Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

i'd go either way

i'll be away from the 16th to the 27th though.

i

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

I think maybe I need to sub out on this one, I recently bit off I bit more than I can chew in terms of Dom3 games, and to be honest for the past few turns I haven't been the best sub for such a complicated late-game nation.

I can keep going, but if you guys want Marignon to be played to its full potenial, I think its best we find another sub. I gave it a good go, but I think its best this way. Thanks guys!

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Well, the current sub for TC is still in process, so I'll wait before hunting for another sub. We will be on pause until Immac comes back.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Hi,

I'm the sub for Tien Chi, I've finally found the time to send in my turn.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Thanks Maliken!
We're on pause for a while, as Immaculate is away, and a sub for Marignon needs hunting. Will do that in the week.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Mm just noticed only one turn is missing, besides mine. I'll pm Keithz so maybe current one can host and we get some movement. Unless anybody wants to wait, but let me know if so.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Back.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

As you may have noticed, subs for Marignon aren't showing up after two weeks. Last sub hunting took a pretty long time too. I really don't know if we can go on without a Marignon - he has two globals, one of them being Astral Corruption! and seems a decisive actor.
Also, Immac, I have noticed you are asking subs for your other games. What is your position regarding this one? Let me know so we can plan accordingly.
Honestly, we seem to be drifting away, but I've expressed my opinion in the past regarding so. Still, I'll do my best as long as there are players with interest on the game.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

I figured this was dead in the water. But yeah- i need a sub after December 15th. If we can't find one i am totally cool accepting victory. :P

If you want me to i can advertise for a sub.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Still here. Still ready to fight.

If we can't find subs, let's turn them AI!

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

I've asked Immaculate to request a sub for his position. Turning Patala and Marignon AI and keep on playing the game, neither makes sense nor seems fun to me. I think we could live with just a Marignon AI, but adding Patala, given they together own all the globals and Patala is clearly the leading nation in many aspects, what would left of the game? Hours of AI dismantling and an eventual victory that doesn't seem satisfying. It would be even more fair to just declare Patala the winner, in case we end up in the double AI scenario.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Vish is hoping for this victory condition:

Hey- maybe we still haven't found a sub for Patala by mid March, early April and i can pick it up again then???

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

HA HA!
Yes, it's a perfectly valid one! :D
After all, whose side won at last: Hannibal's or Fabius Cunctator's?:p

I like also to see it as "Player's morale".
If an army still has 200 units on the battlefield but routs, the battle is lost.
If a player goes AWOL because he started to lose or lose interest, then that considers in my book as "The player is routed" :smirk: (understand: I broke his will)

Of course, that's not the case here, neither for Patala (who could crush me like a bug if he wants) or Marignon (hey: he just prevents us to use any gem!:envy:). So I'll let more experimented players the choice to call it a game or try to save it.

Whatever, it was my first game here and I learned a few tricks (and I crushed Caelum who doubled me with Patala.:happy:)

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

and you learned not to use so many stupid bows. (hopefully- you certainly didn't in our other game)

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

I've put Ossa in charge of Marignon.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Sorry for the stale!
I seemed to remember I had till 17:57 to send the turn but found it was 17:02 when I got home. Could have played in 10min but the computer jammed, and I received "Wrong turn sent".
Missed for a few seconds, damned!

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Oh, no problem. I totally forgot about the timer, as I've been on travel these days.
Patala is set to AI as you may have noticed. So we have many hours of AI grinding ahead of us. I guess we keep on playing this then. Not a scenario that I particularly enjoy, but I've never bailed out of a game. All, remember to send your turns accordingly.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

After the thrashing I received this turn, things are looking less rosy...:o
And this AI grinding ahead of me may well be the AI grinding me...:D (It has already begun)

I'd like a few more turns however, though not being able to forge or summon is crippling. Will the AI recognize Marignon as his main threat or will it attack indistinctly? That will be interesting times.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Well, you are the most active player in the thread, so I think your opinions certainly counts on evaluating this game.
I'm also curious about what the Patala AI will do. This is the most big AI I've met so far.

On a side note, I will probably set an extra long timer for the holidays, as I will be gone from 25 to 31 and that will give people plenty of time to play their turns.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Yea. SHould be fun. Patala was just starting to invade me. Immaculate would have crushed me. WIll be interesting to see if I can beat the odds against the AI.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Man's turn has been missing for a while, after several postponements. Keithz you still around?
Also Maliken, TC sub, has been reported missing in other games. Shall we hunt for yet another sub? I've lost count already.
Thoughts?

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

A sub for Tien Chi hasn't been found. Probably will have to set them AI.
Which has lead me to think, as admin of this game, I intend to close to game.
I won't do it immediately, I'm stating my desire to do so, given:
1 With TC gone AI, more than 50% of the provinces on the map are gonna AI. Even now, AI controlled provinces equals almost all the rest of nations combined.
2 Several times in the latest sub hunts, I've been told "I thought this game was dead already". I honestly think so.
3 I did not sign in this game for countless hours of AI grinding. I don't even see the purpose of winning the game in its current state.

If any of the players keeps wanting to go on win this game, please, I will give away admin of this game, and keep playing due to respect to the rest of the players (i.e. i will not continue as admin). If no one desires to take the position, I will make use of my position and do as intended. I did not create this game, and I've tried my best to keep it alive. I simply see no purpose in continuing doing so.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

I won't drag this game if nobody plays anymore.
I'm already happy to stand at the end with 2 capitals; it is just my third MP game.
You can end it if you feel it won't go anywhere.

If not, take note that I won't have internet during the next 8 days, so delay the turn, please!

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Lunaje: You went above and beyond to keep this game going. I'm comfortable ending it.

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

Ok then Matty and Vishniac, no one else showed up. I'm ending the game. Thanks for commenting on this, for those who stayed until the end and Ossa for last subbing. Hope to see you in other games, where we can finish our differences properly. Any final comments?
Despite all the problems, I learned a lot from here (not only regarding admin stuff). I like to think of this game as my final "just let's see what happens" game (this is my third one if I remember correctly). I'm far from good at the game now, but since this game I started to play in a more confident way; or at least, with a more clear picture of what I want to do with the nation I'm playing. And I really liked Midgard.
Good luck all,

Re: LA Newbie Game: Blood Sacrifices (BS!) [Started] [14/14]
 

I had fun... thanks for taking over hosting.