Re: Sitting on the fence
OK just putting this here for general scrutiny since this seems the place for it to be archived.
A conversation about a "Tourist" game developed. Having two games running. One is the game with the players. The other is where copies of the game files are placed by the post.sh each turn. In the second game anyone would be allowed to pick up and view the files just to watch the game in progress. The two-address system would insure that the tourists could not accidentally change anything since those files would not be the ones used for turn hosting.
BUT an interesting side conversation developed. Creating a maximumly huge game on a maximumly huge map (if I remember right that is 95 nations on a 1495 province map which would basically be only a "medium" game). NO nation would actually be owned by anyone. Possibly a large portion of the nations would start out AI but the general concept is that the players would be locked out of going AI. Anyone could pick up any nation at any time and do turns.
The interest was that some people felt they would love to do the early expanding. Others were interested in mid game, and others in late game with research accomplished. Some wanted to do a turn or two of a majorly expanded nation while others wanted to try and save one that is dying. Everyone seemed interested in the idea of doing a few turns, getting bored, dropping it, and coming back later to do it or maybe a different nation. No quilt or pressure if you did or didnt do a turn but a game worth watching and doing something once in awhile.
Not sure what to call it. Smorgasbord?
Anyway, it would be different. If anyone is willing to run such a game I am willing to host it.
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