Orphic Thrench: 7 players needed as of 8/24/09
 

Clarification: by "human", i just meant no AIs. no nations are banned. everything else is WYSIWYG.

Latest Update as of Aug 24 2009:

Alas, we have lost a few compatriots already to the Quickening. Do not worry, brethren, for although the abyss of the Orphic Thrench may be daunting to some staring into its gaping maw, we will prevail in the end, I assure you. Indeed, it is a strange, lonely place, if you can even call it that. The Thrench will be unfamiliar to many of those who take comfort in the familiar, who live life by rote. But alas, stand strong, fellows, and we shall put ourselves to the Test.

[Check below for the current nation list.]

planning to host on www.llamaserver.net.

Game Name: Orphic Thrench

__________Game Info________________
Starting Nations: 19, all player controlled (no AIs)
Era: Middle
Map: Alexander_No_Sites
Mods: CBM 1.5
Starting Provinces: 1
Strength of Independents: 9
Special Sites: 50
Random events: rare
Score Graphs: disabled
Hall of Fame: 15
Renaming: allowed

Turns 1-20: 24 hours
Turns 21+: 48 hours
(above is approximate, open to discussion/improvement)


Victory Condition: cumulative VPs.

8 provinces worth 1 VP, 1 province worth 2 VP. (10 VP awarded per year)

20 VP required for victory. (VPs awarded/counted once/year, i think.)

Dominions uses a multiple of 5 for some odd reason when tallying VP, so keep that in mind when viewing totals in game.


Nations Still Available, as of 8/24/09:

Caelum
Marignon
Ermor
Man
Mictlan
Agartha
C'tis
Pangea
Vanheim
Atlantis
Oceania



_________Nation List - Occupied________________
Tien Ch'i: Agarthan Raider
Bandar Log: Warshrike
Shinuyama: chrisdpeterson
R'lyeh: Juffos
Pythium: Quitti
Ulm: Ossa
Eriu: Tam-lin
Abysia: TheCarrier
Ashdod: Cerberus
Arcoscephale: Pugilist
Jotunheim: RabbitDynamite
Machaka: Intostructure

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

Whooooooa I'm not the only one! I started a game like this not long ago. It differs from yours in that I belched a huge essay into the game thread's first post about how dudes should not quit, whereas your first post just says hey dudes no quitting (just about anyway). Also no graphs and CBM!!! It will be hard for me not to play in this game.

CAVEATS:
I stopped being a noob a few games ago, and I thirst for the blood of noobs and non-noobs alike.
I am very busy. What are your thoughts on hosting intervals?

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

(But anyway if you're restricting the games to noobs then of course that's cool.)

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

Oh and on a tangent: In the last game I finished, I was Hinnom with W9E9A1N9D4S9B4, if I remember right. It was awesome. :)

(Nonetheless I was beaten, by Pangaea!)

Edit: Wait I think it was actually W9E9A1N4D4S9B4 but you get the idea. :)

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

If you're taking noobs, I'll play. When you say Humans, do you mean human nations or nations with human players rather than AI??

Either way... I'll take... uhh... I don't know what I'll take, can I have a short while to decide?? I haven't played middle ages((One of those folks who mucks aboot in single player then jumps straight to multi))

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

Raider, you should state which nations are banned, as it is not completely clear which nations count as "human". Frankly, only 10 are truly human :)

(the first ten on the nations list for middle era)

edit: ah, you must just mean 19 players, no AI's.

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

MA-Mictlan pls

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

I would like to be R'lyeh, only if possible. Thanks.

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

Sounds fun!

I'll play with Vanheim

Re: Orphic Thrench: Nation Signup
 

Even though I'm not a complete newbie to the game (been around for a while), I'd like to join in as Pythium.