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The turn is 24.

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"Here is your new Rubic's Cube, your Worthiness." Morsel, the timid Imperial Shopper bowed extra low. Word had pierced the empire that the Black Hole Alliance had been suffering setbacks in its war against the Olden Ones. He proffered the cube gingerly.

Ithis whirled around at the intrusion.

"Drop it where you stand!" He commanded.

Morsel did so and slynked out of the room.

Lord Ithis allowed his attention to be diverted from the grav-mon with the latest expansion reports. Calmly, he strode toward the venomous cube and stared at it. Then, overcome with a nanosecond of anger, stomped the square into little bits.

Ithis paused for a moment to try and gather his wits. To control his anger. Reached down with his hand and scratched his deleted. For some strange reason, scratching always seemed to help.

It was then, immediately following the Imperial Scratching that he saw. He dropped to his knees before the scattered bits of the Rubic's cube and saw the galaxy. Different colors. Distances. He had an epiphony!

Springing to his feet, Lord Ithis screamed to Ithion, the war 'puter, "Get me my commanders onlne! I now know what must be done!"

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Olden Ones -vs- Black Hole Alliance 2403.0

It's been three years and time for a game update. The three players in the Black Hole Alliance are in 4th 5th and 6th place. That means the three players in the Olden Ones...well, you can do the math... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

(in case anyone is interested)

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I am...I follow this game very closely. Well as close as I can for the information that comes through this thread. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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I should reload turn 1 and "snatch" the map for reference, I guess, but it hasn't seemed like the game has drawn much interest.

Certainly, the Olden Ones contain some of the best players around (from what I have seen)...so it's a tough game (as our position shows).

The map is very interesting. Choke points, etc. Three on top and three on bottom...with those three "Groups" of systems on top connected in various ways to the three "Groups" on the bottom. Lines of colonization have begun to form up and defensive positions being staged. A few ships lost to mines and some "fighter wars".

Obviously, we "young" upstarts have bitten off a big piece of meat to fry. I'm sure they are doing as much as they can to prove their reputations.

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I'm glad you like the map. Did my best to make it ballenced, fun and as deceptive as possible.

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I'd like to hear the scoop on this game as well. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Please give some updates as this progresses.

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Olden Ones -vs- Black Hole Alliance

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1053794730.jpg

Key:

Olden Ones - top of the map
Black Hole Alliance - bottom of the map ( http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif )

Red systems - Shared systems, conflict, borders being discussed)
Numbers - More than 1 homeworld in system
Letter T following name - Religious (has Talisman)
Greyed-out system - Nebulae or worthless systems

General info - Both teams took one ancient race and two religious races.

[ May 24, 2003, 17:47: Message edited by: Slynky ]

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The game is starting to materialize now. Fleets are now making their presence known. Preparations are being made for some significant battles in the middle of the map while fighting has already began in the West. The biggest fleet that has appeared is by geoschmo (21 LCs's) in the middle of the map. They must surely be fitted with the Talisman. In the West, Asmala is assmbling a fleet to work on 1FSTCAT, who fights without benefit of the Talisman. As one who doesn't have the Talisman, I feel his pain (said in my best "Clinton" voice... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif ). In the East, only a minor skirmish between Lord Chane and RexTorres with a few ships.

I suspect we will see some "geoschmo action" soon with his fleet of 21 LC's, though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Perhaps. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif