is still empty – he trusts me that much? I found some silks on the east coast. In the northeast corner there is another source of horses and some nice food for General_W.

 

[classical_hero]

GPS. Not much has changed.

 

[Rik Meleet]

to FE

 

[Chamnix]

The MTDG is on turn 135 and still has a long way to go. At our current pace, this game will reach turn 135 August 20, 2007....

 

[classical_hero]

Don't forget that there are three more players.

 

[Chamnix]

Update - turn 135 in this game has now been delayed until September 10, 2007 (at the current pace). There are more players in this game, but this game doesn't require consultation with teammates, and the MTDG save rarely stops dead for several days at a time (right now is an exception - these are unusual times).

 

[gbno1fan]

I suppose I can support closing this game.

It has been fun, but I don't think it is going to work with so many players from so many different locations worldwide. The logistics of getting everyone to be able to play quickly (especially since we all have time-consuming RL obligations), have been difficult.

 

[fe3333au]

Are we closing this game?

 

[General_W]

Maybe we should split this group in half… have a Yankee Doodle PBEM game for the Americans, a Down Under game for the Aussies, and if we haven't driven Rik off with our slow play, he could join either one.

Just an idea.
This game has gone waaay too slow.

I for one can promise to take every turn within 24 hours of getting it… and hopefully sooner in most cases.

 

[gbno1fan]

I have found that I am able to play a turn within 24 hours 95% of the time.

Usually I end up playing it in the middle of the night, so if we do set up a Yankee game, we should put me in the order so that the game gets to me at night. Say between 10 PM and 3 AM Central Time.

 

[peter grimes]

For what it's worth, I will have C3C on my new work computer, which, if all goes according to plan, will be set up before the end of June. I will want to do a PBEM once all of that is established. I'd not wait for me, though, as there's no telling if something will delay the schedule.

 

[General_W]

I wouldn't mind waiting for you Peter!
You were the first person to voice a desire to get into this game!

Maybe we can figgure out how to get a PBEM game that will actually keep moving by the time you're ready to play

Speaking of which... Fe... Don't you have the save right now? Are you just holding it till we decide if we're going to keep this pbem on life-support?