Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fine with me! But... where is the link to the Tesco koth map?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The maps can be found at the PBW website in the maps download section. It's a pack of 25 different maps.

Tesco: I got a question for you regarding the maps. You made sure when you placed the starting positions that they weren't in empty systems this time correct? I hope so cause this could have a large effect on a empires early start.

[ July 08, 2003, 00:22: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fine with me! But... where is the link to the Tesco koth map?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The maps can be found at the PBW website in the maps download section. It's a pack of 25 different maps.

Tesco: I got a question for you regarding the maps. You made sure when you placed the starting positions that they weren't in empty systems this time correct? I hope so cause this could have a large effect on a empires early start.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks Ragnarok!

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks!
I would liked to join before, but because usually needed to do trips time in time (due my job), had not time to play games without hold them...
Now, seems to be that I'll not need to travel for a good time, then, I'm here!

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

yep no empty systems.. no ruins...

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

So MB 3 planet start and a koth map of the game masters choice... rest is stock ( 2000 points etc... )

i will upload my empire

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Geoschmo vs Cheeze turn 2410.8

108 turns and counting. Things are looking bad for me. Cheeze definetly has the advantage. I threw a fleet at him a few turns back, knowing I would lose the battle but expecting to do a little more damage then I did. I suppose I did manage to slow his fleet down some, but not sure it will be enough.

He still have not managed to crack my core systems but he's got fleets biting at the borders in four different places and he most definetly has the initiative. Every time I gather in force to face one it scatters and he starts hitting me somewhere else. I have the distinct feeling that he is simply playing with me until he is ready to launch his all out offensive. I am doing what i can to prepare for that. Time will tell I suppose.

I think this game may go on for some time yet, but only because I am too stubborn to quit. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Geoschmo

[ July 08, 2003, 04:47: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the game that Cheese felt badly about around turn 40-something? (I guess I could go looking for the message but I'm too lazy... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif )

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The message is I pretty much suck at the mid to late game. If I get a good starting position I can take out a player of average ability fairly quickly, or a player of even good ability if they have a particularly bad starting position. But without a good starting position I am useless. And regardless of starting position in a game that Last much past 75 turns I almost always lose.

Geoschmo

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Geoschmo vs Cheeze - Turn 2411.4

The Flora have begun moving forward on some fronts. The large battle in Cuyrok was heartening for the Flora empire, but it was by no means a certainty. The fleet was heavily damaged, and a second planet-assault fleet was almost entirely wiped out after also suffering heavy damage over a Memnorak planet. The ships needed resupply and repair. The captured Cuyrok colony allowed for both. Flora ships have moved into the neighboring system of Quesstris, which offers incredible colonization opportunities if they could be exploited. The Flora empire has never been stronger, yet is very vulnerable to any major defeat, and this makes any move one with agonizing possibilities. Perhaps 4 systems have been wrested from the Memnorak, 1 system remains contested, and 2 Flora systems are still in Memnorak control.

Geo- Playing with you? It's more like, "I can't afford to lose any fleets or ships so I must peek anywhere to find out how things look." I'm rather surprised I'm still in this game, as I figured I lacked any ability to defend myself. Do I point out I have been in first place for perhaps 7 turns the entire game? And one of those turns ain't now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ July 08, 2003, 19:25: Message edited by: Cheeze ]

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The message is I pretty much suck at the mid to late game. If I get a good starting position I can take out a player of average ability fairly quickly, or a player of even good ability if they have a particularly bad starting position. But without a good starting position I am useless. And regardless of starting position in a game that Last much past 75 turns I almost always lose.

Geoschmo</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I guess I commented on it because Cheese sounded like it was looking reallll bad. It's nice to see a game turn around like that, though. (no bad feelings intended, Geo http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ).

If you look at a KOTH game like a chess game, then I would have to say I tend to be average (or so) during the opening. A little less good during the middle game. But best at the end game (the fewer pieces on the gameboard, the more I am able to recognize important squares and pieces). The trouble with my analagy is defining the opening, middle, and endgame in KOTH.